Method and System for Automated Detection of Microcalcification Clusters in Mammograms

Reference#: P01132

The invention is a novel method for automated detection of objects in images. One specific use is to detect malignant microcalcification clusters in mammograms. The method operates by forming a contour plot of the image (mammogram), the object (microcalcification) in the contour plot being comprised of a set of nested contour lines wherein the contour lines correspond to intensity levels thereby causing the object to appear as a prominent peak in relation to the local surround in the image.

Patent Status: U.S. patent(s) 5574799 issued.

*Patent Status: U.S. patent 5,574,799 issued.

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