TY - JOUR
T1 - Quantum inspired algorithm for microcalcification detection in mammograms
AU - Rubio, Yoshio
AU - Montiel, Oscar
AU - Sepúlveda, Roberto
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2018
PY - 2019/4
Y1 - 2019/4
N2 - This paper introduces a novel methodology based on quantum signal processing (QSP) and cellular automata (CA) to detect microcalcifications in mammograms. The methodology includes algorithms to detect microcalcification in binary and grayscale images. Essentially, quantum algorithms are used to improve edge detection results and CA are used to enhance the definition of the microcalcification in both groups of images. In grayscale images, CA are used to identify areas having a high probability of being microcalcifications. Benchmark images from the Mammographic Image Analysis Society (Mini-MIAS) digital mammogram database and the Digital Database for Screening Mammography (DDSM), which include mammograms showing several abnormalities previously evaluated by experts, were used in our study. Experiments using the two quantum processing algorithms were conducted, and the results were compared with those of other approaches for microcalcification detection.
AB - This paper introduces a novel methodology based on quantum signal processing (QSP) and cellular automata (CA) to detect microcalcifications in mammograms. The methodology includes algorithms to detect microcalcification in binary and grayscale images. Essentially, quantum algorithms are used to improve edge detection results and CA are used to enhance the definition of the microcalcification in both groups of images. In grayscale images, CA are used to identify areas having a high probability of being microcalcifications. Benchmark images from the Mammographic Image Analysis Society (Mini-MIAS) digital mammogram database and the Digital Database for Screening Mammography (DDSM), which include mammograms showing several abnormalities previously evaluated by experts, were used in our study. Experiments using the two quantum processing algorithms were conducted, and the results were compared with those of other approaches for microcalcification detection.
KW - Breast cancer
KW - Cellular automata
KW - Mammograms
KW - Microcalcifications
KW - Quantum image processing
KW - Quantum signal processing
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U2 - 10.1016/j.ins.2018.12.040
DO - 10.1016/j.ins.2018.12.040
M3 - Artículo
SN - 0020-0255
VL - 480
SP - 305
EP - 323
JO - Information Sciences
JF - Information Sciences
ER -