Article Commentary: Computer-Aided Detection of Breast Cancer — Have All Bases Been Covered?

Breast Cancer: Basic and Clinical Research

Special Issue-Commentary

Gary J. Whitman¹  Tanya W. Stephens¹  Tamara Miner Haygood¹  Alan C. Bovik²  Mia K. Markey³  Gautam S. Muralidhar³ 

[1] Department of Diagnostic Radiology, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030.;Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712.;The University of Texas Department of Biomedical Engineering, Austin, TX 78712.;

关键词: computer-aided detection;    breast cancer;    mammography;    radiology;   

DOI  :  10.4137/BCBCR.S785

来源: Sage Journals

【 摘 要 】

The use of computer-aided detection (CAD) systems in mammography has been the subject of intense research for many years. These systems have been developed with the aim of helping radiologists to detect signs of breast cancer. However, the effectiveness of CAD systems in practice has sparked recent debate. In this commentary, we argue that computer-aided detection will become an increasingly important tool for radiologists in the early detection of breast cancer, but there are some important issues that need to be given greater focus in designing CAD systems if they are to reach their full potential.

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