The invention is a novel method for automated detection of objects in images. One specific use is to detect malignant microcalcification clusters in mammograms. The method operates by forming a contour plot of the image (mammogram), the object (microcalcification) in the contour plot being comprised...http://www.google.ca/patents/US5574799?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US5574799 - Method and system for automated detection of microcalcification clusters in mammograms
