Layer-Wise Pre-Training Low-Rank NMF Model for Mammogram-Based Breast Tumor Classification

Image-based breast tumor classification is an active and challenging problem.In this paper,a robust breast tumor classification framework is presented based on deep feature representation learning and exploiting available information in existing samples.Feature representation learning of mammograms is fulfilled by a modified nonnegative matrix factorization model called LPML-LRNMF,which is motivated by hierarchical learning and layer-wise pre-training(LP)strategy in deep learning.Low-rank(LR)constraint is integrated into the feature representation learning model by considering the intrinsic characteristics of mammograms.Moreover,the proposed LPML-LRNMF model is optimized via alternating direction method of multipliers and the corresponding convergence is analyzed.For completing classification,an inverse projection sparse representation model is introduced to exploit information embedded in existing samples,especially in test ones.Experiments on the public dataset and actual clinical dataset show that the classification accuracy,specificity and sensitivity achieve the clinical acceptance level.