An automated classification scheme for mammograms based on amount and distribution of fibroglandular breast tissue density

International Congress Series

Volumn 1230, Issue C, 2001, Pages 545-552

  Matsubara, T ^a   Yamazaki, D ^b   Kato, M ^b   Hara, T ^b   Fujita, H ^b   Iwase, T ^c   Endo, T ^d  

^a NAGOYA BUNRI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b GIFU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c AICHI CANCER CENTER HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^d National Hospital of Nagoya   (Japan)

Author keywords

Automated classification; Breast cancer; Fibroglandular breast tissue density; Image analysis; Mammogram

Indexed keywords

EID: 84976228743     PISSN: 05315131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0531-5131(01)00085-1     Document Type: Article

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