Classification of medical images using machine learning to account for body orientation

Abstract

A computer system identifies a medical condition in a patient. A trained machine learning image generator is used to generate a set of training images based on three-dimensional patient imaging data, wherein each training image is labeled with a projection angle of the corresponding two-dimensional projection. Using the set of training images, a machine learning image classifier model is trained to identify patient rotation angles in x-ray images. X-ray images are processed with the machine learning image classifier model to identify patient rotation angles. A machine learning medical condition classifier model is trained to identify a medical condition using the labeled x-ray images. The machine learning medical condition classifier model determines an indication of the medical condition in a patient's x-ray image. Embodiments of the present invention further include a method and program product for identifying a medical condition in a patient in substantially the same manner described above.