Detection of Microcalcifications using SMF
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چکیده
We have reported previously [10,6] two algorithms for detecting microcalcifications that operate either on Highnam and Brady’s [3] hint representation or the latter’s presentation as an image: SMF = Standardised Mammogram Form. We introduce a third such method that applies to SMF a model of human foveal image processing. Comparative analysis with [10,6] shows significantly enhanced results for the new method.
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