Informatics infrastructure of CAD system.
A computer aided diagnosis (CAD) system requires several components which influence its effectiveness. An image processing methodology is responsible for the analysis, database structure archives and distributes the patient demographics, clinical information, and image data. A graphical user interface is applied in order to enter the data and present it to the user. By designing dynamic Web pages a remote access to the entire is granted. The computer aided diagnosis system includes three layers, which might be installed on various platforms. Elements of the application software are designed independently. Integration of all components is another issue discussed in the presented paper. Implementation of a computer aided diagnosis system improves and accelerates the analysis by giving to the user objective measurement tools. It also standardizes the decision-making process and solves the problem of replicability. Finally, it permits a set of images and features to be collected and recognized as a medical standard and be applied in education and research.
Pietka
Ewa
E
Division of Biomedical Electronics, Institute of Electronics, Silesian University of Technology, ul. Akademicka 16, PL 44 100 Gliwice, Poland. pietka@csk.katowice.pl
Gertych
Arkadiusz
A
Witko
Krzysztof
K
D003936:Diagnosis, Computer-Assisted; D006801:Humans; D008490:Medical Informatics; D011044:Poland