The proposed method focuses on the prediction of breast cancer in its early stage. It is very difficult to detect microcalcification due to its small size and low contrast with respect to the surrounding tissues. A new, fast and simple enhancement technique is considered for early detection of breast cancer by enhancing microcalcification features using morphology and LOG filter. Target to background contrast ratio, Contrast and Peak Signal to Noise ratio are considered for performance evaluation of the enhancement algorithm. The mini-MIAS mammographic database was employed for testing the accuracy of the proposed method and the result was promising.

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