Density based breast segmentation for mammograms using graph cut and seed based region growing techniques

2nd International Conference on Computer Research and Development, ICCRD 2010

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 246-250

  Saidin, Nafiza ^a   Ngah, Umi Kalthum ^a   Sakim, Harsa Amylia Mat ^a   Siong, Ding Nik ^a   Hoe, Mok Kim ^a   Shuaib, Ibrahim Lutfi ^b  

^a SCHOOL OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING   (Malaysia)

^b ADVANCED MEDICAL AND DENTAL INSTITUTE   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Medical image processing; Medical imaging

Indexed keywords

BREAST SEGMENTATION; BREAST TISSUES; DENSITY CHANGE; DENSITY-BASED; GRAPH CUT; GRAPH-CUT TECHNIQUES; HARD CONSTRAINTS; MAMMOGRAPHIC DENSITY; MEDICAL IMAGE PROCESSING; MULTISELECTION; QUANTITATIVE EVALUATION; REGION GROWING; REGION-GROWING TECHNIQUES; TISSUE TYPES;

IMAGE SEGMENTATION; IMAGING SYSTEMS; LABELS; MAMMOGRAPHY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; SEED; TISSUE; X RAY SCREENS;

MEDICAL IMAGING;

EID: 77955209190     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ICCRD.2010.87     Document Type: Conference Paper

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