Input/output interface for computer aided diagnosis (CAD) system

• US 20050063614A1
• Filed: 11/10/2004
• Published: 03/24/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 07/09/2002
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Deus Technologies LLC
• Original Assignee: Deus Technologies LLC
• Inventors: Xu, Xin-wei, Lure, Fleming Y., Zhang, Rongfeng, Yeh, H. Michael, Lin, Jyh-Shyan
• Application Number:
  US10/984,789
• Publication Number:
  US 20050063614A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 382/305
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 15/00 ICT specially adapted for medical reports, e.g. generation or transmission thereof
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 30/20 for handling medical images, e.g. DICOM, HL7 or PACS
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/63 for local operation
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 50/20 for computer-aided diagnosis, e.g. based on medical expert systems
• CPC Class Codes: G16Z 99/00 Subject matter not provided for in other main groups of this subclass

Abstract

A user interface for facilitating a computer-aided diagnosis (CAD) includes an image input device that receives and scans the multiple images, and a film feeder that transports films from a film developer to the scanner. A multi-image identification input device uses bar code reading, numeric keypad, keyboard, network, and/or mouse to enter multiple image identification prior to image scanning. A display includes an image identification area, case processing status area, and a CAD detection and user modification area. The user can edit CAD results—accept, remove—and can add new diagnosis results to create a new composite diagnosis result.

Claims

1. An input/output interface for a computer-aided diagnosis (CAD) system, the input/output interface comprising:

an image display to display one or more indications of suspected abnormalities identified by the CAD system; and

a user interface to permit a user to edit at least one of the indications of suspected abnormalities.

2. The input/output interface of claim 1, wherein said user interface permits the user to perform at least one operation selected from the group consisting of:

accepting an indication;

rejecting an indication; and

adding a new indication.

3. The input/output interface of claim 2, wherein each of said accepting, rejecting, and adding is shown in a different way on said image display.

4. The input/output interface of claim 3, wherein said different way comprises a quality of a line indicating a suspected abnormality.

5. The input/output interface of claim 1, wherein said user interface comprises at least one pointing device.

6. A CAD system comprising the input/output interface of claim 1 and a computer system running software for performing CAD processing.

7. A method of providing an input/output interface for a computer-aided diagnosis (CAD) system, the method comprising:

displaying one or more indications of suspected abnormalities identified by the CAD system; and

permitting a user to edit at least one of the indications of suspected abnormalities.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein said permitting comprises at least one of the group consisting of:

permitting the user to accept an indication;

permitting the user to reject an indication; and

permitting the user to add a new indication.

9. The method of claim 8, further comprising:

showing each of accepting, rejecting, and adding an indication in a different way.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein said different way comprises a quality of a line indicating a suspected abnormality.

11. A computer-readable medium containing software that, when executed by a processor, causes the processor to execute the method according to claim 7.

12. A CAD system comprising:

a processor running CAD software; and

the computer-readable medium according to claim 11, said computer-readable medium being coupled to said processor.

13. A method of reviewing results generated by a computer-aided diagnosis (CAD) system, the method comprising:

viewing a display of one or more indications of suspected abnormalities identified by the CAD system; and

editing at least one of said indications of suspected abnormalities.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein said editing comprises:

using a pointing device to select a suspected abnormality.

15. The method of claim 13, wherein said editing comprises at least one of the group consisting of:

accepting an indication;

rejecting an indication; and

adding a new indication.