SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR LESION ANALYSIS AND RECOMMENDATION OF SCREENING CHECKPOINTS FOR REDUCED RISK OF SKIN CANCER
First Claim
1. A method for image analysis, comprising:
- receiving one or more current images of a lesion from a body of a person, wherein the one or more current images are electronically captured by and transmitted from a capture device;
analyzing the one or more current images of the lesion, wherein the analyzing comprises;
performing image processing to compare the one or more current images of the lesion captured at a first time to one or more previous images of the lesion captured at a second time prior to the first time; and
determining at least one difference between the one or more current images and the one or more previous images of the lesion based on the comparing;
determining a probability that the lesion will become diseased based on the analysis; and
recommending at least one of a time for a future image capture of the lesion and a consultation with a practitioner based on the determined probability;
wherein the method is performed by at least one computer system comprising at least one memory and at least one processor coupled to the memory.
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Abstract
A method for image analysis comprises receiving one or more current images of a lesion from a body of a person, wherein the one or more current images are electronically captured by and transmitted from a capture device, and analyzing the one or more current images, wherein the analyzing comprises performing image processing to compare the one or more current images captured at a first time to one or more previous images of the lesion captured at a second time prior to the first time, and determining at least one difference between the one or more current images and the one or more previous images based on the comparing. The method further comprises determining a probability that the lesion will become diseased based on the analysis, and recommending a time for a future image capture of the lesion and/or a consultation with a practitioner based on the determined probability.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for image analysis, comprising:
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receiving one or more current images of a lesion from a body of a person, wherein the one or more current images are electronically captured by and transmitted from a capture device; analyzing the one or more current images of the lesion, wherein the analyzing comprises; performing image processing to compare the one or more current images of the lesion captured at a first time to one or more previous images of the lesion captured at a second time prior to the first time; and determining at least one difference between the one or more current images and the one or more previous images of the lesion based on the comparing; determining a probability that the lesion will become diseased based on the analysis; and recommending at least one of a time for a future image capture of the lesion and a consultation with a practitioner based on the determined probability; wherein the method is performed by at least one computer system comprising at least one memory and at least one processor coupled to the memory. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A system for image analysis, comprising:
a memory and at least one processor coupled to the memory, wherein the at least one processor is configured to; receive one or more current images of a lesion from a body of a person, wherein the one or more current images are electronically captured by and transmitted from a capture device; analyze the one or more current images of the lesion, wherein in analyzing, the at least one processor is further configured to; perform image processing to compare the one or more current images of the lesion captured at a first time to one or more previous images of the lesion captured at a second time prior to the first time; and determine at least one difference between the one or more current images and the one or more previous images of the lesion based on the comparing; determine a probability that the lesion will become diseased based on the analysis; and recommend at least one of a time for a future image capture of the lesion and a consultation with a practitioner based on the determined probability. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19)
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20. A computer program product for image analysis, the computer program product comprising a computer readable storage medium having program instructions embodied therewith, the program instructions executable by a processor to cause the processor to perform a method comprising:
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receiving one or more current images of a lesion from a body of a person, wherein the one or more current images are electronically captured by and transmitted from a capture device; analyzing the one or more current images of the lesion, wherein the analyzing comprises; performing image processing to compare the one or more current images of the lesion captured at a first time to one or more previous images of the lesion captured at a second time prior to the first time; and determining at least one difference between the one or more current images and the one or more previous images of the lesion based on the comparing; determining a probability that the lesion will become diseased based on the analysis; and recommending at least one of a time for a future image capture of the lesion and a consultation with a practitioner based on the determined probability.
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