Computerized detection of mass lesions in digital breast tomosynthesis images using two- and three dimensional radial gradient index segmentation

Technology in Cancer Research and Treatment

Volumn 3, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 437-441

  Reiser, I ^a   Nishikawa, R M ^a   Giger, M L ^a   Wu, T ^b   Rafferty, E ^b   Moore, R H ^b   Kopans, D B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Computer aided diagnosis; Mass detection; Tomosynthesis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREAST LESION; COMPUTER; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DATA BASE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIGITAL BREAST TOMOSYNTHESIS; DIGITAL RADIOGRAPHY; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE QUALITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

EID: 6344269549     PISSN: 15330346     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/153303460400300504     Document Type: Article

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