Inspec keywords: image texture; medical image processing; edge detection; computerised tomography; image segmentation; image classification; feature extraction; lung

Other keywords: lung segmentation algorithm; lung contours; random forest method; lungs; improved superpixel generation method; computer-aided diagnosis; accurate segmentation; multiscale edge detection technique; lung nodule segmentation; automatic segmentation; circle tracing technique; initial segmentation; lung region extraction; random forest classifier; lung computed tomography images

Subjects: Computer vision and image processing techniques; X-rays and particle beams (medical uses); Optical, image and video signal processing; X-ray techniques: radiography and computed tomography (biomedical imaging/measurement); Image recognition; Biology and medical computing; Patient diagnostic methods and instrumentation