Accurate detection of microcalcification (MC) clusters is an important problem in breast cancer diagnosis. In this paper, we propose the use of a recently developed machine learning technique - relevance vector machine (RVM) - for automatic detection of MCs in digitized mammograms. RVM is based on Bayesian estimation theory, and as a feature it can yield a decision function that depends on only a very small number of so-called relevance vectors. The proposed method is tested using a database of 141 clinical mammograms, and compared with a support vector machine (SVM) classifier, which we developed previously. It is demonstrated that the RVM classifier achieves essentially the same detection performance as the SVM classifier, but does so with a much sparser kernel representation. Consequently, the RVM classifier greatly reduces the computational complexity, making it more suitable for real-time implementation.
Relevance vector machine learning for detection of microcalcifications in mammograms
2005-01-01
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Relevance Vector Machine Learning for Detection of Microcalcifications in Mammograms
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