Display System For the Evaluation of Mammographies
First Claim
1. Display system (1) for the comparative evaluation of images (L, R, L′
- , R′
) of related objects, comprisingat least two display areas (2a, 2b);
an input device (4, 5) for entering a reference movement in a selected one of the display areas (2a);
a control unit (3) that is adapted to perform the following steps;
a) displaying said images (L, R, L′
, R′
) of the related objects in the display areas (2a, 2b);
b) displaying zoomed views (10a, 10b, 10a′
, 10b′
, 11a, 11b) of sub-regions of said images (L, R, L′
, R′
) in the display areas (2a, 2b);
c) deriving desired movements in each display area (2a, 2b) from a given reference movement in one display area (2a) such that said desired movements are at least approximately identical with respect to the corresponding objects that are displayed in the display areas (2a, 2b);
d) movement of the displayed images (L, R, L′
, R′
) or of the zoomed views (10a, 10b, 10a′
, 10b′
) according to the desired movements.
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Abstract
The invention relates to a display system that is particularly suited for a comparative evaluation of mammographies (L, R) of a patient which are displayed as mirror images in two display areas (2a, 2b). According to one aspect of the invention, a user may move a virtual magnifying glass (10a) in one of the images (L), and the system automatically derives the corresponding object related movement of a virtual magnifying glass (10b) in the other image (R). Thus the magnifying glasses (10a, 10b, 10a′, 10b′ are moved analogously with respect to the anatomy across the images. According to an alternative method, zoom windows always remain at the same position of the display area while the images under them are moved synchronously in an object related way.
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10 Claims
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1. Display system (1) for the comparative evaluation of images (L, R, L′
- , R′
) of related objects, comprisingat least two display areas (2a, 2b); an input device (4, 5) for entering a reference movement in a selected one of the display areas (2a); a control unit (3) that is adapted to perform the following steps; a) displaying said images (L, R, L′
, R′
) of the related objects in the display areas (2a, 2b);b) displaying zoomed views (10a, 10b, 10a′
, 10b′
, 11a, 11b) of sub-regions of said images (L, R, L′
, R′
) in the display areas (2a, 2b);c) deriving desired movements in each display area (2a, 2b) from a given reference movement in one display area (2a) such that said desired movements are at least approximately identical with respect to the corresponding objects that are displayed in the display areas (2a, 2b); d) movement of the displayed images (L, R, L′
, R′
) or of the zoomed views (10a, 10b, 10a′
, 10b′
) according to the desired movements. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
- , R′
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9. A method for the comparative evaluation of images (L, R, L′
- , R′
) of related objects, comprising the following steps;a) displaying said images (L, R, L′
, R′
) in different display areas (2a, 2b);b) displaying zoomed views (10a, 10b, 10a′
, 10b′
, 11a, 11b) of sub-regions of said images (L, R, L′
, R′
) in the display areas (2a, 2b);c) deriving desired movements in each display area (2a, 2b) from a given reference movement in one display area (2a) such that said desired movements are at least approximately identical with respect to the corresponding objects that are displayed in the display areas (2a, 2b); d) movement of the displayed images (L, R, L′
, R′
) or of the zoomed views (10a, 10b, 10a′
, 10b′
) according to the desired movements. - View Dependent Claims (10)
- , R′
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