Patent Document ID: 20110176710
Application ID: 12089911
Patent Status: 0

Claim One:
1. A method for automatic processing and evaluation of an image comprising: processing image data of a digital input image of an imaged body with an image processing tool comprising a software program which is executable by computer hardware; and generating, with the image processing tool, a modified digital output image having image data outputted in a graphical and/or alphanumerical format highlighting a predetermined feature or quality of a region of the imaged body, wherein the image processing tool further comprises, an image detection module including a first image processing module based on a non expert image processing algorithm, the image detecting module outputting a modified image file, and a classification or evaluation module processing modified image data in the modified image file, the classification or evaluation module including a second image processing module that includes an image processing element comprising an expert image processing algorithm, an output of the expert image processing algorithm being a further modified image file, in which pixels or voxels are highlighted corresponding to an imaged object having the predetermined feature or quality.