Computer aided diagnosis of oral cancer: Using time-step CT images

Author

Jonathan T. Scott

Keywords and Phrases

3-D Registration; Computed Tomography; Medical Imaging

Abstract

"In medical imaging it is a very common practice to use a technique known as Time-Step imaging in patients who might develop cancer. Time-Step imaging it a very powerful technique, however it can lead to unmanageable amounts of image data. Previously the only way to search all of this data was to manually look through all of the files. This had to be done by trained professionals who knew what to look for within the images and make a judgment about the patient based on the images. This paper discusses the development of an algorithm to have a computer search through these data files, and only surface the patients and images that have a high probability of having cancer. This allows the trained professionals to spend more time closely analyzing the few images that were marked as high risk."--Abstract, page iii.

Advisor(s)

Lee, Hyoung Koo

Committee Member(s)

Alajo, Ayodeji Babatunde
Liu, Xin

Department(s)

Nuclear Engineering and Radiation Science

Degree Name

M.S. in Nuclear Engineering

Sponsor(s)

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Publisher

Missouri University of Science and Technology

Publication Date

Spring 2015

Pagination

viii, 24 pages

Note about bibliography

Includes bibliographical references (page 23).

Rights

© 2015 Jonathan T. Scott, All rights reserved.

Document Type

Thesis - Open Access

File Type

text

Language

English

Subject Headings

Mouth -- Cancer -- DiagnosisTomographyDiagnostic imaging -- Data processing

Thesis Number

T 10695

Electronic OCLC #

913515639

Recommended Citation

Scott, Jonathan T., "Computer aided diagnosis of oral cancer: Using time-step CT images" (2015). Masters Theses. 7417.
https://scholarsmine.mst.edu/masters_theses/7417