Quality assurance scorecard for diagnostic medical agent administration
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method of providing diagnostic medical agent administration during an imaging examination on a patient, comprising:
- retrieving clinical information on the patient from a database;
performing an assessment of examination appropriateness for the patient by performing an analysis on the type of requested imaging examination in comparison with the clinical information retrieved on the patient;
retrieving information on a plurality of diagnostic medical agents from said database;
performing a functional assessment of the imaging examination to be performed by determining parameters for administration of a diagnostic medical agent during conduct of the imaging examination in light of said clinical information on the patient; and
selecting and displaying an appropriate diagnostic medical agent for use during the imaging examination based on a result of said examination appropriateness assessment and said functional assessment.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a method and apparatus where pre-defined diagnostic medical agent administration data are prospectively collected and analyzed, in order to provide an objective contrast administration risk-benefit analysis, and provide an impartial analysis for pre-testing assessment, as well as optimization of examination, contrast selection and performance parameters. By storing this data in a standardized and centralized fashion, the data could in turn be used for clinical outcome analysis on a local, regional, and national level.
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23 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method of providing diagnostic medical agent administration during an imaging examination on a patient, comprising:
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retrieving clinical information on the patient from a database; performing an assessment of examination appropriateness for the patient by performing an analysis on the type of requested imaging examination in comparison with the clinical information retrieved on the patient; retrieving information on a plurality of diagnostic medical agents from said database; performing a functional assessment of the imaging examination to be performed by determining parameters for administration of a diagnostic medical agent during conduct of the imaging examination in light of said clinical information on the patient; and selecting and displaying an appropriate diagnostic medical agent for use during the imaging examination based on a result of said examination appropriateness assessment and said functional assessment. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A computer system for providing diagnostic medical agent administration during an imaging examination on a patient, comprising:
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at least one memory which contains at least one program which comprises the steps of; retrieving clinical information on the patient from a database; performing an assessment of examination appropriateness for the patient by performing an analysis on the type of requested imaging examination in comparison with the clinical information retrieved on the patient; retrieving information on a plurality of diagnostic medical agents from said database; performing a functional assessment of the imaging examination to be performed by determining parameters for administration of an diagnostic medical agent during conduct of the imaging examination in light of said clinical information on the patient; and selecting and displaying an appropriate diagnostic medical agent for use during the imaging examination based on a result of said examination appropriateness assessment and said functional assessment; and a processor for running the program.
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23. A computer-readable medium for providing diagnostic medical agent administration during an imaging examination on a patient, comprising:
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retrieving clinical information on the patient from a database; performing an assessment of examination appropriateness for the patient by performing an analysis on the type of requested imaging examination in comparison with the clinical information retrieved on the patient; retrieving information on a plurality of diagnostic medical agents from said database; performing a functional assessment of the imaging examination to be performed by determining parameters for administration of an diagnostic medical agent during conduct of the imaging examination in light of said clinical information on the patient; and selecting and displaying an appropriate diagnostic medical agent for use during the imaging examination based on a result of said examination appropriateness assessment and said functional assessment.
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