Contrast Enhancement of Microcalcifications in Mammograms using Morphological Enhancement and Non-flat Structuring Elements

Authors:
Michael Wirth;Matteo Fraschini;Jennifer Lyon
Affiliations:
University of Guelph, Guelph Canada;Università di Cagliari, Italy;University of Guelph, Guelph Canada
Venue:
CBMS '04 Proceedings of the 17th IEEE Symposium on Computer-Based Medical Systems
Year:
2004

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Abstract

This paper presents an approach to enhancing the contrast of microcalcifications inmammograms using a contrast enhancement algorithm based on a combination ofmorphological enhancement and non-flat structuring elements. Given that microcalcificationsappear as small domes on a 3D relief of a mammogram, enhancement is achieved by usingstructuring elements which have a 3D form.