Processing and displaying a breast image with overlaid glandular contour

摘要

A system for processing a breast image is described. A glandular tissue contour detector (1) is arranged for detecting a contour (407) of a glandular tissue (303) represented in the breast image (310), the glandular tissue detector (1) detecting the contour of a region within the image that comprises the mammary glands of a breast (301) represented in the breast image (310).The glandular tissue contour detector (1) comprises a concave hull determiner (2) for determining a concave hull of the region to obtain the contour (407).A display unit (3) is arranged for displaying the breast image (310) with the contour (407) superimposed.

主权项

1. A system for processing a breast image, comprising:
a glandular tissue contour detector that detects a contour of a glandular tissue represented in the breast image, the glandular tissue contour detector cornprising a concave hull determiner that determines a concave hull of a region in the breast image comprising the mammary glands of a breast so as to obtain the contour; and a display unit that displays the breast image with the contour superimposed.