Method for optimizing the implementation of measurements with medical imaging and/or examination apparatus

• US 20070022377A1
• Filed: 07/19/2006
• Published: 01/25/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 07/21/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Siemens AG
• Original Assignee: Siemens AG
• Inventors: Haider, Sultan, Bartsch, Ernst
• Application Number:
  US11/490,157
• Publication Number:
  US 20070022377A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/707
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/055 involving electronic [EMR] or nuclear [NMR] magnetic resonance, e.g. magnetic resonance imaging
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 6/03 Computed tomography [CT] echo-tomography A61B8/14
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 6/545 involving automatic set-up of acquisition parameters
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 6/566 involving communication between diagnostic systems
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 8/00 Diagnosis using ultrasonic, sonic or infrasonic waves imaging of objects using sonar G01S15/00
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 8/585 Automatic set-up of the device
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 30/20 for handling medical images, e.g. DICOM, HL7 or PACS
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/63 for local operation

Abstract

A method and apparatus for optimizing the implementation of measurements with at least one imaging medical examination apparatus, includes the followings steps: determination by a user executing a measurement of an existing first item of measurement-related information given a program means-based measurement, which information is in the form of an employed item of measurement parameter information, and determination of at least one associated further item of measurement-related information (in particular established by the user), and storage of said information in a storage device via a data processing system (S1); determination of at least one item of information identifying the user executing the measurement and storage of said item of information with the measurement-related information in the storage device (S2); linking, via the data processing system, of the measurement parameter information and at least one further item of measurement-related information dependent on the information identifying the user (S3); and user-specific adaptation of a user interface provided for operation of the program means dependent on the link result (S4).

Claims

1. A method for optimizing an implementation of measurements with at least one imaging medical examination apparatus, comprising the followings steps:

determining a first item of measurement-related information, said first item of measurement-related information being in a form of an employed item of measurement parameter information in a measurement executed by a user using a program-based measurement;

determining a second item of measurement-related information established by the user;

storing said first and second items of measurement-related information in a storage device via a data processing system;

determining at least one item of information identifying the user executing the measurement and storage of said items of information with the measurement-related information in the storage device;

linking the measurement parameter information and at least one further item of measurement-related information dependent on the information identifying the user, said linking step being performed via the data processing system; and

adapting a user interface for operation of the program-based measurement to provide a user-specific adaptation of the user interface dependent on a result of the linking step.

2. A method according to claim 1, wherein said further item of measurement-related information is at least one of further measurement parameter information and processing information regarding data of the measurement.

3. A method according to claim 1, further comprising the step of:

adapting at least one protocol selected by the user via the user interface dependent on a result of said linking step.

4. A method as claimed in claim 3, wherein said at least one protocol is at least one of a measurement protocol and a processing protocol.

5. A method as claimed in claim 1, further comprising the step of:

executing at least one protocol selected by the user via the user interface dependent on a result of said linking step.

6. A method as claimed in claim 5, wherein said at least one protocol is at least one of a measurement protocol and a processing protocol.

7. A method according to claim 1, further comprising the step of:

determining at least one item of measurement parameter information and further measurement-related information in a further measurements, said measurement parameter information and further measurement-related information being linked with the measurement-related information of a first measurement for adaptation of the user interface.

8. A method as claimed in claim 7, wherein said step of determining at least one item of measurement parameter information and further measurement-related information is determined in a framework of a follow-up examination.

9. A method according to claim 1, further comprising the step of:

linking said further measurement-related information with one another to adapt the user interface.

10. A method as claimed in claim 1, further comprising the step of:

linking said further measurement-related information with protocols to adapt the user interface.

11. A method as claimed in claim 10, wherein said protocols are one of measurement protocols and processing protocols.

12. A method according to claim 1, wherein said user interface is adapted by specifying at least one of measurement parameter information and further measurement-related information.

13. A method according to claim 12, further comprising the step of:

using the specified information in a subsequent measurement.

14. A method as claimed in claim 13, wherein said subsequent measurement is one of after determination of at least one overview image and repetition of a measurement.

15. A method according to claim 1, further comprising the step of:

adapting the user interface by changing a hierarchy for at least one of selection and input of protocols.

16. A method according to claim 1, further comprising the step of:

adapting the user interface by changing a hierarchy for at least one of selection and input of measurement parameter information.

17. A method according to claim 1, further comprising the step of:

adapting. the user interface by changing, a hierarchy for at least one of selection and limiting of protocols.

18. A method according, to claim 1, further comprising the step of:

adapting the user interface by changing a hierarchy for at least one of selection and limiting of measurement parameter information.

19. A method according to claim 1, further comprising, the step of:

displaying measurement-related information regarding at least one of selection and change by a user organized in a framework of an adaptation of the user interface.

20. A method according to claim 1, further comprising the step of:

storing at least one of the measurement parameter information and the further measurement-related information and the link result in a databank.

21. A method according to claim 20, further comprising the step of:

linking at least one new item of measurement-related information stored in the databank with at least one already-present item of measurement-related information.

22. A method as claimed in claim 20, further comprising the step of:

linking at least one new item of measurement-related information with further data of the databank.

23. A method according to claim 1, further comprising the step of:

determining probabilities on a part of the data processing system for stored measurement-related information and link results.

24. A method according to claim 1, further comprising the step of:

checking plausibility on a part of the data processing system for stored measurement-related information and link results.

25. A method according to claim 1, further comprising the step of:

associating the user with a class of users depending on at least one of measurement-related information and link results.

26. A method according to claim 1, further comprising the step of:

storing measurement-related information of at least one of a user and a class of users in a data field.

27. A method according to claim 1, further comprising the step of:

storing measurement-related information in a file that is adapted given changes by the user.

28. A method as claimed in claim 27, wherein said measurement-related information stored in said storing step is measurement parameter information.

29. A method according to claim 1, further comprising the step of

using at least one of an adaptive learning-capable system and a knowledge-based system for adaptation of the user interface.

30. A method according to claim 1, further comprising the step of:

exchanging data using the data processing system with at least one existing information system.

31. A method as claimed in claim 30, wherein said at least one existing information system includes an information system of one of a medical facility and a class of users.

32. A method according to claim 1, further comprising the step of:

enabling user definition of determination of one of measurement information and link results and specification of measurement information.

33. A device for optimization of implementation of measurements with imaging medical examination apparatus, comprising:

a data processing system including a storage device connected to the imaging medical examination apparatus;

a user interface for display of a program-based measurement means, the user interface being adapted specific to a user according to the following steps;

determining a first item of measurement-related information, said first item of measurement-related information being in a form of an employed item of measurement parameter information in a measurement executed by a user using a program-based measurement;

determining a second item of measurement-related information established by the user;

storing said first and second items of measurement-related information in a storage device via a data processing system;

determining at least one item of information identifying the user executing the measurement and storage of said items of information with the measurement-related information in the storage device;

linking the measurement parameter information and at least one further item of measurement-related information dependent on the information identifying the user, said linking step being performed via the data processing system; and

adapting a user interface for operation of the program-based measurement to provide a user-specific adaptation of the user interface dependent on a result of the linking step.