Academic radiology
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Comparative Study
Computerized delineation and analysis of costophrenic angles in digital chest radiographs.
The authors developed a computerized method for delineating the costophrenic angles in digital posteroanterior chest radiographs to derive quantitative information that allows for detection of abnormal blunting of the costophrenic angle. ⋯ This delineation method enhances the automated lung-segmentation scheme. Quantitative information obtained from the costophrenic angles can be used for automatic evaluation of the presence of costophrenic angle blunting, which may indicate the presence of pleural effusion.