Systems and methods for viewing medical images
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method for medical image display and analysis, the method comprising:
- by one or more processors executing program instructions,determining user-defined display parameters for display of an image on a display device, wherein the user-defined display parameters are associated with a user of the computing system, and wherein the image comprises a medical image;
selectively displaying, in response to inputs by the user, regions of the image on the display device, wherein the regions of the image are displayed according to the user-defined display parameters and at a first resolution;
storing tracking information indicating portions of the image that have been displayed on the display device according to the user-defined display parameters and at the first resolution;
displaying a reduced resolution version of the image on the display device, wherein;
the reduced resolution version of the image is displayed at a second resolution that is lower than the first resolution, andthe reduced resolution version of the image includes visual indications, based on the tracking information, of the portions of the image that have been displayed on the display device according to the user-defined display parameters and at the first resolution; and
in response to determining, based on at least the stored tracking information and the user-defined display parameters, that a relevant portion of the image has not been displayed, providing a visible and/or audible notification to a user.
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Abstract
For certain medical images, it is important and/or required that a user view all of a medical image at full resolution so that minute, but important, indicia in the medical image are not missed. A computing systems monitor the portions of the medical image that are displayed on the display device, notates those portions that have been displayed at full resolution (or other user-defined display parameters), and provides the user with information indicating portions that have not been viewed at full resolution and/or provides information indicating for which images of a multiple image examination full pixel display has been accomplished. The process reduces the possibility of missing an abnormality in a medical image due to the viewer not viewing a portion of the image at full resolution or using other user-defined display parameters.
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20 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method for medical image display and analysis, the method comprising:
by one or more processors executing program instructions, determining user-defined display parameters for display of an image on a display device, wherein the user-defined display parameters are associated with a user of the computing system, and wherein the image comprises a medical image; selectively displaying, in response to inputs by the user, regions of the image on the display device, wherein the regions of the image are displayed according to the user-defined display parameters and at a first resolution; storing tracking information indicating portions of the image that have been displayed on the display device according to the user-defined display parameters and at the first resolution; displaying a reduced resolution version of the image on the display device, wherein; the reduced resolution version of the image is displayed at a second resolution that is lower than the first resolution, and the reduced resolution version of the image includes visual indications, based on the tracking information, of the portions of the image that have been displayed on the display device according to the user-defined display parameters and at the first resolution; and in response to determining, based on at least the stored tracking information and the user-defined display parameters, that a relevant portion of the image has not been displayed, providing a visible and/or audible notification to a user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A system configured for medical image display and analysis, the system comprising:
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one or more hardware processors; and a non-transitory computer readable medium operatively coupled to the one or more hardware processors and storing executable instructions configured for execution by the one or more processors in order to; determine a characteristic associated with an image to display, wherein the image comprises a medical image; determine required display parameters for display of the image, wherein the required display parameters are associated with the determined characteristic, and wherein the required display parameters indicate a first resolution at which the image is to be displayed; store tracking information indicating portions of the image that have been displayed on a display device according to the required display parameters including at the first resolution; causing display of a reduced resolution version of the image on the display device, wherein; the reduced resolution version of the image is displayed at a second resolution that is lower than the first resolution, and the reduced resolution version of the image includes visual indications, based on the tracking information, of the portions of the image that have been displayed on the display device according to the required display parameters including at the first resolution; and in response to determining, based on at least the stored tracking information and the required display parameters, that a relevant portion of the image has not been displayed, provide a notification to a user of the system. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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