Patient data mining for lung cancer screening
First Claim
1. A method for screening for lung cancer, the method comprising the steps of:
- inputting patient-specific data into a patient record, the patient-specific data representing the patient;
performing at least one lung cancer screening procedure on a patient, wherein at least one result from the at least one procedure is input into the patient record;
mining data of the patient record based on a domain knowledge base specific to lung cancer, wherein the data of the patient record is stored in structured and unstructured formats, and wherein the mining comprises populating, with populated data, a structured database compiled for lung cancer from the structured and unstructured data;
analyzing, with a processor, the populated data of the structured database with the domain knowledge base to determine whether the patient has indications of lung cancer; and
presenting a report as a function of a result of the analyzing;
further comprising the steps of;
analyzing the structured database of structured patient information for a patient population to create a model of a similar patient with similar characteristics of the patient based on the patient record; and
determining a progression of lung cancer in the patient based on the model, wherein the structured database of population-based structured patient information is compiled by mining data of population-based patients based on the domain knowledge base, wherein the data is stored in structured and unstructured formats.
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Abstract
A system and method for lung cancer screening is provided. The system includes a database including structured patient information for a patient population and a domain knowledge base including information about lung cancer; an individual patient record; and a processor for analyzing the patient record with data from the database to determine if a patient has indications of lung cancer. The method includes the steps of inputting patient-specific data into a patient record; performing at least one lung cancer screening procedure on a patient, wherein at least one result from the at least one procedure is inputted into the patient record in a structured format; and analyzing the patient record with a domain knowledge base to determine if the patient has indications of lung cancer.
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19 Claims
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1. A method for screening for lung cancer, the method comprising the steps of:
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inputting patient-specific data into a patient record, the patient-specific data representing the patient; performing at least one lung cancer screening procedure on a patient, wherein at least one result from the at least one procedure is input into the patient record; mining data of the patient record based on a domain knowledge base specific to lung cancer, wherein the data of the patient record is stored in structured and unstructured formats, and wherein the mining comprises populating, with populated data, a structured database compiled for lung cancer from the structured and unstructured data; analyzing, with a processor, the populated data of the structured database with the domain knowledge base to determine whether the patient has indications of lung cancer; and presenting a report as a function of a result of the analyzing; further comprising the steps of; analyzing the structured database of structured patient information for a patient population to create a model of a similar patient with similar characteristics of the patient based on the patient record; and determining a progression of lung cancer in the patient based on the model, wherein the structured database of population-based structured patient information is compiled by mining data of population-based patients based on the domain knowledge base, wherein the data is stored in structured and unstructured formats. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method for screening for lung cancer, the method comprising the steps of:
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inputting patient-specific data into a patient record, the patient-specific data representing the patient; performing at least one lung cancer screening procedure on a patient, wherein at least one result from the at least one procedure is input into the patient record; analyzing, with a processor, the patient record with a domain knowledge base to determine whether the patient has indications of lung cancer; wherein the inputting of patient-specific data into the patient record is performed by mining historical data of the patient, the historical data being in structured and unstructured formats, the mining based on the domain knowledge base specific to lung cancer, wherein the mining comprises populating a structured database compiled for lung cancer from the structured and unstructured data, and wherein the analyzing of the patient record comprises analyzing from the structured database compiled for lung cancer; and presenting a report as a function of a result of the analyzing; further comprising the steps of; analyzing the structured database of structured patient information for a patient population to create a model of a similar patient with similar characteristics of the patient based on the patient record; and determining a progression of lung cancer in the patient based on the model, wherein the structured database of population-based structured patient information is compiled by mining data of population-based patients based on the domain knowledge base, wherein the data is stored in structured and unstructured formats.
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16. A program storage device readable by a machine, tangibly embodying a program of instructions executable by the machine to perform method steps for screening for lung cancer, the method steps comprising:
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inputting patient-specific data into a patient record, the patient-specific data representing the patient; performing at least one lung cancer screening procedure on a patient, wherein at least one result from the at least one procedure is input into the patient record; mining data for the patient record based on a domain knowledge base specific to lung cancer, wherein the data of the patient record is stored in structured and unstructured formats, and wherein the mining comprises populating a structured database compiled for lung cancer from the structured and unstructured data; analyzing, with the machine, the patient record of the structured database with the domain knowledge base to determine whether the patient has indications of lung cancer; and presenting a report as a function of a result of the analyzing; further comprising the steps of; analyzing the structured database of structured patient information for a patient population to create a model of a similar patient with similar characteristics of the patient based on the patient record; and determining a progression of lung cancer in the patient based on the model, wherein the structured database of population-based structured patient information is compiled by mining data of population-based patients based on the domain knowledge base, wherein the data is stored in structured and unstructured formats. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18)
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19. A program storage device readable by a machine, tangibly embodying a program of instructions executable by the machine to perform method steps for screening for lung cancer, the method steps comprising:
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inputting patient-specific data for a patient into a patient record, the patient-specific data representing the patient; determining position, size, features, or combinations thereof of nodules shown in an image from a scan of the patient; inputting the position, size, feature, or combination thereof into the patient record; mining first data from the patient record and based on a domain knowledge base specific to lung cancer, wherein the patient record is stored in structured and unstructured formats, and wherein the mining comprises mining from the structured and unstructured data of the patient record, the first data including information mined from demographic, family history, test result, doctor'"'"'s notes, and the position, size, features, or combinations thereof information from the structured and unstructured data; analyzing, by the machine, the first data with the domain knowledge base to determine whether the patient has indications of lung cancer; and presenting a report as a function of a result of the analyzing; further comprising the steps of; analyzing the structured database of structured patient information for a patient population to create a model of a similar patient with similar characteristics of the patient based on the patient record; and determining a progression of lung cancer in the patient based on the model, wherein the structured database of population-based structured patient information is compiled by mining data of population-based patients based on the domain knowledge base, wherein the data is stored in structured and unstructured formats.
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