Interactive E-diagnosis: An Efficient Scheme for Medical Diagnosis Support System

With advancements in information technology, computer applications have now been largely implemented in health care, where medical support system or expert system is serving as a second opinion for medical personnel, underscoring its importance. The present study aims to design a prototype medical diagnostic support system, in which DICOM-based image analysis algorithms are utilized to develop an image browser and graphical user interface (GUI), allowing medical personnel to read X-ray, CT scan, MRI or other medical imaging files via a simple browser interface. Practitioners may also configure parameters for the intensity slicing and intensity analysis based on their medical expertise and experience to automatically generate converted imaging results for use as diagnostic references. Furthermore, the integration of GUI and network programming technology facilitates patient consultation and discussions among doctors in different areas, making this medical diagnosis system a telemedicine application, as well as an e-learning tool.