IP Library Patent Application 18941955
Patent Application
App. No. 18/941,955

MEDICAL EXAMINATION SUPPORT APPARATUS, MEDICAL EXAMINATION SUPPORT METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM

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18/941,955
Abstract

A medical examination support apparatus according to an embodiment includes processing circuitry. The processing circuitry obtains text information representing different kinds of medical records at different time points, the medical records associated with examination information of a patient. The processing circuitry sets imperative-sentence information representing an imperative sentence to be input to a large language model, based on the text information. The processing circuitry determines tag candidate information representing a tag candidate to be added to the text information, based on the imperative-sentence information. The processing circuitry outputs the tag candidate information.

Claims (41)

1 . A medical examination support apparatus comprising processing circuitry configured to:

obtain text information representing different kinds of medical records at different time points, the medical records associated with examination information of a patient,

set imperative-sentence information representing an imperative sentence to be input to a large language model, based on the text information,

determine tag candidate information representing tag candidate to be added to the text information, based on the imperative-sentence information, and

output the tag candidate information.

2 . The medical examination support apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein

the processing circuitry is configured to obtain patient information of the patient, and obtain the examination information associated with the patient information, based on the patient information.

3 . The medical examination support apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the processing circuitry is configured to:

perform natural language processing to the text information to generate brief-history information based on the text information, and

set the imperative-sentence information representing the imperative sentence to be input to the large language model, based on the brief-history information.

4 . The medical examination support apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein

the examination information is in the form of structured data or non-structured data,

the structured data is data in a defined input format, and

the non-structured data is data in a non-defined input format.

5 . The medical examination support apparatus according to claim 3 , wherein

the brief-history information includes clinical history information representing a clinical history of the patient, attitude information representing a manner of thinking of the patient, and examination-phase information representing an examination phase of the patient.

6 . The medical examination support apparatus according to claim 5 , wherein

the tag candidate information represents tag candidates associated with the clinical history information, the attitude information, and the examination-phase information.

7 . The medical examination support apparatus according to claim 5 , wherein

the clinical history information includes at least one of a current clinical history, a past clinical history, a clinical history related to a surgical history and a family history, and

the clinical history includes at least one of a date and time, a disease name, a method of treatment, and medication information about drug administration.

8 . The medical examination support apparatus according to claim 5 , wherein

the attitude information is information related to an external change of the patient.

9 . The medical examination support apparatus according to claim 5 , wherein

the examination-phase information includes information related to a treatment, and

the information related to a treatment includes at least one of a disease, recurrence, examination, a notification, hospitalization, a surgical history, radiation, pharmacotherapy, hormonal therapy, and genetic testing.

10 . The medical examination support apparatus according to claim 6 , wherein

the tag candidate information includes the text information, the tag candidates, and a check box for allowing a user selection.

11 . The medical examination support apparatus according to claim 3 , wherein the processing circuitry is configured to:

obtain feedback information representing feedback about the tag candidate information, and

set the imperative-sentence information again based on the brief-history information and the feedback information.

12 . A medical examination support method comprising:

obtaining text information representing different kinds of medical records at different time points, the medical records associated with examination information of a patient;

setting imperative-sentence information representing an imperative sentence to be input to a large language model, based on the text information;

determining tag candidate information representing tag candidates to be added to the text information, based on the imperative-sentence information; and

outputting the tag candidate information.

13 . A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions which, when executed by a computer, cause the computer to perform:

obtaining text information representing different kinds of medical records at different time points, the medical records associated with examination information of a patient;

setting imperative-sentence information representing an imperative sentence to be input to a large language model, based on the text information;

determining tag candidate information representing tag candidates to be added to the text information, based on the imperative-sentence information; and

outputting the tag candidate information.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 1, 2026
From: CANON MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORPORATION
To: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Reel/Frame 075315/0598 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 14, 2025
From: SUGIYAMA, ATSUKO; UTSUNOMIYA, KAZUKI
To: CANON MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 069865/0664 →