UCSF/LLNL high resolution digital mammogram library

Author

Ashby, A. Elaine ; Hernandez, M. D Jose M ; Logan, Clint M. ; Mascio, Laura N. ; Frankel, Steven ; Kegelmeyer, W. Philip

Author_Institution

Lawrence Livermore Nat. Lab., CA, USA

Volume

1

fYear

1995

fDate

20-25 Sep 1995

Firstpage

539

Abstract

Several institutions have developed algorithms for detection of microcalcifications as indicators of possible malignancy in digital mammograms. Relative sensitivity and specificity of these different algorithms has been difficult to evaluate because they have been tested on a variety of mammograms of varying pixel resolution and pathology. We present a library of mammograms digitized at 35 micrometers for evaluating the relative performance of calcification detection programs. The goal is to have authors of various algorithms present their results at the IEEE/EMB conference next year

Keywords

diagnostic radiography; image classification; image resolution; medical image processing; UCSF/LLNL high resolution digital mammogram library; algorithms; breast cancer; calcification detection programs; digital mammograms; malignancy; microcalcification detection; pathology; pixel resolution; relative performance; sensitivity; specificity; Breast biopsy; Breast cancer; Cancer detection; Digital images; Lesions; Mammography; Radiography; Sensitivity and specificity; Software libraries; Spatial resolution;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 1995., IEEE 17th Annual Conference

Conference_Location

Montreal, Que.

Print_ISBN

0-7803-2475-7

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IEMBS.1995.575239

Filename

575239