Image processing of the digital mammogram for segmentation and characterization of microcalcifications

• Main Author: Veena Mohan Bhajammanavar
• Other Authors: Kwoh, Chee Keong
• Format: Theses and Dissertations
• Published: 2008
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Computer science and engineering::Computer applications::Life and medical sciences
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/2508
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

In this thesis, the work is focused on developing computer aided methods for applications in mammography. Towards this end, we have developed new approaches in image processing on the basis of properties of mammographic images to detect the microcalcifications and classify them as either malignant...