Systems and methods for associating medical images with a patient

A system for matching medical images to a patient, the system comprising:

• a data storage device storing instructions for matching medical images to a patient;
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• a processor configured to execute the instructions to perform a method including:
• receiving two or more medical images of the anatomy of one or more patients in an electronic storage medium;
• if there are any patient biographical information associated with any of the received medical images, receiving the patient biographical information in an electronic storage medium;
• if any patient biographical information has been received, identifying a possible patient using the received patient biographical information;
• extracting an anatomical model from each of the received medical images to be compared, the extracted anatomical models having the same field of view;
• comparing the extracted anatomical models;
• determining a score assessing the likelihood that the two or more medical images belong to the same patient, using the comparison of the extracted anatomical models;
• matching the received two or more medical images to a possible patient, if there is a high score assessing the likelihood that the two or more medical images belong to the same patient, and if a possible patient has been identified;
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• outputting the score assessing the likelihood that the two or more medical images belong to the same patient, and any identifiable patient that has been matched to the two or more medical images, to an electronic storage medium or display.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions that, when executed by a computer, cause the computer to perform a method for matching medical images to a patient, the method including:

• receiving two or more medical images of the anatomy of one or more patients in an electronic storage medium;
• if there are any patient biographical information associated with any of the received medical images, receiving the patient biographical information in an electronic storage medium;
• if any patient biographical information has been received, identifying a possible patient using the received patient biographical information;
• extracting an anatomical model from each of the received medical images to be compared, the extracted anatomical models having the same field of view;
• comparing the extracted anatomical models;
• determining a score assessing the likelihood that the two or more medical images belong to the same patient, using the comparison of the extracted anatomical models;
• matching the received two or more medical images to a possible patient, if there is a high score assessing the likelihood that the two or more medical images belong to the same patient, and if a possible patient has been identified;
• and
• outputting the score assessing the likelihood that the two or more medical images belong to the same patient, and any identifiable patient that has been matched to the two or more medical images, to an electronic storage medium or display.