Method for Early Detection of Breast Cancer: A Technical Review

Autor: K. Martin Sagayam, P. Esther Jebarani, T. Anita Jones Mary Pushpa, Suresh Subramanian, Navin M. George, A. Amir Anton Jone
Rok vydání: 2019
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Zdroj: Indian Journal of Public Health Research & Development. 10:441
ISSN: 0976-5506
0976-0245
DOI: 10.5958/0976-5506.2019.02846.8
Popis: Breast cancer is dreadful and life threatening disease. The causative agent of breast cancer is still under research. Breast cancer affects one in eight women. The statistics shows that 6 percent of women in India die due to breast cancer. Breast cancer is the second important cause of death. Generally breast cancer is a malignant tumour that begins in the cells of the breast and eventually it spreads to the surrounding tissues. The disease can be treated if it is detected early. As stages increases, the chance of curing decreases. There are various imaging techniques that play a vital role in detecting breast cancer. This survey is an attempt to showcase various breast cancer detection techniques based on image processing technique.
Databáze: OpenAIRE