Title :
A filtering-based procedure for the microcalcifications detection in mammograms
Author :
Mencattini, A. ; Rabottino, G. ; Salmeri, M. ; Lojacono, R.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron. Eng., Univ. of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy
Abstract :
Microcalcifications clusters are subtle signs of breast cancer and are very difficult to diagnose in the mammographic images because of their small size and low contrast with respect to the normal breast tissue. In this paper, we propose an automatic procedure for the identification of microcalcifications clusters to aid the radiologist in the detection of this kind of breast cancer signs.
Keywords :
cancer; diagnostic radiography; image segmentation; mammography; medical image processing; pattern clustering; breast cancer; filtering-based procedure; mammograms; microcalcifications detection; normal breast tissue; patient diagnosis; radiology;
Conference_Titel :
Applied Sciences in Biomedical and Communication Technologies (ISABEL), 2010 3rd International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Rome
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-8131-6
DOI :
10.1109/ISABEL.2010.5702878
