System and method for generating and displaying tomosynthesis image slabs

A system for processing breast tissue images, comprising:

• an image processing computer configured to:
• receive image data of breast tissue:
• process the image data to generate a set of reconstructed image slices, the reconstructed image slices collectively depicting the breast tissue;
• determine one or more objects or regions of interest to be enhanced in a subset of the set of reconstructed image slices;
• weigh each image of the subset of the set of reconstructed image slices on one of a pixel-by-pixel basis and a region-by-region basis to enhance the one or more objects or regions of interest;
• generate from the subset of the set of reconstructed image slices an image slab that includes the enhanced one or more objects or regions of interest, the image slab comprising a constructed 2D image of a portion of the breast tissue, the 2D image being constructed by incorporating respective regions based on a weight of individual images of the respective regions.

A system for processing breast tissue images, comprising:

• an image processing computer configured to:
• receive image data of breast tissue;
• process the image data to generate a set of reconstructed image slices, the reconstructed image slices collectively depicting the breast tissue;
• process respective subsets of the set of reconstructed image slices to generate a corresponding set of image slabs, each image slab comprising a constructed 2D image of a respective portion of the breast tissue, the 2D image being constructed by incorporating respective regions based on a weight of individual images of the respective regions;
• during the processing of at least one respective subset of the set of reconstructed image slices, weigh each image of the subset of the set of reconstructed image slices on one of a pixel-by-pixel basis and a region-by-region basis to enhance one or more objects or regions of interest in the least one respective subset of the set of reconstructed image slices;
• and
• transmit the set of image slabs to a display device.

A method for processing breast tissue images, comprising:

• receiving image data of breast tissue;
• processing the image data to generate a set of reconstructed image slices, the reconstructed image slices collectively depicting the breast tissue;
• and
• weighing each image of a subset of the set of reconstructed image slices on one of a pixel-by-pixel basis and a region-by-region basis to enhance the one or more objects or regions of interest and to generate an image slab comprising a synthesized 2D image of a portion of the breast tissue.