Thyroid lesion classification in 242 patient population using Gabor transform features from high resolution ultrasound images

• Main Authors: Acharya, U.R., Chowriappa, P., Fujita, H., Bhat, S., Dua, S., Koh, J.E.W., Eugene, L.W.J., Kongmebhol, P., Ng, K.H.
• Format: Article
• Published: Elsevier 2016
• Subjects: R Medicine; TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/18043/; http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.knosys.2016.06.010

Thyroid cancer commences from an atypical growth of thyroid tissue at the edge of the thyroid gland. Initially, it forms a lump in the throat and an over-growth of this tissue leads to the formation of benign or malignant thyroid nodules. Blood test and biopsies are the standard techniques used to d...