Image analysis – Applications – Biomedical applications
Reexamination Certificate
2011-03-29
2011-03-29
Ahmed, Samir A (Department: 2624)
Image analysis
Applications
Biomedical applications
C382S131000, C382S132000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07916915
ABSTRACT:
A method and system for acquiring, processing, storing, and displaying x-ray mammograms Mp tomosynthesis images Tr representative of breast slices, and x-ray tomosynthesis projection images Tp taken at different angles to a breast, where the Tr images are reconstructed from Tp images.
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Gkanatsios Nikolaos A.
Niklason Loren
Ruth Christopher
Shaw Ian
Smith Andrew P.
Ahmed Samir A
Bayat Ali
Cooper & Dunham LLP
Hologic, Inc
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