IMAGE BASED MEDICAL DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEMS AND PROCESSES

1 . A method comprising:

generating a diagnostic graphical user interface related to one or more patient test results presented to a user via a third party interface, wherein the graphical user interface comprises one or more image icons, wherein each image icon includes at least a portion of a medical photographic image of an example characteristic;

receiving one or more anatomical locations via the generated graphical user interface, wherein a received anatomic location identifies at least a portion of a patient presented in at least one of the patient test results;

receiving a selection of one or more of the image icons to associate with at least one of the received anatomical locations, wherein one or more of the image icons are related to diagnosing patients; and

automatically generating a report comprising at least a portion of a diagnosis for a patient based on at least one of the selected image icons.

2 . The method of claim 1 wherein the diagnostic graphical user interface is a breast imaging diagnostic graphical user interface and wherein the report comprises at least a portion of the diagnosis of the patient based on breast imaging.

3 . The method of claim 2 wherein one or more of the image icons comprise at least a portion of at least one of one or more CT scans, one or more mammograms, one or more radiographs, one or more MRI scans, one or more PET scans, one or more ultrasounds, or one or more other medical imaging exams.

4 . The method of claim 1 further comprising restricting selection of one or more image icons when at least one anatomic location has not been received.

5 . The method of claim 1 further comprising automatically adjusting a number of image icons included on the generated graphical user interface based at least partially on a screen dimension of a user device, wherein the graphical user interface is generated for presentation on the user device.

6 . The method of claim 5 wherein the graphical user interface comprises one or more text icons, and further comprising:

receiving a selection of an adjustment text icon from a user; and

adjusting the number of image icons included on the graphical user interface based on the received selection.

7 . The method of claim 1 further comprising generating one or more indicia based on a previously generated report for a patient, wherein each indicia indicates at least one of an anatomic location in the patient or one or more image icons.

8 . The method of claim 1 further comprising:

receiving one or more follow up test results for a plurality of patients; and

determining one or more outcomes based on received image icon selections for the plurality of patients and the received follow-up test results.

9 . The method of claim 8 further comprising:

receiving a selection of one or more image icons for a new patient;

determining a probability of an outcome based on one or more of the received selections of image icons for the new patient and the previously determined outcomes.

10 . The method of claim 1 wherein the graphical user interface further comprises one or more association icons, and wherein at least one of the association icons indicates a relationship between two or more selected image icons; and wherein automatically generating a report comprises retrieving one or more templates including words comprising a diagnosis based on one or more of the selected image icons and one or more of the association icons.

11 . An article comprising machine-readable medium storing instructions for generating diagnosis reports, the instructions operable to cause data processing apparatus to perform operations comprising:

generating one or more diagnostic graphical user interfaces related to patient test results presented to a user via a third party interface, wherein one or more of the graphical user interfaces includes one or more image icons, and wherein each image icon includes at least a portion of a medical photographic image of an example characteristic; and wherein at least one of the graphical user interfaces comprise:

one or more first diagnostic graphical user interfaces comprising:

one or more anatomic location icons, wherein each anatomic location icon indicates one or more anatomical locations on a patient; and

one or more diagnostic text icons, wherein each diagnostic icon is associated with at least a portion of a diagnosis;

wherein at least one of the image icons comprises a breast density image icon, and wherein each breast density image icon comprises at least a portion of a photographic image associated with breast density; and

one or more second diagnostic graphical user interfaces comprising:

one or more anatomic location icons, wherein each anatomic location icon indicates one or more anatomical locations in a patient; and

one or more diagnostic text icons, wherein each diagnostic icon is associated with at least a portion of a diagnosis;

wherein one or more of the image icons comprise:

one or more breast density image icons comprising at least a portion of a photographic image associated with breast density; and

one or more lesion characteristic image icons comprising at least a portion of a photographic image associated with a medical characteristic; and

receiving one or more anatomical locations via one or more of the generated graphical user interfaces, wherein each anatomic location indicates at least a portion of a patient presented in at least one of the patient test results;

receiving a selection of one or more of the image icons to associate with at least one of the received anatomical locations related to a diagnosis based at least partially on the presented patient test results; and

automatically generating a report comprising at least a portion of a diagnosis for a patient based on at least one of the selected image icons.

12 . The article of claim 11 wherein the instructions are further operable to cause data processing apparatus to perform operations comprising:

receiving a request from a user for a diagnostic graphical user interface;

generating at least one of the first graphical diagnosis graphical user or the second diagnostic graphical user interface based at least partially on the request.

13 . The article of claim 11 wherein the instructions are further operable to cause data processing apparatus to perform operations comprising:

generating one or more third diagnostic graphical user interfaces comprising breast images, and wherein the breast images include:

a first breast image comprising a representation of lymph nodes proximate a breast; and

a second breast image comprising a transverse view of a breast

receiving a selection of a anatomic location on at least one of the breast images; and

wherein the generated report is based at least partially on one or more of the selections in the third diagnostic graphical user interfaces.

14 . The article of claim 11 wherein the instructions are further operable to cause data processing apparatus to perform operations comprising:

determining if one or more anatomical locations have been received; and

restricting selections in one or more of the graphical user interfaces if a determination is made that one or more anatomical locations have not been received

15 . The article of claim 11 wherein the instructions are further operable to cause data processing apparatus to perform operations comprising automatically generating billing codes based on at least one of the image icons selected or text icons selected.

16 . The article of claim 11 wherein the instructions are further operable to cause data processing apparatus to perform operations comprising:

receiving follow up information for a patient;

comparing follow up information with the image icons previously selected for the patient; and

determining one or more metrics of a user based on the comparison; and

monitoring at least one of the determined metrics of the user.

17 . A system for generating diagnosis comprising:

an image based medical diagnostic system comprising:

a report module adapted to:

generate a graphical user interface related to a patient test results presented to a user via a third party interface, wherein the graphical user interface comprises one or more image icons, wherein each image icon includes at least a portion of a medical photographic image of an example characteristic;

receive one or more anatomical locations via the generated graphical user interface, wherein the anatomic location indicates at least a portion of a patient presented in at least one of the patient test results;

receive a selection of one or more of the image icons to associate with at least one of the received anatomical locations related to a diagnosis based at least partially on the presented patient test results; and

automatically generate a report comprising at least a portion of a diagnosis for a patient based at least partially on at least one of the selected image icons and one or more of the templates; and

a memory including one or more templates, wherein each template includes words comprising at least a portion of a diagnosis based on one or more of the selected image icons.

18 . The system of claim 17 wherein the report module of the image based medical diagnostic system is further adapted to communicate with a third party system such that a patient test results are retrieved by the third party system.

19 . The system of claim 17 wherein the image based medical diagnostic system further comprises a reference module, and wherein the reference module is adapted to retrieve one or more references based at least partially on a image icon selected.

20 . The system of claim 17 wherein the image based medical diagnostic system further comprises a reference module, and wherein the reference module is adapted to retrieve one or more images of variations based at least partially on a image icon selected.