Automatic detection and classification of breast lesions in ultrasound images

Abstract

Early identification of breast cancer is important for reducing the newlinemortality rate a common screening and detection technique for breast cancer newlineis mammography Though Mammography is now considered as the newlinebenchmark technique for the early screening and diagnosis of breast cancer it newlineutilizes harmful ionizing radiations namely X Rays Moreover the procedure newlineis quite uncomfortable, painful and embarrassing for women making it less newlineattractive as a preventive screening tool These disadvantages of newlinemammography can be overcome by using ultrasound imaging technique newlineUltrasound is normally considered safe and can be used in soft tissue such as newlineBreast However the quality of the image is compromised due to the newlinepredominance of speckle noise newline newline