Image analysis – Applications – Biomedical applications
Reexamination Certificate
2005-12-01
2011-11-22
Lu, Tom Y (Department: 2624)
Image analysis
Applications
Biomedical applications
C382S100000, C382S203000, C382S209000, C382S228000, C128S920000, C128S922000, C128S923000, C706S046000, C706S048000, C706S050000, C706S053000
Reexamination Certificate
active
08064663
ABSTRACT:
The present invention relates to a method and system for evaluating at least one abnormality in one or more medical images of a subject comprising: (a) determining the location of each abnormality from pre-defined selection, (b) determining the pattern of each abnormality from pre-defined selection, (c) accessing a multidimensional database comprising data of patterns, locations, and conditions associated therewith, in which the database comprises data of each of patterns, locations, and conditions is comprised in separate dimension(s), and characteristic information for patterns, locations, and conditions is organized in the database into discrete categories, (d) extracting from the multidimensional database a list of conditions corresponding to the imaging data determined in steps (a) and (b), (e) providing an evaluation of abnormality using list obtained in step (d). The invention also relates to a database, computer program, system for navigating the database, a method for entering data into a database.
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Van Hoe Lieven
Verweire Bart
Amster Rothstein & Ebenstein LLP
Conway Thomas
Lieven Van Hoe
Lu Tom Y
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