1Assistant Professor, Department of ECE, Karunya Institute of Technology and Sciences, Coimbatore
2Assistant Professor, Department of Media & Communication, Karunya Institute of Technology and Sciences, Coimbatore
3Assistant Professor, Department of ECE, Sri Indu Institute of Engineering and Technology, Hyderabad
4Assistant Professor, Department of Computer Science, Kovai Kalaimagal College of Arts and Science, Coimbatore
*Corresponding Author: A. Amir Anton Jone, Assistant Professor, Department of ECE, Karunya Institute of Technology and Sciences, Coimbatore, e-mail: amiranton8787@gmail.com
Online published on 23 December, 2019.
Breast cancer is dreadful and life threatening disease. The causative agent of breast cancer is still under research. Breast cancer affects one in eight women. The statistics shows that 6 percent of women in India die due to breast cancer. Breast cancer is the second important cause of death. Generally breast cancer is a malignant tumour that begins in the cells of the breast and eventually it spreads to the surrounding tissues. The disease can be treated if it is detected early. As stages increases, the chance of curing decreases. There are various imaging techniques that play a vital role in detecting breast cancer. This survey is an attempt to showcase various breast cancer detection techniques based on image processing technique.
Breast cancer, malignant tumour, mammography, medical imaging
