Patient data mining for lung cancer screening
First Claim
1. A lung cancer screening system comprising:
- a database including structured patient information for a patient population and a domain knowledge base including information about lung cancer;
an individual patient record; and
a processor for analyzing the patient record with data from the database to determine if a patient has indications of lung cancer.
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Abstract
A system and method for lung cancer screening is provided. The system includes a database including structured patient information for a patient population and a domain knowledge base including information about lung cancer; an individual patient record; and a processor for analyzing the patient record with data from the database to determine if a patient has indications of lung cancer. The method includes the steps of inputting patient-specific data into a patient record; performing at least one lung cancer screening procedure on a patient, wherein at least one result from the at least one procedure is inputted into the patient record in a structured format; and analyzing the patient record with a domain knowledge base to determine if the patient has indications of lung cancer.
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28 Claims
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1. A lung cancer screening system comprising:
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a database including structured patient information for a patient population and a domain knowledge base including information about lung cancer;
an individual patient record; and
a processor for analyzing the patient record with data from the database to determine if a patient has indications of lung cancer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method for screening for lung cancer, the method comprising the steps of:
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inputting patient-specific data into a patient record;
performing at least one lung cancer screening procedure on a patient, wherein at least one result from the at least one procedure is inputted into the patient record in a structured format; and
analyzing the patient record with a domain knowledge base to determine if the patient has indications of lung cancer. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A program storage device readable by a machine, tangibly embodying a program of instructions executable by the machine to perform method steps for screening for lung cancer, the method steps comprising:
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inputting patient-specific data into a patient record;
performing at least one lung cancer screening procedure on a patient, wherein at least one result from the at least one procedure is inputted into the patient record in a structured format; and
analyzing the patient record with a domain knowledge base to determine if the patient has indications of lung cancer.
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