Method and apparatus for providing mammographic image metrics to a clinician
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1. An apparatus for use in mammographic analysis, comprising:
- a workstation that includes,an image receiving portion for receiving a mammographic image, for determining whether the mammographic image is in digital form, for converting the mammographic image to digital form if the mammographic image is not in digital form, and for outputting a digitized mammographic image;
a computation portion for computing at least two metrics related to the digitized mammographic image, selected for display by an operator, wherein the at least two metrics are selected from a microcalcification metric, a glandular composition metric or a glandular distribution metric; and
a presentation portion for presenting at least one of the operator selected metrics to the operator.
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Abstract
At least one metric for a mammographic image is computed by a workstation, and provided on a workstation display along with the mammographic image. A clinician can select one or more different metrics to be computed for an image, as well as where they are to be shown and the manner in which they are to be shown on the display. Speech (may also be an audible sound which is not speech) may also be used in the workstation to audibly provide metrics information to the clinician.
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21 Claims
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1. An apparatus for use in mammographic analysis, comprising:
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a workstation that includes, an image receiving portion for receiving a mammographic image, for determining whether the mammographic image is in digital form, for converting the mammographic image to digital form if the mammographic image is not in digital form, and for outputting a digitized mammographic image; a computation portion for computing at least two metrics related to the digitized mammographic image, selected for display by an operator, wherein the at least two metrics are selected from a microcalcification metric, a glandular composition metric or a glandular distribution metric; and a presentation portion for presenting at least one of the operator selected metrics to the operator. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method for analyzing a mammographic image, comprising:
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receiving, by a workstation, the mammographic image; digitizing the mammographic image if the mammographic image is not already in digital form; selecting at least two metrics related to the digitized mammographic image, wherein the at least two metrics are selected from a microcalcification metric, a glandular composition metric or a glandular distribution metric and wherein the at least two metrics are selected by an operator; computing, by the workstation, the at least two metrics selected by the operator; and presenting the operator selected at least two metrics to an operator, wherein the at least two metrics are selected for display by the operator. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10)
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11. A computer program product operable by a workstation for use in mammographic analysis, comprising:
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first program product code for receiving a mammographic image; second program product code for converting the mammographic image to a digital mammographic image if the mammographic image is not already in digital form; third program product code for computing at least two metrics related to the digitized mammographic image, selected for display by an operator, wherein the at least two metrics are selected from a microcalcification metric, a glandular composition metric or a glandular distribution metric; and fourth program product code for presenting the operator selected at least two metrics to the operator, wherein the fourth program product code is configured to display the selected metric selected by the operator. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. An apparatus for use in mammographic analysis, comprising:
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a menu for displaying a plurality of metrics available for computation and display, the metric including a microcalcification metric, a glandular composition metric or a glandular distribution metric; a computation portion for computing at least two metrics from a digitized mammographic image supplied thereto based upon metrics selected for display by an operator from the menu, wherein the at least two metrics are selected from a microcalcification metric, a glandular composition metric or a glandular distribution metric; and a presentation portion for presenting values representative of the operator selected at least two metrics to an operator, wherein the at least two metrics selected for display by the operator. - View Dependent Claims (17)
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18. An apparatus for use in mammographic image analysis, comprising:
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means for displaying a plurality of metrics available for computation and display, the metrics including a microcalcification metric, a glandular composition metric or a glandular distribution metric; means for receiving a mammographic image and at least two metrics obtained from the mammographic image; and means for computing the at least two metrics from a mammographic image supplied thereto based upon metrics selected for display by an operator from the menu, wherein the at least two metrics are selected from a microcalcification metric, a glandular composition metric or a glandular distribution metric; and means for presenting the mammographic image and the user selected at least two metrics. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21)
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