OBJECTIVES We examined the frequency of mammography screening among women who had had a screening mammogram recently and therefore generally did not need to repeat the examination. METHODS A population-based sample of 50- to 69-year-old women were surveyed immediately before and 8 months after they received an invitation to participate in the first round of screening of the newly organized ma...

Digital mammograms are the best method to detect the breast cancer in earlier stage using image processing methods. In this paper a new technology that enhances the variable hidden neural network for detecting the location of breast mass is proposed. First, the pre-processing methods are performed over digital mammogram image. Then the ROI is extracted from the pre-processed image. The Region G...

AIM The combination of different imaging modalities through the use of fusion devices promises significant diagnostic improvement for breast pathology. The aim of this study was to evaluate image quality and clinical feasibility of a prototype fusion device (fusion prototype) constructed from a standard tomosynthesis mammography unit and a standard 3D ultrasound probe using a new method of brea...

Breast cancer has become the most common form of in world recently having overtaken cervical urban cities. Immense research been carried out on breast and several automated machines for detection have formed, however, they are far from perfection medical assessments need more reliable services. Computer Assisted Diagnostics programs developed over past 2 decades to help radiologists interpret m...

Mammography is currently the most effective breast cancer screening technique. It has been shown by clinical studies that mammography has reduced the mortality by 30~50%. However, mammography is not a perfect technique in that about 30% of breast cancers are missed. A major limit to the sensitivity of conventional mammography is the superimposition of the breast tissue. A mammogram is a two-dim...

BACKGROUND Survey data used to study trends in cancer screening may overestimate screening utilization while potentially underestimating existing disparities in use. METHODS We did a literature review and meta-analysis of validation studies examining the accuracy of self-reported cancer-screening histories. We calculated summary random-effects estimates for sensitivity and specificity, separa...

Breast cancer is the primary and most common disease found in women which causes second highest rate of death after lung cancer. The digital mammogram is the X-ray of breast captured for the analysis, interpretation and diagnosis. According to Breast Imaging Reporting and Data System (BIRADS) benign and malignant can be differentiated using its shape, size and density, which is how radiologist ...