Automatic clinical workflow that recognizes and analyzes 2D and doppler modality echocardiogram images for automated cardiac measurements and the diagnosis, prediction and prognosis of heart disease

A system, comprising:

• a memory storing a patient study comprising a plurality of echocardiogram images taken by an ultrasound device of a patient heart;
• a processor coupled to the memory;
• and
• a workflow engine executed by the processor that is configured to:
• separate, by a filter, the plurality of echocardiogram images according to 2D images and Doppler modality images based on analyzing image metadata;
• classify the 2D images by view type;
• classify the Doppler modality images by view type;
• segment regions of interest in the 2D images to produce segmented 2D images;
• segment the Doppler modality images to generate waveform traces to produce segmented Doppler modality images;
• use both the segmented 2D images and the segmented Doppler modality images to calculate measurements of cardiac features for both left and right sides of the heart;
• compare the calculated measurements with international cardiac guidelines;
• and
• output a report showing the calculated measurements that fall both within and outside of the International guidelines.

An executable software product stored on a non-transitory computer-readable medium containing program instructions for implementing an automated workflow, the program instructions for:

• receiving, from a memory, a patient study comprising a plurality of echocardiogram images taken by an ultrasound device of a patient heart;
• separating, by a filter, the plurality of echocardiogram images according to 2D images and Doppler modality images based on analyzing image metadata;
• classifying the 2D images by view type;
• classifying the Doppler modality images by view type;
• segmenting cardiac chambers in the 2D images and segmenting the Doppler modality images to generate waveform traces, thereby producing segmented 2D images and segmented Doppler modality images;
• using both the segmented 2D images and the segmented Doppler modality images to calculate measurements of cardiac features for both left and right sides of the heart;
• comparing the calculated measurements with international cardiac guidelines;
• and
• outputting a report showing the calculated measurements that fall both within and outside of the International guidelines.