Registration and matching of temporal mammograms for detecting abnormalities
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چکیده
Our aim is to establish accurate correspondences between temporal mammograms in order to improve the detection of tumours. We propose a method for detecting abnormalities after aligning a pair of mammograms using thin-plate spline interpolation based on corresponding points on the breast boundary. We also suggest a method for the automatic detection of landmarks within the breast tissue. We show how using suitable boundary points yields reasonable results whilst finding internal landmarks is difficult and using points on the pectoral muscle unreliable.
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