Academic Radiology
Volume 14, Issue 5 , Pages 530-538 , May 2007

Computer-Aided Mass Detection Based on Ipsilateral Multiview Mammograms

  • Wei Qian, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Interdisciplinary Oncology and Radiology, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, University of South Florida, 12902 Magnolia Drive, Tampa, FL 33612-9497
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: W.Q.
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  • Dansheng Song, MSc

      Affiliations

    • Department of Interdisciplinary Oncology and Radiology, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, University of South Florida, 12902 Magnolia Drive, Tampa, FL 33612-9497
    • ,
  • Minshan Lei, MSc

      Affiliations

    • Department of Interdisciplinary Oncology and Radiology, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, University of South Florida, 12902 Magnolia Drive, Tampa, FL 33612-9497
    • ,
  • Ravi Sankar, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Electrical Engineering, University of South Florida, 12902 Magnolia Drive, Tampa, FL 33612-9497.
    • ,
  • Edward Eikman, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Interdisciplinary Oncology and Radiology, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, University of South Florida, 12902 Magnolia Drive, Tampa, FL 33612-9497

Received 8 December 2006 ,Accepted 10 January 2007.

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doi: 10.1016/j.acra.2007.01.012

Academic Radiology
Volume 14, Issue 5 , Pages 530-538 , May 2007

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