摘要:
A system and method for analyzing and visualizing local clinical features includes identification of a first region of interest (ROI) from a medical image dataset acquired from a patient and extraction of a feature dataset representing a feature of interest specific to the ROI. The system also includes identification of a second ROI from the medical image dataset, extraction of a reference dataset comprising reference data representing an expected behavior of the feature of interest, comparison of the feature dataset to the reference dataset, generation of a deviation metric representing a deviation of the feature of interest based on the comparison, and creation of a visual representation of the deviation metric.
摘要:
A system and method for analyzing clinical data includes a reference database comprising a stored set of reference data comprising enumerated results of a reference population for a clinical test. The system also includes a patient database comprising a stored set of clinical data corresponding to a patient result for the clinical test that is selected from the enumerated results. A processor is included in the system and is programmed to access the patient and reference databases, identify a distribution of reference data over the enumerated test results, and calculate a relevance index based on the distribution of reference data. The processor is further programmed to compare the patient result to the distribution of reference data, calculate a disagreement index based on the comparison, and calculate a deviation index from the relevance and disagreement indices. A graphical user interface is also included to output a visualization of the deviation index.
摘要:
A system and method for detecting, diagnosing, and monitoring a disease and determining a disease signature including accessing patient deviation scores indicative of differences between patient data and reference data representative of a population segment, the patient deviation scores derived from longitudinal patient data such that the patient deviation scores include a plurality of sets of patient deviation scores, each set indicative of differences between patient data collected at a respective point in time and the reference data. The system and method also includes identifying a trend in the patient deviation scores for at least one clinical parameter, generating a report including a visual indication of the trend, and outputting the report. The report includes one or more views including Z, T, D, DT, and D feedback on T views, using image and non-image data.
摘要:
The acquisition, reconstruction, processing, analysis, display and visualization of imaging data in a medical diagnostic context is influenced by information stored in an electronic medical record. The electronic medical record may include past imaging information, as well as parameter settings, protocol identifications, and any other information extracted from the previous imaging data or derived from that data. The EMR may also include non-imaging data, such as clinical data, and results of various examinations performed of a non-imaging type. Based upon the information in the electronic medical record, recommendations of future imaging may be made, as well as recommendations of protocols, and techniques for acquisition, reconstruction, processing, analysis, display and visualization. The information in the EMR may be used directly for setting imaging system parameters in future imaging acquisition and post-acquisition processing.
摘要:
The present invention provides a system for performing fast segmentation and image processing for enhanced three dimensional (3-D) visualization of a subject. The present invention automatically extracts unwanted dominant features from images while preserving the desired information. The present invention works especially well with Computed Tomography Angiograms (CTA) for viewing vasculature of a subject's head. Segmenting and removing dominant structures from image data permits visualization techniques such as maximum intensity projection (MIP), surface rendering and volume rendering, to provide enhanced vessel visualization.
摘要:
A system and method for analyzing and visualizing spectral CT data includes access of a set of image data acquired from a patient comprising spectral CT data, identification of a plurality of target regions of interest (TROIs) and a reference region of interest (RROI) from the set of image data, extraction of a plurality of target spectral Hounsfield unit (HU) curves from image data representing the plurality of TROIs, extraction of a reference spectral HU curve from image data representing the RROI, normalization of the plurality of target spectral HU curves with respect to the reference spectral HU curve, and display of the plurality of normalized target spectral HU curves.
摘要:
A technique for prioritizing portions of compressed multi-resolution medical image data to be processed. More relevant portions of medical image data are compressed at a higher resolution than less relevant portions of medical image data. A mask is created from the image data and used to assign data compression quality factors to corresponding image blocks in the image data. The image data in each region is compressed based on their assigned quality factor. During processing of the compressed image data, the compressed image data and the mask are accessed. The mask is used to direct the processing of the compressed image data. Depending upon the application, the mask can be used to direct that the image data for the regions of most relevance be processed before the image data for the regions of lesser relevance. However, the mask can be used to direct that the image data for the regions of lesser relevance be processed before the image data for the regions of most relevance.
摘要:
A system and method for analyzing and visualizing spectral CT data includes access of a set of image data acquired from a patient comprising spectral CT data, identification of a plurality of target regions of interest (TROIs) and a reference region of interest (RROI) from the set of image data, extraction of a plurality of target spectral Hounsfield unit (HU) curves from image data representing the plurality of TROIs, extraction of a reference spectral HU curve from image data representing the RROI, normalization of the plurality of target spectral HU curves with respect to the reference spectral HU curve, and display of the plurality of normalized target spectral HU curves.
摘要:
A technique for selecting portions of a multi-resolution medical image data set to be stored and the portions of the multi-resolution medical image data set to be discarded in order to reduce the overall amount of image data that is stored for each image data set. The selection is based on the clinical purpose for obtaining the medical image data. The clinical purpose for obtaining the medical image is used to define regions of interest in the medical image. At each resolution level of the multi-resolution medical image data set, the regions of interest are stored at the full resolution, while the remaining portions of the medical image are stored at a lesser resolution. A three-dimensional bit mask of the regions of interest is produced from a segmentation of the regions of interest. The segmentation list and the multi-resolution medical image data set are decomposed into multiple resolution levels. Each resolution level has a low frequency component and several high frequency components. The low frequency portions at each resolution level may be stored in their entirety. The segmentation list is used to select the regions in the high frequency portions of the multi-resolution image data that correspond to the regions of interest and those regions that do not. The regions in the high frequency portions of the multi-resolution image data that correspond to the region of interest are stored. Those regions in the high frequency portions of the multi-resolution image data that do not correspond to a region of interest are discarded.
摘要:
A registration image is aligned or registered with a reference image by user interaction. The registration image is segmented into a hierarchy of elements defining a mesh having more than one level. At each level, individual elements may be selected by the user, translated, rotated and scaled with respect to the remainder of the registration image and to the reference image. Refinement of the user registration is facilitated by allowing the user to define further levels in the segmentation where each of the elements at the further levels may be separately manipulated in a similar manner. Interpolation may be performed between the moved or altered elements and between the elements and the remainder of the registration image to obtain a more satisfactorily registered image. The technique may be used with other interpolation and registration processes.