Methods and systems for generating a lung report
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Abstract
Software, methods and user interfaces for viewing and generating a lung report. In exemplary methods, a first baseline image is analyzed to localize lung nodules. The lung nodule information can be stored and used to relocate the previously localized lung nodules in a second, follow-up imaging scan. The follow-up scan can be analyzed—either manually or automatically—to generate statistics for the lung nodules localized in the follow-up scan. Information derived from the baseline scan can be used to ease the localization of the lung nodules in the follow-up scan. In some exemplary methods, both the baseline scan and follow-up scan are displayed and the nodules are selected for comparison. Typically, the graphical user interface can display a third, composite image that displays the change of size of the nodules.
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31. A computer program for displaying a comparison of multiple images of a body organ, the computer program comprising:
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code for displaying a first image along a body slice taken at t1;
code for displaying a second image along the body slice taken at t2;
code for localizing lesions in the first image and second image;
code for registering the first image and second image;
code for comparing the lesion in the first and second images; and
a computer-readable medium for storing the codes. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 55, 56)
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44. A method of comparing a first image dataset with a second image dataset, the method comprising:
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displaying an image from both the first dataset and the second dataset;
registering the image from the first dataset with the image from the second dataset; and
displaying an image which displays one of a sum of the image from the first dataset and the image from the second dataset and a subtraction or absolute difference of the image from the first dataset and the image from the second dataset. - View Dependent Claims (45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 57, 58, 59)
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