Watch for your October JDI on its way to you now.  This month the issue has a breast imaging focus in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month.  Breast imaging articles include the following:

Sakai, et al  - Effect of Dose Reduction on the Ability of Digital Mammography to Detect Simulated Microcalcifications

Oliver, et al – A Statistical Approach for Breast Density Segmentation

Thomas, et al – A New Fast Fractal Modeling Approach for the Detection of Microcalcifications in Mammograms

Rangayyan, et al – Effect of Pixel Resolution on Texture Features of Breast Masses in Mammograms

Burnside, et al- Validation of Results from Knowledge Discovery: Mass Density as a Predictor of Breast Cancer

Camilus, et al – Computer-Aided Identification of the Pectoral Muscle in Digitized Mammograms

Tian, et al – Novel Computer-Aided Diagnosis Algorithms on Ultrasound Image: Effects on Solid Breast Masses Discrimination

Muramatsu, et al – Presentation of Similar Images as a Reference for Distinction Between Benign and Malignant Masses on Mammograms: Analysis of Initial Observer Study

Herold, et al – MRI-Based Breast Volumetry—Evaluation of Three Different Software Solutions

Rangayyan, et al – Computer-Aided Detection of Architectural Distortion in Prior Mammograms of Interval Cancer