Chapter 5
Mammographic Screening and Breast Cancer Management – Part 2
Mark R. Traill
University of Michigan
CONTENTS
5.1 Introduction
The anatomy of the breast is relatively simple compared to other anatomic areas. Parenchyma and fat make up most of the image on a mammogram. Additional common findings are various types of calcifications, skin and lymph nodes. This relative simplicity makes the breast a great starting point for the emergence of artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms as a first-line diagnostic tool that can potentially completely answer the clinical question being asked by the physician ordering the ...
Get Artificial Intelligence now with the O’Reilly learning platform.
O’Reilly members experience books, live events, courses curated by job role, and more from O’Reilly and nearly 200 top publishers.
