SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING MEDICAL IMAGE DATA ONTO PORTABLE DIGITAL RECORDING MEDIA
First Claim
1. A system comprising:
- a medical image server configured to receive medical image data generated by one or more imaging modalities, the medical image data being formatted in a standard medical imaging format;
a database configured to store medical image data generated by the one or more imaging modalities;
a plurality of browsing terminals configured to receive a user selection that defines selected medical image data;
a search module configured to automatically search the database for related data based on the user selection; and
a production station that is configured to record all of the following onto a data storage medium;
the selected medical image data, recorded in the standard medical imaging format, the related data, and a viewing program that is configured to allow viewing of medical image data that is recorded onto the data storage medium by a general purpose computer that is not specifically configured with medical imaging software for viewing of medical images formatted in the standard medical imaging format.
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Abstract
This application discloses a system for recording medical image data for production on a portable digital recording medium such as CDs and DVDs. This system includes a receiving module, a processing module and an output module, with viewing program for viewing medical image data stored on the portable digital recording medium. It also discloses a method of storing medical image data on a portable digital recording medium, including the steps of receiving the medical image data, processing the data and storing the data on the portable digital recording medium, with a viewing program for viewing medical image data stored on the portable digital recording medium. It further discloses a method of selecting medical image data for recording on a portable digital recording medium, including the steps of connecting a browsing terminal to a computer database that stores the medical image data, selecting a first set of the medical image data from the computer database, and recording the selected first set of medical image data on the portable digital medium, with a viewing program for viewing the medical image data stored on the portable digital recording medium. It also discloses the method and system of retrieving medical image data that are related to the received/selected original medical image data, and recording the original and related medical image data on a portable digital recording medium.
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14 Claims
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1. A system comprising:
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a medical image server configured to receive medical image data generated by one or more imaging modalities, the medical image data being formatted in a standard medical imaging format; a database configured to store medical image data generated by the one or more imaging modalities; a plurality of browsing terminals configured to receive a user selection that defines selected medical image data; a search module configured to automatically search the database for related data based on the user selection; and a production station that is configured to record all of the following onto a data storage medium; the selected medical image data, recorded in the standard medical imaging format, the related data, and a viewing program that is configured to allow viewing of medical image data that is recorded onto the data storage medium by a general purpose computer that is not specifically configured with medical imaging software for viewing of medical images formatted in the standard medical imaging format. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method of recording medical image data and related data onto a data storage medium, the method comprising:
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receiving medical image data from one or more imaging modalities, the received medical image data being formatted in a standard medical imaging format; storing the received medical image data in a database; receiving a user selection that defines selected medical image data; automatically searching the database for related data based on the user selection; recording the selected medical image data and the related data onto a data storage medium using a production station, the selected medical image data being recorded on the data storage medium in the standard medical imaging format; recording a viewing program onto the data storage medium using the production station, the viewing program being configured to allow viewing of medical image data stored on the data storage medium on a general purpose computer that is not specifically configured with medical imaging software for viewing of medical images formatted in the standard medical imaging format; and labeling the data storage medium with a label that includes identifying information associated with the selected medical image data. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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