Analysis of wavelet-based compression in digital mammography on a clinical gray-scale display

  • Sankararaman Suryanarayanan*
  • , Andrew Karellas
  • , Srinivasan Vedantham
  • , Ioannis Sechopoulos
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

The effect of a wavelet-based image compression method on lesion detection was evaluated for digital mammography using a clinical gray-scale display. Compression conditions of 1:1, 15:1, and 30:1 were investigated. Perceptual analysis indicated no significant differences in detection for masses but indicated significant differences for microcalcifications beyond 15:1 compression. Similar trends were observed with numerical observer models.

Original languageEnglish
Pages38-40
Number of pages3
Publication statusPublished - 2006
Externally publishedYes
Event3rd Americas Display Engineering and Applications Conference, ADEAC 2006 - Atlanta, United States
Duration: 24 Oct 200626 Oct 2006
Conference number: 3

Conference

Conference3rd Americas Display Engineering and Applications Conference, ADEAC 2006
Abbreviated titleADEAC 2006
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityAtlanta
Period24/10/0626/10/06

Keywords

  • Gray-scale display
  • Image compression
  • JPEG2000
  • Mammography
  • Wavelets

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