title: Improving initial polyp candidate extraction for CT colonography.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, State University of New York, Stony Brook, NY 11794, USA.
authors.forename: Hongbin
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Zhu
authors.forename: Yi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Fan
authors.forename: Hongbing
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Lu
authors.forename: Zhengrong
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Liang
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D001185:Artificial Intelligence; D003111:Colonic Polyps / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D023881:Colonography, Computed Tomographic / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D010363:Pattern Recognition, Automated / Q000379:methods*; D011300:Preoperative Care / Q000379:methods; D011379:Prognosis; D011856:Radiographic Image Enhancement / Q000379:methods*; D011857:Radiographic Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted / Q000379:methods*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity