Automated image segmentation for breast analysis using infrared images

Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology - Proceedings

Volumn 26 III, Issue , 2004, Pages 1737-1740

  Scales, N ^a   Herry, C ^a   Frize, M ^a,b  

^a CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Automation; Breast cancer; Computer assisted image processing; Thermography

Indexed keywords

DIGITAL SIGNAL PROCESSING; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INFRARED IMAGING; MATHEMATICAL TRANSFORMATIONS; THERMOGRAPHY (IMAGING); TUMORS;

BODY BOUNDARIES; BREAST CANCER; COMPUTER-ASSISTED IMAGE PROCESSING; THERMOGRAPHY;

IMAGE SEGMENTATION;

EID: 11144344478     PISSN: 05891019     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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