SYSTEM, METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR ANIMAL IMAGING

• US 20090300540A1
• Filed: 05/28/2009
• Published: 12/03/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 05/29/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Matthew J. Russell
• Original Assignee: Matthew J. Russell
• Inventors: Russell, Matthew J.
• Application Number:
  US12/473,442
• Publication Number:
  US 20090300540A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/783
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0483 Interaction with page-structured environments, e.g. book metaphor
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 19/00 Manipulating 3D models or images for computer graphics
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 2200/24 involving graphical user interfaces [GUIs]
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 2219/028 Multiple view windows (top-side-front-sagittal-orthogonal)
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 15/00 ICT specially adapted for medical reports, e.g. generation or transmission thereof
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 30/20 for handling medical images, e.g. DICOM, HL7 or PACS
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 30/40 for processing medical images, e.g. editing
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 70/00 ICT specially adapted for the handling or processing of medical references

Abstract

A computer controlled veterinary imaging and diagnostic tool, the tool being performed by execution of computer readable code by at least one processor of at least one computer system, the tool comprising a main viewing area for the presentation of one or more images; a file list viewing area for listing images which can be selected for presentation in the main viewing area; and at least one tab for selection to filter the images listed in the file list viewing area.

Claims

1. A computer controlled veterinary imaging and diagnostic tool, the tool being performed by execution of computer readable code by at least one processor of at least one computer system, the tool comprising:

a main viewing area for the presentation of one or more images;

a file list viewing area for listing images which can be selected for presentation in said main viewing area; and

at least one tab for selection to filter the images listed in said file list viewing area.

2. The tool of claim 1 wherein the images are images of animals.

3. The tool of claim 2 wherein said animals are companion animals.

4. The tool of claim 3 wherein said companion animals are cats and dogs.

5. The tool of claim 1 further comprising a search box for filtering said listing of images in said file list viewing area.

6. The tool of claim 1 further comprising one or more pane icons for selecting a predetermined number of panes for viewing images in the main viewing area.

7. The tool of claim 1 further comprising an animal selection icon for selecting between different types of animals wherein said selection further filters said listing of images in said file list viewing area.

8. The tool of claim 7 further comprising a sex selection icon for selecting the sex of said animal selected with said animal icon for further filtering said listing of images in said file listing area.

9. The tool of claim 1 further comprising an interactive view mode for interactive display of an image of an animal.

10. The tool of claim 9 further comprising a series of tabs for selecting between different anatomical presentations of said animal, wherein said selection changes said interactive display based on the anatomical system selected.

11. The tool of claim 10 wherein said displayed anatomical features are interactive linked to further images of said features.

12. The tool of claim 11 further comprising a hot spot menu that allows for selection and display of said further images interactively linked to anatomical features.

13. The tool of claim 12 wherein said further images are healthy and abnormal images of said anatomical features.

14. The tool of claim 13 wherein said healthy and abnormal images can be overlayed side by side in said main viewing area.

15. The tool of claim 13 wherein said further images are overlayed said animal image.

16. The tool of claim 1 wherein in the images include labels of key features of the images.

17. The tool of claim 1 further comprising a plurality of tools for editing and annotating said images.

18. The tool of claim 1 wherein said tab comprises a content tab which lists all of the images in the tool in said file viewing area.

19. The tool of claim 1 wherein said tab comprises a favorites tab which lists predetermined portion of said images of said tool in said file viewing area.

20. The tool of claim 1 further comprising videos an animations.

21. The tool of claim 20 wherein said videos and animations depict surgery procedures relating to said animal.

22. The tool of claim 21 wherein said tab is a surgery/animation tab which lists said animations and videos in said file viewing area.