This document analyzes the use of sparse feature analysis for detecting clustered microcalcifications in mammogram images. It compares different feature types, combinations of features, and dictionary construction techniques for sparse representation based classification (SRC) of mammogram images. The experimental results show that texture features like Laws' texture features (LAW) are more effective than shape/morphology features. SRC using LAW features alone or combined with local binary patterns (LBP) achieved high performance. Larger dictionaries containing more atoms resulted in higher discriminative power for the SRC-based detection system.