Patent ID: 6282305
Filing Date: 2001-08-28
Classification: G06K,G06T

Abstract:
A method for the computerized assessment of breast cancer risk, comprising:obtaining a digital image of a breast of a person:determining values of plural parenchyma features of a breast region at a predetermined parenchymal location in said digital image, comprising,determining a value of a skewness feature based on gray-level histogram analysis of pixels within said predetermined parenchymal location,determining values of coarseness and contrast features based on a spatial relationship among gray levels of pixels within said predetermined parenchymal location, and determining a value of at least one of a balance feature based on gray-level histogram analysis of pixels in said predetermined parenchymal location, and a first moment of power spectrum feature based on Fourier analysis of pixel values within said predetermined parenchymal location;comparing the determined values of the plural parenchyma features with a predetermined model associating values of the plural parenchyma features with a respective risk estimate; andoutputting as a result of said comparing step a risk classification index indicating the likelihood of future onset of breast cancer.