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PROMAM (PROmpting for MAMmography) is a computer-aided prompting system, designed to detect the early signs of breast cancer on mammographic films. These films are scanned at 42 micron resolution, then analysed by two algorithms, specifically searching for micro-calcification clusters and ill-defined masses. Suspicious areas are then highlighted on a low-resolution image of the films, and printed onto a piece of paper. This ‘prompt sheet’ is then given to the radiologists as part of the usual information to which they would have access.
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Williams, L.J., Prescott, R.J., Hartswood, M. (1998). Computer-Aided Cancer Detection in the UK Breast Screening Programme. In: Karssemeijer, N., Thijssen, M., Hendriks, J., van Erning, L. (eds) Digital Mammography. Computational Imaging and Vision, vol 13. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-5318-8_58
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