Algorithm orchestration of workflows to facilitate healthcare imaging diagnostics

A method, comprising:

• providing, by a system operatively coupled to a processor, an algorithm catalog that comprises algorithm information identifying algorithms available for application to medical images and algorithm execution instructions for executing the algorithms in association with invoking the algorithms at respective network accessible systems where the algorithms are stored;
• and
• providing, by the system, a workflow creation application that facilitates creating workflows made available by the system for application to the medical images, the workflows respectively comprising workflow information defining a set of computer-executable processing steps to be applied to one or more of the medical images,
• wherein the workflow creation application comprises a graphical user interface that facilitates creating the workflows using graphical nodes in association with receiving user input dragging and dropping the graphical nodes onto a workflow creation area of the graphical user interface, connecting the graphical nodes using one or more connection lines to define relationships between the graphical nodes, and configuring the graphical nodes, and
• wherein the graphical nodes comprise different types of graphical nodes respectively corresponding to different types of computer-executable processing steps available for processing the medical images, including a task node corresponding to an algorithm execution task, wherein based on selection of the task node, the workflow creation application provides a selectable list of the algorithms included in the algorithm catalog and integrates a selected algorithm from the selectable list into the workflows in association with importing the algorithm execution instructions corresponding to the selected algorithm into the workflow information from the algorithm catalog, and
• wherein the different types of graphical nodes are selected from the group consisting of:
• the task node, a decision node, a sub-workflow node, a wait node, a fork node, a join node and a function node.

A non-transitory machine-readable storage medium, comprising executable instructions that, when executed by a processor associated with an algorithm orchestration system, facilitate performance of operations, comprising:

• providing an algorithm catalog that comprises algorithm information identifying algorithms available for application to medical images and algorithm execution instructions for executing the algorithms in association with invoking the algorithms at respective network accessible systems where the algorithms are stored;
• providing a workflow creation tool that facilitates creating workflows made available by the algorithm orchestration system for application to the medical images, the workflows respectively comprising workflow information defining a set of computer-executable processing steps to be applied to one or more of the medical images,
• wherein the workflow creation tool comprises a graphical user interface that facilitates creating the workflows using graphical nodes in association with receiving user input dragging and dropping the graphical nodes onto a workflow creation area of the graphical user interface, connecting the graphical nodes using one or more connection lines to define relationships between the graphical nodes, and configuring the graphical nodes, and
• wherein the graphical nodes comprise different types of graphical nodes respectively corresponding to different types of computer-executable processing steps available for processing the medical images, including a task node corresponding to an algorithm execution task, wherein based on selection of the task node, the workflow creation tool provides a selectable list of the algorithms included in the algorithm catalog and integrates a selected algorithm from the selectable list into the workflows in association with importing the algorithm execution instructions corresponding to the selected algorithm into the workflow information from the algorithm catalog, and
• wherein the different types of graphical nodes are selected from the group consisting of:
• the task node, a decision node, a sub-workflow node, a wait node, a fork node, a join node and a function node.