A novel tactile-guided detection and three-dimensional localization of clinically significant breast masses

Journal of Medical Engineering and Technology

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 8-16

  Mojra, A ^a   Najarian, S ^a   Kashani, S M Towliat ^b   Panahi, F ^b  

^a AMIRKABIR UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

^b BAQIYATALLAH UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Artificial tactile sensing; Breast tissue; Mass localization; Robotics; Stiffness measurement

Indexed keywords

2D COORDINATES; 3D LOCALIZATION; BREAST MASS; BREAST TISSUES; COMPREHENSIVE MODEL; DEPTH ESTIMATION; GOLD STANDARDS; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ALGORITHMS; MASS DETECTION; MASS LOCALIZATION; NONINVASIVE METHODS; OVERALL STIFFNESS; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC CURVES; SENSORY SYSTEM; STIFFNESS MEASUREMENT; STIFFNESS PARAMETERS; TACTILE SENSING; TISSUE SURFACE;

NONINVASIVE MEDICAL PROCEDURES; OBJECT RECOGNITION; ROBOTICS; STIFFNESS; TISSUE; TWO DIMENSIONAL;

THREE DIMENSIONAL;

ARTICLE; BREAST TUMOR; COMPUTER ASSISTED DIAGNOSIS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; PALPATION; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; ROBOTICS; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; TOUCH;

BREAST NEOPLASMS; DIAGNOSIS, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; PALPATION; ROBOTICS; ROC CURVE; TOUCH;

EID: 84455193440     PISSN: 03091902     EISSN: 1464522X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/03091902.2011.629275     Document Type: Article

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