Computer-Aided Diagnosis Based on Computational Anatomical Models

Computer-aided Prognosis Prediction of Lung Cancer

Abstract

The purpose of this research project is to develop computer-aided diagnosis (CAD) systems that enables early detection and treatment for cancers and lifestyle-related diseases by using multimodal images such as CT, MRI, PET/CT images. The goal of the research and development in this project is to reach a level at which the effectiveness of new CAD technologies can be reasonably proven and clinically tested for ensuring that practical application can be carried out. In this paper, we introduce a topic model to describe intensity distributions inside lung cancers and we investigate its potential usefulness for the computer-aided prognosis prediction of lung cancer.