SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MARKING A MEDICAL IMAGE WITH A DIGITAL INDICATOR
    4.
    发明申请
    SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MARKING A MEDICAL IMAGE WITH A DIGITAL INDICATOR 审中-公开
    用数字指示标记医学图像的系统和方法

    公开(公告)号:US20110123075A1

    公开(公告)日:2011-05-26

    申请号:US12626601

    申请日:2009-11-25

    IPC分类号: G06K9/00 G09G5/00

    摘要: A system and method is provided for automatically detecting and marking a region of interest in a medical image. A region of interest is first identified in the medical image, such as a nipple of a breast region in a mammography image. The identified nipple is then marked with a digital indicator, such as a bright circle, so that a user viewing the image can easily identify the nipple. The digital indicator can be temporarily removed so that no portion of the region of interest is obscured by the digital indicator. A region of interest corresponding to another anatomical feature may also be marked, such as a pectoral muscle, which may be marked by placing a digital outline around the border of the pectoral muscle. A user viewing the medical image with the digital indicators can easily identify the marked regions of interest.

    摘要翻译: 提供了一种用于自动检测和标记医学图像中的感兴趣区域的系统和方法。 首先在医学图像中识别感兴趣区域,例如乳房X线照相图像中的乳房区域的乳头。 然后,用数字指示器(例如明亮的圆圈)标记识别的乳头,使得观看图像的用户可以容易地识别乳头。 数字指示器可以被暂时移除,使得感兴趣区域的任何部分都不被数字指示器遮蔽。 还可以标记与另一解剖特征相对应的感兴趣区域,例如胸肌,其可以通过围绕胸肌的边界放置数字轮廓来标记。 使用数字指示器观看医学图像的用户可以容易地识别所标记的感兴趣区域。

    SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SUPPRESSING ARTIFICIAL OBJECTS IN MEDICAL IMAGES
    5.
    发明申请
    SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SUPPRESSING ARTIFICIAL OBJECTS IN MEDICAL IMAGES 审中-公开
    用于抑制医学图像中人为物体的系统和方法

    公开(公告)号:US20110123074A1

    公开(公告)日:2011-05-26

    申请号:US12626586

    申请日:2009-11-25

    IPC分类号: G06K9/00

    摘要: A system and method are provided for altering the appearance of an artificial object in a medical image. An artificial object is first identified in the medical image, such as identifying a breast implant in a mammography image. The prominence of the artificial object is then reduced, for example by suppressing the brightness or masking the artificial object out altogether. The resulting medical image with the altered artificial object is then displayed to a user so that the medical image can be more accurately analyzed without requiring the user to adjust the image on his or her own.

    摘要翻译: 提供了用于改变医学图像中的人造物体的外观的系统和方法。 首先在医学图像中识别人造物体,例如在乳房X线照相图像中识别乳房植入物。 然后减少人造物体的突出,例如通过抑制亮度或完全遮蔽人造物体。 然后将所得到的具有改变的人造对象的医学图像显示给用户,使得可以更准确地分析医学图像,而不需要用户自己调整图像。

    SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ENHANCING MEDICAL IMAGES
    7.
    发明申请
    SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ENHANCING MEDICAL IMAGES 审中-公开
    用于增强医学图像的系统和方法

    公开(公告)号:US20110123086A1

    公开(公告)日:2011-05-26

    申请号:US12626597

    申请日:2009-11-25

    IPC分类号: G06K9/00

    摘要: A system and method is provided for enhancing a region of interest in a medical image to improve its visibility. A region of interest is first identified in the medical image, such as identifying a breast region in a mammography image. The identified region of interest is then enhanced using an image processing technique, for example by adjusting the intensity or contrast, or by performing edge enhancement. Other regions of the medical image outside the region of interest remain unaltered, or may be diminished, such that the clarity of the region of interest is improved in comparison with the other regions of the medical image. A user viewing the enhanced image is less distracted by the non-enhanced regions and is not required to adjust the image on his or her own. The user can more quickly and effectively review the medical image to identify abnormalities and diagnose disease.

