DocumentCode
1201991
Title
Highly regular wavelets for the detection of clustered microcalcifications in mammograms
Author
Lemaur, G. ; Drouiche, K. ; DeConinck, J.
Author_Institution
Univ. of Mons Hainaut, Belgium
Volume
22
Issue
3
fYear
2003
fDate
3/1/2003 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
393
Lastpage
401
Abstract
We consider the problem of detecting clustered microcalcification in digitized mammograms using new wavelets with a high Sobolev regularity index. We experimentally assess the superiority of the new wavelets when compared with the classical ones.
Keywords
feature extraction; mammography; medical image processing; wavelet transforms; clustered microcalcification detection; digitized mammograms; high Sobolev regularity index; highly regular wavelets; Helium; Performance analysis; Polynomials; Postal services; Signal resolution; Terrorism; Wavelet analysis; Algorithms; Breast Diseases; Calcinosis; Databases, Factual; Humans; Mammography; Radiographic Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted; Signal Processing, Computer-Assisted;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Medical Imaging, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0278-0062
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/TMI.2003.809580
Filename
1199640
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