Medical image management system and method
First Claim
1. A medical image management system comprising:
- a central data management system which is adapted to receive and store an electronic record from a medical imaging device; and
a remote image viewing system arranged to receive the electronic record and to display the record in a visible format, said central data management system and said remote image viewing system being in communication along a remote interface;
wherein said central data management system is configured to push the electronic record to the remote image viewing system and to store the electronic record in a queue if the central data management system fails to push the electronic record; and
wherein said remote image viewing system comprises a polling system including an internal poller to identify when an event has occurred, and a data requester in communication with said central data management system to request queued data when said event has occurred.
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Abstract
The present invention provides a medical image management system and method that uses a central data management system to centrally manage the storage and transmission of electronic records containing medical images between remotely located facilities. A polling system is provided with remotely located workstations or local workstations so that the remote or local workstations may request queued data to be delivered that is awaiting delivery in the central database management system. The remotely located workstation or local image workstation communicates with a remotely located central data management system via a remote interface over the internet. The central database management system maintains and update any changes in the IP address of a remote or local workstation, in a look up table. The central data management system may also, in addition, push data when received to the last known IP address in the look up table.
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34 Claims
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1. A medical image management system comprising:
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a central data management system which is adapted to receive and store an electronic record from a medical imaging device; and
a remote image viewing system arranged to receive the electronic record and to display the record in a visible format, said central data management system and said remote image viewing system being in communication along a remote interface;
wherein said central data management system is configured to push the electronic record to the remote image viewing system and to store the electronic record in a queue if the central data management system fails to push the electronic record; and
wherein said remote image viewing system comprises a polling system including an internal poller to identify when an event has occurred, and a data requester in communication with said central data management system to request queued data when said event has occurred. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 29, 30)
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14. A medical image management system comprising:
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a central data management system which is adapted to receive and store an electronic record from a medical imaging device; and
a remote image viewing system arranged to receive the electronic record and to display the record in a visible format, said central data management system and said remote image viewing system communicating along a remote interface;
wherein said central data management system comprises an IP address look up table including a last known IP address associated with a remote image viewing system and wherein said central data management system is configured to push the electronic record to the remote image viewing system at said last known IP address and wherein said remote image viewing system comprises a polling system including a internal poller to identify when an event has occurred and an IP address notifier in communication with said central data management system to notify said central data management system of the current IP address of the remote image viewing system when said event has occurred.
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26. A medical image management system comprising:
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a medical imaging means at a first location for producing an electronic record in a computer-readable format and that includes an electronic image associated with a region of a patient'"'"'s body;
a storage means for storing the electronic record;
a pushing means for pushing the electronic record along a remote interface to a remote image viewing system at a second location that is remote from the first location, wherein the electronic record is pushed in a format that may be opened such that the electronic image may be converted into a recognizable, visible format;
a queue means for temporarily storing an electronic record when it has not been successfully pushed to the remote image viewing system; and
a polling means at said remote image viewing system for requesting an electronic record stored in said queue means when a predetermined event has occurred.
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27. A medical image management system comprising:
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a medical imaging means at a first location for producing an electronic record in a computer-readable format and that includes an electronic image associated with a region of a patient'"'"'s body;
a storage means for storing the electronic record;
a pushing means for pushing the electronic record along a remote interface to a remote image viewing system at a second location that is remote from the first location, wherein the electronic record is pushed in a format that may be opened such that the electronic image may be converted into a recognizable, visible format;
an IP address look up means for storing a most recent know IP address corresponding to a remote image viewing system;
a polling means at said remote image viewing system for updating the IP address look up means when a predetermined event has occurred.
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28. A method for managing medical images, comprising:
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receiving along a first remote interface at a central data management system, an electronic record from a medical imaging system located at a first location, wherein the central data management system is located at a second location that is remote from the first location, and wherein the electronic record includes an electronic image that is associated with a body of a patient; and
pushing the electronic record along a second remote interface to a remote image viewing system located at a third location that is remote from the first and second locations;
storing an electronic record in a temporary location when the electronic record has not been successfully pushed;
requesting the temporarily stored electronic record by the remote image viewing system upon the occurrence of a predetermined event.
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31. A method for managing medical images, comprising:
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storing the IP address of a remote location in a look up table in a central data management system at a second location;
receiving along a first remote interface at the central data management system, an electronic record from a medical imaging system located at a first location, wherein the central data management system is located at the second location that is remote from the first location, and wherein the electronic record includes an electronic image that is associated with a body of a patient; and
pushing the electronic record from the central data management system along a second remote interface to a remote image viewing system located at the remote location that is remote from the first and second locations;
checking the IP address at the remote image viewing system upon the occurrence of a predetermined event and if the IP address has changed, communicating the changed IP address to the central data management system; and
updating the look up table with the changed IP address. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33)
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34. A medical image management system comprising:
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a central data system which is adapted to receive and store an electronic record from a medical imaging device;
a remote image viewing system arranged to receive the electronic record; and
a remote interface between said central data system and said remote image viewing system, wherein said central data system and said remote image viewing system are in communication along said interface., said remote image viewing system including a polling system comprising an internal poller to identify when an event has occurred and a data requestor in communication with said central data management system to request queued data when said event has occurred.
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