PROCESSING AND DISPLAYING BREAST ULTRASOUND INFORMATION
First Claim
1. A method for presenting breast ultrasound information, comprising:
- displaying a first thick-slice image representing a sonographic property within a first slab-like subvolume of a first breast of a patient; and
displaying a second thick-slice image adjacent to said first thick-slice image, the second thick-slice image representing said sonographic property within a second slab-like subvolume of a second breast opposite the first breast, said first and second slab-like subvolumes occupying generally similar positions within the first and second breasts, respectively;
whereby comparison of the first and second breasts relative to said sonographic property is facilitated.
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Abstract
Displaying breast ultrasound information on an interactive user interface is described, the user interface being useful in adjunctive ultrasound mammography environments and/or ultrasound-only mammography environments. Bilateral comparison is facilitated by a pairwise display of thick-slice images corresponding to analogous slab-like subvolumes in the left and right breasts. Coronal thick-slice imaging and convenient navigation on and among coronal thick-slice images is described. In one preferred embodiment, a nipple marker is displayed the coronal thick-slice image representing a projection of a nipple location thereupon. A convenient breast icon is also displayed including a cursor position indicator variably disposed thereon in a manner that reflects a relative position between the cursor and the nipple marker. Preferably, the breast icon is configured to at least roughly resemble a clock face, the center of the clock face representing the nipple marker location. Bookmark-centric and CAD-marker-centric navigation within and among thick-slice images is also described.
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1. A method for presenting breast ultrasound information, comprising:
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displaying a first thick-slice image representing a sonographic property within a first slab-like subvolume of a first breast of a patient; and displaying a second thick-slice image adjacent to said first thick-slice image, the second thick-slice image representing said sonographic property within a second slab-like subvolume of a second breast opposite the first breast, said first and second slab-like subvolumes occupying generally similar positions within the first and second breasts, respectively; whereby comparison of the first and second breasts relative to said sonographic property is facilitated.
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