A computer aided system for breast cancer detection and diagnosis

Hamada R.H. Al-Absi, Brahim Belhaouari Samir, Suziah Sulaiman

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Abstract

Breast cancer has become a significant health problem worldwide as it is considered one of the primary causes for deaths amongst females. In order to prevent the increase of deaths caused by breast cancer, early diagnosis through computer aided diagnosis systems has been very effective. This paper introduces a computer aided system for detecting and classifying suspicious regions in digital mammograms. The system starts by extracting regions of interest that are suspicious of containing cancerous cells. Then, all these regions are classified to check whether they are normal or abnormal. For the detection phase, template matching techniques are utilized. As for the classification phase, a 3-step process is applied which enclose feature extraction with wavelet transform, feature selection with statistical techniques and classification with clustering K-Nearest Neighbor classifier. A preliminary result shows a 97.73 % accuracy rate.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2014 International Conference on Computer and Information Sciences, ICCOINS 2014 - A Conference of World Engineering, Science and Technology Congress, ESTCON 2014 - Proceedings
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
ISBN (Electronic)9781479943913
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 30 Jul 2014
Externally publishedYes
Event2014 International Conference on Computer and Information Sciences, ICCOINS 2014 - Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Duration: 3 Jun 20145 Jun 2014

Publication series

Name2014 International Conference on Computer and Information Sciences, ICCOINS 2014 - A Conference of World Engineering, Science and Technology Congress, ESTCON 2014 - Proceedings

Conference

Conference2014 International Conference on Computer and Information Sciences, ICCOINS 2014
Country/TerritoryMalaysia
CityKuala Lumpur
Period3/06/145/06/14

Keywords

  • Breast cancer
  • Classification
  • Computer aided diagnosis
  • Region of interest

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