A 2‐Phase Merge Filter Approach to Computer‐Aided Detection of Breast Tumors on 3‐Dimensional Ultrasound Imaging

• Published in: Journal of ultrasound in medicine Vol. 39; no. 12; pp. 2439 - 2455
• Main Authors: Chiu, Ling‐Ying, Kuo, Wen‐Hung, Chen, Chiung‐Nien, Chang, King‐Jen, Chen, Argon
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Hoboken, USA John Wiley & Sons, Inc 01.12.2020
• Subjects: 2‐phase merge filter; 3‐dimensional automated breast ultrasound; Algorithms; Breast - diagnostic imaging; Breast Neoplasms - diagnostic imaging; breast tumor; Computers; computer‐aided detection; Female; Humans; Sensitivity and Specificity; Ultrasonography, Mammary; breast tumor; computer-aided detection; 3-dimensional automated breast ultrasound; 2-phase merge filter

Objectives The role of image analysis in 3‐dimensional (3D) automated breast ultrasound (ABUS) images is increasingly important because of its widespread use as a screening tool in whole‐breast examinations. However, reviewing a large number of images acquired from ABUS is time‐consuming and sometim...