Investigating performance of a morphology-based CAD scheme in detecting architectural distortion in screening mammograms

International Journal of Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery

Volumn 1, Issue SUPPL. 7, 2006, Pages 336-338

  Eltonsy, N ^a   Tourassi, G ^b   Elmaghraby, A ^a  

^a University of Louisville   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Architecture distortion; Breast mammography; Computer assisted detection (CAD); Morphology

Indexed keywords

EID: 33748977284     PISSN: 18616410     EISSN: 18616429     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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