Method and apparatus for providing mammographic image metrics to a clinician
AssigneeGeneral Electric Company
InventorsJohn Patrick Kaufhold, Bernhard Erich Hermann Claus, Jeffrey Wayne Eberhard
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Abstract
At least one metric for a mammographic image is computed by a workstation, and provided on a workstation display along with the mammographic image. A clinician can select one or more different metrics to be computed for an image, as well as where they are to be shown and the manner in which they are to be shown on the display. Speech (may also be an audible sound which is not speech) may also be used in the workstation to audibly provide metrics information to the clinician.
Claims21
An apparatus for use in mammographic analysis, comprising:
- a workstation that includes,
- an image receiving portion for receiving a mammographic image, for determining whether the mammographic image is in digital form, for converting the mammographic image to digital form if the mammographic image is not in digital form, and for outputting a digitized mammographic image;
- a computation portion for computing at least one metric related to the digitized mammographic image;
- and
- a presenting portion for presenting the at least one metric to an operator.
A method for analyzing a mammographic image, comprising:
- receiving, by a workstation, the mammographic image;
- digitizing the mammographic image if the mammographic image is not already in digital form;
- computing, by the workstation, at least one metric related to the digitized mammographic image;
- and
- presenting the at least one metric to an operator.
A computer program product operable by a workstation for use in mammographic analysis, comprising:
- first program product code for receiving a mammographic image;
- second program product code for converting the mammographic image to a digital mammographic image if the mammographic image is not already in digital form;
- third program product code for computing at least one metric related to the digitized mammographic image;
- and
- fourth program product code for presenting the at least one metric to an operator.
An apparatus for use in mammographic analysis, comprising:
- a computation portion for computing at least one metric from a digitized mammographic image supplied thereto;
- and
- a presentation portion for presenting the at least one metric to an operator.
An apparatus for use in mammographic image analysis, comprising:
- means for receiving a mammographic image and at least one metric obtained from the mammographic image;
- and
- means for presenting the mammographic image and the least one metric to a user, by way of a workstation.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.