METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR COMPUTER-AIDED DIAGNOSIS FILTERED PRIORITIZED WORK ITEM LIST
First Claim
1. A method for prioritizing medical imaging scans, said method comprising:
- acquiring a first image set of medical images;
selecting a computer aided diagnosis application based on information associated with said first image set;
examining the first image set with said computer aided diagnosis application;
identifying the first image set as priority if the examination of the first image set by the computer aided diagnosis application indicates the first image set contains urgent findings.
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Abstract
Certain embodiments of the present invention provide a system and method for prioritizing medical imaging scans. An image acquisition device, such as a computerized tomography (CT) system, an ultrasound system, an electron beam tomography (EBT) system, a magnetic resonance (MR) system and the like, generates medical imaging scans. A computer aided diagnosis application manager may be used to select a computer aided diagnosis application based on information associated with an imaging scan. The imaging scan may be examined with the computer aided diagnosis application. If the examination of the imaging scan indicates the imaging scan contains urgent findings, the imaging scan may be identified as priority. The indication of the imaging scan as priority may be communicated to a physician so the physician may review the priority imaging scan before non-priority imaging scans.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for prioritizing medical imaging scans, said method comprising:
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acquiring a first image set of medical images; selecting a computer aided diagnosis application based on information associated with said first image set; examining the first image set with said computer aided diagnosis application; identifying the first image set as priority if the examination of the first image set by the computer aided diagnosis application indicates the first image set contains urgent findings. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A computer-readable storage medium including a set of instructions for a computer, the set of instructions comprising:
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an acquisition routine for acquiring a first image set of medical images; a selection routine for selecting a computer aided diagnosis application based on information associated with said first image set; an examination routine for examining the first image set with said computer aided diagnosis application; an identification routine for identifying the first image set as priority if the examination of the first image set by the computer aided diagnosis application indicates the first image set contains urgent findings. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A system for prioritizing medical imaging scans, said system comprising:
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a user interface unit for communicating with a user; an image acquisition unit for acquiring medical imaging data; and
,a computer aided diagnosis unit for executing computer software, said computer software selecting a computer aided diagnosis application based on information associated with said medical imaging data, said computer aided diagnosis application processing said medical imaging data to identify urgent findings. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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