Systems and methods for detecting an indication of malignancy in a sequence of anatomical images
US10580137B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 30, 2018 |
| Grant date | Mar 3, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 25, 2038 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06T2207/30068
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method for detecting an indication of likelihood of malignancy, comprising: receiving a sequence of anatomical images of a breast of a target individual acquired over a time interval during which contrast is administered, analyzing the sequence of anatomical images to identify: a baseline pre-contrast image denoting lack of contrast, a peak contrast image denoting a peak contrast enhancement, an initial uptake image denoting initial contrast enhancement, and a delayed response image denoting final contrast enhancement, creating a multi-channel image representation comprising: intensity channel including the peak contrast enhanced image, contrast-update channel including the computed difference between the peak contrast enhanced image and the pre-contrast image, and contrast-washout channel including the computed difference between the initial uptake image and the delayed response image, and computing by a trained deep convolutional neural network, a classification category indicative of likelihood of malignancy for the sequence according to the multi-channel image representation.
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