Fractal Analysis of Breast Masses in Mammograms

by Thanh M Cabral

Fractal analysis is useful in digital image processing for the characterization of shape roughness and gray-scale texture or complexity. Breast masses present shape and gray-scale characteristics in mammograms that vary between benign masses and malignant tumors. This book demonstrates the use of fractal analysis to classify breast masses as benign masses or malignant tumors based on the irregularity exhibited in their contours and the gray-scale...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3031005260
• ISBN13: 9783031005268
• Release Date: October 2012
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 104 Pages
• Weight: 0.48 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 7.5" x 9.3"