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Effect of Computer-aided Detection for CT Colonography in a Multireader, Multicase Trial by DACHMAN, Abraham H, OBUCHOWSKI, Nancy A, HOFFMEISTER, Jeffrey W, HINSHAW, J. Louis, FREW, Michael I, WINTER, Thomas C, VAN UITERT, Robert L, PERIASWAMY, Senthil, SUMMERS, Ronald M, HILLMAN, Bruce J

“…To assess the effect of using computer-aided detection (CAD) in second-read mode on readers' accuracy in interpreting computed tomographic (CT) colonographic…”
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Subvoxel precise skeletons of volumetric data based on fast marching methods by Van Uitert, Robert, Bitter, Ingmar

“…The accurate calculation of the skeleton of an object is a problem not satisfactorily solved by existing approaches. Most algorithms require a significant…”
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Segmentation and quantification of pulmonary artery for noninvasive CT assessment of sickle cell secondary pulmonary hypertension by Linguraru, Marius George, Pura, John A., Van Uitert, Robert L., Mukherjee, Nisha, Summers, Ronald M., Minniti, Caterina, Gladwin, Mark T., Kato, Gregory, Machado, Roberto F., Wood, Bradford J.

“…Purpose: Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a progressive vascular disease that results in high mortality and morbidity in sickle cell disease (SCD)…”
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Temporal and Multiinstitutional Quality Assessment of CT Colonography by Van Uitert, Robert L, Summers, Ronald M, White, Jacob M, Deshpande, Keshav K, Choi, J. Richard, Pickhardt, Perry J

“…The purpose of this study was to investigate the variability of CT colonography (CTC) scan quality obtained within and between institutions by using previously…”
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Quality Assessment for CT Colonography: Validation of Automated Measurement of Colonic Distention and Residual Fluid by Deshpande, Keshav K, Summers, Ronald M, Van Uitert, Robert L, Franaszek, Marek, Brown, Linda, Dwyer, Andrew J, Fletcher, Joel G, Choi, J. Richard, Pickhardt, Perry J

“…The purpose of this study was to validate automated quality assessment (QA) software for CT colonography (CTC) by comparing results obtained with the software…”
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Performance of a Previously Validated CT Colonography Computer-Aided Detection System in a New Patient Population by Summers, Ronald M, Handwerker, Laurie R, Pickhardt, Perry J, Van Uitert, Robert L, Deshpande, Keshav K, Yeshwant, Srinath, Yao, Jianhua, Franaszek, Marek

“…A computer-aided detection (CAD) system with high sensitivity in the detection of adenomatous polyps in varied CT colonography (CTC) data sets increases the…”
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Improved computer-aided detection of small polyps in CT colonography using interpolation for curvature estimation by Liu, Jiamin, Kabadi, Suraj, Van Uitert, Robert, Petrick, Nicholas, Deriche, Rachid, Summers, Ronald M.

“…Purpose : Surface curvatures are important geometric features for the computer-aided analysis and detection of polyps in CT colonography (CTC). However, the…”
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Wavelet method for CT colonography computer-aided polyp detection by Li, Jiang, Van Uitert, Robert, Yao, Jianhua, Petrick, Nicholas, Franaszek, Marek, Huang, Adam, Summers, Ronald M.

“…Computed tomographic colonography (CTC) computer aided detection (CAD) is a new method to detect colon polyps. Colonic polyps are abnormal growths that may…”
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Automatic Correction of Level Set Based Subvoxel Precise Centerlines for Virtual Colonoscopy Using the Colon Outer Wall by Van Uitert, R.L., Summers, R.M.

“…Virtual colonoscopy (VC) is becoming a more prevalent method to detect and diagnose colorectal cancer. An essential component of using VC to detect cancerous…”
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Matching 3-D Prone and Supine CT Colonography Scans Using Graphs by Shijun Wang, Petrick, N., Van Uitert, R. L., Periaswamy, S., Zhuoshi Wei, Summers, R. M.

