Open AccessA BI-RADS Based Expert Systems for the Diagnoses of Breast Diseases
Author(s) -
Umi Kalthum Ngah,
Shalihatun Azlin Aziz,
Mohd Ezane Aziz,
Mazeda Murad,
Nik Munirah Nik Mahdi,
Ali Yeon Mat Shakaff,
Nor Ashidi Mat Isa,
Mohd Yusoff Mashor,
Mohd Rizal Arshad
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
american journal of applied sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1554-3641
pISSN - 1546-9239
DOI - 10.3844/ajassp.2007.865.873
Subject(s) - bi rads , medical diagnosis , computer science , medicine , medical physics , breast cancer , radiology , mammography , cancer
We proposed an expert system based on the interpretation of mammographic and ultrasound images that may be used by expert and non-expert doctors in the interpretation and classifying of patient cases. The expert system software consists of a mammographic(MAMMEX) and breast ultrasound(SOUNDEX) medical expert systems which may be used to deduce cases according to the Breast Imaging Recording and Data System (BI-RADS) based upon patients history, physical and clinical assessment as well as mammograms and breast ultrasound images. The systems were tested on a total of 179 retrospective cases from the Radiology Department, Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia (HUSM), Kubang Kerian, Kelantan. The accuracy, sensitivity and specificity of MAMMEX were 97%, 96% and 92% and values of 99%, 98% and 100% were found for SOUNDEX respectively