Automated detection method for architectural distortion areas on mammograms based on morphological processing and surface analysis

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 5370 II, Issue , 2004, Pages 920-925

  Ichikawa, Tetsuko ^a   Matsubara, Tomoko ^b   Hara, Takeshi ^a   Fujita, Hiroshi ^a   Endo, Tokiko ^c   Iwase, Takuji ^d  

^a GIFU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NAGOYA BUNRI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c National Hospital of Nagoya   (Japan)

^d CANCER INSTITUTE HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Architectural distortion; Computer aided diagnosis; Mammogram

Indexed keywords

CALCIFICATION (BIOCHEMISTRY); COMPUTER AIDED DIAGNOSIS; IMAGE ANALYSIS; PATIENT TREATMENT; TUMORS;

ARCHITECTURAL DISTORTION; BREAST CANCERS; MAMMOGRAMS;

MAMMOGRAPHY;

EID: 5644300526     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.535116     Document Type: Conference Paper

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