SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR MEDICAL REPORTING

摘要

The present invention relates generally to a system and methods for medical reporting. More specifically, the invention is directed to a system that includes a structured reference frame component through the use of which one or more anatomical features or pathologies that are shown on an actual image taken of a patient can be associated with the data and other information provided in a structured knowledge base. Certain embodiments of the system include a structured reference frame component that can be used for a plurality of medical images taken of a patient, the plurality of images being ones taken, for example, of different views or projections or at different times to provide what is termed for purposes of this application a structured image set. Advantageously, such a structured image set places the subject anatomical feature or pathology in a greater spatial and/or temporal context. Additionally, embodiments of the invention allow users through the use of structured image set to annotate, augment, and overall interact with the clinically more accurate and detailed medical image, not the conventional anatomical cartoons.

主权项

1. A computer system for creating a structured image set derived from a plurality of actual patient medical images, comprising:
a processor; a main memory in communication with the processor via a communication infrastructure, said memory including stored instructions that, when executed by said processor, cause said processor to: receive one or more of the plurality of actual patient medical images that display anatomical features and/or pathologies and create one or more structured reference frames; retrieve a program code that allows for command code to generate one or more structured data sets; analyze the one or more structured reference frames using the one or more structured data sets; generate the structured image set based on the one or more structured reference frames and the one or more structured data sets; and display the structured image set such that one or more health care worker may view and modify and add to information shown on the set.