System and method for medical image management

1. A computer-implemented method for managing medical images, comprising:

receiving medical image data of a plurality of patient cases acquired by at least one image acquisition device;

determining diagnosis results, by a processor, of the medical image data using an artificial intelligence method;

determining, by the processor, priority scores for the medical image data based on the respective diagnosis results;

sorting, by the processor, the medical image data based on the priority scores;

presenting a queue of the medical image data on a display according to the sorted order; and

increasing the priority score of the medical image data at a first rate, as a time length since the medical image data enters the queue increases,

wherein the first rate is reduced to a second rate when the priority score reaches a threshold.

2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , further including:

determining an imaging modality and an imaging site used to acquire the medical image data of each patient case, based on image features extracted from the medical image data; and

selecting, based on the imaging modality and the imaging site, a corresponding image analyzer for analyzing the medical image data of the patient case, to obtain the diagnostic result.

3. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the artificial intelligence method includes at least one algorithm of deep neural network, random forest and gradient boosting decision tree.

4. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the patient cases are non-emergency cases, and wherein the priority score of the non-emergency cases does not exceed a priority score of an emergency case.

5. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the first rate is based on an initial priority score of the medical image data and a specified processing time for processing the medical image data in the queue.

6. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the priority score of the medical image data is determined by using a regression algorithm based on image features extracted from the medical image data.

7. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , further comprising:

correcting the diagnosis result of medical image data of a patient case when the diagnosis result is inconsistent with a manually determined diagnosis result.

8. The computer-implemented method of claim 7 , wherein correcting the diagnosis result further comprising:

obtaining a first diagnostic result from a first doctor diagnosing the medical image data of the patient case;

when the first diagnosis result is inconsistent with the diagnosis result, obtaining a second diagnostic result from a second doctor diagnosing the medical image data of the patient case;

aggregating the first diagnosis result and the second diagnosis result to obtain a comprehensive diagnosis result; and

correcting the diagnosis result based on the comprehensive diagnosis result.

9. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , further comprising:

identifying a plurality sets of medical image data associated with a same patient; and

performing a comprehensive analysis of the plurality sets of medical image data to determine a comprehensive diagnosis result associated with the patient.

10. A medical image management system communicatively connected with at least one image acquisition device, the system comprising:

a communication interface configured to receive medical image data of a plurality of patient cases acquired by the at least one image acquisition device;

a processor, configure to:

determine diagnosis results of the medical image data using an artificial intelligence method;

determine priority scores for the medical image data based on the respective diagnosis results;

sort the medical image data based on the priority scores; and

a display configured to present a queue of the medical image data according to the sorted order,

wherein the processor is further configured to increase the priority score of the medical image data at a first rate, as a time length since the medical image data enters the queue increases, wherein the first rate is reduced to a second rate when the priority score reaches a threshold.

11. The medical image management system of claim 10 , wherein the processor is further configured to:

determine an imaging modality and an imaging site used to acquire the medical image data of each patient case, based on image features extracted from the medical image data; and

select, based on the imaging modality and the imaging site, a corresponding image analyzer for analyzing the medical image data of the patient case, to obtain the diagnostic result.

12. The medical image management system of claim 10 , wherein the artificial intelligence method includes at least one algorithm of deep neural network, random forest and gradient boosting decision tree.

13. The medical image management system of claim 10 , wherein the patient cases are non-emergency cases, and wherein the priority score of the non-emergency cases does not exceed a priority score of an emergency case.

14. The medical image management system of claim 11 , wherein the first rate is based on an initial priority score of the medical image data and a specified processing time for processing the medical image data in the queue.

15. The medical image management system of claim 10 , wherein the priority score of the medical image data is determined by using a regression algorithm based on image features extracted from the medical image data.

16. The medical image management system of claim 10 , wherein the processor is further configured to:

obtain a first diagnostic result from a first doctor diagnosing the medical image data of the patient case;

when the first diagnosis result is inconsistent with the diagnosis result, obtain a second diagnostic result from a second doctor diagnosing the medical image data of the patient case;

aggregate the first diagnosis result and the second diagnosis result to obtain a comprehensive diagnosis result; and

correct the diagnosis result based on the comprehensive diagnosis result.

17. The medical image management system of claim 10 , wherein the processor is further configured to:

identify a plurality sets of medical image data associated with a same patient; and

perform a comprehensive analysis of the plurality sets of medical image data to determine a comprehensive diagnosis result associated with the patient.

18. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having a computer program stored thereon, wherein the computer program, when executed by a processor, performs a method for managing medical images, the method comprising:

receiving medical image data of a plurality of patient cases acquired by at least one image acquisition device;

determining diagnosis results of the medical image data using an artificial intelligence method;

determining priority scores for the medical image data based on the respective diagnosis results;

sorting the medical image data based on the priority scores;

presenting a queue of the medical image data on a display according to the sorted order; and

increasing the priority score of the medical image data at a first rate, as a time length since the medical image data enters the queue increases,

wherein the first rate is reduced to a second rate when the priority score reaches a threshold.

19. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 18 , wherein the method further comprises:

determining an imaging modality and an imaging site used to acquire the medical image data of each patient case, based on image features extracted from the medical image data; and

selecting, based on the imaging modality and the imaging site, a corresponding image analyzer for analyzing the medical image data of the patient case, to obtain the diagnostic result.

20. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 18 , wherein the patient cases are non-emergency cases, and wherein the priority score of the non-emergency cases does not exceed a priority score of an emergency case.