SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS FOR PROCESSING MEDICAL IMAGES TO ADDRESS PRIVACY CONCERNS

摘要

System and method for removing sensitive or identifying information in a medical image includes receiving a medical image (52) that includes pixel data and identification data (70). The identification data (70) associated with the medical image (52) is obtained and one or more pixel blocks of the pixel data are sampled from the medical image. Using the identification data and sampled pixel data, a masking template (62, 64) for the image is determined and applied to the medical image to mask the information in the medical image (52).