Human visual system based mammogram enhancement and analysis

Abstract

This paper introduces a new mammogram enhancement algorithm using the human visual system (HVS) based image decomposition. A new enhancement measure based on the second derivative is also introduced to measure and assess the enhancement performance. Experimental results show that the presented algorithm can improve the visual quality of fine details in mammograms. The HVS-based image decomposition can segment the regions/objects from their surroundings. It offers the users flexibility to enhance either sub-images containing only significant illumination information or all the sub-images of the original mammograms. The algorithm can be used in the computer-aided diagnosis systems for breast cancer detection.