System and method for generating a 2D image from a tomosynthesis data set
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1. A method comprising:
- obtaining a x-ray tomosynthesis data set of a patient'"'"'s breast, the x-ray tomosynthesis data set comprising at least one of tomosynthesis projection images and tomosynthesis reconstructed images;
synthesizing a two-dimensional mammogram solely from the x-ray tomosynthesis data set; and
displaying the synthesized mammogram on a display device, wherein the synthesized mammogram refers to a synthesized 2D image that simulates a conventional mammography image.
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Abstract
A 2D mammogram image is synthesized from at least one of tomosynthesis projection images and/or the tomosynthesis reconstructed image data. In a simplest form, the mammogram may be synthesized by selecting one of the tomosynthesis projection images for display as a synthesized mammogram. Other methods of synthesizing a mammogram include re-projecting and filtering projection data and/or reconstructed data. The synthesized mammogram is advantageously displayed together with at least a portion of the reconstructed data to aid in review of the reconstructed data. The present invention thus provides a familiar image which may be used to facilitate review of a tomosynthesis data set.
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1. A method comprising:
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obtaining a x-ray tomosynthesis data set of a patient'"'"'s breast, the x-ray tomosynthesis data set comprising at least one of tomosynthesis projection images and tomosynthesis reconstructed images; synthesizing a two-dimensional mammogram solely from the x-ray tomosynthesis data set; and displaying the synthesized mammogram on a display device, wherein the synthesized mammogram refers to a synthesized 2D image that simulates a conventional mammography image. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method comprising:
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obtaining a plurality of x-ray tomosynthesis projection images of a patient'"'"'s breast; reconstructing the plurality of x-ray tomosynthesis projection images into a three dimensional reconstructed image comprising a plurality of slices, wherein a x-ray tomosynthesis data set comprises the plurality of x-ray tomosynthesis projection images and the three dimensional reconstructed image; synthesizing a two-dimensional mammogram using only the x-ray tomosynthesis data set in which at least a subset of the three-dimensional reconstructed image is used; and displaying the synthesized mammogram on a display device, wherein the synthesized mammogram refers to a synthesized 2D image that simulates a conventional mammography image. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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