SYSTEMS, COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIA, AND METHODS FOR CLASSIFYING AND DISPLAYING BREAST DENSITY
First Claim
1. A computer-readable medium having computer-readable instructions stored thereon which, as a result of being executed in a computer system having at least one input device, at least one processor and at least one output device, instructs the computer system to perform a method to compute and output a density estimate of a breast, comprising:
- a. obtaining, by means of at least one input device, at least two digital images of at least a portion of the breast, wherein each image represents a view of at least a portion of the breast from a specific angle;
b. computing, in at least one processor, a breast density estimate using information from the at least two digital images,; and
c. outputting, by means of at least one output device, the computed density estimate.
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Abstract
Systems, computer-readable media, methods, and a medical imaging system are presented that compute and output a density estimate of a breast. The density estimate may be computed using information from at least two digital images, wherein each image represents a view of at least a portion of the breast from a different specific angle. The density estimate may be computed using information from at least one digital breast image and at least one digital opposite breast image, wherein the at least one digital breast image represents a view of at least a portion of the breast from a specific angle and wherein the at least one digital opposite breast image represents a view of at least a portion of the opposite breast. The density estimate may be computed using computed parenchyma information, the parenchyma information being computed using texture information and density information derived from at least one digital image of at least a portion of the breast. The density estimate may be computed using computed parenchyma information, the parenchyma information being computed from at least one digital image using computed vessel line information, the computed vessel line information being computed from the at least one digital image.
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96 Claims
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1. A computer-readable medium having computer-readable instructions stored thereon which, as a result of being executed in a computer system having at least one input device, at least one processor and at least one output device, instructs the computer system to perform a method to compute and output a density estimate of a breast, comprising:
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a. obtaining, by means of at least one input device, at least two digital images of at least a portion of the breast, wherein each image represents a view of at least a portion of the breast from a specific angle; b. computing, in at least one processor, a breast density estimate using information from the at least two digital images,; and c. outputting, by means of at least one output device, the computed density estimate. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. In a computer system having at least one input device, at least one processor and at least one output device, a method of computing and outputting a density estimate of a breast, comprising:
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a. obtaining, by means of at least one input device, at least two digital images of at least a portion of the breast, wherein each image represents a view of at least a portion of the breast from a specific angle; b. computing, in at least one processor, a breast density estimate using information from the at least two digital images,; and c. outputting, by means of at least one output device, the computed density estimate. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A system for computing and outputting a density estimate of a breast, comprising a computer system with at least one processor, at least one input device and at least one output device, so configured that the system is operable to:
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a. obtain, by means of at least one input device, at least two digital images of at least a portion of the breast, wherein each image represents a view of at least a portion of the breast from a specific angle; b. compute, in at least one processor, a breast density estimate using information from the at least two digital images,; and c. output, by means of at least one output device, the computed density estimate. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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34. A computer-readable medium having computer-readable instructions stored thereon which, as a result of being executed in a computer system having at least one input device, at least one processor and at least one output device, instructs the computer system to perform a method to compute and output a density estimate of a breast, comprising:
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a. obtaining, by means of at least one input device, at least one digital image of at least a portion of the breast, wherein each image represents a view of at least a portion of the breast from a specific angle; b. obtaining, by means of at least one input device, at least one digital image of at least a portion of a breast opposite to the breast, wherein each image represents a view of at least a portion of the opposite breast from a specific angle; c. computing, in at least one processor, a breast density estimate using information from the at least one digital breast image and at least one digital opposite breast image; and d. outputting, by means of at least one output device, the computed density estimate. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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41. In a computer system having at least one input device, at least one processor and at least one output device, a method of computing and outputting a density estimate of a breast, comprising:
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a. obtaining, by means of at least one input device, at least one digital image of at least a portion of the breast, wherein each image represents a view of at least a portion of the breast from a specific angle; b. obtaining, by means of at least one input device, at least one digital image of at least a portion of a breast opposite to the breast, wherein each image represents a view of at least a portion of the opposite breast from a specific angle; c. computing, in at least one processor, a breast density estimate using information from the at least one digital breast image and at least one digital opposite breast image; and d. outputting, by means of at least one output device, the computed density estimate. - View Dependent Claims (42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47)
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48. A system for computing and outputting a density estimate of a breast, comprising a computer system with at least one processor, at least one input device and at least one output device, so configured that the system is operable to:
