Mapping of literature onto regions of interest on neurological images
US8199982B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 18, 2008 |
| Grant date | Jun 12, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 5, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG16H40/67
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A computer implemented method, apparatus, and computer program product for analyzing neurological images. A set of brain scans for a patient is compared to a set of baseline control scans to automatically identify regions of interest in the set of patient scans. A region of interest is an area in a scan that shows an indication of a potential abnormality. A set of electronic medical literature sources is searched for medical literature relevant to the regions of interest in the set of patient scans. The relevant medical literature is correlated to the medical literature describing the regions of interest in the set of patient scans to the regions of interest in the set of patient scans. A result is generated. The result comprises the regions of interest and a set of links to the correlated portions of the relevant medical literature are outputted.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.