Computerized diagnosis of breast calcifications using specimen radiography and simulated calcifications

Janne J. Naeppi; Peter B. Dean; Olli Nevalainen; Sakari Toikkanen

doi:10.1117/12.348533

21 May 1999 Computerized diagnosis of breast calcifications using specimen radiography and simulated calcifications

Janne J. Naeppi, Peter B. Dean, Olli Nevalainen, Sakari Toikkanen

Proceedings Volume 3661, Medical Imaging 1999: Image Processing; (1999) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.348533
Event: Medical Imaging '99, 1999, San Diego, CA, United States

Abstract

Several image-degrading factors limit the diagnosis of breast calcification from preoperative mammograms. We use specimen radiographs and algorithmically 3D-simulated calcification to produce high-quality data for testing a computerized differential diagnosis system. The preliminary results show that a computer can indeed differentiate explicitly between several mammographically characteristic calcification types. For a radiologist, such a detailed diagnosis could be more useful than simply characterizing the malignancy of the calcification. The results show new possibilities for the future diagnosis systems based on direct digital preoperative imaging.

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Janne J. Naeppi, Peter B. Dean, Olli Nevalainen, and Sakari Toikkanen "Computerized diagnosis of breast calcifications using specimen radiography and simulated calcifications", Proc. SPIE 3661, Medical Imaging 1999: Image Processing, (21 May 1999); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.348533

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