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Characterization of breast masses for simulation purposes

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Saunders, RS; Samei, E
Published in: Progress in Biomedical Optics and Imaging - Proceedings of SPIE
December 1, 2004

Simulation of radiographic lesions is an important prerequisite for several research applications in medical imaging, including hardware and software design and optimization. For mammography, breast masses are an important class of lesions to be considered. In this study, we first characterized both benign and malignant breast masses with example mammograms from the Digital Database for Screening Mammography (DDSM). The measured properties of each of these mass types were then used to create a simulation routine that was capable of creating example masses from each category. A preliminary observer experiment was conducted to determine whether a mammographer could distinguish between the simulated and true masses. An ROC analysis indicated A z values of 0.59 and 0.61 for benign and malignant lesions, respectively, suggesting very similar appearance for the simulated and real lesions. A larger observer performance experiment with multiple mammographers is underway to validate these results. (This work was supported by a grant from the NIH, R21-CA95308.).

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Progress in Biomedical Optics and Imaging - Proceedings of SPIE

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1605-7422

Publication Date

December 1, 2004

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5

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26

Start / End Page

242 / 250
 

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Saunders, R. S., & Samei, E. (2004). Characterization of breast masses for simulation purposes. Progress in Biomedical Optics and Imaging - Proceedings of SPIE, 5(26), 242–250. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.535946
Saunders, R. S., and E. Samei. “Characterization of breast masses for simulation purposes.” Progress in Biomedical Optics and Imaging - Proceedings of SPIE 5, no. 26 (December 1, 2004): 242–50. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.535946.
Saunders RS, Samei E. Characterization of breast masses for simulation purposes. Progress in Biomedical Optics and Imaging - Proceedings of SPIE. 2004 Dec 1;5(26):242–50.
Saunders, R. S., and E. Samei. “Characterization of breast masses for simulation purposes.” Progress in Biomedical Optics and Imaging - Proceedings of SPIE, vol. 5, no. 26, Dec. 2004, pp. 242–50. Scopus, doi:10.1117/12.535946.
Saunders RS, Samei E. Characterization of breast masses for simulation purposes. Progress in Biomedical Optics and Imaging - Proceedings of SPIE. 2004 Dec 1;5(26):242–250.

Published In

Progress in Biomedical Optics and Imaging - Proceedings of SPIE

DOI

ISSN

1605-7422

Publication Date

December 1, 2004

Volume

5

Issue

26

Start / End Page

242 / 250