Image handling and display in x-ray mammography and tomosynthesis
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1. An image display system for reviewing medical images for abnormalities in a compressed breast, comprising:
- a displayed image comprising at least one image of a plurality of tomosynthesis images of the compressed breast;
a slider bar for identifying a height within the compressed breast corresponding to the displayed image, wherein the slider bar comprises a length; and
a slice bar movably positionable along the length of the slider bar, wherein a position of the slice bar along the length of the slider bar corresponds to a height of the displayed image within the compressed breast, wherein the slice bar comprises an adjustable thickness, and wherein a thickness of the slice bar corresponds to a thickness of the displayed image within the compressed breast, thereby providing an adjustable display of tomosynthesis images for reviewing medical images for abnormalities in the compressed breast.
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Abstract
A method and system for acquiring, processing, storing, and displaying x-ray mammograms Mp tomosynthesis images Tr representative of breast slices, and x-ray tomosynthesis projection images Tp taken at different angles to a breast, where the Tr images are reconstructed from Tp images.
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1. An image display system for reviewing medical images for abnormalities in a compressed breast, comprising:
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a displayed image comprising at least one image of a plurality of tomosynthesis images of the compressed breast; a slider bar for identifying a height within the compressed breast corresponding to the displayed image, wherein the slider bar comprises a length; and a slice bar movably positionable along the length of the slider bar, wherein a position of the slice bar along the length of the slider bar corresponds to a height of the displayed image within the compressed breast, wherein the slice bar comprises an adjustable thickness, and wherein a thickness of the slice bar corresponds to a thickness of the displayed image within the compressed breast, thereby providing an adjustable display of tomosynthesis images for reviewing medical images for abnormalities in the compressed breast. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An image display for reviewing medical images for abnormalities in a compressed breast, comprising:
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at least one of a plurality of tomosynthesis images of a compressed breast; a slider bar representative of a thickness of the compressed breast; and a slice bar positionable along the slider bar, wherein a position of the slice bar corresponds to a position within the compressed breast of the displayed tomosynthesis image, and wherein a thickness of the slice bar corresponds to a thickness of the displayed tomosynthesis image, thereby providing an adjustable display of tomosynthesis images for reviewing medical images for abnormalities in the compressed breast. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method of identifying select images in a plurality of tomosynthesis images for reviewing medical images for abnormalities in a compressed breast, the method comprising:
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displaying a slide bar; displaying a slice bar on the slide bar; applying a computer-aided detection algorithm to the plurality of tomosynthesis images; identifying a select tomosynthesis image containing an area of interest, wherein the area of interest is identified by the application of the computer-aided detection algorithm; and displaying a non-numeric indicia proximate the slide bar, wherein the non-numeric indicia corresponds to a position of the select tomosynthesis image within the plurality of tomosynthesis images; and displaying at least one of the plurality of tomosynthesis images according to the slide bar and the slice bar thereby providing an adjustable display of tomosynthesis images for reviewing medical images for abnormalities in the compressed breast. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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