Lung-related Applications
Lung Lesion Segmentation
Tan Y, Schwartz LH and Zhao B, Segmentation of lung tumors on CT scans using watershed and active contours. Med Phys. 2013; 40(4):043502.
Lung Nodule Detection

A nodule missed by radiologist but detected by computer
Lu L, Tan Y, Schwartz LH and Zhao B. Hybrid detection of lung nodules on CT scan images. Med Phys. 2015;42:5042-54. (Study interviewed and reported by AuntMinnie.com in October 2015)

Zhao B, Gamsu G, Ginsberg MS, Jiang L, Schwartz LH. Automated detection of small lung nodules on CT utilizing a local density maximum algorithm. J. Applied Clinical Medical Physics 2003; 4(3):248-260.
Volumetry of Mesothelioma
Uni-/Bi-dimensional measurement of mesothelioma

Volumetric measurement of mesothelioma

Liu F, Zhao B, Krug LM, …, Schwartz LH. Assessment of Therapy Responses and Prediction of Survival in Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma through Computer-Aided Volumetric Measurement on CT Scans. J Thorac Oncol. 2010 Jun; 5(6):879-84.
Lung and Airway Segmentations

Emphysema Detection and Quantification
