System and method for navigating a tomosynthesis stack using synthesized image data
US10410417B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 26, 2017 |
| Grant date | Sep 10, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 26, 2037 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06T2207/30068
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system and method for displaying and navigating breast tissue is configured for or includes obtaining a plurality of 2D and/or 3D images of a patient's breast; generating a synthesized 2D image of the breast from the obtained images; displaying the synthesized 2D image; receiving a user command, or otherwise detecting through a user interface, a user selection or other indication of an object or region in the synthesized 2D image; and displaying at least a portion of one or more images from the plurality, including a source image and/or most similar representation of the user selected or indicated object or region.
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