Fully automatic breast cancer diagnosis in contrast enhanced MRI

International Journal of Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery

Volumn 1, Issue SUPPL. 7, 2006, Pages 325-327

  Mayer, D ^a   Vomweg, T W ^a   Faber, H ^a   Weinheimer, O ^a   Mattiuzzi, M ^b   Buscema, M ^c   Duber C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER MAINZ   (Germany)

^b Bracco Imaging SpA   (Italy)

^c Semeion centro ricerche di scienze della communicazione   (Italy)

Author keywords

Mammography; MRI; Neuronal Networks; Pyramid Linking; Registration; Segmentation

Indexed keywords

EID: 33748959341     PISSN: 18616410     EISSN: 18616429     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11548-006-0027-7     Document Type: Article

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