Computerized Detection of Breast Cancer on Digital Tomosynthesis Mamograms

Abstract

A method for using computer-aided diagnosis (CAD) for digital tomosynthesis mammograms (DTM) including retrieving a DTM image file having a plurality of DTM image slices; applying a three-dimensional analysis to the DTM image file to detect lesion candidates; identifying a volume of interest and locating its center; segmenting the volume of interest by a three dimensional method; extracting one or more object characteristics from the object corresponding to the volume of interest; and determining if the object corresponding to the volume of interest is a breast lesion or normal breast tissue.

1 . A method for using computer-aided diagnosis (CAD) for digital tomosynthesis mammograms (DTM), comprising:
 retrieving a DTM image file having a plurality of DTM image slices;   applying a three-dimensional analysis to the DTM image file to detect lesion candidates;   identifying a volume of interest and locating its center;   segmenting the volume of interest by a three dimensional method;   extracting one or more object characteristics from the object corresponding to the volume of interest; and   determining if the object corresponding to the volume of interest is a breast lesion or normal breast tissue.