Analysis of contours of tumor masses in mammograms by Higuchi’s fractal dimension

• Autorzy: Stępień R. , Stępień P.
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

We have tested a new method of assessment of mammographic images for medical diagnosis to differentiate between benign masses and malignant breast tumors. 2-D image is preprocessed to form l-D signature of the image contour and then its complexity is analyzed using the Higuchi's fractal dimension method. We prove that the Higuchi's fractal dimension, Df, is a good classifier enabling differentiation between malignant tumors and benign masses.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

fractal dimension; breast cancer; image analysis

PL

wymiar fraktalny; rak sutka; analiza obrazu

• Wydawca: Nałęcz Institute of Biocybernetics and Biomedical Engineering of the Polish Academy of Sciences ; Elsevier
• Czasopismo: Biocybernetics and Biomedical Engineering
• Rocznik: 2010
• Tom: Vol. 30, no. 4
• Strony: 49--56
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 22 poz., tab., wykr.

Twórcy

autor

Stępień R.

autor

Stępień P.

• Nałęcz Institute of Biocybernetics and Biomedical Engineering, Polish Academy of Sciences, ul. Ks. Trojdena 4, 02-109 Warsaw, Poland,

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