Patent ID: 8788288
Filing Date: 2014-07-22
Classification: G16H

Abstract:
1. A method for promoting utilization of medical information, comprising: (A) upon imaging by a medical imaging apparatus, at least one computer executes the processes of: (a1) obtaining an image, to which first attached data is attached by the medical imaging apparatus; (a2) judging a region represented by the image by performing analysis of the image and referring to the first attached data; (a3) estimating at least one body tissue included in the image based on the judged region; (a4) generating at least one piece of intelligent information that is at least one of extraction data and analysis data of the estimated body tissue, by performing one of extraction of the estimated body tissue and analysis of the estimated body tissue; and (a5) attaching second attached data to the intelligent information, correlating the pieces of intelligent information to which the second attached data are attached with the image to which the first data is attached, and registering the correlated intelligent information in a database; and (B) upon work being performed by medical workers, at least one computer executing: (b1) assisting processes that assist the work of medical workers by utilizing the intelligent information registered in the database; and (b2) filtering processes that obtain identifying data of the medical workers who perform the work, and limit a range of available assisting processes and a range of intelligent information to be utilized to perform the available assisting processes based on the identifying data and the second attached data, wherein: