Bone suppression increases the visibility of invasive pulmonary aspergillosis in chest radiographs.

Bone suppression increases the visibility of invasive pulmonary aspergillosis in chest radiographs.

Chest radiographs (CXR) are an important diagnostic tool for the detection of invasive pulmonary aspergillosis (IPA) in critically ill patients, but their diagnostic value is limited by a poor sensitivity. By using advanced image processing, the aim of this study was to increase the value of chest r...

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Main Authors: Steven Schalekamp, Bram van Ginneken, Inge A H van den Berk, Ieneke J C Hartmann, Miranda M Snoeren, Arlette E Odink, Winnifred van Lankeren, Sjoert A H Pegge, Laura J Schijf, Nico Karssemeijer, Cornelia M Schaefer-Prokop
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4184785?pdf=render

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