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Method, computer and medical imaging apparatus for the provision of confidence information

US11302436B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Siemens Healthcare Limited · DE

Inventors

Martin Hammes · Erlangen, DE
Bjoern Heismann · Erlangen, DE
Rene Kartmann · Nuremberg, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Oct 6, 2017
Grant date	Apr 12, 2022
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 30, 2038

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG06V2201/03
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

In a method, computer and medical imaging apparatus for the provision of confidence information, an automatic diagnosis system is provided to the computer. Medical image data acquired from a patient are received by or accessed by the computer. A measure of confidence is determined by the computer, which describes the reliability of a correct diagnosis of the medical image data by the diagnosis system. The confidence information concerning the reliability of the correct diagnosis of the medical image data by the diagnosis system is provided as an output from the computer, wherein the confidence information is based on the determined measure of confidence.

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