A method, system and computer readable medium for automated detection of lung
nodules
in computed tomography (CT) image scans, including generating two-dimensional segmented
lung images by segmenting a plurality of two-dimensional CT image sections derived
from the CT image scans; generating three-dimensional segmented lung volume images
by combining the two-dimensional segmented lung images; determining three-dimensional
lung nodule candidates from the three-dimensional segmented lung volume images,
including, identifying structures within the three-dimensional segmented lung volume
images that meet a volume criterion; deriving features from the lung nodule candidates;
and detecting lung nodules by analyzing the features to eliminate false-positive
nodule candidates from the nodule candidates.
