Breast cancer detection using modern visual IT techniques

Abstract

Nowadays, cancer is a major cause of women death, especially breast cancer which is most seen on ladies older than 40 years. As we know, several techniques have been developed to fight breast cancer, like a mammography, which is the preferred screening examination for breast cancer. However, despite mammography test showing negative result, there are still patients with breast cancer diagnostic, found by other tests like ultrasound test. It can be explained by potential side effect of using mammography, which can push patients and doctors to look for other diagnostic technique. In this literature review, we will explore the digital infrared imaging which is based on the principle that metabolic activity and vascular circulation, in both pre-cancerous tissue and the area surrounding a developing breast cancer, is almost always higher than in normal breast tissue. In the same way, an automated infrared image processing of patient cannot be done without a model like the hemispheric model, which is very well known. As novelty, we will give a comparative study of breast cancer detection using modern visual IT techniques view by the perspective of computer scientist.