Patent Document ID: 8064663
Application ID: 11791405
Patent Status: 1

Claim One:
1. Method for evaluating at least one abnormality in one or more medical images of a subject comprising: (a) determining the location of each abnormality and selecting it from a pre-defined selection of abnormality locations, which determining and selecting are performed by an operator, (b) determining the pattern of each abnormality and selecting it from a pre-defined selection of abnormality patterns, which determining and selecting are performed by an operator, (c) accessing a multidimensional database comprising at least three dimensions, said multidimensional database comprising data of patterns, locations, and conditions associated therewith, in which data of each of patterns, locations, and conditions are comprised in separate dimensions, and characteristic information for patterns, locations, and conditions is organized into discrete categories, (d) extracting from the multidimensional database, using a processor, a list of conditions corresponding to the operator selections determined in steps (a) and (b), and (e) providing an evaluation of abnormality using the list obtained in step (d).