Detection of microcalcifications in breast tomosynthesis reconstructed with multiscale bilateral filtering regularization

Ravi K. Samala; Heang-Ping Chan; Yao Lu; Lubomir Hadjiyski; Jun Wei; Berkman Sahiner; Mark Helvie

doi:10.1117/12.2008230

18 March 2013 Detection of microcalcifications in breast tomosynthesis reconstructed with multiscale bilateral filtering regularization

Ravi K. Samala, Heang-Ping Chan, Yao Lu, Lubomir Hadjiyski, Jun Wei, Berkman Sahiner, Mark Helvie

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Proceedings Volume 8670, Medical Imaging 2013: Computer-Aided Diagnosis; 86701L (2013) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2008230
Event: SPIE Medical Imaging, 2013, Lake Buena Vista (Orlando Area), Florida, United States

Abstract

We are developing a CAD system to assist radiologists in detecting microcalcification clusters (MCs) in digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT). In this study, we investigated the feasibility of using as input to the CAD system an enhanced DBT volume that was reconstructed with the iterative simultaneous algebraic reconstruction technique (SART) regularized by a new multiscale bilateral filtering (MBiF) method. The MBiF method utilizes the multiscale structures of the breast to selectively enhance MCs and preserve mass spiculations while smoothing noise in the DBT images. The CAD system first extracted the enhancement-modulated calcification response (EMCR) in the DBT volume. Detection of the seed points for MCs and individual calcifications were guided by the EMCR. MC candidates were formed by dynamic clustering. FPs were further reduced by analysis of the feature characteristics of the MCs. With IRB approval, two-view DBT of 91 subjects with biopsy-proven MCs were collected. Seventy-eight views from 39 subjects with MCs were used for training and the remaining 52 cases were used for independent testing. For view-based detection, a sensitivity of 85% was achieved at 3.23 FPs/volume. For case-based detection, the same sensitivity was obtained at 1.63 FPs/volume. The results indicate that the new MBiF method is useful in improving the detection accuracy of clustered microcalcifications. An effective CAD system for microcalcification detection in DBT has the potential to eliminate the need for additional mammograms, thereby reducing patient dose and reading time.

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Ravi K. Samala, Heang-Ping Chan, Yao Lu, Lubomir Hadjiyski, Jun Wei, Berkman Sahiner, and Mark Helvie "Detection of microcalcifications in breast tomosynthesis reconstructed with multiscale bilateral filtering regularization", Proc. SPIE 8670, Medical Imaging 2013: Computer-Aided Diagnosis, 86701L (18 March 2013); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2008230

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