A fuzzy logic C-means clustering algorithm to enhance microcalcifications clusters in digital mammograms

IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 3048-3050

  Vivona, L ^a   Cascio, D ^a   Magro, R ^a   Fauci, F ^a   Raso, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CALCIFICATION (BIOCHEMISTRY); COMPUTER AIDED DIAGNOSIS; COMPUTER CIRCUITS; COMPUTER CONTROL SYSTEMS; FUZZY LOGIC; MAMMOGRAPHY; MEDICAL IMAGING; X RAY SCREENS;

BREAST CANCER; C-MEANS CLUSTERING ALGORITHM; COMPUTER AIDED DETECTION SYSTEMS; DIGITAL MAMMOGRAMS; FUZZY LOGIC CLUSTERING; HARD TASK; MICRO-CALCIFICATIONS CLUSTERS; MICROCALCIFICATIONS;

CLUSTERING ALGORITHMS;

EID: 84858634426     PISSN: 10957863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/NSSMIC.2011.6152551     Document Type: Conference Paper

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