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A Feasibility Study on the Improvement of Diagnostic Accuracy for Energy-selective Digital Mammography using Machine Learning

머신러닝을 이용한 에너지 선택적 유방촬영의 진단 정확도 향상에 관한 연구

  • Eom, Jisoo (Department of Medical Science, Konyang University) ;
  • Lee, Seungwan (Department of Medical Science, Konyang University) ;
  • Kim, Burnyoung (Department of Medical Science, Konyang University)
  • Received : 2018.11.26
  • Accepted : 2018.12.27
  • Published : 2019.02.28
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Abstract

Although digital mammography is a representative method for breast cancer detection. It has a limitation in detecting and classifying breast tumor due to superimposed structures. Machine learning, which is a part of artificial intelligence fields, is a method for analysing a large amount of data using complex algorithms, recognizing patterns and making prediction. In this study, we proposed a technique to improve the diagnostic accuracy of energy-selective mammography by training data using the machine learning algorithm and using dual-energy measurements. A dual-energy images obtained from a photon-counting detector were used for the input data of machine learning algorithms, and we analyzed the accuracy of predicted tumor thickness for verifying the machine learning algorithms. The results showed that the classification accuracy of tumor thickness was above 95% and was improved with an increase of imput data. Therefore, we expect that the diagnostic accuracy of energy-selective mammography can be improved by using machine learning.

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