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a. obtain, by means of at least one input device, at least one digital image of at least a portion of the breast, wherein each image represents a view of at least a portion of the breast from a specific angle; b. obtain, by means of at least one input device, at least one digital image of at least a portion of a breast opposite to the breast, wherein each image represents a view of at least a portion of the opposite breast from a specific angle; c. compute, in at least one processor, a breast density estimate using information from the at least one digital breast image and at least one digital opposite breast image; and d. output, by means of at least one output device, the computed density estimate. - View Dependent Claims (49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54)
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55. A medical imaging system, comprising:
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a. a source configured to obtain digital images of breasts; b. a processor coupled with the source configured to compute a density estimate of a breast using information from at least two digital images, wherein a first digital image represents a view of at least a portion of the breast from a specific angle and wherein a second digital image is chosen from a group consisting of a further view of at least a portion of the breast from a second specific angle, and a view of at least a portion of an opposite breast from the specific angle; and c. an output device coupled with the processor configured to output the computed density estimate. - View Dependent Claims (56, 57)
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58. A computer-readable medium having computer-readable instructions stored thereon which, as a result of being executed in a computer system having at least one input device, at least one processor and at least one output device, instructs the computer system to perform a method to compute and output a density estimate of a breast, comprising:
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a. obtaining, by means of at least one input device, at least one digital image of at least a portion of the breast; b. computing, in at least one processor, parenchyma information relating to the breast using texture information and density information derived from the at least one digital image; c. computing, in at least one processor, a breast density estimate using computed parenchyma information; and d. outputting, by means of at least one output device, the computed density estimate. - View Dependent Claims (59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68)
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69. In a computer system having at least one input device, at least one processor and at least one output device, a method of computing and outputting a density estimate of a breast, comprising:
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a. obtaining, by means of at least one input device, at least one digital image of at least a portion of the breast; b. computing, in at least one processor, parenchyma information relating to the breast using texture information and density information derived from the at least one digital image; c. computing, in at least one processor, a breast density estimate using computed parenchyma information; and d. outputting, by means of at least one output device, the computed density estimate. - View Dependent Claims (70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79)
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80. A system for computing and outputting a density estimate of a breast, comprising a computer system with at least one processor, at least one input device and at least one output device, so configured that the system is operable to:
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a. obtain, by means of at least one input device, at least one digital image of at least a portion of the breast; b. compute, in at least one processor, parenchyma information relating to the breast using texture information and density information derived from the at least one digital image; c. compute, in at least one processor, a breast density estimate using computed parenchyma information; and d. output, by means of at least one output device, the computed density estimate. - View Dependent Claims (81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90)
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91. A computer-readable medium having computer-readable instructions stored thereon which, as a result of being executed in a computer system having at least one input device, at least one processor and at least one output device, instructs the computer system to perform a method to compute and output a density estimate of a breast, comprising:
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a. obtaining, by means of at least one input device, at least one digital image of at least a portion of the breast; b. computing, in at least one processor, vessel line information from the at least one digital image; c. computing, in at least one processor, parenchyma information from the at least one digital image, using computed vessel line information; d. computing, in at least one processor, a breast density estimate using computed parenchyma information; and e. outputting, by means of at least one output device, the computed density estimate. - View Dependent Claims (92)
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93. In a computer system having at least one input device, at least one processor and at least one output device, a method of computing and outputting a density estimate of a breast, comprising
a. obtaining, by means of at least one input device, at least one digital image of at least a portion of the breast; -
b. computing, in at least one processor, vessel line information from the at least one digital image; c. computing, in at least one processor, parenchyma information from the at least one digital image, using computed vessel line information; d. computing, in at least one processor, a breast density estimate using computed parenchyma information; and e. outputting, by means of at least one output device, the computed density estimate. - View Dependent Claims (94)
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95. A system for computing and outputting a density estimate of a breast, comprising a computer system with at least one processor, at least one input device and at least one output device, so configured that the system is operable to:
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a. obtain, by means of at least one input device, at least one digital image of at least a portion of the breast; b. compute, in at least one processor, vessel line information from the at least one digital image; c. compute, in at least one processor, parenchyma information from the at least one digital image, using computed vessel line information; d. compute in at least one processor, a breast density estimate using computed parenchyma information; and e. output, by means of at least one output device, the computed density estimate. - View Dependent Claims (96)
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