Computer aided diagnosis for breast masses detection on a telemammography system

Computerized Medical Imaging and Graphics

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 497-502

  Méndez, Arturo J ^a,c   Souto, Miguel ^b   Tahoces, Pablo G ^b   Vidal, Juan J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIGO   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Computer aided diagnosis; Digital mammography; Mammographic screening; Telemammography

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL ORGANS; COMPUTER AIDED DIAGNOSIS; PATIENT TREATMENT; PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

FUNDS;

MAMMOGRAPHY;

ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; BREAST CANCER; BREAST TUMOR; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EUROPE; MAMMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VISUAL DISPLAY UNIT;

EID: 0142186633     PISSN: 08956111     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0895-6111(03)00035-1     Document Type: Article

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