Modeling and Analysis of Shape with Applications in Computer-Aided Diagnosis of Breast Cancer

by Denise Guliato and Rangaraj Rangayyan

Malignant tumors due to breast cancer and masses due to benign disease appear in mammograms with different shape characteristics: the former usually have rough, spiculated, or microlobulated contours, whereas the latter commonly have smooth, round, oval, or macrolobulated contours. Features that characterize shape roughness and complexity can assist in distinguishing between malignant tumors and benign masses. In spite of the established importance...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3031794281
• ISBN13: 9783031794285
• Release Date: January 2011
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 75 Pages