US 11,837,197 B2
System and method for generating a 2D image using mammography and/or tomosynthesis image data
Kevin Kreeger, Sunnyvale, CA (US); Andrew P. Smith, Lexington, MA (US); Ashwini Kshirsagar, Cupertino, CA (US); Jun Ge, Cupertino, CA (US); Xiangwei Zhang, Fremont, CA (US); Haili Chui, Fremont, CA (US); Christopher Ruth, Boxford, MA (US); Yiheng Zhang, Reading, MA (US); Liyang Wei, San Jose, CA (US); and Jay Stein, Boston, MA (US)
Assigned to Hologic, Inc., Marlborough, MA (US)
Filed by Hologic, Inc., Marlborough, MA (US)
Filed on Jul. 20, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/869,235.
Application 17/869,235 is a continuation of application No. 17/220,913, filed on Apr. 1, 2021, granted, now 11,508,340.
Application 17/220,913 is a continuation of application No. 16/792,182, filed on Feb. 14, 2020, granted, now 10,978,026, issued on Apr. 13, 2021.
Application 16/792,182 is a continuation of application No. 16/013,701, filed on Jun. 20, 2018, granted, now 10,573,276, issued on Feb. 25, 2020.
Application 16/013,701 is a continuation of application No. 14/360,389, granted, now 10,008,184, issued on Jun. 18, 2018, previously published as PCT/US2012/066526, filed on Nov. 26, 2012.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/563,785, filed on Nov. 27, 2011.
Prior Publication US 2023/0053489 A1, Feb. 23, 2023
Int. Cl. G09G 5/377 (2006.01); G06T 11/00 (2006.01); A61B 6/02 (2006.01); A61B 6/00 (2006.01); G06T 7/30 (2017.01)
CPC G09G 5/377 (2013.01) [A61B 6/025 (2013.01); A61B 6/502 (2013.01); A61B 6/5205 (2013.01); A61B 6/5235 (2013.01); A61B 6/5241 (2013.01); G06T 7/30 (2017.01); G06T 11/006 (2013.01); G06T 11/008 (2013.01); G06T 2207/10081 (2013.01); G06T 2207/20221 (2013.01); G06T 2207/30068 (2013.01); G06T 2211/436 (2013.01)] 14 Claims
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1. A method for processing breast image data, the method comprising:
obtaining a plurality of projection images Tp of a breast, each of the projection images Tp in the plurality having a corresponding region;
identifying features within the respective corresponding region of each of the projection images Tp;
assigning a weight to the respective corresponding region of each projection images Tp based on the identified features;
generating a synthesized 2D reconstructed image slab Tr of the breast, the synthesized 2D reconstructed image slab Tr also having the corresponding region, wherein the synthesized 2D reconstructed image slab Tr is generated by selecting a source image from the plurality of projection images Tp to source image data for the corresponding region in the synthesized 2D reconstructed image slab Tr by comparing the assigned weights of the respective corresponding region of the plurality of projection images Tp;
generating, from the projection images Tp, a synthesized 2D mammography image of an entire thickness of the breast, wherein the synthesized 2D mammography image of the entire thickness of the breast contains the corresponding regions;
displaying the synthesized 2D mammography image of the entire thickness of the breast;
receiving, in the displayed synthesized 2D mammography image of the entire thickness of the breast, a selection of the corresponding region; and
displaying the synthesized 2D reconstructed image slab Tr based on the selection.