Diagnostic system having gaze tracking

Abstract

A method of modifying a portion of a digital image. In one arrangement, a digital image is displayed on a display, and the gaze data of a user viewing the image on the display is determined. The portion of the image being viewed by the user corresponding to the determined gaze data to identify a gaze region is then determined. The identified gaze region is modified to generate a modified gaze region, and the resulting modified gaze region is displayed on the display.

1 . A method of displaying computer aided detection information of a digital image, comprising the steps of: 
 displaying the digital image on a display;    accessing the computer aided detection information associated with the displayed digital image;    determining gaze data of a user viewing the image displayed on the display;    determining a portion of the image being viewed by the user corresponding to the determined gaze data to identify a gaze region of the image; and    displaying, on the display, the computer aided detection information corresponding to the identified gaze region of the image.    
   
   
       2 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the computer aided detection information and the digital image are displayed simultaneously.  
   
   
       3 . The method of  claim 2 , wherein the display includes two image areas proximate each other, and the digital image is displayed in one of the two image areas and the computer aided detection information is displayed in the other of the two image areas.  
   
   
       4 . The method of  claim 2 , wherein the computer aided detection information is displayed in overlapping relation with the digital image.  
   
   
       5 . The method of claim I, wherein the computer aided detection information and the digital image are alternately displayed in a single image area of the display under the control of the user.