Automatic breast ultrasound image segmentation: A survey

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Highlights：

• Summarize the four fundamental issues in BUS image segmentation.

• Study the basic ideas, theories, pros and cons of BUS image segmentation approaches, group them into categories, and extensively review each category in depth by discussing the principles, application issues, and advantages/disadvantages.

• Discuss the four major directions of BUS image segmentation.

摘要

•Summarize the four fundamental issues in BUS image segmentation.•Study the basic ideas, theories, pros and cons of BUS image segmentation approaches, group them into categories, and extensively review each category in depth by discussing the principles, application issues, and advantages/disadvantages.•Discuss the four major directions of BUS image segmentation.

论文关键词：Breast ultrasound (BUS) images,Breast cancer,Segmentation,Benchmark,Early detection,Computer-aided diagnosis (CAD)

论文评审过程：Received 15 May 2017, Revised 15 November 2017, Accepted 11 February 2018, Available online 13 February 2018, Version of Record 26 February 2018.

论文官网地址：https://doi.org/10.1016/j.patcog.2018.02.012