A method for evaluating a first person for presence or absence of a health condition associated with a presence or absence of swelling on one or more body parts or body areas, the method comprising:
- a) providing imaging information derived from imaging of one or more body parts or body areas of a first person in need of assessment for presence or absence of swelling in the first person's one or more body parts or body areas;
- b) providing historical health information for the first person;
- c) processing the first person imaging information and the historical health information, wherein the processing comprises:
- i) providing a library of information generated from a plurality of persons, wherein the library comprises:
- 1) information derived from imaging of one or more body parts or body areas for each of the plurality of persons;
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- 2) a collection of historical health information for each of the plurality of persons;
- ii) comparing the first person imaging information and the historical health information with the library of information;
- iii) generating a determination of whether the first person exhibits a presence or absence of swelling in one or more of the first person's one or more body parts or body areas;
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- iv) generating first person health condition information associated with the presence or absence of swelling in one or more of the first person's one or more body parts or body areas.