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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 12, 2016
Filed:
Dec. 06, 2012
Koninklijke Philips N.v., Eindhoven, NL;
Iwo Willem Oscar Serlie, Noord Brabant, NL;
Rudolph Martherus, Vlissingen, NL;
Koninklijke Philips N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Abstract
A system for processing a breast image is described. A glandular tissue contour detector () is arranged for detecting a contour () of a glandular tissue () represented in the breast image (), the glandular tissue detector () detecting the contour of a region within the image that comprises the mammary glands of a breast () represented in the breast image ().The glandular tissue contour detector () comprises a concave hull determiner () for determining a concave hull of the region to obtain the contour ().A display unit () is arranged for displaying the breast image () with the contour () superimposed.