Volumetric breast density estimation from full-field digital mammograms: A validation study

PLoS ONE

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Gubern Mérida, Albert ^a,b   Kallenberg, Michiel ^b   Platel, Bram ^b   Mann, Ritse M ^b   Martí, Robert ^a   Karssemeijer, Nico ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GIRONA   (Spain)

^b RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST VOLUME; CLINICAL EVALUATION; DENSITY; DIGITAL MAMMOGRAPHY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; FIBROGLANDULAR TISSUE VOLUME; FULL FIELD DIGITAL MAMMOGRAM; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAMMOGRAPHY SYSTEM; MEASUREMENT ACCURACY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; STANDARD; TISSUE CHARACTERIZATION; VALIDATION STUDY; VOLUMETRIC BREAST DENSITY;

ADULT; AGED; BREAST; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MAMMOGRAPHY; MIDDLE AGED; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RESEARCH DESIGN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84904015038     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0085952     Document Type: Article

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