| abstract |
A method of detecting the position of potential cancer in a breast of a patient using a contour recorder ( 108 ) and a plurality of diagnostic tests ( 60, 62, 64 ) and a computer ( 46 ) having a processor ( 48 ) and a memory ( 50 ). The method begins by imaging and storing a contour-shape of the breast, followed by analyzing the contour shape to generate and store a 3D model ( 112 ) of the breast having at least one testing coordinate ( 114 ) relative to the breast. The method proceeds by performing a plurality of diagnostic tests ( 60, 62, 64 ) each having a different modality at the testing coordinate ( 114 ), and then analyzing the interrelationship of the plurality of diagnostic tests ( 60, 62, 64 ) at the testing coordinate ( 114 ) to detect the spatial position of a potential breast cancer within the breast. |