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Computerized Analysis of Mammographic Images for Detection and Characterization of Breast Cancer

By: Arianna Mencattini,Paola Casti

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Computerized Analysis of Mammographic Images for Detection and Characterization of Breast Cancer

By: Arianna Mencattini,Paola Casti

The identification and interpretation of the signs of breast cancer in mammographic images from screening programs can be very difficult due to the subtle and diversified appearance of breast disease. This book presents new image processing and pattern recognition techniques for computer-aided detection and diagnosis of breast cancer in its various forms. The main goals are: (1) the identification of bilateral asymmetry as an early sign of breast disease which is not detectable by other existing approaches; and (2) the detection and classification of masses and regions of architectural distortion, as benign lesions or malignant tumors, in a unified framework that does not require accurate extraction of the contours of the lesions. The innovative aspects of the work include the design and validation of landmarking algorithms, automatic Tabár masking procedures, and various feature descriptors for quantification of similarity and for contour independent classification of mammographic lesions. Characterization of breast tissue patterns is achieved by means of multidirectional Gabor filters. For the classification tasks, pattern recognition strategies, including Fisher linear discriminant analysis, Bayesian classifiers, support vector machines, and neural networks are applied using automatic selection of features and cross-validation techniques. Computer-aided detection of bilateral asymmetry resulted in accuracy up to 0.94, with sensitivity and specificity of 1 and 0.88, respectively. Computer-aided diagnosis of automatically detected lesions provided sensitivity of detection of malignant tumors in the range of [0.70, 0.81] at a range of falsely detected tumors of [0.82, 3.47] per image. The techniques presented in this work are effective in detecting and characterizing various mammographic signs of breast disease.

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166

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Springer Nature

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3031016645

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9783031016646

I Want Those Shoes!

By: Paola Jacobbi

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I Want Those Shoes!

By: Paola Jacobbi

Shoes possess magical properties," writes Italian journalist and shoe fanatic Paola Jacobbi. The allure of shoes is so powerful that they have become her fashion obsession, one she shares with millions of women, from Imelda Marcos to Sarah Jessica Parker to Joan Crawford. Here Jacobbi indulges that obsession by embarking on a witty and highly opinionated journey through the styles and cultural significance of women's footwear and our attachment to it. Jacobbi pontificates (sandals are the bikini of footwear); psychoanalyzes (the relationship between shoes and sex); has fiery beliefs (ankle boots are quite simply a no-no); and speculates (there's a little Imelda in all of us). She also offers plenty of sage advice: how to choose the right heel for your physique, how to keep shoes lasting long, why to avoid mules at all costs, and how to judge a man by his footwear. Charming, sassy, and irresistible, I Want Those Shoes! will be a perfect fit for every woman who has ever coveted, rearranged her closet to accommodate, or maxed out her credit card for one more absolutely-gotta-have-it pair of shoes.

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169

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Simon and Schuster

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1416546227

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9781416546221

Lucrezia Marinella and the "querelle Des Femmes" in Seventeenth-century Italy

By: Paola Malpezzi Price,Christine Ristaino

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Lucrezia Marinella and the "querelle Des Femmes" in Seventeenth-century Italy

By: Paola Malpezzi Price,Christine Ristaino

Examines the place that Lucrezia Marinella holds within the dominant literary tradition of seventeenth-century Italy as a writer, as well as a woman who lived within a predominantly patriarchal culture.

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214

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Associated University Presse

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0838641229

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9780838641224

Computerized Analysis of Mammographic Images for Detection and Characterization of Breast Cancer

By: Paola Casti,Arianna Mencattini,Marcello Salmeri,Rangaraj M. Rangayyan

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Computerized Analysis of Mammographic Images for Detection and Characterization of Breast Cancer

By: Paola Casti,Arianna Mencattini,Marcello Salmeri,Rangaraj M. Rangayyan

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188

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Morgan & Claypool Publishers

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1681731576

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9781681731575

Book's by Paola Casti

Computerized Analysis of Mammographic Images for Detection and Characterization of Breast Cancer

Computerized Analysis of Mammographic Images for Detection and Characterization of Breast Cancer

I Want Those Shoes!

I Want Those Shoes!

Lucrezia Marinella and the "querelle Des Femmes" in Seventeenth-century Italy

Lucrezia Marinella and the "querelle Des Femmes" in Seventeenth-century Italy

Computerized Analysis of Mammographic Images for Detection and Characterization of Breast Cancer

Computerized Analysis of Mammographic Images for Detection and Characterization of Breast Cancer

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