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Breast Cancer
Diagnostic accuracy may be improved by inclusion of multiple mammographic views
November 17th, 2005
Diagnostic accuracy may be improved by inclusion of texture features from multiple mammographic views. "It is well established that radiologists are better able to interpret mammograms when two mammographic views are available," stated scientists from the United States. "Consequently, two mammographic projections are standard: mediolateral oblique (MLO) and craniocaudal (CC)." Gupta and Markey remarked, "Computer-aided diagnosis algorithms have been investigated for assisting in the detection and diagnosis of breast lesions in digitized/digital mammograms. A few previous studies suggest that computer-aided systems may also benefit from combining...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2005-11-17)
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