An automatic method to enhance microcalcifications using Normalized Tsallis entropy

Signal Processing

Volumn 90, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 952-958

  Mohanalin, ^a   Kalra, Prem Kumar ^a   Kumar, Nirmal ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY KANPUR   (India)

Author keywords

Fuzzy; Mammogram; Non extensive; Normalized Tsallis entropy; Shannon entropy

Indexed keywords

FUZZY; MAMMOGRAM; NON-EXTENSIVE; NORMALIZED TSALLIS ENTROPY; SHANNON ENTROPY;

ALGORITHMS; FUZZY SETS; HEAT SHIELDING; MAMMOGRAPHY; MEMBERSHIP FUNCTIONS; X RAY SCREENS;

ENTROPY;

EID: 70350721623     PISSN: 01651684     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sigpro.2009.09.012     Document Type: Article

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