Bone density screening and mammography CAD system
OwnerKevin Hobert, Terese Bogucki +1inventors
InventorsKevin Hobert, Terese Bogucki, Wido Menhardt
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Abstract
A method and system adapted to analyze a radiograph for bone mineral density screening and mammography computer aided detection. The method of analyzing a radiograph includes the steps of: providing a digital image based on the radiograph; determining whether a radiographic absorptiometry analysis or computer aided detection analysis is desired; and performing a radiographic absorptiometry analysis or computer aided detection analysis on the digital image based on the desired determination. The system can include an input station, a report station, and a printer.
Claims14
A method of analyzing a radiograph, the method comprising the steps of:
- providing a digital image based on the radiograph;
- determining whether a radiographic absorptiometry analysis or computer aided detection analysis is desired;
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- performing a radiographic absorptiometry analysis or computer aided detection analysis on the digital image based on the desired determination.
A system adapted to analyze a radiograph, comprising:
- an input station adapted to accept a digital image based on the radiograph and including:
- (a) means for determining whether to conduct a radiographic absorptiometry analysis or computer aided detection analysis of the radiograph;
- (b) a radiographic absorptiometry application;
- (c) a computer aided detection application;
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- (d) means for applying the radiographic absorptiometry application or the computer aided detection application to the digital image based on the determination;
- a report station adapted to provide a computer aided detection report;
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- a printer adapted to print a radiographic absorptiometry report and a computed aided detection report.
A system adapted to analyze a radiograph, comprising:
- (a) means for determining whether to conduct a radiographic absorptiometry analysis or computer aided detection analysis of the radiograph;
- (b) a radiographic absorptiometry application;
- (c) a computer aided detection application;
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- (d) means for applying the radiographic absorptiometry application or the computer aided detection application to the digital image based on the determination.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.