Zhu X, Lee K N, Levin D L, Wong S T, Huang H K, Soo Hoo K, Gamsu G, Webb W R
Department of Radiology, University of California at San Francisco, CA 94143, USA.
Comput Med Imaging Graph. 1996 Jul-Aug;20(4):347-56. doi: 10.1016/s0895-6111(96)00024-9.
This paper presents the design of a temporal image database system and its application in thoracic imaging. The design of this information system is based on the client/server architecture. The system consists of a chest imaging database server, a library of image processing modules, a link to the picture archiving and communication system (PACS) archive, and a low end client workstation with motif-based graphic user interface (GUI). The database system can be used to aid the radiologists in quantitating solitary or multiple long nodules and in assessing effectiveness of therapeutic procedures for these lung cancers. The GUI allows a user to retrieve any patient study from PACS. After a nodule is visually identified, it will be segmented automatically to obtain relevant features, such as the center of mass, volume, and surface area. Such 3D nodule information, together with the patient textual information, is subsequently organized in the chest imaging database to facilitate outcome analysis.
本文介绍了一种时态图像数据库系统的设计及其在胸部成像中的应用。该信息系统的设计基于客户机/服务器架构。该系统由胸部成像数据库服务器、图像处理模块库、与图像存档和通信系统（PACS）存档的链接以及具有基于主题的图形用户界面（GUI）的低端客户机工作站组成。该数据库系统可用于帮助放射科医生对单个或多个长结节进行定量分析，并评估这些肺癌治疗程序的有效性。GUI允许用户从PACS中检索任何患者研究。在通过视觉识别出结节后，它将被自动分割以获得相关特征，如质心、体积和表面积。这些三维结节信息与患者文本信息随后被组织在胸部成像数据库中，以方便结果分析。
