title: Detection of cancerous masses for screening mammography using discrete wavelet transform-based multiresolution Markov random field.
abstract: When cancerous masses are embedded in and camouflaged by varying densities of parenchymal tissue structures, they are difficult to visually detect on mammograms. We present a novel algorithm based on the discrete wavelet transform (DWT) and multiresolution markov random field (MMRF) that will single out the suspicious masses to assist the attending radiologist in making decisions.
authors.affiliation: Department of Electrical Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station 77845-3128, USA.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Zheng
authors.forename: A K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Chan
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: McCord
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: J S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Liu
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000145:classification / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D003936:Diagnosis, Computer-Assisted; D005260:Female; D017709:Fractals; D006801:Humans; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted / Q000379:methods*; D008327:Mammography; D008390:Markov Chains; D008403:Mass Screening; D011856:Radiographic Image Enhancement / Q000379:methods