Method for image processing of mammographic images
US8433120B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 25, 2010 |
| Grant date | Apr 30, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 23, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06T2207/30068
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method for rendering a mammography image. Mammography image data is obtained and stored in a computer-readable electronic memory. A mapping transforms the data to an output data space by estimating a relative amount of dense tissue from the image data; identifying at least a first control point that delineates tissue from non-tissue image content and a second control point that delineates a fatty from a dense tissue region; allocating output image data values in the output data space for the identified fatty and dense tissue content according to the estimated relative amount of dense tissue; and mapping image data values to the allocated output image data values according to the first and second control points. The mammography image is rendered on a display according to the mapping.
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