System and method for reconstructing a diagnostic trajectory

• US 20060251331A1
• Filed: 07/12/2006
• Published: 11/09/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 06/01/1998
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Carl Zeiss Microscopy GmbH (Carl-Zeiss-Stiftung)
• Original Assignee: Trestle Acquisition Corp.
• Inventors: Zeineh, Jack A.
• Granted Patent: US 7,505,616 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 382/240
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 9/007 Transform coding, e.g. discrete cosine transform
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 10/40 for data related to laboratory analysis, e.g. patient specimen analysis
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 80/00 ICT specially adapted for facilitating communication between medical practitioners or patients, e.g. for collaborative diagnosis, therapy or health monitoring

Abstract

A system and method for reconstructing a diagnostic trajectory.

Claims

1. A method of reconstructing a diagnostic trajectory, comprising:

transmitting an image of an entire specimen;

receiving a request to view an area of the image;

archiving the area along with at least one piece of information related to the request.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the at least one piece of information comprises a location of the area.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the location comprises X-Y coordinates.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the at least one piece of information comprises a time stamp.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the at least one piece of information comprises illumination data.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the at least one piece of information comprises a resolution.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the at least one piece of information comprises a magnification.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the specimen comprises tissue.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the image comprises a plurality of tiles, and wherein the area comprises at least one of the plurality of tiles.

10. A system for reconstructing a diagnostic trajectory, comprising a processor that executes instructions and thereby causes the processor to:

transmit an image of an entire specimen;

receive a request to view an area of the image; and

archive the area along with at least one piece of information related to the request.

11. The system of claim 10, wherein the at least one piece of information comprises a location of the area.

12. The system of claim 11, wherein the location comprises X-Y coordinates.

13. The system of claim 10, wherein the at least one piece of information comprises a time stamp.

14. The system of claim 10, wherein the at least one piece of information comprises illumination data.

15. The system of claim 10, wherein the at least one piece of information comprises a resolution.

16. The system of claim 10, wherein the at least one piece of information comprises a magnification.

17. The system of claim 10, wherein the specimen comprises tissue.

18. The system of claim 10, wherein the image comprises a plurality of tiles, and wherein the area comprises at least one of the tiles.

19. A system for reconstructing a diagnostic trajectory, comprising:

means for transmitting an image of an entire specimen;

means for receiving a request to view an area of the image; and

means for archiving the area along with at least one piece of information related to the request.

20. The system of claim 19, wherein the at least one piece of information comprises a location of the area.

21. The system of claim 20, wherein the location comprises X-Y coordinates.

22. The system of claim 19, wherein the at least one piece of information comprises a time stamp.

23. The system of claim 19, wherein the at least one piece of information comprises illumination data.

24. The system of claim 19, wherein the at least one piece of information comprises a resolution.

25. The system of claim 19, wherein the at least one piece of information comprises a magnification.

26. The system of claim 19, wherein the specimen comprises tissue.

27. The system of claim 19, wherein the image comprises a plurality of tiles, and wherein the area comprises at least one of the tiles.

28. A system for reconstructing a diagnostic trajectory, comprising a processor that executes instructions and thereby causes the processor to:

receive an image of an entire specimen;

transmit a request to view an area of the image; and

archive the area along with at least one piece of information related to the request.

29. The system of claim 28, wherein the at least one piece of information comprises a location of the area.

30. The system of claim 28, wherein the location comprises X-Y coordinates.

31. The system of claim 28, wherein the at least one piece of information comprises a time stamp.

32. The system of claim 28, wherein the at least one piece of information comprises illumination data.

33. The system of claim 28, wherein the at least one piece of information comprises a resolution.

34. The system of claim 28, wherein the at least one piece of information comprises a magnification.

35. The system of claim 28, wherein the specimen comprises tissue.

36. The system of claim 28, wherein the image comprises a plurality of tiles, and wherein the area comprises at least one of the tiles.

37. The system of claim 28, wherein the system receives the image from a remote processor, transmits the request to the remote processor, and wherein the remote processor archives the area along with the at least one piece of information related to the request.