Level set method for segmentation of infrared breast thermograms

• Main Authors: Golestani, N., Ng, E. Y. K., EtehadTavakol, M.
• Other Authors: School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2014
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Mechanical engineering::Control engineering
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/105788; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/20931; http://www.excli.de/vol13/Ng_12032014_proof.pdf
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Breast thermography is a physiological test that provides information based on the tempera-ture changes in breast. It records the temperature distribution of a body using the infrared ra-diation emitted by the surface of that body. Precancerous tissue and the area around a cancer-ous tumor have high...