A 3-D display method of fuzzy shapes obtained from medical images. - Noboru Niki; Yoshiki Kawata; Hitoshi Satoh (Syst. Comput. Jpn., 1991)

Three-Dimensional Imageing of Blood Vessels using Cone-Beam CT. - Yoshiki Kawata; Noboru Niki; Tatsuo Kumazaki (ICIP (2), 1994)

Three-dimensional blood vessel reconstruction using a high-speed X-ray rotational projection system. - Yoshiki Kawata; Noboru Niki; Hitoshi Satoh; Tatsuo Kumazaki (Syst. Comput. Jpn., 1994)

An approach for detecting blood vessel diseases from cone-beam CT image. - Yoshiki Kawata; Noboru Niki; Tatsuo Kumazaki (ICIP, 1995)

Computer-Assisted Analysis and 3D Visualization of Blood Vessels Based on Cone-Beam CT Images. - Yoshiki Kawata; Noboru Niki; Tatsuo Kumazaki (ICSC, 1995)

Feature extraction of convex surfaces on blood vessels using cone-beam CT images. - Yoshiki Kawata; Noboru Niki; Tatsuo Kumazaki (ICIP (3), 1996)

3D image analysis of the lung area using thin section CT images and its application to differential diagnosis. - Tetsuya Tozaki; Yoshiki Kawata; Noboru Niki; Hironobu Ohmatsu; Kenji Eguchi; Noriyuki Moriyama (ICIP (2), 1996)

Three-dimensional analysis of lung areas using thin-slice CT images. - Tetsuya Tozaki; Yoshiki Kawata; Noboru Niki; Hironobu Ohmatsu; Kenji Eguchi; Noriyuki Moriyama (ICPR, 1996)

Computer Aided Diagnosis System for Lung Cancer Based on Helical CT Images. - Yoshiki Kawata; Keizo Kanazawa; Shunsuke Toshioka; Noboru Niki; Hitoshi Satoh; Hironobu Ohmatsu; Kenji Eguchi; Noriyuki Moriyama (ICIAP (2), 1997)

Classification of pulmonary nodules in thin-section CT images based on shape characterization. - Yoshiki Kawata; Noboru Niki; Hironobu Ohmatsu; Ryutaro Kakinuma; Kenji Eguchi; Masahiro Kaneko; Noriyuki Moriyama (ICIP (3), 1997)

Curvature based Analysis of Internal Structure of Pulmonary Nodules using Thin-Section CT Images. - Yoshiki Kawata; Noboru Niki; Hironobu Ohmatsu; Ryutaro Kakinuma; Kensaku Mori; Kenji Eguchi; Masahiro Kaneko; Noriyuki Moriyama (ICIP (3), 1998)

Computer-aided diagnosis for pulmonary nodules based on helical CT images. - Keizo Kanazawa; Yoshiki Kawata; Noboru Niki; Hitoshi Satoh; Hironobu Ohmatsu; Ryutaro Kakinuma (ICPR, 1998)

Curvature based analysis of pulmonary nodules using thin-section CT images. - Yoshiki Kawata; Noboru Niki; Hironobu Ohmatsu; Ryutaro Kakinuma; Kensaku Mori; Kenji Eguchi; Masahiro Kaneko; Noriyuki Moriyama (ICPR, 1998)

Computer-Aided Diagnostic System for Pulmonary Nodules Using Helical CT Images. - Keizo Kanazawa; Yoshiki Kawata; Noboru Niki; Hitoshi Satoh; Hironobu Ohmatsu; Ryutaro Kakinuma; Masahiro Kaneko; Kenji Eguchi; Noriyuki Moriyama (MICCAI, 1998)

Computer-aided diagnosis of pulmonary nodules based on shape analysis using thin-section CT images. - Yoshiki Kawata; Noboru Niki; Hironobu Ohmatsu; Ryutaro Kakinuma; Kenji Eguchi; Masahiro Kaneko; Noriyuki Moriyama (Image Processing, 1998)

Pulmonary organ analysis method and its application to differential diagnosis based on thoracic thin-section CT images. - Tetsuya Tozaki; Yoshiki Kawata; Noboru Niki; Hironobu Ohmatsu; Ryutaro Kakinuma; Kenji Eguchi; Masahiro Kaneko; Noriyuki Moriyama (Image Processing, 1998)

Computer Aided Differential Diagnosis of Pulmonary Nodules Using Curvature Based Analysis. - Yoshiki Kawata; Noboru Niki; Hironobu Ohmatsu; Ryutaro Kakinuma; Kiyoshi Mori; Kenji Eguchi; Masahiro Kaneko; Noriyuki Moriyama; Masahiko Kusumoto; Hiroyuki Nishiyama (ICIAP, 1999)

Classification of Pulmonary Nodules in Thin-Section CT Images by Using Multi-Scale Curvature Indexes. - Yoshiki Kawata; Noboru Niki; Hironobu Ohmatsu; Ryutaro Kakinuma; Masahiko Kusumoto; Kensaku Mori; Hiroyuki Nishiyama; Kenji Eguchi; Masahiro Kaneko; Noriyuki Moriyama (ICIP (2), 1999)

3D Analysis of Solitary Pulmonary Nodules Based on Contrast Enhanced Dynamic CT. - N. Takagi; Yoshiki Kawata; Noboru Niki; Kensaku Mori; Hironobu Ohmatsu; Ryutaro Kakinuma; Kenji Eguchi; Masahiko Kusumoto; Masahiro Kaneko; Noriyuki Moriyama (ICIP (3), 1999)

Potential Usefulness of Curvature Based Description for Differential Diagnosis of Pulmonary Nodules. - Yoshiki Kawata; Noboru Niki; Hironobu Ohmatsu; Masahiko Kusumoto; Ryutaro Kakinuma; Kensaku Mori; Kenji Eguchi; Masahiro Kaneko; Noriyuki Moriyama (MICCAI, 1999)

Pulmonary Organs Analysis Method and Its Evaluation Based on Thoracic Thin-Section CT Images. - Tetsuya Tozaki; Akira Tanaka; Yoshiki Kawata; Noboru Niki; Hironobu Ohmatsu; Ryutaro Kakinuma; Kenji Eguchi; Masahiro Kaneko; Noriyuki Moriyama (MICCAI, 1999)

