INTEGRATED PORTABLE DIGITAL X-RAY IMAGING SYSTEM
First Claim
1. A mobile digital radiography system comprising:
- a mobile x-ray source for emitting x-rays through a portion of a patient'"'"'s body;
a mobile computer having a display to display radiographic images and related information;
a digital radiography detector responsive to the emitted x-rays, the detector and x-ray source in communication with and under control of the computer;
means operatively associated with the computer for sending and receiving medical data concerning a patient;
means operatively associated with the computer for comparing medical data from two or more archiving and information systems of a prior examination of the patient with medical data from a current examination of the patient using the mobile digital radiography system; and
means operatively associated with the computer for aiding bedside interpretation of a patient'"'"'s condition in view of the comparing of the medical data from the prior and current examinations.
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Abstract
A mobile digital radiography system of a type including a mobile x-ray source; a mobile computer, the computer having a display for radiographic images and related information; a digital radiography detector, the detector and x-ray source in communication with and under control of the computer, means operatively associated with the computer for sending and receiving data concerning a patient, such data including diagnostic results, diagnostic images and requests for additional services, to and from separate image archiving and information systems; means operatively associated with the computer for comparing data from separate hospital image archiving and radiology information systems from a prior examination of a patient with data from a current examination of a patient using the mobile digital radiography system; and means operatively associated with the computer for aiding bedside interpretation of a patient'"'"'s condition in view of the comparing of data from prior and current examinations.
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24 Claims
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1. A mobile digital radiography system comprising:
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a mobile x-ray source for emitting x-rays through a portion of a patient'"'"'s body; a mobile computer having a display to display radiographic images and related information; a digital radiography detector responsive to the emitted x-rays, the detector and x-ray source in communication with and under control of the computer; means operatively associated with the computer for sending and receiving medical data concerning a patient; means operatively associated with the computer for comparing medical data from two or more archiving and information systems of a prior examination of the patient with medical data from a current examination of the patient using the mobile digital radiography system; and means operatively associated with the computer for aiding bedside interpretation of a patient'"'"'s condition in view of the comparing of the medical data from the prior and current examinations. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 23)
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12. A method for operating a mobile digital radiography system of a type including a mobile x-ray source for emitting x-rays through a portion of a patient'"'"'s body, a mobile computer having a display to display radiographic images and related information, and a digital radiography detector responsive to the emitted x-rays, the detector and x-ray source being in communication with and under control of the mobile computer, comprising:
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receiving and sending medical data associated with the patient, such data including diagnostic results, diagnostic images and requests for additional services, from and to separate image archiving and radiology information systems; comparing data from separate image archiving and information systems from a prior examination of a patient with data from a current examination of the patient using the mobile digital radiography system; and aiding bedside interpretation of a patient'"'"'s condition in view of the comparing of data from prior and current examinations. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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24. A mobile digital radiography system comprising:
a mobile x-ray source for emitting x-rays through a portion of a patient'"'"'s body; a mobile computer having a display to display radiographic images and related medical information; a digital radiography detector responsive to the emitted x-rays, the detector and x-ray source in communication with and under control of the mobile computer; a communication link operatively associated with the mobile computer for accessing medical data from a current examination of the patient; a communication link operatively associated with the mobile computer for accessing medical data from at least one prior examination of the patient from two or more medical databases; a processor within the mobile computer for comparing the medical data from the at least one prior examination with the medical data from the current examination; and functions within the mobile computer for providing bedside interpretation of a patient'"'"'s condition based on the comparing of the medical data.
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