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World J Clin Oncol. Dec 10, 2014; 5(5): 1055-1059
Published online Dec 10, 2014. doi: 10.5306/wjco.v5.i5.1055
Published online Dec 10, 2014. doi: 10.5306/wjco.v5.i5.1055
Using shape contexts method for registration of contra lateral breasts in thermal images
Mahnaz Etehadtavakol, Medical Image and Signal Processing Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan University, Isfahan 81745-319, Iran
Eddie Yin-Kwee Ng, School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, College of Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 639798, Singapore
Niloofar Gheissari, Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, Isfahan University of Technology, Isfahan 84956, Iran
Author contributions: All authors contributed to this article.
Correspondence to: Eddie Yin-Kwee Ng, PhD, School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, College of Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 50 Nanyang Avenue, Singapore 639798, Singapore. mykng@ntu.edu.sg
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Received: November 5, 2013
Revised: May 30, 2014
Accepted: June 14, 2014
Published online: December 10, 2014
Revised: May 30, 2014
Accepted: June 14, 2014
Published online: December 10, 2014
Core Tip
Core tip: Breast thermography has shown to be as a non-invasive safe method to detect breast abnormalities. Comparison between two breast temperature distributions is helpful to identify irregularities. Since in many cases real thermal breast images do not have symmetric boundaries, a registration is needed. A registration shape context approach is applied in this work.