A Fuzzy Logic C-Means Clustering Algorithm toudEnhance Microcalcifications Clusters in DigitaludMammograms

摘要

The detection of microcalcifications is a hard task,udsince they are quite small and often poorly contrasted against theudbackground of images. The Computer Aided Detection (CAD)udsystems could be very useful for breast cancer control. In thisudpaper, we report a method to enhance microcalcifications clusterudin digital mammograms. A Fuzzy Logic clustering algorithm withuda set of features is used for clustering microcalcifications. Theudmethod described was tested on simulated clusters ofudmicrocalcifications, so that the location of the cluster within theudbreast and the exact number of microcalcifications is known.