System and method for diagnosis of living tissue diseases
First Claim
1. A system for diagnosis of living tissue diseases, comprising:
- a computer device for controlling the operation of said system;
an operator control device coupled to said computer device;
a viewing screen coupled to said computer device for displaying digitized images of said living tissue, said operator control device selecting desired portions of said digitized image, andmeans for quantification of masses present in said living tissue, said quantification means comprising means for defining the margin of a mass in response to a user-defined seed pixel selected with said operator control device.
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Abstract
A system and method for diagnosis of living tissue diseases is described. The system includes a computer device for controlling its operation. An operator control device is coupled to the computer device. A viewing screen is coupled to the computer device for displaying digitized images of the living tissue. The operator, using the control device, selects desired portions of the digitized image for further image enhancement according to a desired image enhancement feature selectable from a plurality of image enhancement features. The image enhancement features include any combination of grey scale stretching, contrast enhancement based on logarithmic histogram equalization, spot enhancement and magnification. The system further includes means for visualization and quantification of micro-calcifications, and means for visualization and quantification of mass spiculations.
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13 Claims
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1. A system for diagnosis of living tissue diseases, comprising:
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a computer device for controlling the operation of said system; an operator control device coupled to said computer device; a viewing screen coupled to said computer device for displaying digitized images of said living tissue, said operator control device selecting desired portions of said digitized image, and means for quantification of masses present in said living tissue, said quantification means comprising means for defining the margin of a mass in response to a user-defined seed pixel selected with said operator control device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A system for diagnosis of living tissue diseases, comprising:
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a microcomputer for controlling the operation of said system; a memory coupled to said microcomputer for storing information as directed by said microcomputer; a scanning device coupled to said microcomputer for scanning a mammogram to provide a digital image of said mammogram for storing, viewing and further processing; a viewing screen coupled to said microcomputer wherein said digital image of said mammogram is displayed on said viewing screen; an operator control device coupled to said microcomputer; said microcomputer including circuit means enabling on-line display of selected portions of said scanned mammogram; and means for defining a mass having a corresponding mass margin using a seed pixel selected with said operator control device. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9)
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10. In a computer based system, a method for diagnosis of living tissue diseases, comprising the steps of:
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scanning a mammogram to provide a digital image of said mammogram for storing, viewing and further processing; displaying said digital image on a viewing screen; selecting a desired portion of said digital image; and defining a mass margin in response to a user-defined seed pixel. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13)
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