MEDICAL IMAGE ANALYSIS USING SPEECH SYNTHESIS

摘要

A system and method for examining a medical image. To accomplish the method, a digital image is accessed wherein the digital image is representative of the medical image. The digital image is analyzed using Computer Aided Detection (CAD) to detect candidate abnormalities. A CAD report is generated comprising at least one level of information associated with the detected candidate abnormalities. The CAD report is processed to produce a speech synthesized CAD report in accordance with the at least one level of information. The digital image is simultaneously displayed with the delivery of the speech synthesized CAD report whereby the user can examine the digital image while simultaneously listening to the CAD report.