Curvature-based characterization of shape and internal intensity structure for classification of pulmonary nodules using thin-section CT images. - Yoshiki Kawata; Noboru Niki; Hironobu Ohmatsu; Masahiko Kusumoto; Ryutaro Kakinuma; Kiyoshi Mori; Hiroyuki Nishiyama; Kenji Eguchi; Masahiro Kaneko; Noriyuki Moriyama (Image Processing, 1999)

Lung cancer detection based on helical CT images using curved-surface morphology analysis. - Hiroshi Taguchi; Yoshiki Kawata; Noboru Niki; Hitoshi Satoh; Hironobu Ohmatsu; Ryutaro Kakinuma; Kenji Eguchi; Masahiro Kaneko; Noriyuki Moriyama (Image Processing, 1999)

Pulmonary organ analysis method and its evaluation based on thoracic thin-section CT images. - Akira Tanaka; Tetsuya Tozaki; Yoshiki Kawata; Noboru Niki; Hironobu Ohmatsu; Ryutaro Kakinuma; Masahiro Kaneko; Kenji Eguchi; Noriyuki Moriyama (Image Processing, 1999)

Internal Structure Analysis of Pulmonary Nodules in Topological and Histogram Feature Spaces. - Yoshiki Kawata; Noboru Niki; Hironobu Ohmatsu; Masahiko Kusumoto; Ryutaro Kakinuma; Kensaku Mori; Hiroyuki Nishiyama; Kenji Eguchi; Masahiro Kaneko; Noriyuki Moriyama (ICIP, 2000)

Surrounding Structures Analysis of Pulmonary Nodules Using Differential Geometry Based Vector Fields . - Yoshiki Kawata; Noboru Niki; Hironobu Ohmatsu; Masahiko Kusumoto; Ryutaro Kakinuma; Kensaku Mori; Hiroyuki Nishiyama; Kenji Eguchi; Masahiro Kaneko; Noriyuki Moriyama (ICIP, 2000)

Computerized Characterization of Contrast Enhancement Patterns for Classifying Pulmonary Nodules. - N. Takagi; Yoshiki Kawata; Noboru Niki; Kensaku Mori; Hironobu Ohmatsu; Ryutaro Kakinuma; Kenji Eguchi; Masahiko Kusumoto; Masahiro Kaneko; Noriyuki Moriyama (ICIP, 2000)

Computerized Analysis of Pulmonary Nodules in Topological and Histogram Feature Spaces. - Yoshiki Kawata; Noboru Niki; Hironobu Ohmatsu; Ryutaro Kakinuma; Masahiko Kusumoto; Masahiro Kaneko; Noriyuki Moriyama; Kensaku Mori; Hiroyuki Nishiyama; Kenji Eguchi (ICPR, 2000)

Hybrid Classification Approach of Malignant and Benign Pulmonary Nodules Based on Topological and Histogram Features. - Yoshiki Kawata; Noboru Niki; Hironobu Ohmatsu; Masahiko Kusumoto; Ryutaro Kakinuma; Kensaku Mori; Hiroyuki Nishiyama; Kenji Eguchi; Masahiro Kaneko; Noriyuki Moriyama (MICCAI, 2000)

Differential Geometry Based Vector Fields for Characterizing Surrounding Structures of Pulmonary Nodules. - Yoshiki Kawata; Noboru Niki; Hironobu Ohmatsu; Masahiko Kusumoto; Ryutaro Kakinuma; Kensaku Mori; Hiroyuki Nishiyama; Kenji Eguchi; Masahiro Kaneko; Noriyuki Moriyama (MICCAI, 2000)

Tracking interval changes of pulmonary nodules using a sequence of three-dimensional thoracic images. - Yoshiki Kawata; Noboru Niki; Hironobu Ohmatsu; Masahiko Kusumoto; Ryutaro Kakinuma; Kiyoshi Mori; Hiroyuki Nishiyama; Kenji Eguchi; Masahiro Kaneko; Noriyuki Moriyama (Image Processing, 2000)

Quantitative analysis of internal texture for classification of pulmonary nodules in three-dimensional thoracic images. - Yoshiki Kawata; Noboru Niki; Hironobu Ohmatsu; Masahiko Kusumoto; Ryutaro Kakinuma; Kiyoshi Mori; Hiroyuki Nishiyama; Kenji Eguchi; Masahiro Kaneko; Noriyuki Moriyama (Image Processing, 2000)

Computer-aided classification of benign and malignant pulmonary nodules in three-dimensional thoracic CT images based on a hybrid classifier. - Yoshiki Kawata; Noboru Niki; Hironobu Ohmatsu; Masahiko Kusumoto; Ryutaro Kakinuma; Kensaku Mori; Hiroyuki Nishiyama; Kenji Eguchi; Masahiro Kaneko; Noriyuki Moriyama (CARS, 2001)

Analysis of evolving processes in pulmonary nodules using a sequence of three-dimensional thoracic images. - Yoshiki Kawata; Noboru Niki; Hironobu Ohmatsu; Masahiko Kusumoto; Ryutaro Kakinuma; Kensaku Mori; Hiroyuki Nishiyama; Kenji Eguchi; Masahiro Kaneko; Noriyuki Moriyama (CARS, 2001)

CAD system to support comparative reading for lung cancer based on helical CT images. - Mitsuru Kubo; Tokunori Yamamoto; Yoshiki Kawata; Noboru Niki; Kenji Eguchi; Hironobu Ohmatsu; Ryutaro Kakinuma; Masahiro Kaneko; Masahiko Kusumoto; Noriyuki Moriyama; Kensaku Mori; Hiroyuki Nishiyama (CARS, 2001)

Patterns for classifying pulmonary nodules based on dynamic CT images. - Kazuhiro Minami; Yoshiki Kawata; Noboru Niki; Kensaku Mori; Hironobu Ohmatsu; Ryutaro Kakinuma; Kenji Eguchi; Masahiko Kusumoto; Masahiro Kaneko; Noriyuki Moriyama (CARS, 2001)

