Automated estimation of breast density on mammogram using combined information of histogram statistics and boundary gradients

Progress in Biomedical Optics and Imaging - Proceedings of SPIE

Volumn 7624, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Kim, Youngwoo ^a,b   Kim, Changwon ^a   Kim, Jong Hyo ^a,b,c  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b Interdisciplinary Program in Radiation Applied Life Science Major   (South Korea)

^c Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

boundary information; breast density; CAD; FFDM; Mammography; quantitative measure; statistical information

Indexed keywords

AUTOMATION; COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; COMPUTER AIDED DIAGNOSIS; DIAGNOSIS; INFORMATION USE; MAMMOGRAPHY; MEDIAN FILTERS; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICS; X RAY SCREENS;

BOUNDARY INFORMATION; BREAST DENSITY; FFDM; QUANTITATIVE MEASURES; STATISTICAL INFORMATION;

MEDICAL IMAGING;

EID: 84886099488     PISSN: 16057422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.844083     Document Type: Conference Paper

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