A memory is provided for storing a plurality of data sets, each data set
corresponding to an image of a location within a medical body of
interest. Each image contains a number of features which correspond to
data points that have been collected when creating an image of the
medical body. The data points thus correspond to a measured parameter
within the medical body. A visual display is provided of the image having
a varying color scale for different regions of interest within the body.
Medical personnel are able to select various regions of interest within
the image for which further study is desired. In addition, within the
region of interest the medical personnel may select a particular feature
representing data corresponding to medical information within the body
for which further study is desired and have the computer perform an
analysis to compare to or locate other tissue of the same type elsewhere
in the data sets. When such data analysis are performed on the images,
analysis indicators are provided in the upper left hand corner of the
display providing an easy to view indication of the results and status of
any computer analysis being performed or that has been performed on the
data.