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Analysis of microcalcification features for pathological classification of mammograms

  • Mahidol University

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Abstract

In this study, we aim to analyze the quantitative features for characterizing microcalcification clusters on mammograms for pathological classification into benign and malignant classes. Our database includes 101 cases: 48 cases of benign and 53 cases of malignant with biopsy proven. Two views of mammogram images, Cranial Caudal (CC) view and MedioLateral Oblique (MLO) view were used in our experiments to extract the promising features. A total of 72 features were extracted from each view for analysis. Performances of the considered features are evaluated with an application to mammogram classification. A deep neural network (DNN) classifier was used as a supervised learning in the classification. Performances of the features are evaluated by three measures: Sensitivity, Specificity, and Accuracy. The results showed that for the CC view, Mean of Areas of microcalcification spots, Mean of Major Axis Lengths of microcalcification spots performed better than the other features, followed by Mean of Minor Axis Lengths of microcalcification spots and Mean Diameter of all microcalcifications; for the MLO view, Mean of Perimeters of microcalcification spots, and Mean Diameter of all microcalcifications performed better than the other features, followed by Mean of Contrasts of microcalcification spots, and Diffuseness (standard deviation of inter-distances of all microcalcifications in the ROI). The Mean Diameter of all microcalcification spots is the good feature for both CC and MLO views.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationBMEiCON 2017 - 10th Biomedical Engineering International Conference
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages1-5
Number of pages5
ISBN (Electronic)9781538608821
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 19 Dec 2017
Event10th Biomedical Engineering International Conference, BMEiCON 2017 - Hokkaido, Japan
Duration: 31 Aug 2017 → 2 Sept 2017

Publication series

NameBMEiCON 2017 - 10th Biomedical Engineering International Conference
Volume2017-January

Conference

Conference10th Biomedical Engineering International Conference, BMEiCON 2017
Country/TerritoryJapan
CityHokkaido
Period31/08/17 → 2/09/17

Keywords

  • Mammogram classification
  • deep neural network
  • microcalcification features
  • microcalcification mammogram

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