1. A method for quantitative evaluation of at least one image of a tissue from a patient, comprising: providing a database comprising stored pattern image data of tissue patterns that have been identified as predominantly or definitely benign or malignant, and further comprising a weighting factor for each stored pattern image; analyzing the at least one image to determine whether any of the stored pattern images in the database are present in the at least one image within predetermined tolerances; identifying the weighting factor for each stored pattern image present in the at least one image; and forming an evaluation factor based on the weighting factors of the stored pattern images identified in the at least one image.