System and method for generating a 2D image from a tomosynthesis data set
US7760924B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 21, 2008 |
| Grant date | Jul 20, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 21, 2028 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06T2210/41
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A 2D mammogram image is synthesized from at least one of tomosynthesis projection images and/or the tomosynthesis reconstructed image data. In a simplest form, the mammogram may be synthesized by selecting one of the tomosynthesis projection images for display as a synthesized mammogram. Other methods of synthesizing a mammogram include re-projecting and filtering projection data and/or reconstructed data. The synthesized mammogram is advantageously displayed together with at least a portion of the reconstructed data to aid in review of the reconstructed data. The present invention thus provides a familiar image which may be used to facilitate review of a tomosynthesis data set.
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