SG11201807014UA - A software tool for breast cancer screening - Google Patents

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WO 17 / 145125 Al FIG, 2 PATIENT DETAILS 200 (12) INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION PUBLISHED UNDER THE PATENT COOPERATION TREATY (PCT) (19) World Intellectual Property Organization International Bureau (10) International Publication Number (43) International Publication Date WO 2017/145125 Al 31 August 2017 (31.08.2017) WIPO I PCT (51) International Patent Classification: A61B 5/01 (2006.01) G06T 7/40 (2017.01) (21) International Application Number: PCT/IB2017/051109 (22) International Filing Date: 25 February 2017 (25.02.2017) (25) Filing Language: English (26) Publication Language: English (30) Priority Data: 15/053,767 25 February 2016 (25.02.2016) US (71) Applicant: NIRAMAI HEALTH ANALYTIX PVT. LTD. [IN/IN]; Flat A7-506, Elita Promenade, JP Nagar 7th Phase, Bangalore - 560078 (IN). (72) Inventors: SIVAKUMAR, Gayatri; Narayaneeyam, Eroor North PO, Tripunithura, Cochin, Kerala — 682306, India, Cochin (IN). SHARMA, Shubhi; Suncity Apart- ments, Bellandur, Bangalore, Karnataka — 560102, India, Bangalore (IN). J.MADHU, Himanshu; 6/422 Old MHB Colony, Gorai Road, Borivalli (West), Mumbai, Maha- rashtra — 400091, India, Mumbai (IN). PARTHAS- ARATHY, Arun Koushik; No 5 LIG-II, 4th Main, I Stage Hebbal, Mysore, Karnataka — 570016, India, Mysore (IN). VENKATARAMANI, Krithika; Flat 203, Butterfly Apartments, Mariyappa Layout Panathur Main Road, Ban- galore, Karnataka — 560103, India, Bangalore (IN). KAKILETI, Siva Teja; D.No 1-45, Sundar Nagar Street, Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh — 533262, India, Kakinada (IN). (81) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every kind of national protection available): AE, AG, AL, AM, AO, AT, AU, AZ, BA, BB, BG, BH, BN, BR, BW, BY, BZ, CA, CH, CL, CN, CO, CR, CU, CZ, DE, DJ, DK, DM, DO, DZ, EC, EE, EG, ES, FI, GB, GD, GE, GH, GM, GT, HN, HR, HU, ID, IL, IN, IR, IS, JP, KE, KG, KH, KN, KP, KR, KW, KZ, LA, LC, LK, LR, LS, LU, LY, MA, MD, ME, MG, MK, MN, MW, MX, MY, MZ, NA, NG, NI, NO, NZ, OM, PA, PE, PG, PH, PL, PT, QA, RO, RS, RU, RW, SA, SC, SD, SE, SG, SK, SL, SM, ST, SV, SY, TH, TJ, TM, TN, TR, TT, TZ, UA, UG, US, UZ, VC, VN, ZA, ZM, ZW. (84) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every kind of regional protection available): ARIPO (BW, GH, GM, KE, LR, LS, MW, MZ, NA, RW, SD, SL, ST, SZ, TZ, UG, ZM, ZW), Eurasian (AM, AZ, BY, KG, KZ, RU, TJ, TM), European (AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LT, LU, LV, MC, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, SM, TR), OAPI (BF, BJ, CF, CG, CI, CM, GA, GN, GQ, GW, KM, ML, MR, NE, SN, TD, TG). [Continued on next page] = (54) Title: A SOFTWARE TOOL FOR BREAST CANCER SCREENING 1111111111111101110111111111110101111101110101111111111011101111111111111111110111111 (57) : What is disclosed is a software tool which enables medical practitioners to manually or automatically analyze a thermal image of an area of breast tissue for the presence of tumorous tissue. In one embodiment, the software interface tool dis- closed herein comprises a patient details object which enables the display of a patient details screen wherein a user can enter/edit patient inform- ation. A thermal analysis object enables a user to analyze a displayed thermal image of a breast of a patient for breast cancer screening and to classify tissue identified in the thermal image as being tu- morous. A modalities object concludes the patient evaluation, persists all data collected from other sections of the tool, and generates reports for docu- mentation purposes. The information can be cap- tured from a database and edited and analyzed fur- ther using the tool. Also, report containing all the relevant data is generated for doctor's reference. WO 2017/145125 Al 1#111011101110101g010130101#10110HOM0V0IS Declarations under Rule 4.17: as to the identity of the inventor (Rule 4.17(i)) as to applicant's entitlement to apply for and be granted a patent (Rule 4.17(ii)) as to the applicant's entitlement to claim the priority of the earlier application (Rule 4.17(iii)) Published: — with international search report (Art. 21(3))