Automatic Approach for Lung Segmentation with Juxta-Pleural Nodules from Thoracic CT Based on Contour Tracing and Correction

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Illustration of skin boundary detection. (a) Original chest CT. (b) Otsu thresholding. (c) Morphological open. (d) Chest mask. (e) Final chest segmentation.

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