An image enhancement algorithm based on a contrast measure in the wavelet domain for screening mammograms

Proceedings - International Conference on Image Processing, ICIP

Volumn 5, Issue , 2007, Pages

  Tang, Jinshan ^a   Sun, Qingling ^a   Agyepong, Kwabena ^a  

^a ALCORN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Breast cancer diagnosis; Contrast measure; Image enhancement; Mammograms; ROC analysis; Wavelet

Indexed keywords

DISEASES; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; MAMMOGRAPHY; MEDICAL IMAGING; X RAY SCREENS;

BREAST CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CONTRAST MEASURE; MAMMOGRAMS; ROC ANALYSIS; WAVELET;

IMAGE PROCESSING;

EID: 48149112641     PISSN: 15224880     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ICIP.2007.4379757     Document Type: Conference Paper

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