Image Reporting Method
First Claim
1. An image reporting method, comprising the steps of:
- retrieving an image representation of a sample structure from an image source;
mapping a generic structure to the sample structure, the generic structure being related to the sample structure and having at least coordinate data defined therein;
determining one or more regions of interest within the sample structure based on content of the image representation of the sample structure;
associating an annotation to at least one of the regions of interest; and
generating a report based at least partially on one of the regions of interest and the annotation.
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Abstract
An image reporting method is provided. The image reporting method comprises the steps of retrieving an image representation of a sample structure from an image source; mapping a generic structure to the sample structure, the generic structure being related to the sample structure and having at least coordinate data defined therein; determining one or more regions of interest within the sample structure based on content of the image representation of the sample structure; associating an annotation to at least one of the regions of interest; and generating a report based at least partially on one of the regions of interest and the annotation.
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34 Claims
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1. An image reporting method, comprising the steps of:
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retrieving an image representation of a sample structure from an image source; mapping a generic structure to the sample structure, the generic structure being related to the sample structure and having at least coordinate data defined therein; determining one or more regions of interest within the sample structure based on content of the image representation of the sample structure; associating an annotation to at least one of the regions of interest; and generating a report based at least partially on one of the regions of interest and the annotation. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. An image reporting method, comprising the steps of:
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retrieving an image representation of a sample structure from an image source; providing a three-dimensional structure that is related to the sample structure, the three-dimensional structure having at least spatial coordinates defined therein; mapping the three-dimensional structure to the sample structure so as to associate regions of the sample structure with the spatial coordinates of the three-dimensional structure; displaying at least one view of the sample structure; determining one or more regions of interest within the sample structure based on content of the image representation of the sample structure; associating an annotation to at least one of the regions of interest; and generating a report based at least partially on one of the regions of interest and the annotation. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. An image reporting apparatus, comprising:
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a user interface providing user access to the image reporting apparatus, the user interface having an input device and an output device; and a computational device in communication with each of the input device, output device and an image source, the computational device having a microprocessor and a memory for storing an algorithm for performing image interpretation and reporting, the algorithm configuring the computational device to retrieve an image representation of a sample structure from the image source, provide a generic structure that is related to the sample structure and having at least coordinate data defined therein, map the generic structure to the sample structure such that regions of the sample structure are spatially defined by the coordinate data, display at least one view of the sample structure on the output device, determine a region of interest within the sample structure based on content of the image representation of the sample structure, associate an annotation received from the input device to at least one region of interest, and generate a report based at least partially on the region of interest and the annotation. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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