Patent ID: 8897414

Claim:
A method of processing a set of tomosynthesis slices in a system including a machine coupled to a processor, the method comprising: acquiring image data of an object of interest using the machine, the machine comprising an X-ray emitter and a detector; reconstructing a set of individual tomosynthesis slices of the object from the acquired image data using a calculator; and using the processor to: display at least one slice out of every N slices of the reconstructed set of individual tomosynthesis slices on a display monitor, where N is an integer value of at least 2; identify a slice of interest by automatically detecting a radiological sign in one of the displayed slices; detect a selection of a region of interest in the slice of interest; and display additional slices out of every N slices of the reconstructed set of individual tomosynthesis slices to display regions of slices of the set of tomosynthesis slices corresponding to the selected region of interest on the display monitor.