A Comparative Review of Various Techniques for Segmentation of Thyroid Nodule in Ultrasound Images
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Thyroid is one of the endocrine gland which is located inside the neck in front of the larynx & just below the Adams apple. The unwanted growth of cells on thyroid gives rise to thyroid nodules or disorders. For detection of thyroid nodule various techniques are there like US, CT, OCT & MRI etc. But ultrasound (US) is one of the most promising techniques to detect different kinds of thyroid abnormalities because of its properties like non-invasiveness, inexpensive, flexibility and short acquisition times, capable to provide immediate information & free of ionizing radiations unlike CT. This paper involves the review of various algorithms for segmenting & classifying the thyroid nodules (benign/cancerous) from ultrasound (US) images. At the end, this paper contains comparison of various methods on the basis of their different characteristics.
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