US 2022/0067927 A1 · METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MAMMOGRAPHIC MULTI-VIEW MASS IDENTIFICATION

Abstract

A method, applied to an apparatus for mammographic multi-view mass identification, includes receiving a main image, a first auxiliary image, and a second auxiliary image. The main image and the first auxiliary image are images of a breast of a person, and the second auxiliary image is an image of another breast of the person. The method further includes detecting the nipple location based on the main image and the first auxiliary image; generating a first probability map of the main image based on the main image, the first auxiliary image, and the nipple location; generating a second probability map of the main image based on the main image, the second auxiliary image, and the nipple location; and generating and outputting a fused probability map based on the first probability map and the second probability map.

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A method, applied to an apparatus for mammographic multi-view mass identification, comprising:

receiving a main image, a first auxiliary image, and a second auxiliary image, wherein the main image and the first auxiliary image are images of a breast of a person, and the second auxiliary image is an image of another breast of the person;
detecting a nipple location based on the main image and the first auxiliary image;
generating a first probability map of the main image based on the main image, the first auxiliary image, and the nipple location;
generating a second probability map of the main image based on the main image, the second auxiliary image, and the nipple location;
and
generating and outputting a fused probability map based on the first probability map and the second probability map.

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An apparatus for mammographic multi-view mass identification, comprising:

a nipple detector, configured to receive a main image and a first auxiliary image of a breast of a person, and detect a nipple location based on the main image and the first auxiliary image;
an ipsilateral analyzer, configured to receive the main image, the first auxiliary image, and the nipple location obtained by the nipple detector, and generate and output a first probability map of the main image;
a bilateral analyzer, configured to receive the main image together with the nipple location, and a second auxiliary image, and generate and output a second probability map of the main image, wherein the second auxiliary image is an image of another breast of the person;
and
an integrated fusion network device, configured to receive the main image, the first probability map, and the second probability map, and generate and output a fused probability map.

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Method and apparatus for mammographic multi-view mass identification

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