Method and system for displaying regions of pathological interest

A method of interactively displaying a number of unique locations of pathological interest of an anatomical feature, the method comprising:

• displaying an image of the anatomical feature;
• simultaneously displaying with the image a uniquely identified marker corresponding to each location of pathological interest;
• receiving a first user-input command that selects one of the uniquely identified markers for classification;
• displaying a menu of user-selectable classification alternatives in response to the first user-input command;
• receiving a second user-input command that selects one of the user-selectable classification alternatives;
• and
• modifying the visual appearance of the displayed marker in response to the classification alternative selected by the second user-input command.

A system for displaying a number of unique locations of pathological interest of an anatomical feature detected by a computer-implemented detection algorithm, the system comprising:

• storage media including an image of the anatomical feature and the locations of pathological interest of the anatomical feature detected by the computer-implemented detection algorithm;
• a processor coupled to the storage media and operable to generate a uniquely identified marker corresponding to each computer-detected region of pathological interest, wherein each marker is configured to incorporate viewable classification data entered by a user;
• a display coupled to the processor and configured to simultaneously display the image of the anatomical feature and each marker;
• and
• a user-input device coupled to the processor and operable to receive a selection of one of the markers and enter classification data.

A marker for use with a graphical user interface for uniquely identifying a location of pathological interest, the marker comprising:

• a unique identifier for the location of pathological interest;
• and
• a visual indication of the probability of cancer for the location of pathological interest;
• wherein the marker is configured to incorporate viewable classification data based on user input.