A CAD system for lung cancer based on CT image. - Noboru Niki; Yoshiki Kawata; Mitsuru Kubo (CARS, 2001)

Computerized analysis of 3-D pulmonary nodule images in surrounding and internal structure feature spaces. - Yoshiki Kawata; Noboru Niki; Hironobu Ohmatsu; Masahiko Kusumoto; Ryutaro Kakinuma; Kensaku Mori; Hiroyuki Nishiyama; Kenji Eguchi; Masahiro Kaneko; Noriyuki Moriyama (ICIP (2), 2001)

The results in the clinical trial of CAD system for lung cancer using helical CT images. - Yoshiki Kawata; Hironobu Ohmatsu; Ryutaro Kakinuma; Noriyuki Moriyama; Mitsuru Kubo; Noboru Niki; Kenji Eguchi; Masahiro Kaneko; Akira Kubota (ICIP (1), 2001)

Automatic extraction of pulmonary fissures from multidetector-row CT images. - Mitsuru Kubo; Yoshiki Kawata; Noboru Niki; Kenji Eguchi; Hironobu Ohmatsu; Ryutaro Kakinuma; Masahiro Kaneko; Masahiko Kusumoto; Noriyuki Moriyama; Kensaku Mori; Hiroyuki Nishiyama (ICIP (3), 2001)

Classification of pulmonary blood vessel using multidetector-row CT images. - Tsutomu Mukaibo; Yoshiki Kawata; Noboru Niki; Hironobu Ohmatsu; Ryutaro Kakinuma; Masahiro Kaneko; Kenji Eguchi; Noriyuki Moriyama (ICIP (2), 2001)

Analysis of Pulmonary Nodule Evolutions Using a Sequence of Three-Dimensional Thoracic CT Images. - Yoshiki Kawata; Noboru Niki; Hironobu Ohmatsu; Masahiko Kusumoto; Ryutaro Kakinuma; Kensaku Mori; Hiroyuki Nishiyama; Kenji Eguchi; Masahiro Kaneko; Noriyuki Moriyama (MICCAI, 2001)

Computer-Aided Diagnosis of Pulmonary Nodules Using Three-Dimensional Thoracic CT Images. - Yoshiki Kawata; Noboru Niki; Hironobu Ohmatsu; Masahiko Kusumoto; Ryutaro Kakinuma; Kensaku Mori; Hiroyuki Nishiyama; Kenji Eguchi; Masahiro Kaneko; Noriyuki Moriyama (MICCAI, 2001)

CAD System for the Assistance of Comparative Reading for Lung Cancer Using Serial Helical CT Images. - Mitsuru Kubo; Tokunori Yamamoto; Yoshiki Kawata; Noboru Niki; Kenji Eguchi; Hironobu Ohmatsu; Ryutaro Kakinuma; Masahiro Kaneko; Masahiko Kusumoto; Noriyuki Moriyama; Kensaku Mori; Hiroyuki Nishiyama (MICCAI, 2001)

Computer-aided differential diagnosis of pulmonary nodules based on a hybrid classification approach. - Yoshiki Kawata; Noboru Niki; Hironobu Ohmatsu; Masahiko Kusumoto; Ryutaro Kakinuma; Kiyoshi Mori; Hiroyuki Nishiyama; Kenji Eguchi; Masahiro Kaneko; Noriyuki Moriyama (Image Processing, 2001)

Analysis of evolving processes in pulmonary nodules using a sequence of three-dimensional thoracic images. - Yoshiki Kawata; Noboru Niki; Hironobu Ohmatsu; Masahiko Kusumoto; Ryutaro Kakinuma; Kiyoshi Mori; Hiroyuki Nishiyama; Kenji Eguchi; Masahiro Kaneko; Noriyuki Moriyama (Image Processing, 2001)

CAD system for the assistance of a comparative reading for lung cancer using retrospective helical CT images. - Mitsuru Kubo; Takuya Yamamoto; Yoshiki Kawata; Noboru Niki; Kenji Eguchi; Hironobu Ohmatsu; Ryutaro Kakinuma; Masahiro Kaneko; Masahiko Kusumoto; Noriyuki Moriyama; Kiyoshi Mori; Hiroyuki Nishiyama (Image Processing, 2001)

Clinical test results of computer-aided detection system for lung cancer using helical CT images. - Kazuhori Kubota; Mitsuru Kubo; Yoshiki Kawata; Noboru Niki; Kenji Eguchi; Hironobu Ohmatsu; Ryutaro Kakinuma; Masahiro Kaneko; Noriyuki Moriyama (Image Processing, 2001)

Computerized characterization of contrast enhancement patterns for classifying pulmonary nodules. - Kazuhiro Minami; Yoshiki Kawata; Noboru Niki; Kiyoshi Mori; Hironobu Ohmatsu; Ryutaro Kakinuma; Kenji Eguchi; Masahiko Kusumoto; Masahiro Kaneko; Noriyuki Moriyama (Image Processing, 2001)

Image analysis of pulmonary nodules using micro CT. - Noboru Niki; Yoshiki Kawata; Masashi Fujii; Ryutaro Kakinuma; Noriyuki Moriyama; Yukio Tateno; Eisuke Matsui (Image Processing, 2001)

Curvature-based internal structure analysis of pulmonary nodules using thoracic 3D CT images. - Yoshiki Kawata; Noboru Niki; Hironobu Ohmatsu (Syst. Comput. Jpn., 2001)

Extraction and classification of pulmonary organs based on thoracic 3D CT images. - Tetsuya Tozaki; Yoshiki Kawata; Noboru Niki; Hironobu Ohmatsu (Syst. Comput. Jpn., 2001)

Three-dimensional CT image retrieval in a database of pulmonary nodules. - Yoshiki Kawata; Noboru Niki; Hironobu Ohmatsu; Masahiko Kusumoto; Ryutaro Kakinuma; Kensaku Mori; Hiroyuki Nishiyama; Kenji Eguchi; Masahiro Kaneko; Noriyuki Moriyama (ICIP (3), 2002)

