Software interface tool for breast cancer screening
US10055542B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 25, 2015 |
| Grant date | Aug 21, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 11, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06T2207/30068
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
What is disclosed is a software interface tool for breast cancer screening that is designed for medical professionals to view and analyze suspicious regions for hot spots and hence facilitate a determination of whether identified areas of breast tissue are cancerous. Isotherm maps are constructed at designated temperature resolution. Maps are displayed on the screen. Point & click on the isotherm map can extract temperature values of pixels within the region covered by the isotherm contours. Also provided are isothermic views at different viewing angles which is advantageous for visual detection. Additional functionalities for hotspot selection, cropping, zooming, viewing at different angles, etc. are also enabled by the present software interface. The present software interface further utilizes a tumor detection method which is also disclosed herein.
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