Methods and systems for determining breast density
First Claim
1. A method of determining a breast density measurement from a digital mammogram, the method comprising:
- receiving an input image corresponding to the digital mammogram;
removing metadata information from the input image to generate an intermediate image;
generating a region of interest (ROI) image based on the intermediate image;
extracting values for predictor variables from the metadata information, the intermediate image and the ROI image; and
calculating the breast density measurement based on the values of the predictor variables.
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Abstract
Various embodiments are described herein for methods, devices and systems that can be used to determine a breast density value from an input image of patient'"'"'s breast. In one example embodiment, the breast density value is calculated by receiving an input image corresponding to the digital mammogram, removing metadata information from the input image to generate an intermediate image, generating a region of interest (ROI) image based on the intermediate image, extracting values for predictor variables based on the metadata information, the intermediate image and the ROI image, and calculating breast density based on the values of the predictor variables. The breast density value is calculated based on a breast density model.
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31 Claims
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1. A method of determining a breast density measurement from a digital mammogram, the method comprising:
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receiving an input image corresponding to the digital mammogram; removing metadata information from the input image to generate an intermediate image; generating a region of interest (ROI) image based on the intermediate image; extracting values for predictor variables from the metadata information, the intermediate image and the ROI image; and calculating the breast density measurement based on the values of the predictor variables. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A system for determining a breast density value from a mammogram image of a breast, the system comprising:
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a memory unit; and a processing unit coupled to the memory unit, the processor unit being configured to; receive an input image corresponding to the digital mammogram; remove metadata information from the input image to generate an intermediate image; generate a region of interest (ROI) image based on the intermediate image; extract values for predictor variables from the metadata information, the intermediate image and the ROI image; and calculate the breast density measurement based on the values of the predictor variables. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing computer-executable instructions, the instructions for causing a processor to perform a method of determining a breast density value from a mammogram image of a breast, the method comprising:
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receiving an input image corresponding to the digital mammogram; removing metadata information from the input image to generate an intermediate image; generating a region of interest (ROI) image based on the intermediate image; extracting values for predictor variables from the metadata information, the intermediate image and the ROI image; and calculating the breast density measurement based on the values of the predictor variables.
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