Patent ID: 8160347
Filing Date: 2012-04-17
Classification: G16H,G16Z

Abstract:
1. A computer-implemented method for automatically selecting an algorithm for image analysis in a computer-aided detection/diagnosis (CAD) system, the method performed by the computer comprising the steps of: receiving, by a computer system, image data for a study involving a patient; querying, by the computer system, a radiology information system (RIS) for an IHE (Integrating the Healthcare Enterprise)-worklist for said study of said patient; receiving, by the computer system, said IHE-worklist from said RIS; analyzing, by the computer system, said worklist to select one or more CAD algorithms for analyzing said image data, including searching the worklist for one or more standardized procedure codes and matching the one or more standardized procedure codes to the one or more CAD algorithms; executing, by the computer system, said selected one or more CAD algorithms to analyze said image data; and outputting, by the computer system, results of the analysis of said image data.