Patent ID: 6891920
Filing Date: 2005-05-10
Classification: A61B,G16H,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A mammographic imaging system, comprising: mammographic image acquisition equipment, including an imaging source for transmitting an imaging signal to a patient's breast, a detector for receiving said transmitted signal from the patient's breast and providing a digital signal based thereon, said digital signal defining a first digital image of at least a portion of said patient's breast; at least one processor for obtaining first image information including information corresponding to said first digital image, automatically processing said first image information to provide first processed image information different from said first image information and making said first processed information available for review by a user; said at least one processor running logic, in connection with said automatic processing, for identifying at least one task to be executed in connection with said first image information for controlling a display of said first image information, and executing said task to provide said first processed information, said task being automatically identified and executed by said at least one processor free from any concurrent user prompts related to said task; and mammographic image review equipment including at least one monitor for displaying a mammographic image based on said first processed image information.