Automatic Detection of 2D and 3D Lung Nodules in Chest Spiral CT Scans

Table 2

Detection rate for different types of abnormalities by using the algorithm proposed in [9] (TPNs: the nodules determined by a radiologist).

Type of lung	True detected nodules	False detected nodules
Lung wall	17 : 29	25
Calcified	39 : 49	21
Non-calcified	12 : 18	16
Cavity	—	—
Small	15 : 23	23