A study on two different CAD systems for mammography as an aid to radiological diagnosis in the search of microcalcification clusters

European Journal of Radiology

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 264-269

  Lauria, A ^a   Palmiero, R ^b   Forni, G ^b   Fantacci, M E ^c   Imbriaco, M ^d   Sodano, A ^b   Indovina, P L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASSARI   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^d CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; CADx; CALMA; Computer aided detection; Mammography

Indexed keywords

CALCIFICATION (BIOCHEMISTRY); COMPUTER AIDED DIAGNOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC RADIOGRAPHY; IMAGE ANALYSIS; RADIOLOGY; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

COMPUTER AIDED DETECTION (CAD); DIGITAL MAMMOGRAPHY; DIGITIZED MAMMOGRAMS; MICROCALCIFICATION;

MAMMOGRAPHY;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CALCIFICATION; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FOLLOW UP; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; IMAGING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAMMOGRAPHY; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; RADIODIAGNOSIS; RADIOLOGIST; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

BREAST DISEASES; CALCINOSIS; DIAGNOSIS, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAMMOGRAPHY; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; ROC CURVE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SOFTWARE;

EID: 22144445345     PISSN: 0720048X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2004.10.010     Document Type: Article

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