IP Library Granted Patent US 9,478,027
Granted Patent B2
US 9,478,027 · App. 14/481,995 · Granted Oct 25, 2016

Method for evaluating an examination

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Patent No.
US 9,478,027
App. No.
14/481,995
Granted
Oct 25, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method is disclosed for evaluating an examination of an examination object using a medical imaging device by way of an evaluation unit. The method includes reading in an examination data set of the examination object; assigning a reference data set to the read-in examination data set, the reference data set comprising at least one reference region; selecting at least one reference region; assigning at least one examination region of the examination data set to the at least one reference region; and marking the at least one examination region in at least one image of the examination data set. In an advantageous embodiment, the marking of the at least one examination region includes a marking tolerance and a segmentation of the at least one examination region on at least one image of the examination data set, and the segmentation depends on the medical imaging device.

Claims (23)

1. A method for evaluating an examination of an examination object using a medical imaging device, the method comprising:

reading in an examination data set of the examination object;

registering a reference data set to the read-in examination data set, the reference data set being a standard patient data corresponding to the examination object, the reference data set including at least one reference region;

selecting at least one reference region of the reference data set;

assigning at least one examination region of the examination data set to one of the selected at least one reference region; and

marking the assigned at least one examination region in at least one image of the examination data set by,

segmenting the assigned at least one examination region in the at least one image of the examination data set based on the at least one assigned reference region and a corresponding marking tolerance, the corresponding marking tolerance defining an area larger than the corresponding assigned reference region used by a segmentation rule for segmenting the assigned at least one examination region.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the segmenting is based on the medical imaging device.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the reference data set comprises a database.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the segmenting is based on the medical imaging device.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the area defined by the marking tolerance has a circular shape corresponding to a circular shape of the assigned reference region.

6. A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising computer-readable instructions, which when executed by a processor, causes the processor to perform the method of claim 1 .

7. An apparatus configured to evaluate an examination of an examination object using a medical imaging device, the apparatus being configured to,

read in an examination data set of the examination object;

register a reference data set to the read-in examination data set, the reference data set being a standard patient data corresponding to the examination object, the reference data set including at least one reference region;

select at least one reference region of the reference data set;

assign at least one examination region of the examination data set to one of the selected at least one reference region; and

mark the assigned at least one examination region in at least one image of the examination data set by,

segmenting the assigned at least one examination region in the at least one image of the examination data set based on the at least one assigned reference region and a corresponding marking tolerance, the corresponding marking tolerance defining an area larger than the corresponding assigned reference region used by a segmentation rule for segmenting the assigned at least one examination region.

8. A medical evaluation system, comprising:

the apparatus of claim 7 ; and

at least one medical imaging device configured to examine the examination object.

9. The apparatus of claim 7 , wherein the area defined by the marking tolerance has a circular shape corresponding to a circular shape of the assigned reference region.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 21, 2016
From: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
To: SIEMENS HEALTHCARE GMBH
Reel/Frame 040656/0054 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 11, 2014
From: HAUSOTTE, ANNEMARIE
To: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
Reel/Frame 034143/0955 →