US Patent Issued to United Imaging Intelligence (Beijing) on Oct. 21 for "Systems and methods for processing breast slice images through an artificial neural network to predict abnormalities in breasts" (Massachusetts Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,450,793, issued on Oct. 21, was assigned to United Imaging Intelligence (Beijing) Co. Ltd. (Beijing).

"Systems and methods for processing breast slice images through an artificial neural network to predict abnormalities in breasts" was invented by Zhang Chen (Brookline, Mass.), Shanhui Sun (Lexington, Mass.), Xiao Chen (Lexington, Mass.), Yikang Liu (Cambridge, Mass.) and Terrence Chen (Lexington, Mass.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) may provide richer information than full-field digital mammography (FFDM). DBT data such as DBT slices may be processed based on deep learning techniques such as using a ne...