    摘要翻译: 提供了一种用于增强医学图像中的感兴趣区域以提高其可视性的系统和方法。 首先在医学图像中识别感兴趣区域,例如识别乳房X线照相图像中的乳房区域。 然后使用图像处理技术,例如通过调整强度或对比度,或通过执行边缘增强来增强所识别的感兴趣区域。 感兴趣区域以外的医疗图像的其他区域保持不变,或可能减少,使得与医学图像的其他区域相比,感兴趣区域的清晰度得到改善。 观看增强图像的用户较少被非增强区域分散注意力,不需要自己调整图像。 用户可以更快速有效地检查医学图像以识别异常并诊断疾病。

    Abnormal mass candidate detecting apparatus, method and computer-readable medium
    9.
    发明申请
    Abnormal mass candidate detecting apparatus, method and computer-readable medium 审中-公开
    异常质量候选检测装置,方法和计算机可读介质

    公开(公告)号:US20080044070A1

    公开(公告)日:2008-02-21

    申请号:US11504630

    申请日:2006-08-16

    申请人: Yao Nie

    发明人: Yao Nie

    IPC分类号: G06K9/00

    摘要: An apparatus, a computer-readable medium and a method of detecting cancer masses using mammography are described. From an input image, an iris contrast map and an iris ring filter response map of the input image are generated. Potential abnormal mass candidates are identified by locating those masses whose iris contrast value above a predetermined contrast threshold and whose iris ring filter response is above a predetermined response threshold. After the potential abnormal mass candidates are identified, candidates that are less likely to be abnormal can be eliminated.

    摘要翻译: 描述了一种装置,计算机可读介质和使用乳房X射线摄影检测癌块的方法。 从输入图像生成输入图像的虹膜对比图和虹膜环滤波器响应图。 通过将其虹膜对比度值高于预定对比度阈值并且其虹膜环形滤波器响应高于预定响应阈值的这些质量来确定潜在的异常质量候选。 在确定潜在的异常质量候选者之后,可以消除不太可能发生异常的候选者。

    Systems and methods for measurement of objects of interest in medical images
    10.
    发明授权
    Systems and methods for measurement of objects of interest in medical images 有权
    用于测量医学图像中感兴趣对象的系统和方法

    公开(公告)号:US08064677B2

    公开(公告)日:2011-11-22

    申请号:US12626608

    申请日:2009-11-25

    IPC分类号: G06K9/00

    摘要: A system and method are provided for the measurement and display of attributes of an object of interest in a medical image. An object of interest is identified, such as a lesion or cluster of lesions in a breast area on a mammography image. At least one attribute of the lesion is then automatically measured, such as the area of the lesion, the width and height of a cluster of lesions, the number of lesions in a cluster, or the distance from one or more lesions to an anatomical feature such as the nipple, skin line or chest wall. The measurements are then displayed to a user, for example by displaying the measurements on the mammography image. Additionally, anatomical zones, such as standard, quadrant and clock zones of the breast area may be determined and displayed on the mammography image or diagram to display the location of the lesion as it corresponds to the zones.

    摘要翻译: 提供了一种用于测量和显示医学图像中感兴趣对象的属性的系统和方法。 识别感兴趣的对象,例如乳房X线照相图像上的乳房区域中的病变或病变簇。 然后自动测量病变的至少一个属性,例如病变的面积,病灶群的宽度和高度,群集中的病变数,或从一个或多个病变到解剖特征的距离 如乳头,皮肤线或胸壁。 然后,例如通过在乳房X线照相图像上显示测量,将测量值显示给用户。 此外,解剖区域,例如乳房区域的标准,象限和时钟区域可以被确定并显示在乳房造影图像或图上,以显示病变对应于区域的位置。