IP Library Granted Patent US 10,360,675
Granted Patent B2
US 10,360,675 · App. 15/179,506 · Granted Jul 23, 2019

Methods and systems for automatically analyzing clinical images using rules and image analytics

Inventors: Murray A. Reicher (Rancho Santa Fe, CA); Jon T. DeVries (Cary, NC); Michael W. Ferro, Jr. (Chicago, IL); Marwan Sati (Mississauga, CA)
Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
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Patent No.
US 10,360,675
App. No.
15/179,506
Granted
Jul 23, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

Methods and systems for automatically analyzing clinical images using rules and image analytics. One system includes a server including an electronic processor and an interface for communicating with at least one data source. The electronic processor is configured to receive training information from the at least one data source over the interface. The training information includes a plurality of images and graphical reporting associated with each of the plurality of images. The electronic processor is also configured to perform machine learning to develop a model using the training information and receive an image for analysis. The electronic processor is also configured to determine a set of rules for the image and automatically process the image using the model and the set of rules to generate a diagnosis for the image.

Claims (23)

1. A system for automatically analyzing clinical images using rules and image analytics developed using graphical reporting associated with previously-analyzed clinical images, the system comprising:

a server including an electronic processor and an interface for communicating with at least one data source, the electronic processor configured to

receive training information from the at least one data source over the interface, the training information including a plurality of images and graphical reporting associated with each of the plurality of images, each graphical reporting including a graphical marker designating a portion of one of the plurality of images and diagnostic information associated with the portion of the one of the plurality of images,

perform machine learning to develop a model using the training information,

receive an image for analysis,

determine a set of rules for the image, and

automatically process the image using the model and the set of rules to generate a diagnosis for the image.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the electronic processor is configured to determine the set of rules based on a user viewing the image within an image review application.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the electronic processor is configured to determine the set of rules based on a diagnosing physician performing a diagnosis of the image.

4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the electronic processor is configured to determine the set of rules based on a physician ordering an image procedure during which the image was generated.

5. The system of claim 1 , wherein the electronic processor is configured to determine the set of rules based on patient demographic information associated with the image.

6. The system of claim 1 , wherein the electronic processor is configured to determine the set of rules based on an organization of diagnosing physicians associated with the image.

7. The system of claim 1 , wherein the electronic processor is configured to determine the set of rules based on an organization of healthcare facilities associated with the image.

8. The system of claim 1 , wherein the electronic processor is configured to determine the set of rules based on an organization associated with a workstation displaying the image.

9. The system of claim 1 , wherein the electronic processor is configured to determine the set of rules based on a type of the image or a type of an imaging exam associated with the image.

10. The system of claim 1 , wherein the electronic processor is configured to determine the set of rules based on a geographic location associated with the image.

11. The system of claim 10 , wherein the geographic location includes a geographic location of a diagnosing physician associated with the image.

12. The system of claim 1 , wherein the electronic processor is configured to determine the set of rules based on an imaging modality generating the image.

13. The system of claim 1 , wherein the electronic processor is configured to determine the set of rules based on an image acquisition site associated with the image.

14. The system of claim 1 , wherein the electronic processor is configured to determine the set of rules based on applicable epidemic information.

15. The system of claim 1 , wherein the electronic processor is further configured to determine an anatomical structure represented in the image and wherein the electronic processor is configured to determine the set of rules based on the anatomical structure.

16. The system of claim 15 , wherein the electronic processor is configured to determine the anatomical structure using the model.

17. The system of claim 1 , wherein the electronic processor is further configured to generate a graphical user interface for displaying and modifying the set of rules.

Assignments (3)
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Oct 1, 2025
From: MERATIVE US L.P.; MERGE HEALTHCARE INCORPORATED
To: TCG SENIOR FUNDING L.L.C., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 072808/0442 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 21, 2022
From: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
To: MERATIVE US L.P.
Reel/Frame 061496/0752 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 23, 2018
From: REICHER, MURRAY A.; FERRO, MICHAEL W., JR.; SATI, MARWAN; DEVRIES, JON T.
To: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 046427/0034 →
Continuity (6)
Provisional Application 62174946 · Jun 12, 2015
Provisional Application 62174953 · Jun 12, 2015
Provisional Application 62174956 · Jun 12, 2015
Provisional Application 62174962 · Jun 12, 2015
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