System and method for generating and displaying tomosynthesis image slabs
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1. A system for processing breast tissue images, comprising:
- an image processing computer; and
a user interface operatively coupled to the image processing computer,wherein the image processing computer is configured toobtain 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, andprocess respective subsets of the reconstructed image slices to generate a set of image slabs, each image slab comprising a synthesized 2D image of a portion of the breast tissue obtained from a respective subset of the set of reconstructed image slices, wherein the respective 2D synthesized image does not correspond to an image that was acquired during imaging of the breast tissue.
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Abstract
A system for processing breast tissue images includes an image processing computer and a user interface operatively coupled to the image processing computer, wherein the image processing computer is configured to obtain 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, process respective subsets of the reconstructed image slices to generate a set of image slabs, each image slab comprising a synthesized 2D image of a portion of the breast tissue obtained from a respective subset of the set of reconstructed image slices.
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1. A system for processing breast tissue images, comprising:
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an image processing computer; and a user interface operatively coupled to the image processing computer, wherein the image processing computer is configured to obtain 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, and process respective subsets of the reconstructed image slices to generate a set of image slabs, each image slab comprising a synthesized 2D image of a portion of the breast tissue obtained from a respective subset of the set of reconstructed image slices, wherein the respective 2D synthesized image does not correspond to an image that was acquired during imaging of the breast tissue. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for processing breast tissue image data, comprising:
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obtaining 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 processing respective subsets of the reconstructed image slices to generate a set of image slabs, each image slab comprising a synthesized 2D image of a portion of the breast tissue obtained from a respective subset of the set of reconstructed image slices, wherein each image slab is generated from a predetermined number of successive reconstructed image slices, and wherein adjacent image slabs of the set are generated from a predetermined overlap number of successive reconstructed image slices. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method for processing breast tissue image data, comprising:
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obtaining 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; displaying a plurality of generated reconstructed image slices to a user; receiving user input identifying a respective reconstructed image slice of the set; and processing a subset of the reconstructed image slices to generate an image slab, the image slab comprising a synthesized 2D image of a portion of the breast tissue obtained from the subset of reconstructed image slices, wherein the subset of reconstructed image slices includes the respective user identified image slice. - View Dependent Claims (19)
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