A multidisciplinary approach to the design and development of a CAD system for the detection of clustered microcalcifications

Author

Marrocco, C. ; Molinara, M. ; Tortorella, E. ; Rinaldi, P. ; Bonomo, L. ; Ferrarotti, A. ; Aragno, C. ; Moriello, S. Schiano lo

Author_Institution

DAEIMI, Univ. degli Studi di Cassino, Cassino, Italy

fYear

2011

fDate

27-30 June 2011

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

6

Abstract

Mammography is a noninvasive diagnostic technique widely used for early cancer detection in women breast. The automatic detection and classification of some abnormalities in mammograms is of challenging scientific and technical interest because of the associated research topics and the potential clinical applications. Therefore, the design of a medical CAD (Computer-Aided Diagnosis or Detection) system for the analysis of mammographies involves a team composed by both medical and technical experts. In this paper we show the interaction that occurs between computer scientists and radiologists in the development and evaluation of a CAD system for the detection of clusters of micro-calcifications.

Keywords

mammography; medical image processing; patient diagnosis; pattern clustering; cancer detection; clustered microcalcification detection; computer aided diagnosis or detection; mammography; medical CAD; noninvasive diagnostic technique; women breast; Image segmentation; Lead;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Computer-Based Medical Systems (CBMS), 2011 24th International Symposium on

Conference_Location

Bristol

ISSN

1063-7125

Print_ISBN

978-1-4577-1189-3

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/CBMS.2011.5999048

Filename

5999048