Micro-calcification Detection In Digital Mammogram

Abstract

As reported by world health organization, breast cancer is the most common cancer in
women and it caused large number of death in world. Early diagnosis is the only solution to
increase the survival rate. There are two early screening plans for breast cancer: early
detection and screening. Limited resources parameter with low health system is the main
reason for diagnosing in the late stages and should organize early diagnosis programs based
on knowledge of the first signs and symptoms. Many methods are used to test women to
identify cancer before all symptoms appear. Mammography is one of the methods in which an
X-rayof the breast used to detect and diagnose breast cancer tumors. The tiny deposit of
calcium known as the micro-calcification can be detected by using screening mammogram
and this calcification sometimes represents the cancer. This review aims to compare different
method for detecting micro calcification in mammogram.