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

摘要

Methods, systems, and computer program products for redacting sensitive or identifying information burned into a medical image. The medical image is received and identification data is read from the medical image. The information burned into the medical image is redacted based on the identification data.

主权项

1. A method for removing sensitive or identifying information in a medical image, the method comprising:
receiving, by at least one processor, a medical image, the medical image including pixel data and identification data; obtaining, from the medical image, the identification data associated with the medical image; sampling one or more pixel blocks of the pixel data from the medical image and processing the sampled pixel blocks to evaluate their content; using the identification data and sampled pixel data and determining a masking template for the image; applying the masking template to the medical image to mask the information in the medical image.