Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, Volume. 55, Issue 5, 051006(2018)

Detection of Pulmonary Nodules CT Images Combined with Two-Dimensional and Three-Dimensional Convolution Neural Networks

Guang Miao1、1; and Chaofeng Li1、2;
Author Affiliations
  • 1 Key Laboratory of Advanced Process Control for Light Industry, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, China
  • 1 School of Internet of Things Engineering, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, China
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    Figures & Tables(11)
    Flow chart of lung nodule detection system
    CT slice original images and U-net prediction images. (a) Original images; (b) prediction images
    Structure of 3D convolution neural network false positive removal system network
    Number distribution of nodules with different sizes
    Images of nodules with different sizes in the database. (a) Small nodules; (b) middle nodules; (c) big nodules
    Training error and test accuracy curves of 3D convolution neural network model
    Accuracy of average number of false positives per CT image
    Effect of the dimensions of the input image block on the experimental results
    Effect of the selection of network model on experimental results
    False negative nodules
    • Table 1. Comparison of detection algorithms of pulmonary nodules in LIDC-IDRI database

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      Table 1. Comparison of detection algorithms of pulmonary nodules in LIDC-IDRI database

      CAD systemsYearNumber of casesNodules size /mmNodule number(Sensitivity /%) /(FPs /a.u.)
      Proposed method-888≥3118687.3/1.097.0/4.0
      Literature [12]2016888≥3118684.4/1.090.5/4.0
      Literature [13]2015888≥3118673.0/1.076.0/4.0
      Literature [20]2015949≥3174980.0/8.0
      Literature [18]2014108≥46875.0/2.0
      Literature [19]2013583-3015195.3/2.3
      Literature [25]201284≥314897.0/6.188/2.5
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    Paper Information

    Category: Image processing

    Received: Nov. 2, 2017

    Accepted: --

    Published Online: Sep. 11, 2018

    The Author Email: Guang Miao (miao1094@126.com)

    DOI:10.3788/LOP55.051006

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