METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR BREAST CANCER SCREENING

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United States of America Patent

APP PUB NO 20100014738A1
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12465341

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The invention relates to a system for breast cancer screening and a corresponding method carried out with the system, the method comprising the following steps: a) providing an image of a predetermined region of a breast of a woman, b) determining the glandular volume in the scanning image, and c) calculating the absolute glandular tissue amount of the breast from the glandular volume, wherein the absolute glandular tissue amount can be used as a risk index which provides an indication about the risk of the woman of having breast cancer.

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TOMTEC IMAGING SYSTEMS GMBHEDISONSTRASSE 6 UNTERSCHLEISSHEIM 85716

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
BIRNHOLZ, Jason Oak Brook, US 1 12
GALUSCHKY, Christian Munchen, DE 4 39
MUMM, Bernhard Mammendorf, DE 8 169
SCHRECKENBERG, Marcus Freising, DE 19 113

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