Use of computer-aided detection system outputs in clinical practice
First Claim
1. A method of providing information from an imaging procedure, the method comprising:
- obtaining digital data corresponding to at least one medical image;
performing a CAD analysis of the digital data to identify certain findings;
providing an output from the CAD analysis identifying potential regions of interest related to the identified findings; and
modifying the output from the CAD analysis with input from a human observer, the modified CAD output including anatomical detail obtained from the at least one medical image.
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Abstract
The present invention provides for the use of computer-aided detection (CAD) system output displays for providing accurate representations of areas for subsequent exams. Since the CAD output, unlike the original medical imagery, is not used during the initial reading, the radiologist does not mark it until a final determination is reached regarding subsequent procedures. Additionally, since the CAD output contains versions of the original imagery, the regions indicated by the radiologist are shown in the context of the particular anatomical detail for a given patient. This detail assists the technologist, other physicians and patients in more efficiently and accurately locating the exact area for subsequent exams.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of providing information from an imaging procedure, the method comprising:
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obtaining digital data corresponding to at least one medical image;
performing a CAD analysis of the digital data to identify certain findings;
providing an output from the CAD analysis identifying potential regions of interest related to the identified findings; and
modifying the output from the CAD analysis with input from a human observer, the modified CAD output including anatomical detail obtained from the at least one medical image. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method of providing information from an imaging procedure, the method comprising:
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obtaining digital data corresponding to at least one medical image;
performing a CAD analysis of the digital data;
providing an output from the CAD analysis identifying zero or more potential regions of interest related to particular findings; and
modifying the output from the CAD analysis with input from a human observer by switching a setting of a delineating channel, the modified CAD output including anatomical detail obtained from the at least one medical image. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method of providing information from an imaging procedure, the method comprising:
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obtaining digital data corresponding to at least one medical image;
performing a CAD analysis of the digital data;
providing an output from the CAD analysis identifying potential regions of interest related to particular findings;
modifying the output from the CAD analysis with input from a human observer, the modified CAD output including anatomical detail obtained from the at least one medical image;
providing said modified CAD output to a patient;
creating a modified CAD output file;
storing the modified CAD output file while maintaining a file of the unmodified version of the CAD analysis; and
incorporating the modified CAD output file into an electronic reporting system.
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