Breast cancer risk analysis and computer-aided diagnosis
US7664604B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 2, 2002 |
| Grant date | Feb 16, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 1, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG16H50/70
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The present invention is a method of determining breast cancer risk including the steps of establishing a risk probably value associated with a patient, the risk probability value calculated from an array of risk factors associated with breast cancer, applying a computer algorithm adapted to find abnormalities in the patient's mammogram, and increasing the tolerance level for false positive results in the computer algorithm responsive to a higher probability value associated with the patient and decreasing the tolerance level for false positive results in the computer algorithm responsive to a lower probability value associated with the patient.
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