SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MEDICAL IMAGE ANALYSIS AND PROBABILISTIC DIAGNOSIS

摘要

Methods and systems for obtaining a probabilistic diagnosis based on medical images of a patient are disclosed. In exemplary embodiments, such methods include the steps of scanning some or all of a patient to obtain a medical image; evaluating the medical image for one or more designated key features; assigning discrete values to the one or more designated key features to form a patient scan key feature pattern; and transmitting the values of the one or more designated key features to a processor programmed to match the patient scan key feature pattern to one or more known disease-specific key feature patterns to create a probabilistic diagnosis and transmit the probabilistic diagnosis to a user. Associated systems include a medical imaging device that is capable of producing a medical image of some or all of a patient and a processor programmed to create a probabilistic diagnosis.

主权项

1. A method for obtaining a probabilistic diagnosis of a patient, the method comprising:
scanning some or all of a patient to obtain a medical image; identifying one or more designated key features in the medical image; assigning discrete values to the one or more designated key features in the patient scan to form a patient scan key feature pattern; transmitting the patient scan key feature pattern to a processor programmed to match the patient scan key feature pattern to one or more known disease specific key feature patterns to create a probabilistic diagnosis; and transmitting the probabilistic diagnosis to a user.