Computer aided system for segmentation and visualization of microcalcifications in digital mammograms

Folia Histochemica et Cytobiologica

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 525-532

  Reljin, Branimir ^a   Milošević, Zorica ^b   Stojić, Tomislav ^c   Reljin, Irini ^a  

^a University of Belgrade   (Serbia)

^b Clinical Center   (Serbia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BELGRADE   (Serbia)

Author keywords

Computer aided detection (CAD); Mammography; Mathematical morphology; Medical image processing; Microcalcifications; Multifractal analysis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CALCIFICATION; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DATA BASE; DIGITAL MAMMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGING SYSTEM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; QUALITY CONTROL; RADIOLOGY;

EID: 77149127081     PISSN: 02398508     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2478/v10042-009-0076-1     Document Type: Article

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