1. A method for processing an image of a region of interest in a person or other mammal to detect abnormalities, comprising: (a) receiving the image having spatial information of the region of interest taken at plural times by capturing the image via a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) system and processing the image to enhance detectability of the features; (b) processing the image using at least one predetermined feature template, morphology parameters, and intensity parameters varying over the plural times, to determine a confidence image, wherein each feature template represents at least one predetermined detectable feature for the region of interest and the confidence image represents a likelihood that the at least one feature is present in the region of interest; and (c) outputting the confidence image for further processing and detection of abnormal features.