A novel clustering method based on K-MEANS with region growing for micro-calcifications in mammographic images

Proceedings of ICCIA 2010 - 2010 International Conference on Computer and Information Application

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 1-4

  Zhao, Huanping ^a   Li, Lihua ^a   Xu, Weidong ^a   Zhang, Juan ^b  

^a HANGZHOU DIANZI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b ZHEJIANG CANCER HOSPITAL   (China)

Author keywords

automatically; cluster; K MEANS; mammogram

Indexed keywords

AUTOMATICALLY; BREAST CANCER; CLUSTER; HUMAN EXPERTISE; K-MEANS; MALIGNANT TUMORS; MAMMOGRAM; MAMMOGRAPHIC IMAGES; MICROCALCIFICATIONS; NOVEL CLUSTERING; REGION GROWING;

CLUSTERING ALGORITHMS; COMPUTER APPLICATIONS; X RAY SCREENS;

MAMMOGRAPHY;

EID: 84863142927     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ICCIA.2010.6141521     Document Type: Conference Paper

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