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System and method for dynamic growing of a patient database with cases demonstrating special characteristics

  • US 9,798,778 B2
  • Filed: 10/11/2011
  • Issued: 10/24/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/19/2010
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method, comprising:

  • receiving, by a user interface, criteria for determining whether a present case is a special case, the criteria comprising qualitative characteristics and quantitative values corresponding to at least some of the qualitative characteristics,wherein the present case comprises at least one medical image;

    determining, by a computer processor, at least one quantitative value corresponding to at least one qualitative characteristic of the present case,wherein the at least one qualitative characteristic of the present case relates to at least one morphological feature of the at least one medical image, and the at least one quantitative value relates to at least one measurement of the at least one morphological feature;

    determining, by the computer processor, whether the present case is the special case by;

    comparing the at least one qualitative characteristic and determined at least one quantitative value of the present case to the criteria, andcomparing the determined at least one quantitative value to a statistical significance threshold,wherein the statistical significance threshold comprises a predetermined value;

    receiving input from the user verifying that the present case is the special case; and

    when the user verifies that the present case is the special case, saving the present case, including contents of the present case, to a database containing a compilation of cases, the database comprising an individualized database and a general database,wherein the present case is saved to the individualized database only when the at least one qualitative characteristic and determined at least one quantitative value match or exceed the criteria,wherein the present case is saved to the general database only when the determined at least one quantitative value matches or exceeds the statistical significance threshold.

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