A massive lesion detection algorithm in mammography

Physica Medica

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 23-30

  Fauci, Francesco ^a   Raso, Giuseppe ^a   Magro, Rosario ^a   Forni, Giustina ^b   Lauria, Adele ^c   Bagnasco, Stefano ^d   Cerello, Piergiorgio ^d   Cheran, Sorin C ^e   Lopez Torres, Ernesto ^f   Bellotti, Robero ^g   De Carlo, Francesco ^g   Gargano, Gianfranco ^g   Tangaro, Sonia ^g   De Mitri, Ivan ^h   De Nunzio, Giorgio ^h   Cataldo, Rossella ^h  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SASSARI   (Italy)

^d SEZIONE DI TORINO   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^f CENTRO DE APLICACIONES TECNOLÓGICAS Y DESARROLLO NUCLEAR CEADEN   (Cuba)

^g UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^h UNIVERSITY OF SALENTO   (Italy)

Author keywords

CAD (Computer Aid Detection); Mammography; Neural Networks

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORK; BREAST CANCER; BREAST LESION; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; COMPUTER ASSISTED DIAGNOSIS; COMPUTER PROGRAM; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE PROCESSING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAMMOGRAPHY;

EID: 20344396360     PISSN: 11201797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1120-1797(05)80016-X     Document Type: Article

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