David R Tumey

US Patent:

6389305, May 14, 2002

Filed:

Apr 19, 1999

Appl. No.:

09/294735

Inventors:

Abdou F. Deban - Sterling Heights MI
David M. Tumey - San Antonio TX
Kevin Buckman - Stockton CA
Tony Xu - San Antonio TX

Assignee:

Lifeline Biotechnologies, Inc. - Reno NV

International Classification:

A61B 600

US Classification:

600427, 600408, 600547

Abstract:

An apparatus for detection of precancerous and cancerous conditions in a breast is provided and includes a computer for digitizing at least one of a mammogram image data and a (scinti)mammogram image data of a breast, computer-based software operably associated with the computer based means for manipulating at least one of said digitized mammogram image data and said digitized (scinti)mammogram image data and generating at least one of a mammogram ROI image and a (scinti)mammogram ROI image data indicative of precancerous and cancerous condition, and monitor operably associated with the computer based means for concurrently visually displaying at least one of said digitized mammogram image data and said digitized (scinti)mammogram image data and said mammogram ROI image and said (scinti)mammogram ROI image data in a superimposed manner.