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US 10,540,763 B2Granted
Systems and methods for matching, naming, and displaying medical images
AssigneeMerge Healthcare Solutions Inc.
InventorsMurray A. Reicher, Evan K. Fram, Steven M. Greim, John J. Schumacher
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Abstract
A method of matching medical images according to user-defined matches rules. In one embodiment, the matched medical images are displayed according user-defined display rules such that the matched medical images may be visually compared in manner that is suitable to the viewer's viewing preferences.
Claims18
A system comprising:
- a computer readable storage medium having program instructions embodied therewith;
- and
- one or more processors configured to execute the program instructions to cause the one or more processors to:
- access a first plurality of images of a first medical exam;
- analyze the first plurality of images of the first medical exam to determine a value of a first characteristic of the first medical exam, wherein the first characteristic comprises at least one of:
- modality, exam type, or any DICOM header attribute;
- identify, based on the value of the first characteristic, at least a second medical exam and a third medical exam, wherein:
- the second medical exam comprises a second plurality of images, and the third medical exam comprises a third plurality of images;
- analyze the first, second, and third plurality of images to determine respective images of the first, second, and third exams that are similar or match with respect to at least a second image characteristic;
- and
- concurrently display, in a display grid, at least one image of the first plurality of images, at least one image of the second plurality of images, and at least one image of the third plurality of images, wherein the displayed images are similar or match with respect to at least the second image characteristic.
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A computer-implemented method comprising:
- by one or more processors executing program instructions:
- accessing a first plurality of images of a first medical exam;
- analyzing the first plurality of images of the first medical exam to determine a value of a first characteristic of the first medical exam, wherein the first characteristic comprises at least one of:
- modality, exam type, or any DICOM header attribute;
- identifying, based on the value of the first characteristic, at least a second medical exam and a third medical exam, wherein:
- the second medical exam comprises a second plurality of images, and the third medical exam comprises a third plurality of images;
- analyzing the first, second, and third plurality of images to determine respective images of the first, second, and third exams that are similar or match with respect to at least a second image characteristic;
- and
- concurrently displaying, in a display grid, at least one image of the first plurality of images, at least one image of the second plurality of images, and at least one image of the third plurality of images, wherein the displayed images are similar or match with respect to at least the second image characteristic.
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A computer program product comprising a computer readable storage medium having program instructions embodied therewith, the program instructions executable by one or more processors to cause the one or more processors to:
- access a first plurality of images of a first medical exam;
- analyze the first plurality of images of the first medical exam to determine a value of a first characteristic of the first medical exam, wherein the first characteristic comprises at least one of:
- modality, exam type, or any DICOM header attribute;
- identify, based on the value of the first characteristic, at least a second medical exam and a third medical exam, wherein:
- the second medical exam comprises a second plurality of images, and
- the third medical exam comprises a third plurality of images;
- analyze the first, second, and third plurality of images to determine respective images of the first, second, and third exams that are similar or match with respect to at least a second image characteristic;
- and
- concurrently display, in a display grid, at least one image of the first plurality of images, at least one image of the second plurality of images, and at least one image of the third plurality of images, wherein the displayed images are similar or match with respect to at least the second image characteristic.
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