Performance evaluation of density based graph cuts segmentation technique of mammograms

Communications in Computer and Information Science

Volumn 252 CCIS, Issue PART 2, 2011, Pages 104-116

  Saidin, Nafiza ^a   Mat Sakim, Harsa Amylia ^a   Ngah, Umi Khaltum ^a   Lutfi Shuaib, Ibrahim ^b  

^a SCHOOL OF PHYSICS   (Malaysia)

^b ADVANCED MEDICAL AND DENTAL INSTITUTE   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Breast Density; Image processing; Image segmentation; Mammography; Medical imaging; Performance Evaluation

Indexed keywords

ANATOMICAL STRUCTURES; BREAST DENSITY; COMPARISON OF PERFORMANCE; DENSITY-BASED; GLANDULAR TISSUE; GRAPH CUT; GRAPH-CUT TECHNIQUES; GROUND TRUTH; PECTORAL MUSCLES; PERFORMANCE EVALUATION; SEGMENTATION RESULTS; SEGMENTATION TECHNIQUES;

ENGINEERING RESEARCH; IMAGE PROCESSING; INFORMATION SCIENCE; MAMMOGRAPHY; MEDICAL IMAGING; TISSUE; VISUALIZATION; X RAY SCREENS;

IMAGE SEGMENTATION;

EID: 82955189730     PISSN: 18650929     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-25453-6_10     Document Type: Conference Paper

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