title: Mass Detection in Mammographic Images Using Wavelet Processing and Adaptive Threshold Technique.
abstract: Detection of mass in mammogram for early diagnosis of breast cancer is a significant assignment in the reduction of the mortality rate. However, in some cases, screening of mass is difficult task for radiologist, due to variation in contrast, fuzzy edges and noisy mammograms. Masses and micro-calcifications are the distinctive signs for diagnosis of breast cancer. This paper presents, a method for mass enhancement using piecewise linear operator in combination with wavelet processing from mammographic images. The method includes, artifact suppression and pectoral muscle removal based on morphological operations. Finally, mass segmentation for detection using adaptive threshold technique is carried out to separate the mass from background. The proposed method has been tested on 130 (45 + 85) images with 90.9 and 91 % True Positive Fraction (TPF) at 2.35 and 2.1 average False Positive Per Image(FP/I) from two different databases, namely Mammographic Image Analysis Society (MIAS) and Digital Database for Screening Mammography (DDSM). The obtained results show that, the proposed technique gives improved diagnosis in the early breast cancer detection.
authors.affiliation: Shri Guru Gobind Singhji Institute of Engineering and Technology, Nanded, India. pratap_vikhe@yahoo.co.in.
authors.forename: P S
authors.initials: PS
authors.lastname: Vikhe
authors.affiliation: Shri Guru Gobind Singhji Institute of Engineering and Technology, Nanded, India. vrthool@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: V R
authors.initials: VR
authors.lastname: Thool
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D016208:Databases, Factual; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted / Q000379:methods*; D008327:Mammography / Q000379:methods*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D058067:Wavelet Analysis
keywords: Adaptive thresholding; Enhancement; Mass; Pectoral muscle; Wavelet transform
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