Patent ID: 7809175
Filing Date: 2010-10-05
Classification: A61B,G06F,G06T,G16H,G16Z

Abstract:
1. A method for displaying a mammogram and graphical information relating to a plurality of CAD detections associated the mammogram as detected by a CAD algorithm, each CAD detection corresponding to a detected anatomical abnormality as detected by the CAD algorithm, comprising: displaying the mammogram to a viewer on a user display, including superimposing CAD annotation markers thereon corresponding respectively to said plurality of CAD detections associated therewith, each CAD annotation marker being superimposed on the displayed mammogram at a location of its corresponding detected anatomical abnormality; and simultaneously with said displaying the mammogram, displaying a graphical tool spatially distinct from said mammogram on the user display in general proximity to the mammogram to allow simultaneous viewing of the mammogram and said graphical tool, said graphical tool comprising: a plurality of CAD pointer icons, each said CAD pointer icon corresponding to a respective one of the CAD detections, each said CAD pointer icon being spatially positioned on said graphical tool according to a mapping of said assigned first computed feature value of its corresponding CAD detection onto said operating curve; each said CAD detection thereby being graphically characterized on the user display by virtue of a combination of (i) said location of the corresponding CAD annotation marker relative to said mammogram, and (ii) said position of the corresponding CAD pointer icon relative to said operating curve; whereby viewer perception of said plurality of CAD detections relative to each other and to said reference database with respect to said first computed feature characteristic is facilitated.