Comparison of computerized mass detection in digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) mammograms and conventional mammograms

Heang-Ping Chan; Jun Wei; Berkman Sahiner; Lubomir Hadjiiski; Mark A. Helvie M.D.

doi:10.1117/12.813851

3 March 2009 Comparison of computerized mass detection in digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) mammograms and conventional mammograms

Heang-Ping Chan, Jun Wei, Berkman Sahiner, Lubomir Hadjiiski, Mark A. Helvie M.D.

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Proceedings Volume 7260, Medical Imaging 2009: Computer-Aided Diagnosis; 72600S (2009) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.813851
Event: SPIE Medical Imaging, 2009, Lake Buena Vista (Orlando Area), Florida, United States

Abstract

We are developing a CAD system for mass detection on digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) mammograms. In this study, we compared the detection accuracy on DBT and conventional screen-film mammograms (SFMs). DBT mammograms were acquired with a GE prototype system at the University of Michigan. 47 cases containing the CC- and MLO-view DBT mammograms of the breast with a biopsy-proven mass and the corresponding two-view SFMs of the same breast were collected. Subjective judgment showed that the masses were much more conspicuous on DBT slices than on SFMs. The CAD system for DBT includes two parallel processes, one performs mass detection in the reconstructed DBT volume, and the other in the projection view (PV) images. The mass likelihood scores estimated for each mass candidate in the two processes are merged to differentiate masses and false positives (FPs). For detection on SFMs, we previously developed a dual system approach by fusing two single CAD systems optimized for detection of average and subtle masses, respectively. A trained neural network is used to merge the mass likelihood scores of the two single systems to reduce FPs. At the case-based sensitivities of 80% and 85%, mass detection in the DBT volume resulted in an average of 0.72 and 1.06 FPs/view, and detection in the SFMs yielded 0.94 and 1.67 FPs/view, respectively. The difference fell short of statistical significance (p=0.07) by JAFROC analysis. Study is underway to collect a larger data set and to further improve the DBT CAD system.

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Heang-Ping Chan, Jun Wei, Berkman Sahiner, Lubomir Hadjiiski, and Mark A. Helvie M.D. "Comparison of computerized mass detection in digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) mammograms and conventional mammograms", Proc. SPIE 7260, Medical Imaging 2009: Computer-Aided Diagnosis, 72600S (3 March 2009); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.813851

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