Knowledge-based ordering systeming for radiological procedures
First Claim
1. A data processing system for planning radiological requests, the system comprising:
- a processor operable to accept medical information and determine a protocol by which to conduct a radiological procedure by employing a rule-based algorithm acting upon the medical information.
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Abstract
A system and method may generate a radiological request by which to conduct a radiological procedure that employs a series of procedural steps to acquire internal images of a patient. Each step may have a corresponding protocol item which affects image quality and the time required to complete the step. A database may be maintained that includes protocol items and patient characteristic data. A rule-based algorithm may accept patient characteristic data as input. Based upon one or more patient characteristics, an overall protocol by which to conduct the radiological procedure may be determined. The tailored protocol may include steps that are selected, omitted, and/or altered based upon a patient characteristic. The patient characteristics may be medical restrictions, such as age, pregnancy, allergies, artificial joints, or other limitations. As a result, the protocol items may be automatically selected based upon patient specific characteristics, and/or an anatomical structure to be examined.
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23 Claims
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1. A data processing system for planning radiological requests, the system comprising:
a processor operable to accept medical information and determine a protocol by which to conduct a radiological procedure by employing a rule-based algorithm acting upon the medical information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A data processing system for planning radiological requests, the system comprising:
a processor operable to employ a rule-based algorithm to determine a protocol by which to conduct a radiological procedure based upon a patient characteristic and an anatomical structure to be examined. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method of planning a radiological request, the method comprising:
automatically tailoring a protocol by which to conduct a radiological procedure by accounting for a patient characteristic via a processor. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A computer-readable medium having instructions executable on a computer, the instructions comprising:
employing an algorithm operable to accept a patient characteristic as an input parameter and select a protocol item to be employed during a radiological procedure based upon the patient characteristic. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23)
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