Facilitating temporal comparison of medical images
US8144959B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 7, 2011 |
| Grant date | Mar 27, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 7, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06T2207/30068
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Methods, systems, and computer program products for facilitating temporal comparison of medical images is provided, with one exemplary application being for breast mammograms. In one embodiment, prior and subsequent mammographic images of a breast acquired using at least partially different mammogram acquisition systems are displayed for simultaneous viewing on a same mammogram display at an identical tissue distance per unit display distance without requiring a scale-adjusting viewer input. Also described are other embodiments for optimally scaling, windowing and/or otherwise advantageously processing and/or displaying prior and subsequent mammographic image sets in manners that facilitate temporal comparison therebetween.
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