Automated breast cancer detection and classification using ultrasound images: A survey

Pattern Recognition

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 299-317

  Cheng, H D ^a   Shan, Juan ^a   Ju, Wen ^a   Guo, Yanhui ^a   Zhang, Ling ^b  

^a Utah State University ^*  (United States)

^b SHANDONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Automated breast cancer detection and classification; CAD (computer aided diagnosis); Classifiers; Feature extraction and selection; Ultrasound (US) imaging

Indexed keywords

AUTOMATED BREAST CANCER DETECTION AND CLASSIFICATION; BREAST CANCER; BREAST CANCER DETECTION; CAD (COMPUTER-AIDED DIAGNOSIS); CAD SYSTEM; DIAGNOSIS TOOLS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; EARLY DETECTION; FEATURE EXTRACTION AND SELECTION; PERFORMANCE EVALUATION; ULTRASOUND (US) IMAGING; ULTRASOUND IMAGES; ULTRASOUND IMAGING;

ACOUSTIC WAVES; AUTOMATION; CLASSIFIERS; DISEASE CONTROL; FEATURE EXTRACTION; LEARNING SYSTEMS; ULTRASONIC APPLICATIONS; ULTRASONIC IMAGING; ULTRASONICS;

COMPUTER AIDED DIAGNOSIS;

EID: 68949164775     PISSN: 00313203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.patcog.2009.05.012     Document Type: Article

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