A robust lung segmentation algorithm using fuzzy C-means method from HRCT scans

Levent Kart (Istanbul, Turkey), Emine Doganay, Levent Kart, Hatice Kutbay Özcelik, Sadik Kara

Source: International Congress 2016 – Imaging of COPD and airways: structural and functional assessments
Session: Imaging of COPD and airways: structural and functional assessments
Session type: Thematic Poster
Number: 750
Disease area: Airway diseases

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Levent Kart (Istanbul, Turkey), Emine Doganay, Levent Kart, Hatice Kutbay Özcelik, Sadik Kara. A robust lung segmentation algorithm using fuzzy C-means method from HRCT scans. Eur Respir J 2016; 48: Suppl. 60, 750

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