Computer-aided identification of the pectoral muscle in digitized mammograms.
Mammograms are X-ray images of human breast which are normally used to detect breast cancer. The presence of pectoral muscle in mammograms may disturb the detection of breast cancer as the pectoral muscle and mammographic parenchyma appear similar. So, the suppression or exclusion of the pectoral mu...
| Published in: | Journal of Digital Imaging Vol. 23; no. 5; pp. 562 - 581 |
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| Main Authors: | , , |
| Format: | diagnostic images equations & formulas research Journal Article |
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Springer Nature
Oct2010
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| Online Access: | View this record in EBSCOhost |