Area and volumetric density estimation in processed full-field digital mammograms for risk assessment of breast cancer.

Area and volumetric density estimation in processed full-field digital mammograms for risk assessment of breast cancer.

INTRODUCTION: Mammographic density, the white radiolucent part of a mammogram, is a marker of breast cancer risk and mammographic sensitivity. There are several means of measuring mammographic density, among which are area-based and volumetric-based approaches. Current volumetric methods use only un...

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Main Authors: Abbas Cheddad, Kamila Czene, Mikael Eriksson, Jingmei Li, Douglas Easton, Per Hall, Keith Humphreys
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4203856?pdf=render

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