Higher order spectra analysis of breast thermograms for the automated identification of breast cancer

• Main Authors: Acharya, U. Rajendra, Ng, Eddie Yin-Kwee, Sree, Subbhuraam Vinitha, Chua, Chua Kuang, Chattopadhyay, Subhagata
• Other Authors: School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2013
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Mechanical engineering
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/98535; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/16248
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Breast cancer is a leading cancer affecting women worldwide. Mammography is a scanning procedure involvingX-rays of the breast. It causes discomfort and may cause high incidence of false negatives. Breast thermography is a new screening method of breast that helps in the early detection of cancer. I...