Multiplexed wavelet transform technique for detection of microcalcification in digitized mammograms

Journal of Digital Imaging

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 285-291

  Mini, M G ^a   Devassia, V P ^a   Thomas, Tessamma ^a  

^a Department of Physics   (India)

Author keywords

Computer aided methods for breast cancer detection; DWT; Edge detection; Microcalcification detection; Multiplexed wavelet transform

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL ORGANS; CALCIFICATION (BIOCHEMISTRY); MEDICAL IMAGING; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; TUMORS; WAVELET TRANSFORMS;

BREAST CANCER; DIGITAL IMAGING; MICROCALCIFICATIONS; MULTIPLEXED WAVELET TRANSFORMS;

MAMMOGRAPHY;

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; BREAST CALCIFICATION; CHILD PARENT RELATION; DIGITAL RADIOGRAPHY; IMAGING; MAMMOGRAPHY; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; PERIODICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; TECHNIQUE;

ALGORITHMS; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CALCINOSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAMMOGRAPHY; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; SIGNAL PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED;

EID: 13844266383     PISSN: 08971889     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10278-004-1020-8     Document Type: Article

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