title: A review of automatic mass detection and segmentation in mammographic images.
abstract: 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 differences between the used strategies. The key objective is to point out the advantages and disadvantages of the various approaches. In contrast with other reviews which only describe and compare different approaches qualitatively, this review also provides a quantitative comparison. The performance of seven mass detection methods is compared using two different mammographic databases: a public digitised database and a local full-field digital database. The results are given in terms of Receiver Operating Characteristic (ROC) and Free-response Receiver Operating Characteristic (FROC) analysis.
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Computer Architecture and Technology, University of Girona Ed. P-IV, Campus de Montilivi 17071, Girona, Spain. aoliver@eia.udg.edu
authors.forename: Arnau
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Oliver
authors.forename: Jordi
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Freixenet
authors.forename: Joan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Martí
authors.forename: Elsa
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Pérez
authors.forename: Josep
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Pont
authors.forename: Erika R E
authors.initials: ER
authors.lastname: Denton
authors.forename: Reyer
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Zwiggelaar
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D001185:Artificial Intelligence; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008327:Mammography / Q000379:methods*; D010363:Pattern Recognition, Automated / Q000379:methods*; D011856:Radiographic Image Enhancement / Q000379:methods*; D011857:Radiographic Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted / Q000379:methods*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity