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Linking breast lesion locations across imaging studies

US10109048B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

KONINIKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V. · NL

Inventors

Thomas Buelow · Großhansdorf, DE
Martin Bergtholdt · Hamburg, DE
Rafael Wiemker · Kisdorf, DE
Kirsten Meetz · Hamburg, DE
Joerg Sabczynski · Norderstedt, DE
Dominik Berjamin Kutra · Hamburg, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Jun 20, 2014
Grant date	Oct 23, 2018
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Sep 22, 2034

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG06T2207/30096
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The present invention provides for means for linking breast lesion locations across imaging studies. In particular, a generic three-dimensional representation of the female breast is used. Automatic translation of the lesion location into standard clinical terminology and aligning the breast model with individual patient images is comprised. Moreover, a mechanism for linking image locations showing a lesion to a location in the breast model is presented. If desired, a region of interest can be calculated by a region of interest definition module that predicts a region of interest of a known lesion in terms of the breast model representation in a new imaging study.

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