@article{PATENT,
      recid = {6695},
      title = {Method and system for risk-modulated diagnosis of disease},
      number = {PATENT},
      month = {Oct},
      year = {2006},
      abstract = {A method of calculating a disease assessment by analyzing  a medical image, comprising (1) extracting at least one  lesion feature value from the medical image; (2) extracting  at least one risk feature value from the medical image; and  (3) determining the disease assessment based on the at  least one lesion feature value and the at least one risk  feature value. The method employs lesion characterization  for characterizing the lesion, and risk assessment based on  the lesion's surroundings, i.e., the environment local and  distal to the lesion. Computerized methods both  characterize mammographic lesions and assess the breast  parenchymal pattern on mammograms, resulting in improved  characterization of lesions for specific subpopulations,  combining the benefits of both techniques.},
      url = {http://knowledge.uchicago.edu/record/6695},
}