Line structure detection and analysis for mammography CAD

Details Line structure detection and analysis for mammography CAD Line structure detection and analysis for mammography CAD

2011-03-01

2011-03-01

Azarian, Seyed (Department: 2624)

Image analysis

Applications

Biomedical applications

C382S219000, C378S004000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07899228

ABSTRACT:
A method for image linear structure detection in medical imaging. The method includes locating microcalcification (mcc) candidate spots in a mammographic image; forming candidate clusters; assigning ranks to the candidate clusters; identifying linear structures in the neighborhood where the candidate clusters reside; and altering the ranks of the candidate clusters for which linear structures have been identified in the neighborhood.

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