Medical Image Analysis
Volume 14, Issue 2 , Pages 87-110 , April 2010

A review of automatic mass detection and segmentation in mammographic images

  • Arnau Oliver

      Affiliations

    • Dept. of Computer Architecture and Technology, University of Girona Ed. P-IV, Campus de Montilivi 17071, Girona, Spain
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +34 972 418878; fax: +34 972 418259.
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  • Jordi Freixenet

      Affiliations

    • Dept. of Computer Architecture and Technology, University of Girona Ed. P-IV, Campus de Montilivi 17071, Girona, Spain
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  • Joan Martí

      Affiliations

    • Dept. of Computer Architecture and Technology, University of Girona Ed. P-IV, Campus de Montilivi 17071, Girona, Spain
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  • Elsa Pérez

      Affiliations

    • Dept. of Radiology, University Hospital Josep Trueta, Avda de França, s/n 17007, Girona, Spain
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  • Josep Pont

      Affiliations

    • Dept. of Radiology, University Hospital Josep Trueta, Avda de França, s/n 17007, Girona, Spain
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  • Erika R.E. Denton

      Affiliations

    • Dept. of Breast Imaging, Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital, Norwich NR4 7UY, UK
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  • Reyer Zwiggelaar

      Affiliations

    • Dept. of Computer Science, University of Wales, Aberystwyth SY23 3DB, UK

Received 30 June 2009 ,Revised 15 December 2009 ,Accepted 18 December 2009.

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Medical Image Analysis
Volume 14, Issue 2 , Pages 87-110 , April 2010

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