Title:Breast Cancer Image Classification: A Review
Volume: 17
Author(s): Pooja Pathak, Anand Singh Jalal*Ritu Rai
Affiliation:
- Department of Computer Engineering & Applications, GLA University, Mathura,India
Keywords:
Breast cancer, Computer-Aided Diagnosis (CAD), artificial intelligence, tumour, medical imaging, image classification.
Abstract:
Background: Breast cancer represents uncontrolled breast cell growth. Breast cancer is
the most diagnosed cancer in women worldwide. Early detection of breast cancer improves the
chances of survival and increases treatment options. There are various methods for screening breast
cancer, such as mammogram, ultrasound, computed tomography and Magnetic Resonance Imaging
(MRI). MRI is gaining prominence as an alternative screening tool for early detection and breast
cancer diagnosis. Nevertheless, MRI can hardly be examined without the use of a Computer-Aided
Diagnosis (CAD) framework, due to the vast amount of data.
Objective: This paper aims to cover the approaches used in the CAD system for the detection of
breast cancer.
Methods: In this paper, the methods used in CAD systems are categories into two classes: the conventional
approach and artificial intelligence (AI) approach.
Results: The conventional approach covers the basic steps of image processing, such as preprocessing,
segmentation, feature extraction and classification. The AI approach covers the various convolutional
and deep learning networks used for diagnosis.
Conclusion: This review discusses some of the core concepts used in breast cancer and presents a
comprehensive review of efforts in the past to address this problem.