Searching similar images for classification of pulmonary nodules in three-dimensional CT images. - Yoshiki Kawata; Noboru Niki; Hironobu Ohmatsu; Masahiko Kusumoto; Ryutaro Kakinuma; Kensaku Mori; Hiroyuki Nishiyama; Kenji Eguchi; Masahiro Kaneko; Noriyuki Moriyama (ISBI, 2002)

Example-Based Assisting Approach for Pulmonary Nodule Classification in 3-D Thoracic CT Images. - Yoshiki Kawata; Noboru Niki; Hironobu Ohmatsu; Noriyuki Moriyama (MICCAI (1), 2002)

Classification experiments of pulmonary nodules using high-resolution CT images. - Wakako Ichikawa; Yoshiki Kawata; Noboru Niki; Hironobu Ohmatsu; Masahiko Kusumoto; Ryutaro Kakinuma; Kiyoshi Mori; Hiroyuki Nishiyama; Kenji Eguchi; Masahiro Kaneko; Noriyuki Moriyama (Image Processing, 2002)

Computer-aided classification of pulmonary nodules in surrounding and internal feature spaces using three-dimensional thoracic CT images. - Yoshiki Kawata; Noboru Niki; Hironobu Ohmatsu; Masahiko Kusumoto; Ryutaro Kakinuma; Kiyoshi Mori; Hiroyuki Nishiyama; Kenji Eguchi; Masahiro Kaneko; Noriyuki Moriyama (Image Processing, 2002)

CAD system for lung cancer based on low-dose single-slice CT image. - Mitsuru Kubo; Kazuhori Kubota; Nobuhiro Yamada; Yoshiki Kawata; Noboru Niki; Kenji Eguchi; Hironobu Ohmatsu; Ryutaro Kakinuma; Masahiro Kaneko; Masahiko Kusumoto; Kiyoshi Mori; Hiroyuki Nishiyama; et al. (Image Processing, 2002)

Clinical test in a prospective study of a CAD system for lung cancer based on helical CT images. - Kazuhori Kubota; Mitsuru Kubo; Yoshiki Kawata; Noboru Niki; Kenji Eguchi; Hironobu Ohmatsu; Ryutaro Kakinuma; Masahiro Kaneko; Noriyuki Moriyama (Image Processing, 2002)

Classification of lung area using multidetector-row CT images. - Tsutomu Mukaibo; Yoshiki Kawata; Noboru Niki; Hironobu Ohmatsu; Ryutaro Kakinuma; Kenji Eguchi; Masahiro Kaneko; Noriyuki Moriyama (Image Processing, 2002)

Detection algorithm of lung cancer candidate nodules on multislice CT images. - Tomokazu Oda; Mitsuru Kubo; Yoshiki Kawata; Noboru Niki; Kenji Eguchi; Hironobu Ohmatsu; Ryutaro Kakinuma; Masahiro Kaneko; Masahiko Kusumoto; Noriyuki Moriyama; Kiyoshi Mori; Hiroyuki Nishiyama (Image Processing, 2002)

Pulmonary nodule segmentation in thoracic 3D CT images integrating boundary and region information. - Yoshiki Kawata; Noboru Niki; Hironobu Ohmatsu; Masahiko Kusumoto; Ryutaro Kakinuma; Kiyoshi Mori; Hiroyuki Nishiyama; Kenji Eguchi; Masahiro Kaneko; Noriyuki Moriyama (Image Processing, 2003)

A visual data-mining approach using 3D thoracic CT images for classification between benign and malignant pulmonary nodules. - Yoshiki Kawata; Noboru Niki; Hironobu Ohmatsu; Masahiko Kusumoto; Ryutaro Kakinuma; Kiyoshi Mori; Kouzo Yamada; Hiroyuki Nishiyama; Kenji Eguchi; Masahiro Kaneko; Noriyuki Moriyama (Image Processing, 2003)

CAD system for lung cancer screening using low-dose single-slice CT images. - Mitsuru Kubo; Nobuhiro Yamada; Yoshiki Kawata; Noboru Niki; Kenji Eguchi; Hironobu Ohmatsu; Ryutaro Kakinuma; Masahiro Kaneko; Masahiko Kusumoto; Hiroyuki Nishiyama; Noriyuki Moriyama (Image Processing, 2003)

CAD system for lung cancer CT screening. - Yuya Takeda; Masaaki Tamaru; Yoshiki Kawata; Mitsuru Kubo; Noboru Niki; Hironobu Ohmatsu; Ryutaro Kakinuma; Masahiro Kaneko; Masahiko Kusumoto; Kenji Eguchi; Noriyuki Moriyama; Kiyoshi Mori; et al. (Image Processing, 2003)

ROI extraction of chest CT images using adaptive opening filter. - Nobuhiro Yamada; Mitsuru Kubo; Yoshiki Kawata; Noboru Niki; Kenji Eguchi; Hironobu Ohmatsu; Ryutaro Kakinuma; Masahiro Kaneko; Masahiko Kusumoto; Hiroyuki Nishiyama; Noriyuki Moriyama (Image Processing, 2003)

Pulmonary Nodule Classification Based on Nodule Retrieval from 3-D Thoracic CT Image Database. - Yoshiki Kawata; Noboru Niki; Hironobu Ohmatsu; Masahiko Kusumoto; Ryutaro Kakinuma; Kouzo Yamada; Kiyoshi Mori; Hiroyuki Nishiyama; Kenji Eguchi; Masahiro Kaneko; Noriyuki Moriyama (MICCAI (2), 2004)

Image-guided decision support system for pulmonary nodule classification in 3D thoracic CT images. - Yoshiki Kawata; Noboru Niki; Hironobu Ohmatsu; Masahiro Kusumoto; Ryutaro Kakinuma; Kiyoshi Mori; Kouzo Yamada; Hiroyuki Nishiyama; Kenji Eguchi; Masahiro Kaneko; Noriyuki Moriyama (Image Processing, 2004)

The comparative evaluation of lung test based on 2- and 10-mm thickness multislice CT image. - Daiki Nishioka; Mitsuru Kubo; Yoshiki Kawata; Noboru Niki; Hironobu Ohmatsu; Ryutaro Kakinuma; Masahiko Kaneko; Masahiro Kusumoto; Kenji Eguchi; Kiyoshi Mori; Noriyuki Moriyama; Hiroyuki Nishiyama (Image Processing, 2004)

