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Method and apparatus for detection of cancerous and precancerous conditions in a breast
Assignee: Cyrcadia Inc
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Filing: 1997-06-27
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Granted: 1999-08-24
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Expires: 2017-06-27
Abstract
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.
Inventors
- 👤 David M. Tumey
- 👤 Tony Xu
- 👤 Abdou F. DeBan
- 👤 Jonathon W. Reeves
- 👤 David B. McQuain
- 👤 William H. Reeves
- 👤 Carole C. Reeves
- 👤 Elias D. Aboujaoude
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 22:32
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61B; A61B5/00; A61B5/01; A61B5/015
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
122 words
A device for detecting breast cancer in a mammalian breast, comprising: non-invasive means adherently connected to the breast for sensing temperature over a circadian period in the breast characteristic of breast cancer formation and generating temperature signals in response thereto; and means for receiving and manipulating said signals to produce an output signal about said signals indicative of breast cancer formation in a region of said breast, wherein said receiving and manipulating means includes a neural network having predetermined solution space memory trained on prior breast temperature signals taken over a circadian period, wherein said temperature signals are projected through said neural network to produce a generalization about said temperature signals, and wherein said generalization is used to produce said output signal.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
122 words
A device for detecting breast cancer in a mammalian breast, comprising: non-invasive means adherently connected to the breast for sensing temperature over a circadian period in the breast characteristic of breast cancer formation and generating temperature signals in response thereto; and means for receiving and manipulating said signals to produce an output signal about said signals indicative of breast cancer formation in a region of said breast, wherein said receiving and manipulating means includes a neural network having predetermined solution space memory trained on prior breast temperature signals taken over a circadian period, wherein said temperature signals are projected through said neural network to produce a generalization about said temperature signals, and wherein said generalization is used to produce said output signal.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
144 words
The device of claim 1, wherein said neural network includes: an input layer having a plurality of neuron-like units, wherein each neuron-like unit includes a receiving channel for receiving said signals, wherein said receiving channel includes predetermined means for modulating said signal; a hidden layer having a plurality of neuron-like units individually receptively connected to each of said units of said input layer, wherein each connection includes predetermined means for modulating each connection between said input layer and said hidden layer; and an output layer having a plurality of neuron-like units individually receptively connected to each of said neuron-like units of said hidden layer, wherein each connection includes predetermined means for modulating each connection between said hidden layer and said output layer, and wherein each unit of said output layer includes an outgoing channel for projecting the modulated signal into said solution space memory.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
39 words
The device of claim 2, wherein said neural network performs said generalization by manipulating and projecting said signal into said solution space memory and identifying whether such projection intersects with one or more regions indicative of abnormal physiological condition.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
31 words
The device of claim 1, wherein said regions of solution space memory of said neural network include regions indicative of normal physiological conditions and other regions indicative of abnormal physiological conditions.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
30 words
The device of claim 4, wherein said neural network performs said generalization by manipulating and projecting said signal into said solution space memory and identifying which regions such projection intersects.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
21 words
The device of claim 1, which further includes means operatively connected to said receiving and manipulating means for displaying said generalization.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
31 words
The device of claim 1, wherein said sensing means includes a plurality of temperature sensors spatially positioned in accordance with areas of the breast which are highly susceptible to cancer development.
Claim 9
Independent Claim
100 words
A method for determining cancerous and precancerous conditions in a mammalian breast comprising the steps of: (a) adhering means for sensing temperature adjacent to a breast area which has been predetermined highly susceptible to cancer development and generating temperature signals over a circadian period; and (b) manipulating said temperature signals through a neural network trained on prior breast temperature signals taken over a circadian period to produce an output signal indicative of cancerous and precancerous conditions in said area of the breast, wherein said neural network includes a predetermined solution space memory indicative of precancerous breast tissue and breast cancer.
Claim 10
Independent Claim
100 words
A method for determining cancerous and precancerous conditions in a mammalian breast comprising the steps of: (a) adhering means for sensing temperature adjacent to a breast area which has been predetermined highly susceptible to cancer development and generating temperature signals over a circadian period; and (b) manipulating said temperature signals through a neural network trained on prior breast temperature signals taken over a circadian period to produce an output signal indicative of cancerous and precancerous conditions in said area of the breast, wherein said neural network includes a predetermined solution space memory indicative of precancerous breast tissue and breast cancer.
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