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Image reporting method and system

  • US 7,995,823 B2
  • Filed: 11/16/2010
  • Issued: 08/09/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/09/1999
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A computer implemented method for analysis of an image from a clinical examination of a subject comprising the steps of:

  • retrieving image data comprising the image and a disease-code assigned to the clinical examination identifying the reason for performing the clinical examination;

    initializing, based on the disease-code, at least one of a description-code menu and a location-code menu;

    presenting the image to a user for analysis to select and identify a feature of interest therein;

    receiving an identification of a selected feature of interest from an input device to selectively mark coordinates on the image representing the selected feature;

    receiving a location-code associated with the selected feature, the location-code representing the location of the selected feature relative to a structure depicted in the image;

    receiving a description-code associated with the selected feature, the description-code representing a physical property of the selected feature, wherein at least one of the received location-code and received description-code is selected by the user from the location-code menu and description-code menu, respectively; and

    storing the position descriptor, location-code, and description-code in a computer database, whereby an image finding is created.

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