摘要 |
<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a system, a method and a device for making a diagnosis which is more consistent, formulated, and reliable on medical conditions and illnesses based upon medical and anatomical images. <P>SOLUTION: In one practical usage pattern, image databases (1522, 1524, 1526 and 1528) having classified seriousness levels on illnesses or medical condition are created by a person specifying seriousness levels. In another practical usage pattern, the seriousness level of an illness or medical condition is diagnosed by the comparison (1506) between a patient's image and other images within the database. In the other practical usage pattern, a change in seriousness level of the illness or medical conditions of a patient can be obtained by the comparison (1504) between the patient's image and other images within the database. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT |