Gautam S. Muralidhar¹, Tamara Miner Haygood², Tanya W. Stephens², Gary J. Whitman², Alan C. Bovik³ and Mia K. Markey¹

¹The University of Texas Department of Biomedical Engineering, Austin, TX 78712. ²Department of Diagnostic Radiology, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030. ³Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712.

Abstract

The use of computer-aided detection (CAD) systems in mammography has been the subject of intense research for many years. These systems have been developed with the aim of helping radiologists to detect signs of breast cancer. However, the effectiveness of CAD systems in practice has sparked recent debate. In this commentary, we argue that computer-aided detection will become an increasingly important tool for radiologists in the early detection of breast cancer, but there are some important issues that need to be given greater focus in designing CAD systems if they are to reach their full potential.

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