| 摘要 |
A computer-based method and system assists users performing medical imaging studies, such as echocardiograms. While the user manipulates the imaging device on an individual, the system automates image processing, relieving the user from the need to simultaneously operate an application and an imaging device. The system assesses an organ system, then through comparison with other imaging data sets, generates an evaluative assessment of the organ system. The system becomes increasingly image-aware and content-aware during an evaluation, and by sequential comparisons against progressive data sets, refines an evaluative assessment. |
| 主权项 |
1. A computer-based method of imaging an organ system or an anatomic structure in an individual, the method comprising the steps of:
while an imaging device is being used on an individual: a) in a recognition module, executable by a processor, automating identification of and recognizing an organ system or an anatomic structure from imaging data acquired through the imaging device; b) in an assessment module, executable by the processor, assessing the identified and recognized organ system or anatomic structure of the individual to produce an assessment data set; c) in an evaluation module, executable by the processor, comparing the assessment data set of step b) to one or more comparison data sets in a multi-dimensional classification space to generate an evaluative assessment of the organ system or anatomic structure, wherein the evaluative assessment comprises a classification of the imaging data; d) in a recommendation module, executable by the processor, recommending to a user a modification of a view, an angle, an image mode or a combination thereof; and e) optionally refining the evaluative assessment of step c) by repeating steps b), c), and d). |
