CAD — Computer-Aided Detection A MESC Labs research program

U.S. Patent 10,789,712

Computer-aided detection for mammography.

LIBCAD is a detection engine that can be integrated into other software or accessed through an API. WEBCAD is the browser-based interface built around it.

Open the static demo

Research prototype. Not a clinical diagnostic service.

Fixed historical case Archived output
Original mammogram from a fixed historical case
Original
Archived LIBCAD mass-score output for the same mammogram
Mass score

The demonstrations use preloaded images. They do not accept uploads or process new patient images.

Mass detection Microcalcification detection Filtering & enhancement Library & API integration

One system, two parts

The engine and its browser interface.

LIBCAD performs the image processing. WEBCAD presents selected functions through a web browser.

01 LIBCAD

Detection engine for software integration

Available as a Linux shared object, a Windows dynamic-link library, or a remotely accessed API.

  • Mass and microcalcification detection
  • Mammogram filtering and enhancement
  • Scoring and marking of suspicious regions
Library call example See how LIBCAD is called
Example code calling LIBCAD functions from another application
A short example showing LIBCAD being called as a software library.
02 WEBCAD

Browser-based research prototype

WEBCAD uses LIBCAD on the server and makes selected functions available through a browser.

  • Preloaded demonstration cases
  • Archived detection results
  • Filtering and enhancement examples
Recorded demonstration See WEBCAD in use

A walkthrough of the browser-based research prototype.

Watch the WEBCAD demonstration

Capabilities

Detection, scoring, enhancement, and integration.

The system combines mammogram processing with several ways to inspect or integrate its output.

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Machine-independent processing

The filtering method is designed to reduce dependence on machine brand, resolution, and acquisition characteristics.

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Several deployment forms

LIBCAD can be provided as a Linux shared object, a Windows dynamic-link library, or a remotely accessed API.

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Several output types

Outputs include mass scores, markers, microcalcification results, filtered images, and enhanced images.

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CPU and GPU processing

Parts of the system use parallel processing and hardware acceleration.

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Software integration

The engine is intended for integration into research and imaging-software workflows.

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Research foundation

The system grew from published work in mammography analysis and computer-aided detection.

Research record

Patent and selected publications.

The results below belong to the research record. They are not presented as a current clinical-performance claim.

U.S. patent 1

Yousef, W. A. “Method and system for computer aided detection for cancer.” U.S. Patent 10,789,712, September 2020.

Selected publications 4
  1. Yousef, W. A. et al. (2019). “Method and System for Image Analysis to Detect Cancer.” arXiv:1908.10661.
  2. Abdel Razek, N. M., Yousef, W. A., & Mustafa, W. A. (2013). “Microcalcification detection with and without CAD system (LIBCAD): A comparative study.” Egyptian Journal of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, 44(2), 397–404.
  3. Abdelrazek, N., Yousef, W., & Mustafa, W. (2012). “Microcalcification detection with and without prototype CAD system (LIBCAD): a comparative study.” ECR 2012 / C-1063.
  4. Yousef, W. A. et al. (2010). “On Detecting Abnormalities in Digital Mammography.” 39th Applied Imagery Pattern Recognition Workshop.
Reported performance chart Research result
Reported LIBCAD sensitivity compared with selected commercial CAD systems
Comparison retained from the existing LIBCAD research materials.
LIBCAD manual By request

Email MESC Labs for the current manual and to discuss the appropriate integration form.

Static demonstration

One demonstration page, two clearly separated case series.

No images are uploaded, no new analysis is performed, and nothing shown here should be used for clinical decisions.

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Comprehensive output explorer

Compare original and processed views across eight cases.

Inspect mass scores, markers, microcalcifications, and enhancement levels beside the original mammograms. A separate ten-case annotated enhancement series appears farther down the same page.

Open CAD output explorer

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