System and method for feature score mapping and visualization of medical images
First Claim
1. A system comprising:
- an input configured to receive medical image data, the medical image data including a region of interest;
a data storage structure to store the received medical image data;
a feature mapping processor configured to analyze the region of interest with respect to a plurality of morphological characteristics in each of a plurality of morphological categories, and to generate a morphological score along a continuum that maps substantially the entire region of interest to a score range indicative of a degree to which the region of interest matches the plurality of morphological characteristics in each of the plurality of morphological categories from a lesser degree of match to a greater degree of match; and
a display to display the medical image data, including the region of interest, the display including visual data indicative of the morphological score range across the continuum from less suspicious to more suspicious.
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Abstract
A system to collect and analyze medical image data is applicable for multi-modality medical imaging systems, such as x-ray, MRI, and the like. Medical image data is collected and analyzed to determine one or more regions of interest. A selected region of interest is further analyzed to determine morphological characteristics. A feature library, which may be in the form of a data base, is used to analyze the image on a pixel-by-pixel basis to determine the degree to which the region of interest matches selected morphological characteristics, such as shape or margin. The resultant data is used to generate a map indicating a continuum over which the region of interest matches the morphological characteristics. A display receives the map data and applies it to the video image to thereby provide the user with a visualization of the degree to which the region of interest matches the morphological characteristics.
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39 Claims
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1. A system comprising:
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an input configured to receive medical image data, the medical image data including a region of interest; a data storage structure to store the received medical image data; a feature mapping processor configured to analyze the region of interest with respect to a plurality of morphological characteristics in each of a plurality of morphological categories, and to generate a morphological score along a continuum that maps substantially the entire region of interest to a score range indicative of a degree to which the region of interest matches the plurality of morphological characteristics in each of the plurality of morphological categories from a lesser degree of match to a greater degree of match; and a display to display the medical image data, including the region of interest, the display including visual data indicative of the morphological score range across the continuum from less suspicious to more suspicious. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method for scoring features in medical image data comprising:
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receiving medical image data, the medical image data including a region of interest; analyzing the region of interest with respect to a plurality of morphological characteristics in each of a plurality of morphological categories; generating a morphological score along a continuum that maps substantially the entire region of interest to a score range indicative of a degree to which the region of interest matches the plurality of morphological characteristics in each of the plurality of morphological categories from a lesser degree of match to a greater degree of match; and displaying the medical image data, including visual data indicative of the morphological score range across the continuum from less suspicious to more suspicious. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A non-transitory computer-readable medium containing instructions for scoring features in medical image data by causing a computer system to:
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receive medical image data, the medical image data including a region of interest; analyze the region of interest with respect to a plurality of morphological characteristics in each of a plurality of morphological categories; generate a morphological score along a continuum that maps substantially the entire region of interest to a score range indicative of a degree to which the region of interest matches the plurality of morphological characteristics in each of the plurality of morphological categories from a lesser degree of match to a greater degree of match; and display the medical image data, including visual data indicative of the morphological score range across the continuum from less suspicious to more suspicious. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39)
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