Automated Diagnostic Analysis of Image Data

An information processing system is configured for automated diagnostic analysis of digital images. The system comprises an image classifier operative to receive at least a portion of an image from an image data source and to perform a classification operation on the image based at least in part on information from a knowledge base of one or more previously classified images. The image classifier implements an image processing engine for performing at least a portion of the classification operation. The image processing engine comprises an interconnection of at least one image planner element, a plurality of image scrutinizer elements and at least one image aggregator element. These elements may be selected for use in the image processing engine from a pool of such elements within or otherwise available to the image classifier.