Evaluation of mammographic calcifications using a computer program.
A computer pattern recognition program was developed to evaluate calcifications seen on mammograms. When the approximate horizontal length, average internal gray level, and contrast were used as criteria, 84.3% of the lesions studied were correctly identified as malignant or benign. These results show that a computer program can help evaluate calcifications of the breast.
D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D002114:Calcinosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D003936:Diagnosis, Computer-Assisted; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008327:Mammography; D008433:Mathematics