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Evaluation of an automated wavelet-based system dedicated to the detection of clustered microcalcifications in digital mammograms

María J. Lado, Pablo G. Tahoces, Arturo J. Méndez, Miguel Souto, Juan J. Vidal Department of Computer Science, University of Vigo, Spain; Department of Electronics and Computer Science, University of Santiago de Compostela, Spain; Department of Radiology, Facultad de Medicina, University of Santiago de Compostela, Spain; Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Santiago (CHUS), SpainCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 149-163 | Published online: 12 Jul 2009

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