Early detection of breast cancer using self similar fractal method

International Journal of Computers and Applications

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 39-43

  Patel, Bhagwati Charan ^a   Sinha, G R ^a  

^a Shri Shankaracharya Group of Institution   (India)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Fractal; Mammography; Segmentation

Indexed keywords

BIOMINERALIZATION; DISEASES; FRACTALS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IMAGE SEGMENTATION; MAMMOGRAPHY;

BREAST CANCER; BREAST CANCER DIAGNOSIS; EARLY DETECTION OF BREAST CANCER; GEOMETRICAL OBJECTS; IMAGE PROCESSING TECHNIQUE; MICROCALCIFICATIONS; SELF SIMILAR PROPERTIES; SELF-SIMILAR FRACTALS;

MEDICAL IMAGING;

EID: 84976554620     PISSN: 1206212X     EISSN: 19257074     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5120/1466-1981     Document Type: Article

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