Contrast enhancement of microcalcifications in mammograms using morphological enhancement and non-flat structuring elements
Michael Alexander Wirth, Matteo Fraschini, Jennifer A. Lyon · Computer-Based Medical Systems · 2004
This paper presents an approach to enhancing the contrast of microcalcifications in mammograms using a contrast enhancement algorithm based on a combination of morphological enhancement and non-flat structuring elements. Given that microcalcifications appear as small domes on a 3D relief of a mammogram, enhancement is achieved by using structuring elements which have a 3D form.