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- 乳房超音波情報を提示する方法において、
患者の第一乳房の第一スラブ状サブボリューム内の超音波特性を表わす第一厚スライス画像を表示し、
前記第一厚スライス画像に隣接する第二厚スライス画像を表示し、該第二厚スライス画像は該第一乳房に対向する第二乳房の第二スラブ状サブボリューム内の前記超音波特性を表わしており、前記第一及び第二スラブ状サブボリュ−ムは夫々該第一及び第二乳房内のほぼ同様の位置を占有しており、前記スラブ状サブボリュームの各々が冠状面に対して実質的に平行であり且つ2−20mmの範囲内の厚さを有しており、
各厚スライス画像は胸の方向に圧迫された患者の乳房をスキャニングすることにより得られた乳房の超音波特性の三次元表示から派生されたものであり、
それにより前記超音波特性に関する該第一及び第二乳房の比較が容易化されている、
ことを包含している方法。 - 請求項1において、前記第一厚スライス画像が該第一乳房内の相次ぐスラブ状サブボリュームに対応する第一厚スライス画像アレイのうちの1つのメンバーであり、前記第二厚スライス画像は該第二乳房内の相次ぐスラブ状サブボリュームに対応する第二厚スライス画像アレイのうちの1つのメンバーであり、該第二乳房内の各スラブ状サブボリュームは、少なくとも、該第一乳房内の対応するスラブ状サブボリュームとの一般的な位置関連性を有しており、更に、前記第二厚スライス画像アレイの対応するメンバーと位置的に対とさせて前記第一厚スライス画像アレイの複数個のメンバーを表示させることを包含している方法。
- 請求項2において、前記第一及び第二乳房の各々に対する前記相次ぐスラブ状サブボリュームがその乳房に対する乳房ボリュームの実質的に全てを集合的に占有している方法。
- 請求項2において、前記超音波特性が、夫々、前記第一及び第二乳房に対応する第一及び第二乳房ボリュームと関連しており、更に、
各ブックマークが前記第一及び第二乳房ボリュームのうちの一方におけるブックマーク位置を識別する複数個のブックマークを受取り、
ブックマークナビゲーションコマンドを受取り、
(i)第一ブックマーク位置と関連する前記厚スライス画像のうちの対応する1つ、及び(ii)前記第一ブックマーク位置に対応する平面超音波画像を自動的に表示し、前記平面超音波画像がそれと関連する第一又は第二乳房ボリューム内の前記第一ブックマーク位置を介して通過する面に沿って前記超音波特性を表わす方法。 - 請求項2において、超音波特性が、夫々、前記第一及び第二乳房に対応する第一及び第二乳房ボリュームと関連しており、更に、
複数個のコンピュータ補助検知(CAD)結果を受取り、各CAD結果は前記第一及び第二乳房ボリュームのうちの1つにおける潜在的に疑わしい位置を識別し、
CADナビゲーションコマンドを受取り、
(i)次のCAD結果位置と関連する前記厚スライス画像のうちの対応する1つ及び(ii)前記次のCAD結果位置に対応する平面超音波画像を自動的に表示し、前記平面超音波画像はそれと関連する第一又は第二乳房ボリューム内の前記次のCAD結果位置を介して通過する面に沿って前記超音波特性を表わす方法。 - 請求項3において、前記スラブ状サブボリュームの各々が標準マンモグラム観察面に対して実質的に平行である方法。
- 請求項6において、更に、その上に関連する乳首位置の投影を表わす前記第一及び第二厚スライス画像の各々の上に乳首マーカーを表示することを包含している方法。
- 請求項7において、前記超音波特性は、少なくとも部分的に胸の方向に圧迫した状態で、夫々、前記第一及び第二乳房に対応する第一及び第二乳房ボリュームを得るボリュメトリック超音波スキャン期間中に採取され、各乳首マーカーが、(i)関連するボリュメトリック超音波スキャンと共に与えられる手作業によりエンターされた乳首位置、(ii)関連するボリュメトリック超音波スキャンから自動的に発生されるコンピュータにより派生された乳首位置、(iii)関連するボリュメトリック超音波スキャンに対する物理的乳首トークンの手作業による配置に基づいて自動的に発生されるコンピュータにより派生された乳首位置、及び(iv)乳首マーカーに対する観察者が決定した位置のうちの少なくとも1つに従ってそれと関連する厚スライス画像上に位置決めされる方法。
- 請求項7において、前記第一厚スライス画像が関連するポインティングデバイスを具備するディスプレイモニタ上に観察者に対して表示され、更に、
前記ポインティングデバイスの観察者の操作に従って該第一厚スライス画像上にカーソルを表示し、
前記第一厚スライス画像の近くに乳房アイコンを表示し、前記乳房アイコンは前記第一厚スライス画像上の前記カーソルと前記乳首マーカーとの間の相対的位置を反映する態様でその上に可変的に配置されるカーソル位置インジケータを包含している、
ことを包含している方法。 - 請求項9において、前記乳房アイコンが少なくともほぼ時計の文字盤に類似する形態とされており、前記カーソル位置インジケータは前記乳首マーカーと相対的な前記カーソルの前記位置を反映する態様で該時計の文字盤の中心と相対的に位置されている方法。
- 請求項1において、前記第一厚スライス画像が関連するポインティングデバイスを具備するディスプレイモニタ上に観察者に対して表示され、更に、
前記ポインティングデバイスの観察者の操作に従って該第一厚スライス画像上にカーソル位置を表示し、前記カーソル位置は該第一乳房ボリューム内の対応する点と関連しており、
前記カーソル位置に対応する平面超音波画像を表示し、前記平面超音波画像は該第一乳房ボリューム内の前記対応する点を介して通過する面に沿って前記超音波特性を表わす、
ことを包含している方法。 - 請求項11において、更に、配向デバイスのその後の観察者による操作に従って前記対応する点周りの前記面の配向を修正することを包含している方法。
- 請求項1において、該第一及び第二乳房内の前記スラブ状サブボリュームが、少なくとも1つの圧迫表面により圧迫された状態で夫々該第一及び第二乳房のボリュームの実質的に全てを占有し、且つ前記第一及び第二厚スライス画像は前記第一及び第二乳房ボリュームについて動作する少なくとも1つのコンピュータ補助検知(CAD)アルゴリズムに従いマークが設けられる方法。
- 請求項1において、前記超音波特性が前記第一乳房に対応する第一乳房ボリュームを介して測定され、更に、
その中における潜在的に疑わしい領域を識別する該第一乳房ボリュームと関連するコンピュータ補助診断(CAD)情報を受取り、
その前記超音波特性に従っての前記第一乳房のボリュームレンダリングを表示し、
前記ボリュームレンダリング内の前記潜在的に疑わしい領域のうちの少なくとも1つの表面レンダンリングを表示する、
ことを包含している方法。
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