Computer Aided Tracking and Analysis of Pulmonary Nodules Over Time (Sandy Napel, Principal Investigator):

When pulmonary nodules are detected in diagnostic imaging studies, they are most often followed by repeat scans in the future. It is important in this setting to match nodules in follow up scans and assess them for change. The goal of this project is increase accuracy and efficiency by developing algorithms that automatically match nodules to their counterparts in scans acquired at various times.