Syntactic pattern recognition for X-ray diagnosis of pancreatic cancer.

Presents new algorithms used for the recognition of morphologic lesions of selected abdominal organs shown in X-ray images. These methods are aimed to facilitate diagnosis of pancreatic cancer (PC) and chronic pancreatitis (CP), based on the analysis of X-ray images acquired by endoscopic retrograde...

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Published in:	IEEE Engineering in medicine and biology magazine 19, 6 (2000).
Main Author:	Ogiela, M.
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Subjects:	Vater's papilla. X-ray diagnosis. Biliary ducts. Cavernous bulges. Contrast medium. Cysts. High diagnostic efficacy. Local dilations. Major duodenal papilla. Medical diagnostic imaging. Oral administration. Pancreatic cancer. Pancreatic ducts. Roentgenograms. Side branches. Specific pathological changes detection. Stenoses. Syntactic pattern recognition.