System and method for identification of images in an image database

• US 20070066875A1
• Filed: 09/18/2006
• Published: 03/22/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 09/18/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Given Imaging Limited (Medtronic Plc)
• Original Assignee: Given Imaging Limited (Medtronic Plc)
• Inventors: Horn, Eli, Meron, Gavriel, Davidson, Tal
• Application Number:
  US11/522,514
• Publication Number:
  US 20070066875A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 600/300
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 1/041 Capsule endoscopes for imaging

Abstract

Embodiments of the present invention provide a system and method for searching for a specific image or another feature in a database, for example, a database of pathologies, the image being produced by for example an in vivo imaging device such as an ingestible capsule.

Claims

1. A method for identifying pathalogy in the GI tract, the method comprising

displaying in vivo images of the GI tract obtained by an in-vivo imaging device;

accepting an indication of an image of interest from the in vivo images; and

searching for an item from a database, the item matching the image of interest.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the searching is preformed by entering a word relating to the image of interest.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the item includes an image or text.

4. The method of claim 1 comprising the step of displaying search results.

5. The method of claim 4 comprising displaying simultaneously the image of interest and the search results.

6. The method of claim 4 comprising displaying the image of interest, the search results and an indication of time elapsed for the image of interest.

7. A system for reviewing in vivo images, the system comprising:

an in-vivo imaging device to collect in-vivo images;

a pathology database;

a processor to match an in vivo image with an item in the pathology database; and

a display to display the in-vivo images.

8. The system of claim 7, wherein the pathology database comprises data selected from the group consisting of:

images of known pathologies, images of known diseases, images of tumors, images of specific tissues, text information, keywords, descriptions, a complete medical diagnosis, relevant cases, articles or images.

9. The system of claim 7, comprising an image database.

10. The system of claim 9, wherein the image database is configured to be accessed via a network.

11. The system of claim 10, wherein the network is an Internet network.

12. The system of claim 7, wherein the display is configured to display search results.

13. The system of claim 12, wherein a graphic score bar is displayed for the level of correlation of the search results.

14. The system of claim 12, wherein the search results are selected from the group consisting of:

matching images, associated texts, articles, publication and medical diagnoses.

15. The system of claim 7, wherein the display comprises a user command window.

16. The system of claim 15, wherein the user command window comprises a set of selection option buttons selected from the group consisting of:

database selection, search selection and results selection.

17. The system of claim 7 wherein the display comprises a result window.

18. The system of claim 7, wherein an image of interest, a search result and a timeline are displayed simultaneously.