An algorithm for extracting the skin surface in MR breast images
Michael A. Wirth, RUOZHOU WANG, Alexei Stapinski · 2002
Segmentation of 2D MR breast images is usually composed of detecting (i) the breast/air boundary (skin edge) and (ii) the chest wall boundary. The individual 2D contours representing the skin edge can then be integrated to form a 3D representation of the skin surface. Extraction of the breast region through identification of the breast contour marks the outer margin of the breast, making it possible to exclude the non-breast region from the search for abnormalities. This paper outlines a simple algorithm to extract the skin surface from MR breast images.