Investigations of methodologies to classify and detect lung cancer nodules

Abstract

Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer deaths in both women newlineand men It is estimated that 12 million people are diagnosed with this newlinedisease every year and about 11 million people are dying of this disease newlineyearly The survival rate is higher if the cancer is detected at early stages The newlineearly detection of lung cancer is not an easy task About 80 patients are newlinediagnosed correctly at the middle or advanced stage of cancer Computer newlineaided diagnosis system is very helpful for radiologist in detection and newlinediagnosing abnormalities earlier and faster The computer aided diagnosis is a newlinesecond opinion for radiologists before suggesting a biopsy test newline newline