System and method for anatomy labeling on a PACS

• US 20070127790A1
• Filed: 11/14/2005
• Published: 06/07/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 11/14/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: General Electric Company
• Original Assignee: General Electric Company
• Inventors: Yeluri, Vijaykalyan, Frederick, Perry, Lau, Denny, Raman, Raghav, Samara, Yaseen, Owen, Frank, Paik, David, Beaulieu, Christopher, Barth, Richard, Gold, Garry
• Granted Patent: US 7,590,440 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 382/128
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/58 Retrieval characterised by using metadata, e.g. metadata not derived from the content or metadata generated manually
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 2207/30004 Biomedical image processing
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 7/38 Registration of image sequences
• 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

Abstract

Certain embodiments of the present invention provide a system and method for image registration and display of relevant information. The method includes identifying one or more anatomical parts in an acquired image, mapping the acquired image to a reference image based on the one or more anatomical parts, storing anatomy information in relation to the acquired image, and displaying the acquired image based on the anatomy information. The method may also include controlling the displaying of the acquired image based on a voice command related to the anatomy information. Anatomy information may be displayed with the acquired image. Anatomy information may include clinical information, reference information, disease process information, a related image, and/or drug interaction information, for example. The acquired image may be displayed according to a display setting, such as a window level setting and/or other display setting, based on the anatomy information.

Claims

1. An image registration system for correlating clinical information with at least one image, said system comprising:

a reference image set comprising one or reference images, wherein at least one reference anatomy is identified in each of said one or more reference images, and relevant anatomy information is correlated with said at least one reference anatomy in each of said one or more reference images; and

an image registration module for registering one or more acquired images with said reference image set, wherein said image registration module registers at least one acquired anatomy in said one or more acquired images with said reference image set, and wherein said image registration module associates said relevant anatomy information with said one or more acquired images based on said reference image set.

2. The system of claim 1, further comprising a display module capable of displaying said one or more acquired images and said associated relevant anatomy information.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein said relevant anatomy information comprises clinical information relevant to said at least one acquired anatomy.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein said relevant anatomy information is stored as meta-data associated with said one or more acquired images.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein said relevant anatomy information includes a window level setting for display of said one or more acquired images based on anatomy.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein said relevant anatomy information allows a user to request an image based on a voice command.

7. The system of claim 6, wherein said voice command relates to an anatomy in said one or more acquired images.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein said relevant anatomy information is capable of narrowing a structured report finding selection based on said at least one anatomy.

16. The set of instructions of claim 1, wherein said relevant anatomical information is capable of narrowing selection of finding for entry into a structured report.

9. A computer-readable storage medium including a set of instructions for execution on a processor, the set of instructions comprising:

an image registration routine configured to register acquired images with respect to at least one reference set of images, wherein said at least one reference set of images is associated with relevant anatomical information; and

a display routine for displaying said acquired images based on said relevant anatomical information.

10. The set of instructions of claim 9, wherein said relevant anatomical information facilitates voice navigation of said acquired images based on anatomy.

11. The set of instructions of claim 9, wherein said relevant anatomical information comprises at least one of patient clinical information, reference sources, diseases processes, related images, and drug interactions.

12. The set of instructions of claim 9, wherein said relevant anatomical information is displayed with said acquired images.

13. The set of instructions of claim 9, wherein said relevant anatomical information specifies a display setting for display of at least one of said acquired images.

14. The set of instructions of claim 13, wherein said display setting comprises a window level setting for display of at least one of said acquired images.

15. The set of instructions of claim 13, wherein said relevant anatomical information includes a plurality of display settings with associated priorities, and wherein said acquired images are displayed according an anatomy having a highest associated priority in said acquired images.

17. A method for correlating anatomy in an acquired image with a reference image, said method comprising:

identifying one or more anatomical parts in an acquired image;

mapping said acquired image to a reference image based on said one or more anatomical parts;

storing relevant anatomy information in relation to said acquired image; and

displaying said acquired image based on said relevant anatomy information.

18. The method of claim 17, further comprising controlling said displaying of said acquired image based on a voice command, wherein said voice command is related to said relevant anatomy information.

19. The method of claim 17, wherein said displaying step further comprises displaying said relevant anatomy information with said acquired image, wherein said relevant anatomy information comprises at least one of clinical information, reference information, disease process information, a related image, and drug interaction information.

20. The method of claim 17, wherein said displaying step further comprises displaying a list of findings for entry in a structured report, wherein said list of findings is tailored to said relevant anatomy information.

21. The method of claim 17, wherein said displaying step further comprises displaying said acquired image according to a display setting based on said relevant anatomy information.

22. The method of claim 21, wherein said display setting comprises a window level setting.

23. The method of claim 17, wherein said acquired image is mapped to said reference image based on at least one patient characteristic.

24. A method for constructing a structured report based on image anatomy, said method comprising:

identifying anatomical structures in an image;

mapping said anatomical structures to a reference image set; and

presenting a list of image findings associated with said anatomical structures for entry into a structured report.