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| 20080240494 | CASE IMAGE SEARCH APPARATUS AND SYSTEM - An arbitrary cross-sectional image (MPR image) is used as an image for searching a case DB which has registered case images for a case image similar to an image to be diagnosed. A user terminal produces an axial image with reference to a diseased site in the MPR image, the axial image containing the diseased site, calculates a feature value (first feature value) of the diseased site contained in the axial image, and sends the feature value to the case DB. A case image server compares the received first feature value with a feature value (second feature value) for each case registered in a feature value DB, searches the case DB for a case image having a second feature value similar to the first feature value based on the comparison result, and sends the searched case image to the user terminal. | 10-02-2008 |
| 20080243395 | IMAGE DIAGNOSIS SUPPORTING APPARATUS AND SYSTEM - In a disease case DB, disease case images are classified by disorder and registered. In a feature quantity DB, a feature quantity (second feature quantity) of each disease case image classified by disorder is registered. A server compares a feature quantity (first feature quantity) of a lesion site included in a diagnosis target image, with the second feature quantity on a disorder-by-disorder basis, retrieves representative disease case images based on a comparison result from the disease case DB on a disorder-by-disorder basis, and provides a user with retrieved representative disease case images. Therefore, the user can obtain disease case images useful for determining a disorder or statistical information and the like regarding the disorder during image diagnosis based on the diagnosis target image. | 10-02-2008 |
| 20080243886 | CASE DATABASE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD - A case database management system capable of maintaining high quality case information registered in a case DB. A user of the case database management system can not only refer to case information registered in the case DB by user terminals, but also evaluate the case information. The case DB server of the system collects evaluation information evaluated by the user for each case information item and assigns each case information item with an evaluation containing an evaluation point indicating usefulness of the case information. This enables the case database management system to register more highly evaluated (high quality) case information in the case DB and to provide the user with useful case information. | 10-02-2008 |
| 20080253631 | APPARATUS AND PROGRAM FOR ASSISTING REPORT GENERATION - A burden in generating a follow-up observation report is reduced. The size of an abnormal shadow present on a current medical image obtained by imaging a subject is measured, and the size of an abnormal shadow present on a previous medical image, which has been obtained by imaging the same subject, at a position corresponding to the position the abnormal shadow on the current medical image is measured. A character string describing a change in the size is generated from the measured sizes of the two abnormal shadows, and a file of a report text, containing the character string, about a case shown in the previous and current medical images is outputted. | 10-16-2008 |
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| 20080212856 | SIMILAR CASE SEARCH APPARATUS AND METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM THEREFOR - More accurate search for similar cases can be carried out in the case where images at different time phases exist. A contrast enhancement information analysis unit obtains time phase information of search target images obtained at different time phases in the same examination from accompanying information of the images, and a similar case database storing similar case information sets each including examination ID, time phase information, a characteristic quantity, and image interpretation/diagnosis support information is searched in processing by a first similar case information search unit, a second similar case information search unit, and a judgment unit. A corresponding portion of the similar case information sets satisfying three conditions comprising agreement of the time phase information with the search target images, agreement of examination between the portion of the similar case information sets, and similarity of a content-based characteristic to the search target images is obtained. | 09-04-2008 |
| 20080215630 | SIMILAR CASE SEARCH APPARATUS AND METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM THEREFOR - More accurate search for similar cases can be carried out in the case where images by different imaging methods exist. An imaging information analysis unit obtains imaging information of search target images obtained by different imaging methods in the same examination from accompanying information of the images, and a similar case database storing similar case information sets each including examination ID, imaging information, a characteristic quantity, and image interpretation/diagnosis support information is searched in processing by a first similar case information search unit, a second similar case information search unit, and a judgment unit. A corresponding portion of the similar case information sets satisfying three conditions comprising agreement of the imaging information with the search target images, agreement of examination between the portion of the similar case information sets, and similarity of a content-based characteristic to the search target images is obtained. | 09-04-2008 |
