Objective:X-ray mammography is a widely used and reliable method for detecting pre-symptomatic breast cancer. One of the difficulties in automatically computerized mammogram analysis is the presence of pectoral muscles in mediolateral oblique mammograms because the pectoral muscle does not belong to the scope of the breast. The objective of this study is to identify the boundary of obscure pectoral muscle in mediolateral oblique mammograms.
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