title: An interactive method based on the live wire for segmentation of the breast in mammography images.
abstract: In order to improve accuracy of computer-aided diagnosis of breast lumps, the authors introduce an improved interactive segmentation method based on Live Wire. This paper presents the Gabor filters and FCM clustering algorithm is introduced to the Live Wire cost function definition. According to the image FCM analysis for image edge enhancement, we eliminate the interference of weak edge and access external features clear segmentation results of breast lumps through improving Live Wire on two cases of breast segmentation data. Compared with the traditional method of image segmentation, experimental results show that the method achieves more accurate segmentation of breast lumps and provides more accurate objective basis on quantitative and qualitative analysis of breast lumps.
authors.affiliation: School of Medical Imaging, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin 300203, China.
authors.forename: Zhang
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Zewei
authors.affiliation: School of Medical Imaging, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin 300203, China.
authors.forename: Wang
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Tianyue
authors.affiliation: School of Medical Imaging, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin 300203, China.
authors.forename: Guo
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: School of Medical Imaging, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin 300203, China.
authors.forename: Wang
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Tingting
authors.affiliation: School of Medical Imaging, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin 300203, China.
authors.forename: Xu
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Lu
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D001940:Breast / Q000473:pathology*; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D016000:Cluster Analysis; D003936:Diagnosis, Computer-Assisted; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008327:Mammography / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D010363:Pattern Recognition, Automated; D011857:Radiographic Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted; D015203:Reproducibility of Results