SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATIC DETECTION AND TESTING OF IMAGES FOR CLINICAL RELEVANCE
First Claim
1. A method for automatic detection on clinical relevance of images of an anatomical situation provided by an imaging device, the method comprising:
- taking a first image of the anatomical situation;
taking a second image of the anatomical situation;
comparing the first image and the second image and determining a difference between the first image and the second image;
determining whether the difference between the first image and the second image comprises at least one of a local type difference and a global type difference, wherein the local type difference is a local difference of the first image and the second image and wherein the global type difference is a global difference between the first image and the second image, anddetermining whether the second image has clinical relevance by determining whether the difference between the first image and the second image comprises a local type difference.
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Abstract
Disclosed herein are systems and methods for automatic detection of clinical relevance of images of an anatomical situation. The method includes comparing a first image and a second image and determining whether a difference between the first and second images is at least one of a local type difference and a global type difference. The local type difference is a local difference of the first image and the second image and the global type difference is a global difference between the first image and the second image. The second image is determined as having a clinical relevance if it is determined that the difference between the first image and the second image comprises a local type difference.
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23 Claims
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1. A method for automatic detection on clinical relevance of images of an anatomical situation provided by an imaging device, the method comprising:
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taking a first image of the anatomical situation; taking a second image of the anatomical situation; comparing the first image and the second image and determining a difference between the first image and the second image; determining whether the difference between the first image and the second image comprises at least one of a local type difference and a global type difference, wherein the local type difference is a local difference of the first image and the second image and wherein the global type difference is a global difference between the first image and the second image, and determining whether the second image has clinical relevance by determining whether the difference between the first image and the second image comprises a local type difference. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A device for automatic detection on clinical relevance of images of an anatomical situation provided by an imaging device, the device comprising:
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an image input interface; a first storage unit for a first image of the anatomical situation taken from the image input interface; a second storage unit for a second image of the anatomical situation taken from the image input interface; a comparator unit for comparing and determining a difference between the first image and the second image; a difference type evaluation unit for evaluating the difference type of the first image and the second image, wherein the difference type evaluation unit is adapted for determining at least one of a local type difference and a global type difference, wherein the local type difference is a local difference of the first image and the second image and wherein the global type difference is a global difference between the first image and the second image; and an image selection unit for selecting the second image as having a clinical relevance if it is determined that the difference between the first image and the second image comprises a local type difference. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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21. A system for automatic detection on clinical relevance of images of an anatomical situation provided by an imaging device, the system comprising:
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an imaging device having a permanent video output; a computer assisted surgical system having an image interface for receiving clinically relevant images; and a device for automatic detection of clinical relevance of images of an anatomical situation provided by an imaging device, the device comprising; an image input interface; a first storage unit for a first image of the anatomical situation taken from the image input interface; a second storage unit for a second image of the anatomical situation taken from the image input interface; a comparator unit for comparing and determining a difference between the first image and the second image; a difference type evaluation unit for evaluating the difference type of the first image and the second image, wherein the difference type evaluation unit is adapted for determining at least one of a local type difference and a global type difference; and an image selection unit for selecting the second image as having a clinical relevance if it is determined that the difference between the first image and the second image comprises a local type difference, wherein the image input interface is operatively connected to the permanent video output of the imaging device, and wherein the image interface for receiving clinically relevant images is operatively connected to the image selection unit. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23)
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