Lung Imaging and Computer Aided Diagnosis

There is an urgent need for new technology to diagnose small, malignant lung nodules early as well as large nodules located away from large diameter airways because current technology—namely, needle biopsy and bronchoscopy—fail to diagnose those cases. This book brings together researchers in pulmonary image analysis to discuss state-of-the-art image processing techniques for detecting and diagnosing lung cancer at an early stage. The book addresses variables and discrepancies in scans and proposes ways of evaluating small lung masses more consistently to allow for more accurate measurement of growth rates and analysis of shape and appearance of the detected lung nodules.