Method and system for correlating at least two different medical examination findings

Abstract

An embodiment of the invention relates to a method for correlating at least two different medical findings, wherein each finding is based on a feature region in a different set of images. According to this method, in each of the different sets of images, the position of at least one anatomical landmark associated with a respective feature region is determined. Then, for each of the at least two findings, a reference to at least one anatomical landmark is stored along with the respective findings. Finally, among the at least two examination findings, pairs of associated examination findings are identified based on a comparison to a respective reference of at least one anatomical landmark.

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technical field [0001] The present invention relates to image-based medical finding. In particular, the invention relates to correlating different image examination findings. Background technique [0002] For many conditions and diseases, diagnostic images are used for screening, initial diagnosis, and follow-up treatment. As a result, often accompanied by long-term radiological findings. Examples of such radiological findings are liver neoplastic lesions, lung nodules, narrowing of blood vessels, fatty liver, certain viral infections, infarction, etc. Radiologists rely not only on the latest available images but on the entire history in their process of making a diagnosis. History may include times when interventions were made, when treatments were changed, or when the next follow-up interval was determined. [0003] An imaging examination is often based on a series of medical images acquired by a medical image acquisition modality such as an X-ray device, an ultrasound...

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Previous image volumes may also be stored at remote locations with poor network access or no network access at all

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