Estimation of breast density on digital mammograms

Sachiko Goto; Yoshiharu Azuma; Hideki Aoyama; Tetsuhiro Sumimoto

doi:10.1117/12.716998

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24 October 2006 Estimation of breast density on digital mammograms

Sachiko Goto, Yoshiharu Azuma, Hideki Aoyama, Tetsuhiro Sumimoto

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Proceedings Volume 6357, Sixth International Symposium on Instrumentation and Control Technology: Signal Analysis, Measurement Theory, Photo-Electronic Technology, and Artificial Intelligence; 63571R (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.716998
Event: Sixth International Symposium on Instrumentation and Control Technology, 2006, Beijing, China

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We built an estimation system of individual breast density from digital mammograms by using breast tissue equivalent phantoms that are able to change the mixture ratio of adipose and glandular tissue and the thickness. The method was compared with a visual assessment of breast density by the radiologists as a gold standard. The clinical image data set average of the estimated glandular rate was 35.0%, while varying from 12.0% to 67.0%. This system can apply in clinical practice such as the visual estimation of breast density.

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Sachiko Goto, Yoshiharu Azuma, Hideki Aoyama, and Tetsuhiro Sumimoto "Estimation of breast density on digital mammograms", Proc. SPIE 6357, Sixth International Symposium on Instrumentation and Control Technology: Signal Analysis, Measurement Theory, Photo-Electronic Technology, and Artificial Intelligence, 63571R (24 October 2006); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.716998

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