Image analysis – Applications – Biomedical applications
Reexamination Certificate
2007-10-30
2007-10-30
Bella, Matthew C. (Department: 2624)
Image analysis
Applications
Biomedical applications
C382S180000, C382S305000, C600S300000, C128S922000, C707S793000, C705S002000
Reexamination Certificate
active
10931477
ABSTRACT:
A method and system are provided to report the findings of an expert's analysis of image data. The method and system are based on a reporting system that forms the basis of an image management system that can efficiently and systematically generate image reports, facilitate data entry into searchable databases for data mining, and expedite billing and collections for the expert's services. The expert identifies a significant finding on an image and attaches a location:description code to the location of that finding in order to create a significant finding and an entry into a database. Further descriptions of that finding, such as dimensional measurements, may be automatically appended to the finding as secondary attributes. After the evaluation, the system sorts the findings in the database and presents the findings by prioritized categories. The expert edits and approves a multimedia report which may be delivered by electronic means to an end-user.
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Ahn David K.
Ge Yaorong
Stelts David R.
Vining David J.
Dann Dorfman Herrell & Skillman, PC
Haun Niels
Patel Shefali
Wake Forest University Health Science
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