Patent ID: 7865002

Claim:
A method for computer automated diagnostic evaluation of breast mammograms using information extracted from digital data from a first mammogram view of the breast and digital data from a second mammogram view of the breast, utilizing a computer or processor to perform the steps of: locating plural lesions within a predetermined distance for said mammogram views by analyzing said digital data from the first and second mammograms to define apparent clusters; locating the nipple in both said views; constructing a chest wall datum line in both said views; constructing a chest wall nipple datum line perpendicular to the chest wall datum line and passing through the nipple in both said views; determining a distance of a first apparent cluster from the nipple in the first mammogram view; evaluating a second apparent cluster in the second mammogram view to determine if its position relative to the nipple is within a predetermined tolerance; and labeling the first and second apparent clusters as concordant if its respective position relative to the nipple is within the predetermined tolerance.