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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 18, 2025
Filed:
Jun. 15, 2022
Siemens Healthineers Ag, Forchheim, DE;
Yoshihisa Shinagawa, Downingtown, PA (US);
Halid Yerebakan, Carmel, IN (US);
Gerardo Hermosillo Valadez, West Chester, PA (US);
Simon Allen-Raffl, West Chester, PA (US);
Mahesh Ranganath, Malvern, PA (US);
Michael Rusitska, Forchheim, DE;
Siemens Healthineers AG, Forchheim, DE;
Abstract
There is disclosed a method and apparatus for annotating a first portion of medical imaging data with one or more words corresponding to a respective one or more features represented in the first portion of medical imaging data. A similarity metric indicating a degree of similarity between the first portion and each of a plurality of second portions of reference medical imaging data is determined, at least one of the plurality of second portions being annotated with one or more first words corresponding to a respective one or more features represented in the second portion. A second portion is selected based on the similarity metrics, and the first portion is annotated with the one or more first words with which the second portion, selected for the first portion, is annotated.