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This paper reports the design and implementation of an intelligent system for detection of microcalcification from digital mammograms. A neuron based thresholding strategy has been developed to reduce the number of candidate pixels. A back propagation neural network (BPNN) classifier has been used to classify the pixels into positive (affected) and normal ones. The false positives generated in the process are eliminated using the connected component analysis and the elongated component removal algorithms in succession. Suspected areas of microcalcification are detected and marked on the mammogram. The system was rigorously tested for the available images and was found to be quite robust, consistent and fast in detection. The output image with prompts generated by the system can form an important input to a radiologist for the final diagnosis.
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PARADKAR, S., PANDE, S.S. Intelligent detection of microcalcification from digitized mammograms. Sadhana 36, 125–139 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12046-011-0003-y
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