Rapid image stitching and computer-aided detection for multipass automated breast ultrasound.

Abstract

Breast ultrasound (US) is recently becoming more and more popular for detecting breast lesions. However, screening results in hundreds of US images for each subject. This magnitude of images can lead to fatigue in radiologist, causing failure in the detection of lesions of a subtle nature. In this study, an image stitching technique is proposed for combining multipass images of the whole breast into a series of full-view images, and a fully automatic screening system that works off these images is also presented.