Image diagnosis support system, medical image management apparatus, image diagnosis support processing apparatus and image diagnosis support method

Abstract

An image diagnosis assistance system includes a medical image management apparatus and an image diagnosis assistance processing apparatus configured to communicate with each other via a communication network, wherein the medical image management apparatus includes storage unit which stores a medical image obtained by a medical image diagnosis apparatus, extraction unit which extracts, from the medical image, as a diagnosis target image, a partial region including an anatomical region which is the target of image diagnosis, and transmission unit which transmits the diagnosis target image to the image diagnosis assistance processing apparatus via the communication network, and the image diagnosis assistance processing apparatus includes a reception unit which receives the diagnosis target image via the communication network, and a processing unit which performs image diagnosis assistance processing to assist the image diagnosis concerning the anatomical region with respect to the diagnosis target image. The image diagnosis assistance system reduces data quantity transmitted through the network for performing CAD process, and executes the CAD process with high efficiency.

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[0001] This application enjoys the benefit of priority of Japanese Patent Application No. 2007-208359 filed on August 9, 2007, and the entire content of this Japanese Patent Application is used in this application. technical field [0002] The present invention relates to a computer diagnostic aid (CAD) for extracting and presenting areas as lesion candidates from image data collected by medical image diagnostic equipment such as X-ray computed tomography equipment (X-ray CT equipment). An image diagnosis assistance system, a medical image management device, an image diagnosis assistance processing device, and an image diagnosis assistance method that provide network-type image diagnosis assistance services can be realized. Background technique [0003] At present in Japan, liver cancer occupies the first place in the death of malignant tumors, and it is still on the rise. Like the prevention of anti-smoking measures, the society has a strong demand for early detection. Lung...

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Problems solved by technology

[0009] (1) Since a large amount of data must be sent and received between the server and the CAD processing department, it takes a lot of time and occupies a lot of network resources

[0010] (2) Since a large amount of data must be analyzed in CAD processing, it takes a lot of time and places a heavy burden on the hardware for CAD processing

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