Automatic Microcalcifications Pattern Recognition From X-Ray Mammographies
- 18 October 1989
- proceedings article
- Published by SPIE-Intl Soc Optical Eng
- p. 170-175
- https://doi.org/10.1117/12.961732
Abstract
X-ray mammogram is the only breast cancer detection technique presently available with proven efficacy and nearly 50% of breast carcinomas demonstrate microcalcifications on mammograms. Moreover, it has been shown that clustered microcalcifications where the only sign of abnormality in about 36% of nonpalpable, clinically occult breast cancers.Keywords
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