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This paper introduces an efficient technique for lung abnormalities segmentation in CT images based on the use of dual-tree complex wavelet transform (DT-CWT) and multilevel histogram thresholding. Recently, a scalar wavelet-based method has shown favorable results compared with previous approaches in honeycomb detection in pediatric CT images. Using our recently designed dual-tree complex filter bank and employing high resolution intensity similarities, we show that DT-CWT outperforms the results obtained with discrete wavelet transform (DWT) in general. Our early experiments show that multi-wavelets (MW) can also present a promising performance than DWT. The results indicate that DT-CWT performs slightly better than multi-wavelets, however, it can significantly outperform scalar wavelets. The former is probably due to better edge preserving property of multi-wavelets, while the latter is obtained because of good directionality and shift-invariance of dual-tree complex wavelet transform.
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Baradarani, A., Wu, Q.M.J. (2009). Efficient Segmentation of Lung Abnormalities in CT Images. In: Kamel, M., Campilho, A. (eds) Image Analysis and Recognition. ICIAR 2009. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 5627. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-02611-9_74
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