COMPUTER ASSISTED CHEST RADIOGRAPH READER

将开发一种计算机辅助胸部X光片阅读器， 一套基于国际劳工组织 (ILO)胸部分类分级标准化方法 有肺部病变风险的人的X光照片。 计算机- 辅助胸片阅读器将用于流行病学研究 需要解释大量的射线照片和收集 用于定量分析的数据， 工人暴露于可能导致肺尘埃沉病的物质， 提高劳工组织定级方法的自动化程度， 为医疗赔偿目的解读胸片。研究 运用先进的图像处理和神经网络技术， 对X光片进行分类。据估计，这样的系统可以 通过筛查期间的早期发现降低医疗保健成本 计划，并通过提供定量的研究来加强研究 衡量疾病进展的指标计算机辅助胸腔 X线片阅读器是神经网络集成的一个创新 技术，高性能，低成本的个人电脑，国家的- art Windows（TM）界面和定量放射线照片表征 基于先进的图像处理技术。 拟议的商业应用： 高性能、低成本的计算机使得图像处理和 计算机辅助医疗诊断负担得起。在远程医疗的推动下 需要，图像数字化导致市场增加， 先进的图像处理和诊断工具。那里 对于负担得起的“胸部X光检查”来说， 读者”。

A Computer-assisted Chest Radiograph Reader will be developed to perform a full set of diagnostics based on the International Labor Organization (ILO) standardized methodology for classifying and grading chest radiographs of persons at risk for lung pathologies. The Computer- assisted Chest Radiograph Reader will be used in epidemiological research requiring interpretation of large numbers of radiographs and collection of data for quantitative analysis, in screening and the surveillance of workers exposed to agents that may cause pneumoconioses, and in increasing the automation of the ILO methodology for grading and interpreting chest film for medical compensation purposes. The research is applying advanced image processing and neural network technology to classify the radiographs. It is anticipated that such a system could lead to reduced health care cost through early detection during screening programs, and to enhanced research studies by providing quantitative measures of a disease's progression. The Computer-assisted Chest Radiograph Reader is an innovation in the integration of neural network technology, high performance, low-cost personal computers, state-of-the- art Windows(TM) interfaces, and quantitative radiograph characterization based on advanced image processing. PROPOSED COMMERCIAL APPLICATIONS: High performance, low cost computers have made image processing and computer-assisted medical diagnosis affordable. Driven by telemedicine needs, digitization of images results in an increased market for advanced, state-of-the-art image processing and diagnostic tools. There is a significant commercial market for an affordable "Chest Radiograph Reader".