Detection of microcalcifications in mammograms using multi-chromosome Cartesian genetic programming

  • Authors:
  • Julian F. Miller;Stephen L. Smith;Yuan Zhang

  • Affiliations:
  • The University of York, York, United Kingdom;The University of York, York, United Kingdom;The University of York, York, United Kingdom

  • Venue:
  • Proceedings of the 12th annual conference companion on Genetic and evolutionary computation
  • Year:
  • 2010

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Abstract

Mammograms are high resolution x-rays of the breast that are widely used to screen for cancer in women. This paper describes the first stage of development of a novel representation of Cartesian Genetic Programming as part of a computer aided diagnostic system. Specifically, this work is concerned with automated recognition of microcalcifications, one of the key structures used to identify cancer. Results are presented for the application of the proposed algorithm to a number of mammogram sections taken from the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory database. These demonstrate the proposed representation is effective in locating microcalcifications and will provide a promising basis on which to conduct future work in discriminating between microcalcifications that are indicative of cancer and those that are not.