Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Facilitating comparison of medical images
- Patent Title (中): 促进医学图像的比较
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Application No.: US11602575Application Date: 2006-11-21
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Publication No.: US08194947B2Publication Date: 2012-06-05
- Inventor: Gabriele Zingaretti , Jimmy R. Roehrig , Julian Marshall , Vincenzo Velocci
- Applicant: Gabriele Zingaretti , Jimmy R. Roehrig , Julian Marshall , Vincenzo Velocci
- Applicant Address: US MA Marlborough
- Assignee: Hologic, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Hologic, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US MA Marlborough
- Agency: Vista IP Law Group LLP
- Main IPC: G06K9/00
- IPC: G06K9/00 ; G06K9/36

Abstract:
Facilitating analysis of one or more mammography images on a review workstation is described. A point or region of interest is identified in a first mammography image of a human breast. The distance between the point or region of interest and a point of reference, preferably the breast nipple, on the first mammography image is determined. A locus of points in a second mammography image of the breast is calculated, the locus of points representing potential locations corresponding to the point or region of interest in the first mammography image, and the calculation being based at least in part on the distance between the point or region of interest and the point of reference. The locus of points is then highlighted a user so as to facilitate a determination by the user of one or more locations in the second mammography image corresponding to the point or region of interest in the first mammography image. The locus of points is preferably a circular section arc having a radius corresponding to the point or region of interest to nipple distance, and centered about the nipple in the second mammography image.
Public/Granted literature
- US20080118138A1 Facilitating comparison of medical images Public/Granted day:2008-05-22
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