Template matching by means of correlation coefficient for detecting cancerous masses in mammograms

• Autorzy: Bator M. , Nieniewski M.
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

The paper presents the authors' experiences with the detection of cancerous masses in mammograms. The described detection method is based on the use of multiscale template matching and multiresolution. As a measure of similarity, the correlation coefficient is adapted. The main conclusion drawn from the conducted experiments is that by sufficiently dense scaling of the templates one can achieve FROC (Free Response Operating Characteristics) curves of the same quality as the curves obtained in the literature with considerably more sophisticated methods. The results were calculated for full mammograms of the entire MIAS database, in contrast to the literature, where the results are often given for regions of interest or for selected images. Several options for the templates were investigated, including three variants based on the hemispherical gray level distribution, as well as the optimal choice of the increasing scale of templates covering the whole range of diameters of masses.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

cancerous mass detection; template matching; multiscale; multiresolution; mammography; MIAS

• Wydawca: Institute of Information Technology of the Warsaw University of Life Sciences – SGGW
• Czasopismo: Machine Graphics and Vision
• Rocznik: 2007
• Tom: Vol. 16, No. 3/4
• Strony: 329--345
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 38 poz., il., tab., wykr.

Twórcy

autor

Bator M.

autor

Nieniewski M.

• Institute of Fundamental Technological Research, Swietokrzyska 21 Str., Warsaw, Poland,

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