Quantification of Breast Arterial Calcification in Mammograms Using a UNet-Based Deep Learning for Detecting Cardiovascular Disease.

Journal: Academic radiology
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Abstract

BACKGROUND: Breast arterial calcification (BAC) is increasingly recognized as a significant indicator of cardiovascular risk, necessitating improvements in detection and quantification methods through mammographic screening.

Authors

  • Wenbo Li
    Foshan Xianhu Laboratory of the Advanced Energy Science and Technology Guangdong Laboratory, Xianhu Hydrogen Valley, Foshan 528200, China.
  • Qiyu Zhang
    Faculty of Information Technology, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing 100124, China; Beijing Key Laboratory of Computational Intelligence and Intelligent System, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing 100124, China.
  • Dale Black
    Department of Radiological Sciences, School of Medicine, University of California, Irvine, CA 92697 (W.L., Q.Z., D.B., H.D., A.S., S.M.).
  • Huanjun Ding
    Department of Radiological Sciences, School of Medicine, University of California, Irvine, CA 92697 (W.L., Q.Z., D.B., H.D., A.S., S.M.).
  • Carlos Iribarren
    Division of Research, Kaiser Permanente Northern California, Oakland, CA 94612 (C.I.).
  • Alireza Shojazadeh
    Department of Radiological Sciences, School of Medicine, University of California, Irvine, CA 92697 (W.L., Q.Z., D.B., H.D., A.S., S.M.).
  • Sabee Molloi
    University of California, Irvine, California, USA.