Breast masses in mammography classification with local contour features

Abstract Background Mammography is one of the most popular tools for early detection of breast cancer. Contour of breast mass in mammography is very important information to distinguish benign and malignant mass. Contour of benign mass is smooth and round or oval, while malignant mass has irregular...

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Main Authors: Haixia Li, Xianjing Meng, Tingwen Wang, Yuchun Tang, Yilong Yin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-04-01
Series:BioMedical Engineering OnLine
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12938-017-0332-0