The problem
Researchers cannot share scans easily because patient details hide in image headers and burned-in text, creating privacy risk and delaying studies.
What to build
Create a tool that removes identifiers from medical images and their metadata, verifies nothing identifying remains and logs every change.
Success looks like
Zero identifiers found by an independent checker on a test batch, minimal loss of diagnostic quality and a verifiable audit log.
Suggested technologies
- DICOM
- OCR
- Metadata scrubbing
- Validation tests
- Privacy engineering
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