SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FEATURE SCORE MAPPING AND VISUALIZATION OF MEDICAL IMAGES
First Claim
1. A system comprising:
- an input configured to receive medical image data, the medical image data including a region of interest;
a data storage structure to store the received medical image data;
a feature mapping processor configured to analyze the region of interest with respect to a plurality of morphological characteristics in each of a plurality of morphological categories, and to generate a morphological score indicative of a degree to which the region of interest matches the plurality of morphological characteristics in each of the plurality of morphological categories; and
a display to display the medical image data, including the region of interest, the display including visual data indicative of the morphological score.
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Abstract
A system to collect and analyze medical image data is applicable for multi-modality medical imaging systems, such as x-ray, MRI, and the like. Medical image data is collected and analyzed to determine one or more regions of interest. A selected region of interest is further analyzed to determine morphological characteristics. A feature library, which may be in the form of a data base, is used to analyze the image on a pixel-by-pixel basis to determine the degree to which the region of interest matches selected morphological characteristics, such as shape or margin. The resultant data is used to generate a map indicating a continuum over which the region of interest matches the morphological characteristics. A display receives the map data and applies it to the video image to thereby provide the user with a visualization of the degree to which the region of interest matches the morphological characteristics.
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1. A system comprising:
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an input configured to receive medical image data, the medical image data including a region of interest; a data storage structure to store the received medical image data; a feature mapping processor configured to analyze the region of interest with respect to a plurality of morphological characteristics in each of a plurality of morphological categories, and to generate a morphological score indicative of a degree to which the region of interest matches the plurality of morphological characteristics in each of the plurality of morphological categories; and a display to display the medical image data, including the region of interest, the display including visual data indicative of the morphological score. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method for scoring features in medical image data comprising:
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receiving medical image data, the medical image data including a region of interest; analyzing the region of interest with respect to a plurality of morphological characteristics in each of a plurality of morphological categories generating a morphological score indicative of a degree to which the region of interest matches the plurality of morphological characteristics in each of the plurality of morphological categories; and displaying the medical image data, including visual data indicative of the morphological score. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A computer-readable medium containing instructions for scoring features in medical image data by causing a computer system to:
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receive medical image data, the medical image data including a region of interest; analyze the region of interest with respect to a plurality of morphological characteristics in each of a plurality of morphological categories generate a morphological score indicative of a degree to which the region of interest matches the plurality of morphological characteristics in each of the plurality of morphological categories; and display the medical image data, including visual data indicative of the morphological score. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39)
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