@phdthesis{oai:u-ryukyu.repo.nii.ac.jp:02019516,
 author = {中山, 有香},
 note = {Purpose The aim of this study was to evaluate the advantages of ultra-high-resolution computed tomography (U-HRCT)
for automatic bronchial segmentation.Materials and methods This retrospective study was approved by the Institutional Review Board, and written informed consent
was waived. Thirty-three consecutive patients who underwent chest CT by a U-HRCT scanner were enrolled. In each
patient, CT data were reconstructed by two different protocols: 512 x 512 matrix with 0.5-mm slice thickness (conventional
HRCT mode) and 1024x 1024 matrix with 0.25-mm slice thickness (U-HRCT mode). We used a research workstation to
compare the two CT modes with regard to the numbers and total lengths of the automatically segmented bronchi.Results Significantly greater numbers and longer lengths of peripheral bronchi were segmented in the U-HRCT mode than
in the conventional HRCT mode (P < 0.001, for fifth-to eighth-generation bronchi). For example, the mean numbers and
total lengths of the sixth-generation bronchi were 81 and 1048 mm in the U-HRCT mode and 59 and 538 mm in the conventional
HRCT mode.Conclusions The U-HRCT mode greatly improves automatic airway segmentation for the more peripheral bronchi, compared
with the conventional HRCT mode. This advantage can be applied to routine clinical care, such as virtual bronchoscopy and
automatic lung segmentation.},
 school = {琉球大学},
 title = {Automatic bronchial segmentation on ultra-HRCT scans: advantage of the 1024-matrix size with 0.25-mm slice thickness reconstruction}
}