METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR RETRIEVING A MEDICAL PICTURE

摘要

In a method for retrieving a medical image from a data base an image processing algorithm is applied to a first medical image. In one embodiment, the result of the applied image processing algorithm to the first medical image is compared with a plurality of results being stored in a data base. Each result of the plurality of results is the result of the image-processing algorithm being applied to each medical image of a plurality of medical images which is stored in the data base. Then, a second medical image belonging to the plurality of medical images is determined and retrieved from the data base, wherein the relevant result is comparable to the relevant result related to the first medical image. Furthermore, in a system comprising a data processing unit and a data base the data processing unit is configured to store a first medical image, to apply an image processing algorithm to the first medical image, and to obtain a first result due to the applied image processing algorithm. The data base comprises a plurality of medical images and a plurality of results; each result of the plurality of results is the result of the image processing algorithm applied to each medical image of the plurality of medical images. The data processing unit is configured to compare the first result with each result of the plurality of results and to retrieve a second medical image from the data base.