Automatic classification of breast density


Autoria(s): Oliver i Malagelada, Arnau; Freixenet i Bosch, Jordi; Zwiggelaar, Reyer
Data(s)

21/05/2010

Resumo

A recent trend in digital mammography is computer-aided diagnosis systems, which are computerised tools designed to assist radiologists. Most of these systems are used for the automatic detection of abnormalities. However, recent studies have shown that their sensitivity is significantly decreased as the density of the breast increases. This dependence is method specific. In this paper we propose a new approach to the classification of mammographic images according to their breast parenchymal density. Our classification uses information extracted from segmentation results and is based on the underlying breast tissue texture. Classification performance was based on a large set of digitised mammograms. Evaluation involves different classifiers and uses a leave-one-out methodology. Results demonstrate the feasibility of estimating breast density using image processing and analysis techniques

Identificador

http://hdl.handle.net/10256/2374

Idioma(s)

eng

Publicador

IEEE

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Palavras-Chave #Diagnòstic per la imatge #Imatges mèdiques -- Processament #Mama -- Radiografia #Radiografia mèdica -- Tècniques digitals #Breast -- Radiography #Diagnostic imaging #Imaging systems in medicine #Radiography, Medical -- Digital techniques
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info:eu-repo/semantics/article