This application uses LIBRA [1] to extract the breast region in the loaded image and is only availabe via the GUI (the Breast Texture Feature Extraction can be used to generate a mask and perform radiomic analysis via the command line).

REQUIREMENTS:

• Raw (i.e., "FOR PROCESSING") or vendor post-processed (i.e., "FOR PRESENTATION") FFDM images.
• FFDM vendors currently supported: Hologic and GE Healthcare.
• Each image stored in a separate folder.

USAGE:

1. Load the FFDM image using the 'File -> Load -> Images' menu option.
2. Launch LIBRA using the 'Applications -> Breast Segmentation' menu option.
3. Output, i.e., breast mask, is loaded automatically.

References:

1. B.M.Keller, D.L.Nathan, Y.Wang, Y.Zheng, J.C.Gee, E.F.Conant, D.Kontos, "Estimation of breast percent density in raw and processed full field digital mammography images via adaptive fuzzy c-means clustering and support vector machine segmentation", Med Phys. 39(8):4903-4917, 2012, DOI:10.1118/1.4736530