Medical imaging and report management
First Claim
1. A video-recorded patient study reporting system, comprising:
- a data harvester that receives digital video clips;
a preliminary report generator comprising (a) a user interface for creating a preliminary report of one or more diagnosis statements, and (b) a review engine that allows review and correction of the one or more statements;
a data packager that packages and transports the preliminary report and video clips; and
a data center for receiving the preliminary report and offering authorized users electronic access through one or more networks to the preliminary report.
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Abstract
This invention provides methods of capturing, transporting, and reporting video patient studies using electronic networks. A medical image reporting system may include a data harvester that receives digital video clips for review by a radiologist, cardiologist, or other specialist, an application that provides a convenient user interface for the user to create diagnosis statements and Digital Imaging and Communications (“DICOM”) compatible data, an overview engine that allows review of the report statements and correction of entries, and a data packager that packages and transports the preliminary report, video clips, and/or patient information electronically to a data center, which then offers electronic access to authorized physicians and specialists located remotely. Some embodiments involve the use a foot pedal or other foot-operated component to trigger or otherwise control the capture of video images.
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25 Claims
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1. A video-recorded patient study reporting system, comprising:
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a data harvester that receives digital video clips;
a preliminary report generator comprising (a) a user interface for creating a preliminary report of one or more diagnosis statements, and (b) a review engine that allows review and correction of the one or more statements;
a data packager that packages and transports the preliminary report and video clips; and
a data center for receiving the preliminary report and offering authorized users electronic access through one or more networks to the preliminary report. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method of managing a video-recorded patient study comprising:
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receiving one or more digital video clips;
generating a preliminary report comprising one or more diagnosis statements;
reviewing the diagnosis statements of the preliminary report;
submitting the preliminary report and one or more video clips to a data packager;
packaging and transporting the preliminary report and the one or more video clips from the data packager to a data center;
offering electronic access to the preliminary report to authorized user from the data center and through one or more networks; and
providing a final report to an interested party. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method of managing a video-recorded ultrasound patient study comprising:
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acquiring an ultrasound video;
evaluating the ultrasound video by (a) presenting the ultrasound video to a first user through a user interface;
(b) accepting one or more diagnosis statements; and
(c) storing the one or more diagnosis statements as a preliminary report;
reviewing the preliminary report by (a) presenting the ultrasound video to a second user through a user interface, (b) presenting the one or more diagnosis statements to the second user through the user interface, (c) allowing changes to the one or more diagnosis statements by the second user, and (d) storing a revised preliminary report;
at a data packager, packaging and encrypting the ultrasound video and revised preliminary report from a data packager to an archiving and image management (AIM) data center;
at the AIM data center, decrypting the ultrasound video and revised preliminary report, storing the ultrasound video and revised preliminary report in one or more databases, and providing the stored ultrasound video and revised preliminary report to authorized users through one or more networks. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method of providing archiving and image management (AIM) from a data center, comprising:
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storing videos and reports at one or more database servers;
providing the stored videos and reports to authorized users through one or more networks, wherein, for a user request, one or more videos and reports are provided by;
(a) authenticating the user;
(b) determining the connection speed of the user;
(c) encoding the one ore more videos and reports based on the connection speed; and
(d) providing the encoded one or more videos and reports to the user. - View Dependent Claims (21)
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22. A device for use in capturing video comprising;
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a first foot-operated component that controls a first form of video capture; and
a second foot-operated component that controls a second form of video capture. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25)
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