Segmentation and detection of breast cancer in mammograms combining wavelet analysis and genetic algorithm

Computer Methods and Programs in Biomedicine

Volumn 114, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 88-101

  Pereira, Danilo Cesar ^a   Ramos, Rodrigo Pereira ^b   do Nascimento, Marcelo Zanchetta ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DO ABC   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DO VALE DO SÃO FRANCISCO   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF UBERLÂNDIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Computer aided systems; Genetic algorithm; Image segmentation; Mammographic images; Wavelet transform

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER AIDED DIAGNOSIS; GENETIC ALGORITHMS; IMAGE SEGMENTATION; WAVELET ANALYSIS; WAVELET TRANSFORMS; X RAY SCREENS;

COMPUTER-AIDED DETECTION; COMPUTER-AIDED SYSTEMS; COMPUTERIZED METHODS; DIGITAL DATABASE FOR SCREENING MAMMOGRAPHIES; MAMMOGRAPHIC IMAGES; NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE; PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCES; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGES; BREAST CANCER;

MAMMOGRAPHY; GENETIC ALGORITHMS;

ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; COMPUTER ASSISTED RADIOGRAPHY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; GENETIC ALGORITHM; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IMAGE PROCESSING; IMAGE QUALITY; MAMMOGRAPHY; WAVELET ANALYSIS; ARTIFACT; EVALUATION STUDY; PERFORMANCE;

COMPUTER-AIDED SYSTEMS; GENETIC ALGORITHM; IMAGE SEGMENTATION; MAMMOGRAPHIC IMAGES; WAVELET TRANSFORM;

ALGORITHMS; ARTIFACTS; BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAMMOGRAPHY;

EID: 84895419217     PISSN: 01692607     EISSN: 18727565     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cmpb.2014.01.014     Document Type: Article

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