Patent · US Active

Systems and methods providing automated decision support and medical imaging

US7672491B2 · kind B2 · utility

87Cited by
7References
26Claims
0Family size

Assignee

Inventors

Key dates

Filing dateMar 17, 2005
Grant dateMar 2, 2010
Priority date
Expiry dateAug 19, 2027

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06T7/0012
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Systems and methods are provided for processing a medical image to automatically identify the anatomy and view (or pose) from the medical image and automatically assess the diagnostic quality of the medical image. In one aspect a method for automated decision support for medical imaging includes obtaining image data, extracting feature data from the image data, and automatically performing anatomy identification, view identification and/or determining a diagnostic quality of the image data, using the extracted feature data.

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.