Computer-Aided Detection of Colonic Polyps Using Low-Dose CT Acquisitions 1

Materials and Methods. The polyp modeling process takes into account both the gray-level appearance of polyps (intensity profiles) and their geometry (extended Gaussian images). Spherical harmonic decompositions are used for comparison purposes, allowing fast estimation of the similarity between a candidate and a set of previously computed models. Starting from the original raw data (acquired at 55 mA), five patient data sets (prone and supine scans) are reconstructed at different dose levels (to 5 mA) by using different kernel filters, slice overlaps, and increments. Additionally, the efficacy of applying an edge-preserving smoothing filter before detection is assessed.

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