Generating a breast parameter map

A medical imaging method for generating a breast parameter map, comprising, with at least one electronic processor:

• controlling an imaging device to acquire image data of a breast,
• providing a predefined raster with several subportions, wherein the subportions segment the breast volume,
• defining several subvolumes in the breast according to the subportions of the raster, wherein the defining comprises an identification of body characteristics in the image data and a segmentation of the image data into said subvolumes by deforming raster subportions according to identified body characteristics,
• generating a breast parameter per breast subvolume, and
• controlling a display device to display a breast parameter per breast subvolume in a breast parameter map, wherein each breast parameter is allocated to its breast subvolume.

A medical imaging device for generating a breast parameter map, the device comprising:

• a display device;
• an X-ray imaging device comprising an X-ray source and an X-ray detector;
• and
• at least one electronic processor programmed to:
• control the X-ray imaging device to provide image data of a breast;
• define an identification of body characteristics in the image data of the breast;
• define a plurality of subvolumes in the breast according to subportions of a raster comprising a plurality of subportions that segment a breast volume wherein the subvolumes are defined by segmentation of the image data of the breast into said subvolumes by deforming the raster subportions according to the identified body characteristics of the breast;
• generate a breast parameter per breast subvolume, and
• control the display device to display a breast parameter per breast subvolume in a breast parameter map, wherein each breast parameter is allocated to its breast subvolume.