“…In this paper, we propose a new registration method for prone and supine computed tomographic colonography scans using graph matching. We formulate 3-D colon…”
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Registration of prone and supine CT colonography scans using correlation optimized warping and canonical correlation analysis by Wang, Shijun, Yao, Jianhua, Liu, Jiamin, Petrick, Nicholas, Van Uitert, Robert L., Periaswamy, Senthil, Summers, Ronald M.

“…Purpose: In computed tomographic colonography (CTC), a patient will be scanned twice—Once supine and once prone—to improve the sensitivity for polyp detection…”
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Optimizing computer-aided colonic polyp detection for CT colonography by evolving the Pareto fronta by Li, Jiang, Huang, Adam, Yao, Jack, Liu, Jiamin, Van Uitert, Robert L., Petrick, Nicholas, Summers, Ronald M.

“…A multiobjective genetic algorithm is designed to optimize a computer-aided detection (CAD) system for identifying colonic polyps. Colonic polyps appear as…”
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Wavelet method for CT colonography computer-aided polyp detectiona by Li, Jiang, Van Uitert, Robert, Yao, Jianhua, Petrick, Nicholas, Franaszek, Marek, Huang, Adam, Summers, Ronald M.

“…Computed tomographic colonography (CTC) computer aided detection (CAD) is a new method to detect colon polyps. Colonic polyps are abnormal growths that may…”
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Virtual contrast for coronary vessels based on level set generated subvoxel accurate centerlines by Bitter, Ingmar, Van Uitert, Robert, Wolf, Ivo, Tzatha, Efstathia, Gharib, Ahmed M, Summers, Ronald, Meinzer, Hans-Peter, Pettigrew, Roderic

“…We present a tool for tracking coronary vessels in MRI scans of the human heart to aid in the screening of heart diseases. The vessels are identified through a…”
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Subvoxel precise skeletons of volumetric data based on fastmarching methods by Van Uitert, Robert, Bitter, Ingmar

“…The accurate calculation of the skeleton of an object is a problem not satisfactorily solved by existing approaches. Most algorithms require a significant…”
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CAD of colon cancer on CT colonography cases without cathartic bowel preparation by Linguraru, Marius George, Zhao, Shan, Van Uitert, Robert L., Liu, Jiamin, Fletcher, Joel G., Manduca, Armando, Summers, Ronald M.

“…Computer-aided diagnosis (CAD) systems must show sufficient versatility to produce robust analysis on a large variety of data. In the case of colonography, CAD…”
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Improved computer-aided detection of small polyps in CT colonography using interpolation for curvature estimationa by Liu, Jiamin, Kabadi, Suraj, Van Uitert, Robert, Petrick, Nicholas, Deriche, Rachid, Summers, Ronald M.

“…Purpose : Surface curvatures are important geometric features for the computer-aided analysis and detection of polyps in CT colonography (CTC). However, the…”
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Comparison of Four Freely Available Frameworks for Image Processing and Visualization That Use ITK by Bitter, Ingmar, Van Uitert, Robert, Wolf, Ivo, Ibanez, Luis, Kuhnigk, Jan-Martin

“…Most image processing and visualization applications allow users to configure computation parameters and manipulate the resulting visualizations. SCIRun,…”
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The anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide response in tuberculosis patients is not citrulline-dependent and sensitive to treatment by Elkayam, Ori, Segal, Refael, Bendayan, Daniele, van Uitert, Robert, Onnekink, Carla, Pruijn, Ger Jm

“…Patients with tuberculosis (TB) frequently produce anti-citrullinated protein antibodies (ACPA). The objective of this study is to characterize the…”
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CT and image processing non-invasive indicators of sickle cell secondary pulmonary hypertension by Linguraru, Marius George, Orandi, Babak J., Van Uitert, Robert L., Mukherjee, Nisha, Summers, Ronald M., Gladwin, Mark T., Machado, Roberto F., Wood, Bradford J.

“…This retrospective study investigates the potential of image analysis to quantify for the presence and extent of pulmonary hypertension secondary to sickle…”
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