Ultrasonic multi-feature analysis procedure for computer-aided diagnosis of solid breast lesions

Ultrasonic Imaging

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 17-38

  Kaisar Alam, S ^a   Feleppa, Ernest J ^a   Rondeau, Mark ^a   Kalisz, Andrew ^a   Garra, Brian S ^b  

^a RIVERSIDE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b CENTER FOR DRUG EVALUATION AND RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Computer aided diagnosis (cad); Fractal analysis; Morphometric analysis; Multi feature analysis; ROC; Sonography; Spectrum analysis; Texture analysis; Tissue characterization; Tumor classification; Ultrasonic imaging; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

BIOPSY; COMPUTER AIDED ANALYSIS; FOURIER ANALYSIS; FRACTALS; MEDICAL IMAGING; PLASMA DIAGNOSTICS; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; TEXTURES; TISSUE; ULTRASONIC IMAGING; ULTRASONICS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

BREAST CANCER; COMPUTER AIDED DIAGNOSIS(CAD); FRACTAL ANALYSIS; MORPHOMETRIC ANALYSIS; MULTI FEATURES; TEXTURE ANALYSIS; TISSUE CHARACTERIZATION; TUMOR CLASSIFICATION;

COMPUTER AIDED DIAGNOSIS;

ACOUSTICS; ARTICLE; BIOPSY; BREAST TUMOR; COMPUTER ASSISTED DIAGNOSIS; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; ECHOGRAPHY; ECHOMAMMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FRACTAL ANALYSIS; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ACOUSTICS; BIOPSY; BREAST NEOPLASMS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FRACTALS; HUMANS; IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; LINEAR MODELS; ROC CURVE; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, MAMMARY;

EID: 79957634769     PISSN: 01617346     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/016173461103300102     Document Type: Article

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