Nodule detection algorithm based on multislice CT images for lung cancer screening. - Shinsuke Saita; Tomokazu Oda; Mitsuru Kubo; Yoshiki Kawata; Noboru Niki; Michizou Sasagawa; Hironobu Ohmatsu; Ryutaro Kakinuma; Masahiro Kaneko; Masahiro Kusumoto; Kenji Eguchi; Hiroyuki Nishiyama; et al. (Image Processing, 2004)

An extraction algorithm of pulmonary fissures from multislice CT image. - Shinsuke Saita; Motokatsu Yasutomo; Mitsuru Kubo; Yoshiki Kawata; Noboru Niki; Kenji Eguchi; Hironobu Ohmatsu; Ryutaro Kakinuma; Masahiro Kaneko; Masahiro Kusumoto; Noriyuki Moriyama; Michizou Sasagawa (Image Processing, 2004)

CAD system for lung cancer CT screening. - Yuya Takeda; Masatsugu Tamaru; Yoshiki Kawata; Mitsuru Kubo; Noboru Niki; Hironobu Ohmatsu; Ryutaro Kakinuma; Masahiro Kaneko; Masahiro Kusumoto; Kenji Eguchi; Noriyuki Moriyama; Kiyoshi Mori; et al. (Image Processing, 2004)

A computerized approach for estimating pulmonary nodule growth rates in three-dimensional thoracic CT images based on CT density histogram. - Yoshiki Kawata; Noboru Niki; Hironobu Ohmatsu; Masahiko Kusumoto; Ryutaro Kakinuma; Kiyoshi Mori; Kouzo Yamada; Hiroyuki Nishiyama; Kenji Eguchi; Masahiro Kaneko; Noriyuki Moriyama (Image Processing, 2005)

CAD system for lung cancer screening using low dose thick-slice CT images. - Mitsuru Kubo; Nobuhiro Yamada; Yoshiki Kawata; Noboru Niki; Kenji Eguchi; Hironobu Ohmatsu; Masahiro Kaneko; Masahiko Kusumoto; Ryutaro Kakinuma; Hiroyuki Nishiyama; Noriyuki Moriyama (Image Processing, 2005)

Computer-aided diagnosis algorithm for lung cancer using retrospective CT images. - Hironori Nakashima; Takuya Yamamoto; Mitsuru Kubo; Yoshiki Kawata; Noboru Niki; Hironobu Ohmatsu; Kenji Eguchi; Hiroyuki Nishiyama; Masahiro Kaneko; Masahiko Kusumoto; Ryutaro Kakinuma; Noriyuki Moriyama (Image Processing, 2005)

A study of three-dimensional curvatures and curvatures of four-dimensional hypersurface for analyzing pulmonary nodules on high-resolution CT images. - Yoshiki Kawata; Hiroaki Kubo; Noboru Niki; Hironobu Ohmatsu; Noriyuki Moriyama (Syst. Comput. Jpn., 2005)

An algorithm for the extraction of pulmonary fissures from low-dose multislice CT image. - Shinsuke Saita; Mitsuru Kubo; Yoshiki Kawata; Noboru Niki; Hironobu Ohmatsu; Noriyuki Moriyama (Syst. Comput. Jpn., 2006)

Bone, blood vessels, and muscle detection algorithm and creating database based on dynamic and non-dynamic multi-slice CT image of head and neck. - Mohammed Shabbir Ahamed; Mitsuru Kubo; Yoshiki Kawata; Noboru Niki; Hirokazu Iwasaki (Computer-Aided Diagnosis, 2007)

Extracting alveolar structure of human lung tissue specimens based on surface skeleton representation from 3D micro-CT images. - Hiroyuki Ishimori; Yoshiki Kawata; Noboru Niki; Yoshihiro Nakaya; Hironobu Ohmatsu; Eisuke Matsui; Masashi Fujii; Noriyuki Moriyama (Computer-Aided Diagnosis, 2007)

Automated anatomical labeling algorithm of bronchial branches based on multi-slice CT images. - J. Kawai; Shinsuke Saita; Mitsuru Kubo; Yoshiki Kawata; Noboru Niki; Yasutaka Nakano; Hiromu Nishitani; Hironobu Ohmatsu; Kenji Eguchi; Masahiro Kaneko; Masahiko Kusumoto; Ryutaro Kakinuma; et al. (Computer-Aided Diagnosis, 2007)

Classifying pulmonary nodules using dynamic enhanced CT images based on CT number histogram. - Kazuhiro Minami; Yoshiki Kawata; Noboru Niki; Hironobu Ohmatsu; Masahiko Kusumoto; Ryutaro Kakinuma; Kenji Eguchi; Kiyoshi Mori; Masahiro Kaneko; Noriyuki Moriyama (Computer-Aided Diagnosis, 2007)

Algorithm of pulmonary emphysema extraction using thoracic 3D CT images. - Shinsuke Saita; Mitsuru Kubo; Yoshiki Kawata; Noboru Niki; Yasutaka Nakano; Hironobu Ohmatsu; Keigo Tominaga; Kenji Eguchi; Noriyuki Moriyama (Computer-Aided Diagnosis, 2007)

Classification algorithm of pulmonary vein and artery based on multi-slice CT image. - Taihei Yonekura; Mikio Matsuhiro; Shinsuke Saita; Mitsuru Kubo; Yoshiki Kawata; Noboru Niki; Hiromu Nishitani; Hironobu Ohmatsu; Ryutaro Kakinuma; Noriyuki Moriyama (Computer-Aided Diagnosis, 2007)

Classifying pulmonary nodules using dynamic enhanced CT images based on CT number histogram. - Kazuhiro Minami; Yoshiki Kawata; Noboru Niki; Hironobu Ohmatsu; Kiyoshi Mori; Kouzo Yamada; Kenji Eguchi; Masahiro Kaneko; Noriyuki Moriyama (Computer-Aided Diagnosis, 2008)

