Unified approach for masses and microcalcifications detection in mammograms

Mammography is the most effective method for the detection of early breast cancer. However, many studies showed that radiologists, even the experienced ones, couldn´t detect all breast cancer that appears on the mammograms. Thus, computer-assisted diagnosis (CAD), based on advanced image processing and pattern recognition techniques, is used to locate and classify possible lesions. In this paper, we present a general approach for the lesions detection in mammograms. This approach performs the detection in the both cases of masses and microcalcifications.