Automatic Classification of Breast Tissue

Arnau Oliver, Jordi Freixenet, Anna Bosch, David Raba, Reyer Zwiggelaar

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Abstract

A recent trend in digital mammography are CAD systems, which are computerized tools designed to help radiologists. Most of these systems are used for the automatic detection of abnormalities. However, recent studies have shown that their sensitivity is significantly decreased as the density of the breast is increased. In addition, the suitability of abnormality segmentation approaches tends to depend on breast tissue density. In this paper we propose a new approach to the classification of mammographic images according to the breast parenchymal density. Our classification is based on gross segmentation and the underlying texture contained within the breast tissue. Robustness and classification performance are evaluated on a set of digitized mammograms, applying different classifiers and leave-one-out for training. Results demonstrate the feasibility of estimating breast density using computer vision techniques.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationPattern Recognition and Image Analysis
Subtitle of host publicationSecond Iberian Conference, IbPRIA 2005, Estoril, Portugal, June 7-9, 2005, Proceeding, Part II
EditorsJorge S. Marques, Nicolás Pérez de la Blanca, Pedro Pina
PublisherSpringer Nature
Pages431-438
Number of pages8
Volume3523
EditionII
ISBN (Electronic)978-3-540-32238-2
ISBN (Print)978-3-540-26154-4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 23 May 2005
EventPattern Recognition and Image Analysis : Second Iberian Conference, IbPRIA 2005, - Estoril, Portugal
Duration: 07 Jun 200509 Jun 2005

Publication series

NameLecture Notes in Computer Science
PublisherSpringer Nature
ISSN (Print)0302-9743

Conference

ConferencePattern Recognition and Image Analysis
Country/TerritoryPortugal
CityEstoril
Period07 Jun 200509 Jun 2005

Keywords

  • breast tissue
  • breast density
  • digital mammography
  • pectoral muscle
  • confusion matrice

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