Algorithm of pulmonary emphysema extraction using thoracic 3-D CT images. - Shinsuke Saita; Mitsuru Kubo; Yoshiki Kawata; Noboru Niki; Yasutaka Nakano; Hironobu Ohmatsu; Keigo Tominaga; Kenji Eguchi; Noriyuki Moriyama (Computer-Aided Diagnosis, 2008)

Growth-pattern classification of pulmonary nodules based on variation of CT number histogram and its potential usefulness in nodule differentiation. - Yoshiki Kawata; Akira Kawamata; Noboru Niki; Hironobu Ohmatsu; Ryutaro Kakinuma; Kenji Eguchi; Masahiro Kaneko; Noriyuki Moriyama (Computer-Aided Diagnosis, 2009)

Algorithm for lung cancer detection based on PET/CT images. - Shinsuke Saita; Keita Ishimatsu; Mitsuru Kubo; Yoshiki Kawata; Noboru Niki; Hideki Ohtsuka; Hiromu Nishitani; Hironobu Ohmatsu; Kenji Eguchi; Masahiro Kaneko; Noriyuki Moriyama (Computer-Aided Diagnosis, 2009)

Computer aided diagnosis of osteoporosis using multi-slice CT images. - Eiji Takahashi; Shinsuke Saita; Yoshiki Kawata; Noboru Niki; Masako Ito; Hiromu Nishitani; Noriyuki Moriyama (Computer-Aided Diagnosis, 2010)

Classification algorithm of lung lobe for lung disease cases based on multislice CT images. - Mikio Matsuhiro; Yoshiki Kawata; Noboru Niki; Yasutaka Nakano; M. Mishima; Hironobu Ohmatsu; Takaaki Tsuchida; Kenji Eguchi; Masahiro Kaneko; Noriyuki Moriyama (Computer-Aided Diagnosis, 2011)

Developments of thrombosis detection algorithm using the contrast enhanced CT images. - Jun Oya; Hidenobu Suzuki; Yoshiki Kawata; Noboru Niki; Toshihiko Sugiura; Nobuhiro Tanabe; Yuichi Takiguchi; Koichiro Tatsumi (Computer-Aided Diagnosis, 2011)

Image-based computer-aided prognosis of lung cancer: predicting patient recurrent-free survival via a variational Bayesian mixture modeling framework for cluster analysis of CT histograms. - Yoshiki Kawata; Noboru Niki; Hironobu Ohmatsu; Masahiko Kusumoto; Takaaki Tsuchida; Kenji Eguchi; Masahiro Kaneko; Noriyuki Moriyama (Computer-Aided Diagnosis, 2012)

Computer aided diagnosis for osteoporosis based on vertebral column structure analysis. - Eiji Takahashi; Yoshiki Kawata; Noboru Niki; Yasutaka Nakano; Masafumi Harada; Noriyuki Moriyama (Computer-Aided Diagnosis, 2012)

Segmentation algorithm of colon based on multi-slice CT colonography. - Yizhong Hu; Mohammed Shabbir Ahamed; Eiji Takahashi; Hidenobu Suzuki; Yoshiki Kawata; Noboru Niki; Masahiro Suzuki; Gen Iinuma; Noriyuki Moriyama (Image Processing, 2012)

Extraction of liver volumetry based on blood vessel from the portal phase CT dataset. - Ahmed S. Maklad; Mikio Matsuhiro; Hidenobu Suzuki; Yoshiki Kawata; Noboru Niki; Tohru Utsunomiya; Mitsuo Shimada (Image Processing, 2012)

Tracking time interval changes of pulmonary nodules on follow-up 3D CT images via image-based risk score of lung cancer. - Yoshiki Kawata; Noboru Niki; Hironobu Ohmatsu; Masahiko Kusumoto; Takaaki Tsuchida; Kenji Eguchi; Masahiro Kaneko; Noriyuki Moriyama (Computer-Aided Diagnosis, 2013)

Blood vessel-based liver segmentation through the portal phase of a CT dataset. - Ahmed S. Maklad; Mikio Matsuhiro; Hidenobu Suzuki; Yoshiki Kawata; Noboru Niki; Noriyuki Moriyama; Tohru Utsunomiya; Mitsuo Shimada (Computer-Aided Diagnosis, 2013)

Extraction method of interlobar fissure based on multi-slice CT images. - Mikio Matsuhiro; Hidenobu Suzuki; Yoshiki Kawata; Noboru Niki; Junji Ueno; Yasutaka Nakano; Emiko Ogawa; Shigero Muro; Michiaki Mishima; Hironobu Ohmatsu; Noriyuki Moriyama (Computer-Aided Diagnosis, 2013)

Microstructure analysis of the secondary pulmonary lobules by 3D synchrotron radiation CT. - Y. Fukuoka; Yoshiki Kawata; Noboru Niki; Keiji Umetani; Yasutaka Nakano; Hironobu Ohmatsu; Noriyuki Moriyama; Harumi Itoh (Computer-Aided Diagnosis, 2014)

Potential usefulness of a topic model-based categorization of lung cancers as quantitative CT biomarkers for predicting the recurrence risk after curative resection. - Yoshiki Kawata; Noboru Niki; Hironobu Ohmatsu; M. Satake; Masahiko Kusumoto; Takaaki Tsuchida; Keiju Aokage; Kenji Eguchi; Masahiro Kaneko; Noriyuki Moriyama (Computer-Aided Diagnosis, 2014)

Longitudinal follow-up study of smoking-induced emphysema progression in low-dose CT screening of lung cancer. - Hidenobu Suzuki; Mikio Matsuhiro; Yoshiki Kawata; Noboru Niki; Yasutaka Nakano; Hironobu Ohmatsu; Masahiko Kusumoto; Takaaki Tsuchida; Kenji Eguchi; Masahiro Kaneko; Noriyuki Moriyama (Computer-Aided Diagnosis, 2014)

Microstructure analysis of the pulmonary acinus using a synchrotron radiation CT. - Y. Tokumoto; Koichi Minami; Yoshiki Kawata; Noboru Niki; Keiji Umetani; Yasutaka Nakano; Hiroaki Sakai; Hironobu Ohmatsu; Harumi Itoh (Biomedical Applications in Molecular, Structural, and Functional Imaging, 2015)

