System and method for interpreting scan data

• US 20060101072A1
• Filed: 10/21/2004
• Published: 05/11/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 10/21/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Angell, Robert L., Busche, Frederick D., Zekulin, Alexander D.
• Application Number:
  US10/969,819
• Publication Number:
  US 20060101072A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/055 involving electronic [EMR] or nuclear [NMR] magnetic resonance, e.g. magnetic resonance imaging
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/415 the glands, e.g. tonsils, adenoids or thymus
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/418 lymph vessels, ducts or nodes
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 6/00 Apparatus or devices for radiation diagnosis; Apparatus or devices for radiation diagnosis combined with radiation therapy equipment instruments measuring radiation intensity for application in the field of nuclear medicine, e.g. in vivo counting, G01T1/161; apparatus for taking X-ray photographs G03B42/02
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 30/20 for handling medical images, e.g. DICOM, HL7 or PACS

Abstract

A system, method and program product for interpreting scan data. A system is provided that includes: an input system for inputting scan data and associated subject data; a geographic information system (GIS) for generating spatial data from the scan data and allows for the mathematical integration of layered spatial data, and for calculating image attributes from the spatial data; a relational database for storing integrated attribute data from a plurality of subjects, wherein the integrated attribute data includes subject data and image attributes; and an analysis tool for interpreting image attributes of inputted scan data by identifying similar image attributes from the integrated attribute data stored in the relational database.

Claims

1. A system for interpreting scan data, comprising:

an input system for inputting scan data and associated subject data;

a geographic information system (GIS) for generating spatial data from the scan data, and for calculating image attributes from the spatial data;

a relational database for storing integrated attribute data from a plurality of subjects, wherein the integrated attribute data includes subject data and image attributes; and

an analysis tool for interpreting image attributes of inputted scan data by identifying similar image attributes from the integrated attribute data stored in the relational database.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the scan data comprises a medical image and the associated subject data comprises patient attributes.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the GIS includes a rectification system for generating a spatial grid onto the scan data.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the image attributes include measurements selected from the group consisting of:

length of a feature, area of a feature, volume of a feature, fluid velocity, and fluid acceleration.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the integrated attribute data further includes the spatial data, and wherein the relational database includes a system for querying spatial data stored in the relation database.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the analysis tool includes a comparative analysis system for comparing image attributes.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the analysis tool includes a classification system for classifying image attributes from different subjects.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein the analysis tool includes a modeling system for modeling predictive outcomes by analyzing sets of integrated attribute data.

9. The system of claim 2, wherein the analysis tool includes a diagnosis system that generates a diagnosis of a patient attribute.

10. The system of claim 2, wherein the analysis tool includes a treatment system for providing a treatment protocol for a patient attribute.

11. A program product stored on a recordable medium for interpreting scan data, comprising:

means for inputting scan data and associated subject data;

means for generating spatial data from the scan data, and for calculating image attributes from the spatial data;

means for storing integrated attribute data from a plurality of subjects in a relational database, wherein the integrated attribute data includes subject data and image attributes; and

means for interpreting image attributes of inputted scan data by identifying similar image attributes from the integrated attribute data stored in the relational database.

12. The program product of claim 11, wherein the scan data comprises a medical image and the associated subject data comprises patient attributes.

13. The program product of claim 11, wherein the spatial data is generated with a geographic information system (GIS) that provides a spatial grid onto the scan data.

14. The program product claim 11, wherein the image attributes include measurements selected from the group consisting of:

length of a feature, area of a feature, volume of a feature, fluid velocity, and fluid acceleration.

15. The program product of claim 11, wherein the integrated attribute data further includes the spatial data, and wherein the storing means includes means for querying spatial data stored in the relation database.

16. The program product of claim 11, wherein the interpreting means includes a tool selected from the group consisting of:

means for comparing image attributes;

means for classifying image attributes from different subjects;

means for modeling predictive outcomes by analyzing sets of integrated attribute data;

means for providing a diagnosis of an image attribute; and

means for providing a treatment protocol for an image attribute.

17. A method for interpreting scan data, comprising:

providing a relational database having integrated attribute data from a plurality of subjects, wherein the integrated attribute data includes subject data and image attributes;

inputting scan data and associated subject data;

generating spatial data from the scan data;

calculating image attributes from the spatial data; and

interpreting image attributes of the inputted scan data by identifying similar image attributes from the integrated attribute data stored in the relational database.

18. The method of claim 17, wherein the scan data comprises a medical image and the associated subject data comprises patient attributes.

19. The method of claim 17, wherein the spatial data and image attributes are generated with a geographic information system (GIS) that creates a spatial grid onto the scan data.

20. The method of claim 17, wherein the image attributes include measurements selected from the group consisting of:

length of a feature, area of a feature, volume of a feature, fluid velocity, and fluid acceleration.

21. The method of claim 17, wherein the integrated attribute data further includes the spatial data, and wherein the step of interpreting image attributes includes querying spatial data stored in the relation database.

22. The method of claim 17, wherein the interpreting step includes a step selected from the group consisting of:

comparing image attributes;

classifying image attributes from different subjects;

modeling predictive outcomes by analyzing sets of integrated attribute data;

providing a diagnosis of an image attribute; and

providing a treatment protocol for an image attribute.

23. A method for deploying an application for interpreting scan data, comprising:

providing a computer infrastructure being operable to;

input scan data and associated subject data;

generate spatial data from the scan data;

calculate image attributes from the spatial data;

store integrated attribute data from a plurality of subjects in a relational database,

wherein the integrated attribute data includes subject data and image attributes; and

interpret image attributes of inputted scan data by identifying similar image attributes from the integrated attribute data stored in the relational database.