DocumentCode
2362773
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
fYear
2010
fDate
7-10 Nov. 2010
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
2
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;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
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
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/ISABEL.2010.5702878
Filename
5702878
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