ABNORMAL SHADOW DETECTION PROCESSING SYSTEM

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To perform automatic detection processing of abnormal shadows and quantitative evaluation of reading assessment ability and to use the assessment result for improvement in detection ability and increase of reading level in an abnormal shadow detection processing system. SOLUTION: The result of detection processing by an abnormal shadow detection processor means 30 is stored in a server 40. In addition, the output image on an image output device 440 is read for image, and the reporting contents, such as the result of judgment by a doctor (which, when differing from the result of detection processing, corresponds to the corrected result), the comment, and the assessment category, are stored in the server 40 in conformity with the BI-RADS proposed by the ACR. The result of pathologic assessment corresponding to the abnormal shadow is related to the reporting contents and stored in the server 40. The statistical processing in conformity with the follow-up method of the BI-RADS is performed to find the specificity, the cancer detection rate, etc. COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT