METHODS FOR USING VIRTUAL PATIENT MEDICAL DATA IN EDUCATION, DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT
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Abstract
Systems, methods and apparatuses for generating and using representations of individual or aggregate human medical data.
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164. A method for simulating surgery on a human patient, comprising obtaining an image of a virtual patient by a method comprising.
a) obtaining, using a computer, a plurality of patient medical data of a patient; -
b) generating, using the computer, an at least three-dimensional virtual patient using the plurality of patient medical data, wherein the virtual patient is specific to the patient; and c) displaying, using the computer, an image of the virtual patient on a device for interaction with a user, wherein the plurality of patient medical data comprises a first diagnostic image that comprises a plurality of anatomic structures, and wherein generating the virtual patient using the plurality of patient medical data comprises; (i) recognizing at least a first anatomic structure illustrated in the first diagnostic image, and (ii) using the identified first anatomic structure as a reference point for identifying one or more other anatomic structures within the first diagnostic image on which the simulated surgery may be performed. - View Dependent Claims (165, 166, 167, 168, 169, 170, 171, 172, 173, 174, 175, 176, 177, 178)
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179. A method for planning a medical treatment or procedure for a human patient, comprising obtaining an image of a virtual patient by a method comprising. a) obtaining, using a computer, a plurality of patient medical data of a patient;
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b) generating, using the computer, at least a three-dimensional virtual patient using the plurality of patient medical data, wherein the virtual patient is specific to the patient; and c) displaying, using the computer, an image of the virtual patient on a device for interaction with a user, wherein the plurality of patient medical data comprises a first diagnostic image that comprises a plurality of anatomic structures, and wherein generating the virtual patient using the plurality of patient medical data comprises; (i) recognizing at least a first anatomic structure illustrated in the first diagnostic image, and (ii) using the identified first anatomic structure as a reference point for identifying or locating at least one additional anatomic structure within the virtual patient; and d) using at least one image of the virtual patient as a reference to guide or assist in planning of a medical treatment or procedure on the corresponding additional anatomic structure within the human patient.
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180. A method to improve the teaching or the researching of human anatomy, comprising obtaining an image of a virtual patient by a method comprising.
a) obtaining, using a computer, a plurality of patient medical data of a patient; -
b) generating, using the computer, at least a three-dimensional virtual patient using the plurality of patient medical data, wherein the virtual patient is specific to the patient; and c) displaying, using the computer, an image of the virtual patient on a device for interaction with a user, wherein the plurality of patient medical data comprises a first diagnostic image that comprises a plurality of anatomic structures, and wherein generating the virtual patient using the plurality of patient medical data comprises; (i) recognizing at least a first anatomic structure illustrated in the first diagnostic image, and (ii) using the identified first anatomic structure as a reference point for identifying or locating at least one additional anatomic structures within the virtual patient; and d) using at least one image of the virtual patient as a reference guide or an educational tool to aid or assist in the teaching or the researching of the human anatomy.
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181. A method for performing surgery on a human patient, comprising obtaining an image of a virtual patient by a method comprising.
a) obtaining, using a computer, a plurality of patient medical data of a patient; -
b) generating, using the computer, at least a three-dimensional virtual patient using the plurality of patient medical data, wherein the virtual patient is specific to the patient; and c) displaying, using the computer, an image of the virtual patient on a device for interaction with a user, wherein the plurality of patient medical data comprises a first diagnostic image that comprises a plurality of anatomic structures, and wherein generating the virtual patient using the plurality of patient medical data comprises; (i) recognizing at least a first anatomic structure illustrated in the first diagnostic image, and (ii) using the identified first anatomic structure as a reference point for identifying or locating a first surgical site within the virtual patient; and d) using at least one image of the virtual patient as a reference to guide or assist in performing surgery on the corresponding surgical site within the human patient.
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