Computer aided disease detection system for multiple organ systems
AssigneeEastman Kodak Company
InventorHenry Nicponski
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Abstract
A computer aided disease detection system and method for multiple organ systems. The method performs computer aided examination of digital medical images. A patient exam type of a digital medical image is determined. Based on the patient exam type, one or more of a plurality of knowledge based anatomical segmentation blocks are invoked, each block performing image segmentation for a single organ or organ system present in the image. Based on the patient exam type, for each successfully segmented organ or organ system, one or more of a plurality of knowledge based computer aided detection blocks are invoked, each block of which is designed to search for and locate potential disease foci in a particular organ or organ system.
Claims20
A method of performing computer aided examination of digital medical images, comprising:
- determining a patient exam type of a digital medical image;
- based on the patient exam type, invoking one or more of a plurality of knowledge based anatomical segmentation blocks, each block performing image segmentation for a single organ or organ system present in the image;
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- based on the patient exam type, for each successfully segmented organ or organ system, invoking one or more of a plurality of knowledge based computer aided detection blocks, each block of which is designed to search for and locate potential disease foci in a particular organ or organ system.
A system for performing computer aided examination of digital medical images, comprising:
- means for the determination of a patient exam type of a digital medical image;
- an exam control module;
- a plurality of knowledge based anatomical segmentation blocks, each performing image segmentation of a single organ or organ system known to be present in the digital image;
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- a plurality of knowledge based computer aided detection blocks, each with specific anatomical knowledge tailored to a target organ/organ system.
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