Segmentation of breast tumors in mammograms using fuzzy sets

Journal of Electronic Imaging

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 369-378

  Guliato, Denise ^a   Rangayyan, Rangaraj M ^b   Carnielli, Walter A ^c   Zuffo, João A ^d   Desautels, J E Leo ^e  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF UBERLÂNDIA   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^e Screen Test Alberta   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BREAST TUMORS; MALIGNANT TUMORS;

FUZZY SETS; MAMMOGRAPHY; MEDICAL IMAGING; RADIOLOGY; TUMORS;

IMAGE SEGMENTATION;

EID: 0041438823     PISSN: 10179909     EISSN: 1560229X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1117/1.1579017     Document Type: Article

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