SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IMPROVING DIAGNOSES OF MEDICAL IMAGE READING
First Claim
1. A method for improving diagnoses of patients, said method comprising:
- accessing diagnostic information, prepared by a treating physician, of a medical condition of a patient from a third-party collector of the diagnostic information;
accessing medical images associated with the medical condition of the patient; and
communicating at least a portion of the diagnostic information and the medical images to a medical image reading professional to read and further diagnose the medical condition of the patient.
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Abstract
A system and method for improving diagnoses of patients may include accessing diagnostic information, prepared by a treating physician, of a medical condition of a patient from a third-party collector of the diagnostic information. Medical images associated with the medical condition of the patient may be accessed. At least a portion of the diagnostic information and the medical images may be communicated to a medical image reading professional to read and further diagnose the medical condition of the patient. In one embodiment, the diagnostic information includes a diagnostic question. By providing the diagnostic information to the medical image reading professional, the medical image reading professional may have additional knowledge of the medical condition of the patient and, therefore, diagnosis by the medical image reading professional may be improved.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for improving diagnoses of patients, said method comprising:
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accessing diagnostic information, prepared by a treating physician, of a medical condition of a patient from a third-party collector of the diagnostic information; accessing medical images associated with the medical condition of the patient; and communicating at least a portion of the diagnostic information and the medical images to a medical image reading professional to read and further diagnose the medical condition of the patient. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A system for improving diagnoses of patients, said system comprising:
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a diagnosis information access module configured to access diagnosis information associated with a medical condition of a patient from a first data repository; a medical image access module configured to access medical images associated with the medical condition of the patient from a second data repository; and a communication module in communication with said diagnosis information access module and said medical image access module, and configured to communicate at least a portion of the medical diagnostic information and the medical images to a medical image reading professional for further diagnosing the medical condition of the patient. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method for improving diagnoses of patients, said method comprising:
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accessing diagnostic information, prepared by a treating physician, of a medical condition of a patient from a third-party collector of diagnostic information, the diagnostic information including a clinical question; and communicating the clinical question to a medical image reading professional to read and further diagnose the medical condition of the patient. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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