Detection of cluster of microcalcifications based on watershed segmentation algorithm

Proceedings - IEEE Symposium on Computer-Based Medical Systems

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages

  Marrocco, C ^a   Molinara, M ^a   Tortorella, F ^a   Rinaldi, P ^b   Bonomo, L ^b   Ferrarotti, A ^c   Aragno, C ^d   Schiano Lo Moriello, S ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CASSINO AND SOUTHERN LAZIO   (Italy)

^b CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^c TeS Teleinformatica e Sistemi Srl   (Italy)

^d Kell Srl   (Italy)

^e EuroSoft Srl   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BOOSTING; CLUSTERING ALGORITHMS; IMAGE SEGMENTATION; MAMMOGRAPHY;

COMPUTER AIDED DETECTION SYSTEMS; COMPUTER SCIENTISTS; EARLY DETECTION OF BREAST CANCER; FULL FIELD DIGITAL; HEURISTIC RULES; MAMMOGRAPHIC; MICROCALCIFICATIONS; WATERSHED SEGMENTATION ALGORITHM; WATERSHED TRANSFORM;

CALCIFICATION (BIOCHEMISTRY);

EID: 84867318078     PISSN: 10637125     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/CBMS.2012.6266365     Document Type: Conference Paper

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