Medical imaging device, medical system, method for operating a medical imaging device, and method for medical imaging

A medical imaging device comprising:

• a spatially and spectrally resolving image acquisition unit including at least one optical system and at least one image acquisition sensor system coupled to the optical system which are configured to generate image data of an object region that comprises spatial and spectral information, wherein the image acquisition unit is further configured for at least one of multispectral and hyperspectral image acquisition, and the image data includes one or more of multispectral and hyperspectral image data;
• an image analysis unit configured to automatically and in real-time or near-real time create an analysis of the image data that is based at least on the spatial and spectral information, wherein the analysis comprises at least one evaluation which comprises at least one evaluation parameter which relates to an object subregion of the object region;
• an assessment unit which is configured to automatically generate, based on the analysis and on the basis of information relating to a diagnostic examination and/or a treatment outcome that is to be carried out and/or has been carried out, an assessment of an attribute of the object subregion relevant to the diagnostic examination and/or a treatment outcome, which assessment is based on the evaluation parameter, wherein the assessment comprises an evaluation of a quality of a diagnostic examination and/or a treatment outcome;
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• an output generating unit that is configured to generate and transmit an output based on the assessment, the output being at least one control parameter that is configured to control an operating mode of a medical device, wherein the assessment is adapted in real-time or near real-time based on continuously updated image data and the output further includes information regarding the quality of the diagnostic examination and/or the treatment outcome.

A method to operate a medical imaging device that includes a spatially and spectrally resolving image acquisition unit which comprises at least one optical system and at least one image acquisition sensor system coupled to the optical system, which are configured to generate image data of an object region that comprises spatial and spectral information, comprising:

• at least partially automated creation of an analysis of the image data in real-time or near real-time, which is based on spatial and spectral information, wherein the image data includes one or more of multispectral and hyperspectral image data, wherein the analysis comprises at least one evaluation which comprises at least one evaluation parameter which relates to an object subregion of an object region;
• at least partially automated generation, based on the analysis and on the basis of information relating to a diagnostic examination and/or a treatment outcome that is to be carried out and/or has been carried out, of an assessment of an attribute of the object subregion relevant to the diagnostic examination and/or a treatment outcome, which assessment is based on the evaluation parameter, wherein the assessment comprises an evaluation of a quality of a diagnostic examination and/or a treatment outcome;
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• at least partially automated output and transmission of an output that is based on the assessment, the output being at least one control parameter that is configured to control an operating mode of a medical device, wherein the assessment is adapted in real-time or near real-time based on continuously updated image data and the output further includes information regarding the quality of the diagnostic examination and/or the treatment outcome.

The method for medical imaging comprising:

• at least partially automated generation of image data of an object region that comprises spatial and spectral information, wherein the image data includes one or more of multispectral and hyperspectral image data;
• at least partially automated creation of an analysis of the image data, which is based on spatial and spectral information, and wherein the analysis comprises at least one evaluation which comprises at least one evaluation parameter which relates to an object subregion of an object region;
• at least partially automated generation, based on the analysis and on the basis of information relating to diagnostic examination and/or a treatment outcome that is to be carried out and/or has been carried out, of an assessment of an attribute of the object subregion relevant to the diagnostic examination and/or a treatment outcome, which assessment is based on the evaluation parameter, wherein the assessment comprises an evaluation of a quality of a diagnostic examination and/or a treatment outcome;
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• at least partially automated output of an output that is based on the assessment, the output being at least one control parameter that is configured to control an operating mode of a medical device, wherein the assessment is adapted in real-time or near real-time based on continuously updated image data and the output further includes information regarding the quality of the diagnostic examination and/or the treatment outcome.

A non-transitory computer-readable information storage media having stored thereon instructions, that when executed by one or more processors, cause a method to be performed including:

• at least partially automated creation of an analysis of the image data in real-time or near real-time, which is based on spatial and spectral information, wherein the image data includes one or more of multispectral and hyperspectral image data, wherein the analysis comprises at least one evaluation which comprises at least one evaluation parameter which relates to an object subregion of an object region;
• at least partially automated generation, based on the analysis and on the basis of information relating to diagnostic examination and/or a treatment outcome that is to be carried out and/or has been carried out, of an assessment of an attribute of the object subregion relevant to the diagnostic examination and/or a treatment outcome, which assessment is based on the evaluation parameter, wherein the assessment comprises an evaluation of a quality of a diagnostic examination and/or a treatment outcome;
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• at least partially automated output of an output that is based on the assessment, the output being at least one control parameter that is configured to control an operating mode of a medical device, wherein the assessment is adapted in real-time or near real-time based on continuously updated image data and the output further includes information regarding the quality of the diagnostic examination and/or the treatment outcome.