System for and method of diagnostic coding using medical image data
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1. A method of automatically generating a diagnosis based on information provided in a subject MRI image, the method comprising acts of:
- associating each of a plurality of reference color MRI images corresponding to one or more pathological conditions with a diagnosis, respectively;
identifying a region of interest in the subject MRI image;
comparing the region of interest to one or more regions of at least one of the plurality of reference color MRI images;
determining a closest match between the subject MRI image and a reference image selected from among the plurality of reference color MRI images; and
generating a diagnosis associated with the subject image based at least partly on a pathological condition associated with the reference image.
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In accordance with at least one aspect, a method is provided to automatically generate a diagnosis based on information provided in a subject MRI image. In one embodiment, a plurality of stored MRI images are associated with one or more pathological conditions. A region of interest is identified in a subject color MRI image. A closest match between the subject MRI image and a stored image is determined by comparing the region of interest to a region of at least one of the plurality of stored images. A diagnosis is generated for the subject image.
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1. A method of automatically generating a diagnosis based on information provided in a subject MRI image, the method comprising acts of:
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associating each of a plurality of reference color MRI images corresponding to one or more pathological conditions with a diagnosis, respectively;
identifying a region of interest in the subject MRI image;
comparing the region of interest to one or more regions of at least one of the plurality of reference color MRI images;
determining a closest match between the subject MRI image and a reference image selected from among the plurality of reference color MRI images; and
generating a diagnosis associated with the subject image based at least partly on a pathological condition associated with the reference image. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A system for generating a diagnostic code based on information provided in a subject MRI image, the system comprising:
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a reference image storage module configured to store a plurality of color reference MRI images that include at least one reference image having a region in which a known pathological condition is represented;
a processing module configured to compare the subject image with the at least one reference image; and
a coding module configured to generate a diagnostic code concerning the subject image based on a comparison between the information provided in the subject MRI image and information provided in the at least one reference image. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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