Medical image diagnosis assistant apparatus and method for generating evaluation scores for plurality of medical image diagnosis algorithms

A medical image diagnosis assistant apparatus for assisting a diagnosis for a medical image, the diagnosis assistant apparatus comprising a computing system, wherein the computing system comprises a processor;

• wherein the computing system is configured to store a plurality of medical image diagnosis algorithms each having a diagnostic function of a medical image in memory or a database;
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• wherein the processor is configured to:
• extract a diagnosis requirement for a medical image by analyzing the medical image;
• select a plurality of diagnosis application algorithms based on the diagnosis requirement to analyze the medical image from among the plurality of medical image diagnosis algorithms, wherein the plurality of diagnosis application algorithms comprises at least a first diagnosis algorithm and a second diagnosis algorithm;
• when a plurality of diagnosis results for the medical image are generated by applying each of the plurality of diagnosis application algorithms to the medical image, store the plurality of diagnosis results for the medical image associated with each of the plurality of diagnosis application algorithms in the memory or database inside the computing system, wherein the plurality of diagnosis results comprises at least a first diagnosis result based on the first diagnosis algorithm and a second diagnosis result based on the second diagnosis algorithm;
• generate evaluation scores for the plurality of medical image diagnosis algorithms;
• generate confidence scores for each of the plurality of medical image diagnosis algorithms, accuracy scores for each of the plurality of medical image diagnosis algorithms and evaluation confidence scores for each of the plurality of medical image diagnosis algorithms by the user as detailed evaluation objective based on the plurality of diagnosis results and feedback on the plurality of diagnosis results by the user;
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• generate the evaluation scores based on the detailed evaluation objectives.

A medical image diagnosis assistant apparatus for assisting a diagnosis for a medical image, the diagnosis assistant apparatus comprising a computing system, wherein the computing system comprises a processor;

• wherein the computing system is configured to store a plurality of medical image diagnosis algorithms each having a diagnostic function of a medical image in memory or a database;
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• wherein the processor is configured to:
• extract a diagnosis requirement for a medical image by analyzing the medical image;
• select a plurality of diagnosis application algorithms based on the diagnosis requirement to analyze the medical image from among the plurality of medical image diagnosis algorithms, wherein the plurality of diagnosis application algorithms comprises at least a first diagnosis algorithm and a second diagnosis algorithm;
• when a plurality of diagnosis results for the medical image are generated by applying each of the plurality of diagnosis application algorithms to the medical image, store the plurality of diagnosis results for the medical image associated with each of the plurality of diagnosis application algorithms in the memory or database inside the computing system, wherein the plurality of diagnosis results comprises at least a first diagnosis result based on the first diagnosis algorithm and a second diagnosis result based on the second diagnosis algorithm;
• generate evaluation scores for the plurality of medical image diagnosis algorithms;
• generate detailed evaluation objectives for each diagnosis requirement, including information about a type of organ, a location of a lesion, and relative locations of the organ and the lesion for the diagnosis requirement, based on image segmentation and processing results for the medical image;
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• generate the evaluation scores for each of the plurality of medical image diagnosis algorithms with respect to each of the detailed evaluation objectives for the diagnosis requirement.

A medical image diagnosis assistant method, the medical image diagnosis assistant method being performed by a processor inside a computing system for assisting a diagnosis for a medical image and being executed based on program instructions loaded into the processor, the medical image diagnosis assistant method comprising:

• receiving a medical image;
• extracting a diagnosis requirement for the medical image by analyzing the medical image;
• selecting a plurality of diagnosis application algorithms based on the diagnosis requirement to analyze the medical image from among a plurality of medical image diagnosis algorithms stored in memory or a database inside the computing system and each having a diagnostic function of a medical image, wherein the plurality of diagnosis application algorithms comprises at least a first diagnosis algorithm and second diagnosis algorithm;
• when a plurality of diagnosis results for the medical image are generated by applying each of the plurality of diagnosis application algorithms to the medical image, storing the plurality of diagnosis results for the medical image associated with each of the plurality of diagnosis application algorithms in the memory or database inside the computing system, wherein the plurality of diagnosis results comprises at least a first diagnosis result based on the first diagnosis algorithm and a second diagnosis result based on the second diagnosis algorithm;
• generating evaluation scores for the plurality of medical image diagnosis algorithms;
• extracting the diagnosis requirement for the medical image based on an image segmentation result for the medical image, a clinical order for the medical image, and personal information about an examinee of the medical image;
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• selecting the plurality of diagnosis application algorithms, to analyze the medical image, based on at least one of suitability for the diagnosis requirement and the evaluation scores for each of the plurality of medical image diagnosis algorithms.

A medical image diagnosis assistant method, the medical image diagnosis assistant method being performed by a processor inside a computing system for assisting a diagnosis for a medical image and being executed based on program instructions loaded into the processor, the medical image diagnosis assistant method comprising:

• receiving a medical image;
• extracting a diagnosis requirement for the medical image by analyzing the medical image;
• selecting a plurality of diagnosis application algorithms based on the diagnosis requirement to analyze the medical image from among a plurality of medical image diagnosis algorithms stored in memory or a database inside the computing system and each having a diagnostic function of a medical image, wherein the plurality of diagnosis application algorithms comprises at least a first diagnosis algorithm and second diagnosis algorithm;
• when a plurality of diagnosis results for the medical image are generated by applying each of the plurality of diagnosis application algorithms to the medical image, storing the plurality of diagnosis results for the medical image associated with each of the plurality of diagnosis application algorithms in the memory or database inside the computing system, wherein the plurality of diagnosis results comprises at least a first diagnosis result based on the first diagnosis algorithm and a second diagnosis result based on the second diagnosis algorithm;
• generating evaluation scores for the plurality of medical image diagnosis algorithms;
• generating confidence scores for each of the plurality of medical image diagnosis algorithms, accuracy scores for each of the plurality of medical image diagnosis algorithms and evaluation confidence scores for each of the plurality of medical image diagnosis algorithms by the user as detailed evaluation objective based on the plurality of diagnosis results and feedback on the plurality of diagnosis results by the user;
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• generating the evaluation scores based on the detailed evaluation objectives.