A Preprocessing Algorithm for the CAD System of Mammograms Using the Active Contour Method

Digital mammogram images can have different kinds of artifacts that affect the accuracy of the detection of tumor tissues in the automated computer-aided detection (CAD) system for mammograms. Preprocessing to remove such artifacts is an important step. In this paper, a preprocessing technique for d...

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Main Authors: Farhan AKRAM, Jeong Heon KIM, Kwang Nam CHOI
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Iuliu Hatieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj-Napoca 2013-06-01
Series:Applied Medical Informatics
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Online Access:http://ami.info.umfcluj.ro/index.php/AMI/article/view/420/pdf