Similarity based false-positive reduction for breast cancer using radiographic and pathologic imaging features

Akshay Pai; Ravi K. Samala; Jianying Zhang; Wei Qian

doi:10.1117/12.844617

9 March 2010 Similarity based false-positive reduction for breast cancer using radiographic and pathologic imaging features

Akshay Pai, Ravi K. Samala, Jianying Zhang, Wei Qian

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Proceedings Volume 7624, Medical Imaging 2010: Computer-Aided Diagnosis; 76242G (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.844617
Event: SPIE Medical Imaging, 2010, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

Mammography reading by radiologists and breast tissue image interpretation by pathologists often leads to high False Positive (FP) Rates. Similarly, current Computer Aided Diagnosis (CADx) methods tend to concentrate more on sensitivity, thus increasing the FP rates. A novel method is introduced here which employs similarity based method to decrease the FP rate in the diagnosis of microcalcifications. This method employs the Principal Component Analysis (PCA) and the similarity metrics in order to achieve the proposed goal. The training and testing set is divided into generalized (Normal and Abnormal) and more specific (Abnormal, Normal, Benign) classes. The performance of this method as a standalone classification system is evaluated in both the cases (general and specific). In another approach the probability of each case belonging to a particular class is calculated. If the probabilities are too close to classify, the augmented CADx system can be instructed to have a detailed analysis of such cases. In case of normal cases with high probability, no further processing is necessary, thus reducing the computation time. Hence, this novel method can be employed in cascade with CADx to reduce the FP rate and also avoid unnecessary computational time. Using this methodology, a false positive rate of 8% and 11% is achieved for mammography and cellular images respectively.

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Akshay Pai, Ravi K. Samala, Jianying Zhang, and Wei Qian "Similarity based false-positive reduction for breast cancer using radiographic and pathologic imaging features", Proc. SPIE 7624, Medical Imaging 2010: Computer-Aided Diagnosis, 76242G (9 March 2010); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.844617

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