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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 07, 2019
Filed:
Oct. 27, 2016
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Molemap NZ Ltd., Auckland, NZ;
Mani Abedini, Pascoe Vale, AU;
Adrian Bowling, Auckland, NZ;
Rajib Chakravorty, Epping, AU;
Sergey Demyanov, Melbourne, AU;
Rahil Garnavi, Macleod, AU;
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A method for image analysis comprises receiving one or more current images of a lesion from a body of a person, wherein the one or more current images are electronically captured by and transmitted from a capture device, and analyzing the one or more current images, wherein the analyzing comprises performing image processing to compare the one or more current images captured at a first time to one or more previous images of the lesion captured at a second time prior to the first time, and determining at least one difference between the one or more current images and the one or more previous images based on the comparing. The method further comprises determining a probability that the lesion will become diseased based on the analysis, and recommending a time for a future image capture of the lesion and/or a consultation with a practitioner based on the determined probability.