Nonlinear dimensionality reduction of CT histogram based feature space for predicting recurrence-free survival in non-small-cell lung cancer. - Yoshiki Kawata; Noboru Niki; Hironobu Ohmatsu; Keiju Aokage; Masahiko Kusumoto; Takaaki Tsuchida; Kenji Eguchi; Masahiro Kaneko (Computer-Aided Diagnosis, 2015)

Peripleural lung disease detection based on multi-slice CT images. - Mikio Matsuhiro; Hidenobu Suzuki; Yoshiki Kawata; Noboru Niki; Yasutaka Nakano; Hironobu Ohmatsu; Masahiko Kusumoto; Takaaki Tsuchida; Kenji Eguchi; Masahiro Kaneko (Computer-Aided Diagnosis, 2015)

Quantitative assessment of smoking-induced emphysema progression in longitudinal CT screening for lung cancer. - Hidenobu Suzuki; R. Mizuguchi; Mikio Matsuhiro; Yoshiki Kawata; Noboru Niki; Yasutaka Nakano; Hironobu Ohmatsu; Masahiko Kusumoto; Takaaki Tsuchida; Kenji Eguchi; Masahiro Kaneko; Noriyuki Moriyama (Computer-Aided Diagnosis, 2015)

Preliminary study of visualizing membrane structures of spiculated pulmonary nodules in three-dimensional thoracic CT images. - Yoshiki Kawata; Noboru Niki; Hironobu Ohmatsu; Keiju Aokage; Masahiko Kusumoto; Takaaki Tsuchida; Kenji Eguchi; Masahiro Kaneko (Biomedical Applications in Molecular, Structural, and Functional Imaging, 2016)

Computer aided diagnosis for severity assessment of pneumoconiosis using CT images. - Hidenobu Suzuki; Mikio Matsuhiro; Yoshiki Kawata; Noboru Niki; Katsuya Kato; Takumi Kishimoto; Kazuto Ashizawa (Computer-Aided Diagnosis, 2016)

Computer-aided diagnosis for osteoporosis using chest 3D CT images. - K. Yoneda; Mikio Matsuhiro; Hidenobu Suzuki; Yoshiki Kawata; Noboru Niki; Yasutaka Nakano; Hironobu Ohmatsu; Masahiko Kusumoto; Takaaki Tsuchida; Kenji Eguchi; Masahiro Kaneko (Computer-Aided Diagnosis, 2016)

A hybrid 3D region growing and 4D curvature analysis-based automatic abdominal blood vessel segmentation through contrast enhanced CT. - Ahmed S. Maklad; Mikio Matsuhiro; Hidenobu Suzuki; Yoshiki Kawata; Noboru Niki; Mitsuo Shimada; Gen Iinuma (Computer-Aided Diagnosis, 2017)

Bronchial based pulmonary acinus analysis in human lungs using a synchrotron radiation micro-CT. - Kurumi Saito; Yuya Kobayashi; Yoshiki Kawata; Noboru Niki; Keiji Umetani; Toshihiro Okamoto; Hiroaki Sakai; Yasutaka Nakano; Harumi Itho (Biomedical Applications in Molecular, Structural, and Functional Imaging, 2018)

Quantitative assessment for pneumoconiosis severity diagnosis using 3D CT images. - Koki Hino; Mikio Matsuhiro; Hidenobu Suzuki; Yoshiki Kawata; Noboru Niki; Katsuya Kato; Takumi Kishimoto; Kazuto Ashizawa (Computer-Aided Diagnosis, 2018)

Prognostic importance of pleural attachment status measured by pretreatment CT images in patients with stage IA lung adenocarcinoma: Measurement of the ratio of the interface between nodule and neighboring pleura to nodule surface area. - Yoshiki Kawata; Noboru Niki; Masahiko Kusumoto; Hironobu Ohmatsu; Keiju Aokage; Genichiro Ishii; Yuji Matsumoto 004; Takaaki Tsuchida; Kenji Eguchi; Masahiro Kaneko (Computer-Aided Diagnosis, 2018)

Automatic blood vessel based- liver segmentation using the portal phase abdominal CT. - Ahmed S. Maklad; Mikio Matsuhiro; Hidenobu Suzuki; Yoshiki Kawata; Noboru Niki; Mitsuo Shimada; Gen Iinuma (Computer-Aided Diagnosis, 2018)

Automated assessment of aortic and main pulmonary arterial diameters using model-based blood vessel segmentation for predicting chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension in low-Dose CT lung screening. - Hidenobu Suzuki; Yoshiki Kawata; Noboru Niki; Toshihiko Sugiura; Nobuhiro Tanabe; Masahiko Kusumoto; Kenji Eguchi; Masahiro Kaneko (Computer-Aided Diagnosis, 2018)

Computer aided detection system for Osteoporosis using low dose thoracic 3D CT images. - Daisuke Tsuji; Mikio Matsuhiro; Hidenobu Suzuki; Yoshiki Kawata; Noboru Niki; Yasutaka Nakano; Masafumi Harada; Masahiko Kusumoto; Takaaki Tsuchida; Kenji Eguchi; Masahiro Kaneko (Computer-Aided Diagnosis, 2018)

Pulmonary blood vessels extraction from dual-energy CT images using a synchrotron radiation micro-CT. - Kurumi Saito; Satoru Ohnishi; Shota Fuketa; Yoshiki Kawata; Noboru Niki; Keiji Umetani; Hiroaki Sakai; Yasutaka Nakano; Toshihiro Okamoto; Harumi Itoh (Biomedical Applications in Molecular, Structural, and Functional Imaging, 2019)

Metastatic lymph node analysis of colorectal cancer using quadruple-phase CT images. - Keisuke Bando; Ren Nishimoto; Mikio Matsuhiro; Hidenobu Suzuki; Yoshiki Kawata; Noboru Niki; Gen Iinuma (Computer-Aided Diagnosis, 2019)

