@inproceedings{6c3ea117e4174593a091662390326280,
title = "Automatic thyroid volume estimation in Graves' disease using planar scintigraphy",
abstract = "Individualized dosage models are usually applied for radioiodine therapy in patients with Graves' hyperthyroidism. In these dosage plans, the thyroid volume is an important parameter. Thyroid volume determinations are usually obtained with ultrasonography or with scintigraphy. In this study, we proposed a novel thyroid volume estimation method using thyroid planar scintigraphy. An automatic thyroid volume calculation program based on image contrast enhancement and adaptive segmenation was developed. To validate the program, the results of automatic thyroid volume measurement from 34 patients were correlated with the results of ultrasonography. Our approach correlated well with ultrasonography (R2=0.97). From the satisfied result of this approach, we expect that this automatic computer-aided approach may be applied to help physicians in determination of the 131I therapy dosage to patients with Graves' disease.",
keywords = "Graves' disease, Image processing, Thyroid volume",
author = "Huang, \{Jia Yann\} and Tsai, \{Ming Fong\} and Lin, \{Kun Ju\} and Chen, \{Yung Sheng\}",
year = "2009",
doi = "10.1109/BMEI.2009.5305470",
language = "英语",
isbn = "9781424441341",
series = "Proceedings of the 2009 2nd International Conference on Biomedical Engineering and Informatics, BMEI 2009",
booktitle = "Proceedings of the 2009 2nd International Conference on Biomedical Engineering and Informatics, BMEI 2009",
note = "2009 2nd International Conference on Biomedical Engineering and Informatics, BMEI 2009 ; Conference date: 17-10-2009 Through 19-10-2009",
}