Current methods in medical image segmentation

DL Pham, C Xu, JL Prince - Annual review of biomedical …, 2000 - annualreviews.org
▪ Abstract Image segmentation plays a crucial role in many medical-imaging applications, by
automating or facilitating the delineation of anatomical structures and other regions of …

A review of automatic mass detection and segmentation in mammographic images

A Oliver, J Freixenet, J Marti, E Perez, J Pont… - Medical image …, 2010 - Elsevier
The aim of this paper is to review existing approaches to the automatic detection and
segmentation of masses in mammographic images, highlighting the key-points and main …

Stand-alone artificial intelligence for breast cancer detection in mammography: comparison with 101 radiologists

A Rodriguez-Ruiz, K Lång… - JNCI: Journal of the …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Background Artificial intelligence (AI) systems performing at radiologist-like levels in the
evaluation of digital mammography (DM) would improve breast cancer screening accuracy …

Detection of breast cancer with mammography: effect of an artificial intelligence support system

A Rodríguez-Ruiz, E Krupinski, JJ Mordang, K Schilling… - Radiology, 2019 - pubs.rsna.org
Purpose To compare breast cancer detection performance of radiologists reading
mammographic examinations unaided versus supported by an artificial intelligence (AI) …

Improved threshold based and trainable fully automated segmentation for breast cancer boundary and pectoral muscle in mammogram images

DA Zebari, DQ Zeebaree, AM Abdulazeez… - Ieee …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Segmentation of the breast region and pectoral muscle are fundamental subsequent steps
in the process of Computer-Aided Diagnosis (CAD) systems. Segmenting the breast region …

Classification of mammogram for early detection of breast cancer using SVM classifier and Hough transform

R Vijayarajeswari, P Parthasarathy, S Vivekanandan… - Measurement, 2019 - Elsevier
Breast cancer is one of the significant health problems in the world. If these abnormalities in
breast cancer are detected early there is a maximum chance for recovery. For this early …

Identifying normal mammograms in a large screening population using artificial intelligence

K Lång, M Dustler, V Dahlblom, A Åkesson… - European …, 2021 - Springer
Objectives To evaluate the potential of artificial intelligence (AI) to identify normal
mammograms in a screening population. Methods In this retrospective study, 9581 double …

Quantitative assessment of mammographic breast density: relationship with breast cancer risk

JA Harvey, VE Bovbjerg - Radiology, 2004 - pubs.rsna.org
Increased mammographic breast density is a moderate independent risk factor for breast
cancer, with findings of published studies in which quantitative methods of assessment were …

A review of computer-aided diagnosis of breast cancer: Toward the detection of subtle signs

RM Rangayyan, FJ Ayres, JEL Desautels - Journal of the Franklin Institute, 2007 - Elsevier
Mammography is the best available tool for screening for the early detection of breast
cancer. Mammographic screening has been shown to be effective in reducing breast cancer …

Mammographic density. Measurement of mammographic density

MJ Yaffe - Breast Cancer Research, 2008 - Springer
Mammographic density has been strongly associated with increased risk of breast cancer.
Furthermore, density is inversely correlated with the accuracy of mammography and …