Automated contour extraction of mammographic mass shadow using an improved active contour model

International Congress Series

Volumn 1268, Issue C, 2004, Pages 882-885

  Nakagawa, T ^a   Hara, T ^b   Fujita, H ^b   Iwase, T ^c   Endo, T ^d   Horita, K ^e  

^a GIFU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b GIFU UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^c Cancer Institute Hospital   (Japan)

^d National Hospital of Nagoya   (Japan)

^e AICHI CANCER CENTER HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

CAD; Contour extraction; Mammogram; Segmentation; Snakes

Indexed keywords

EID: 79952383366     PISSN: 05315131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ics.2004.03.172     Document Type: Article

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