An Efficient and Robust Method for Chest X-ray Rib Suppression That Improves Pulmonary Abnormality Diagnosis

Background: Suppression of thoracic bone shadows on chest X-rays (CXRs) can improve the diagnosis of pulmonary disease. Previous approaches can be categorized as either unsupervised physical models or supervised deep learning models. Physical models can remove the entire ribcage and preserve the mor...

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Main Authors: Di Xu, Qifan Xu, Kevin Nhieu, Dan Ruan, Ke Sheng
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-05-01
Series:Diagnostics
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4418/13/9/1652