Computer-aided CT image features improving the malignant risk prediction in pulmonary nodules suspicious for lung cancer. - Yoshiki Kawata; Noboru Niki; Masahiko Kusumoto; Hironobu Ohmatsu; Keiju Aokage; Genichiro Ishii; Yuji Matsumoto 004; Takaaki Tsuchida; Kenji Eguchi; Masahiro Kaneko (Computer-Aided Diagnosis, 2019)

Biomedical Micro-CT and Micro-angiography Systems Using High Megapixel Digital Single-lens Reflex Cameras and Synchrotron Radiation. - Keiji Umetani; Daryl O. Schwenke; James T. Pearson; Mikiyasu Shirai; Toshihiro Okamoto; Yoshiki Kawata; Noboru Niki (ICBET, 2020)

A preliminary study of visualizing texture components of stage IA lung adenocarcinoma in three-dimensional thoracic CT images with structure-texture image decomposition. - Yoshiki Kawata; Noboru Niki; Masahiko Kusumoto; Hironobu Ohmatsu; Keiju Aokage; Genichiro Ishii; Yuji Matsumoto 004; Takaaki Tsuchida; Kenji Eguchi; Masahiro Kaneko (Biomedical Applications in Molecular, Structural, and Functional Imaging, 2020)

3D microstructure analysis of human pulmonary emphysema using a synchrotron radiation CT. - Kurumi Saito; Shota Fuketa; Ryouhei Shimatani; Yoshiki Kawata; Noboru Niki; Keiji Umetani; Yasutaka Nakano; Hiroaki Sakai; Toshihiro Okamoto; Harumi Itoh (Biomedical Applications in Molecular, Structural, and Functional Imaging, 2020)

Differential diagnosis of pulmonary nodules using 3D CT images. - Takeru Kageyama; Yoshiki Kawata; Noboru Niki; Masahiko Kusumoto; Yoshiki Aokage; Genichiro Ishii; Hironobu Ohmatsu; Takaaki Tsuchida; Yuji Matsumoto 004; Kenji Eguchi; Masahiro Kaneko (Computer-Aided Diagnosis, 2020)

Association analysis of SNPs with CT image-based phenotype of emphysema progression in heavy smokers. - Hidenobu Suzuki; Mikio Matsuhiro; Yoshiki Kawata; Noboru Niki; Issei Imoto; Yasutaka Nakano; Masahiko Kusumoto; Masahiro Kaneko (Computer-Aided Diagnosis, 2020)

Representation of texture structures with topological data analysis for stage IA lung adenocarcinoma in three-dimensional thoracic CT images. - Yoshiki Kawata; Noboru Niki; Masahiko Kusumoto; H. Ohamatsu; Keiju Aokage; Genichiro Ishii; Yuji Matsumoto 004; Takaaki Tsuchida; K. Eguchif; Masahiro Kaneko (Biomedical Applications in Molecular, Structural, and Functional Imaging, 2021)

Alveolar sac analysis of 3D human lung microstructure using synchrotron radiation micro-CT. - Kurumi Saito; Keisuke Fukuda; Yoshiki Kawata; Noboru Niki; Keiji Umetani; Yasutaka Nakano; Hiroaki Sakai; Toshihiro Okamoto (Biomedical Applications in Molecular, Structural, and Functional Imaging, 2021)

Counting of alveoli in synchrotron radiation 3D CT images using U-Net. - Keisuke Fukuda; Kurumi Saito; Yoshiki Kawata; Keiji Umetani; Yasutaka Nakano; Hiroaki Sakai; Toshihiro Okamoto; Noboru Niki (Biomedical Applications in Molecular, Structural, and Functional Imaging, 2022)

Pulmonary alveoli cluster analysis of 3D human lung microstructure using synchrotron radiation micro-CT. - Kurumi Saito; Keisuke Fukuda; Yoshiki Kawata; Keiji Umetani; Yasutaka Nakano; Hiroaki Sakai; Toshihiro Okamoto; Noboru Niki (Biomedical Applications in Molecular, Structural, and Functional Imaging, 2022)

Renal tumor analysis using multi-phase abdominal CT images. - Kento Nishihira; Hidenobu Suzuki; Mikio Matsuhiro; Yoshiki Kawata; Yuuki Kobari; Atsushi Ikeda; Noboru Niki (Computer-Aided Diagnosis, 2022)

Visualization and unsupervised clustering of emphysema progression using t-SNE analysis of longitudinal CT images and SNPs. - Hidenobu Suzuki; Mikio Matsuhiro; Yoshiki Kawata; Issei Imoto; Yasutaka Nakano; Masahiko Kusumoto; Masahiro Kaneko; Noboru Niki (Computer-Aided Diagnosis, 2022)

Segmentation of aorta and main pulmonary artery of non-contrast CT images using U-Net for chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension: evaluation of robustness to contacts with blood vessels. - Hidenobu Suzuki; Mikio Matsuhiro; Yoshiki Kawata; Toshihiko Sugiura; Nobuhiro Tanabe; Masahiko Kusumoto; Masahiro Kaneko; Noboru Niki (Computer-Aided Diagnosis, 2022)

Representation of thoracic N1 lymph nodes group in contrast-enhanced CT images using distance maps based on tracheobronchial labeling. - Yoshiki Kawata; Hidenobu Suzuki; Yuji Matsumoto 004; Takaaki Tsuchida; Keiju Aokage; Genichiro Ishii; Masahiko Kusumoto; Noboru Niki (Biomedical Applications in Molecular, Structural, and Functional Imaging, 2023)

Automated detection method of thoracic aorta calcification from non-contrast CT images using mediastinal anatomical label map. - Hidenobu Suzuki; Yoshiki Kawata; Toshihiko Sugiura; Nobuhiro Tanabe; Yuji Matsumoto 004; Takaaki Tsuchida; Masahiko Kusumoto; Kazuyoshi Marumo; Masahiro Kaneko; Noboru Niki (Computer-Aided Diagnosis, 2023)

Influence of Pitch on Surface Dose Distribution and Image Noise of Computed Tomography Scans. - Kenji Yamada; Yoshiki Kawata; Masafumi Amano; Hidenobu Suzuki; Masahide Tominaga; Motoharu Sasaki; Hikaru Nishiyama; Masafumi Harada; Noboru Niki (Sensors, 2023)