Segmentation of the breast region in mammograms using active contours

被引：25
|
作者：
Wirth, MA [1 ]
Stapinski, A [1 ]
机构：
[1] Univ Guelph, Dept Comp & Informat Sci, Guelph, ON N1G 2W1, Canada
来源：
VISUAL COMMUNICATIONS AND IMAGE PROCESSING 2003, PTS 1-3 | 2003年 / 5150卷
关键词：
mammogram; breast region; active contour; segmentation;
D O I：
10.1117/12.503210
中图分类号：
O43 [光学];
学科分类号：
070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要：
The largest single feature on a mammogram is the skin-air interface, or breast contour. Extraction of the breast contour is useful for a number of reasons. Foremost it allows the search for abnormalities to be limited to the region of the breast without undue influence from the background of the mammogram. Segmentation of the breast-region from the background is made difficult by the tapering nature of the breast, such that the breast contour lies in between the soft-tissue and the non-breast region. This paper explores the application of active contours to the problem of extracting the breast region in mammograms.
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页码：1995 / 2006
页数：12
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