Performance evaluation of a region growing procedure for mammographic breast lesion identification

Computer Standards and Interfaces

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 128-135

  Rabottino, Giulia ^a   Mencattini, Arianna ^a   Salmeri, Marcello ^a   Caselli, Federica ^a   Lojacono, Roberto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER AIDED DIAGNOSIS; DIAGNOSIS; DISEASES;

BREAST CANCER SCREENING; COMPUTER AIDED DETECTION; EFFECTIVE ALGORITHMS; IRREGULAR SHAPE; PATHOLOGICAL STRUCTURES; REGION-GROWING TECHNIQUES; SCREENING EXAMINATIONS; SEGMENTATION PROCEDURE;

MAMMOGRAPHY;

EID: 78649970166     PISSN: 09205489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.csi.2010.06.003     Document Type: Article

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