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| Author(s): |
Silvia Cristina Martini Rodrigues
Total Authors: 1
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| Document type: | Doctoral Thesis |
| Press: | São Carlos. |
| Institution: | Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Escola de Engenharia de São Carlos (EESC/SBD) |
| Defense date: | 2004-08-30 |
| Examining board members: |
Annie France Frère Slaets;
Paulo Mazzoncini de Azevedo Marques;
Nelson Delfino d'Ávila Mascarenhas;
Clóvis Simão Trad;
Agma Juci Machado Traina
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| Advisor: | Annie France Frère Slaets |
| Abstract | |
This thesis presents a computational method that classifies the mammography into the composition of the breast tissue density patterns described in the BI-RADS protocol, intended to help in the early detection of breast cancer, either if this detection happens to be realized by visual analysis or by computerized support. The classification of the mammography in standardized database intends to eliminate issues between mammography awards of distinct professionals and the correct medical conduct to be followed. However, the determination of database only visually, especially in different periods, difficult it\'s to standardize, causing an extremely subjective classification and relatively superficial in consequence of the large inter-and intraobserver variability. The method allows classifying the images independently of the subjective quality of the visual analysis from who organized the database or from the technique of the exposition to X-ray employed. The results were superior of 92% even to database totally distinct. These results were obtained respecting eventual differences of interpretation from several medical groups. Beside the establishment of mammography database with thresholding between the well quantified categories, this methodology will consent to probationers to be trained for classify the images according to the composition of the breast tissue density patterns described in the BI-RADS, respecting its local particularity. Likewise, with this methodology, the results from CAD would be compared. (AU) | |