Synergistic Medicodental Outpatient Imaging Center
First Claim
1. A method of configuring a synergistic medicodental outpatient imaging center for the purpose of generating medical and dental diagnostic images, the method comprising acts of:
- (a) locating an outpatient health center for housing a plurality of medical radiographic modalities for diagnostic imaging purposes in combination with a dental radiographic modality Cone Beam CT volumetric scanner, also utilized for diagnostic purposes;
(b) said medical and dental radiographic modalities comprise;
a Computed Tomography (CT) Multislice Scanner,a dental radiographic modality Cone Beam CT volumetrica Magnetic Resonance Imaging Scanner (MRI), Digital/Non Digital Mammography equipment,an Ultrasound equipment,a DEXA bone density equipment,a Digital X-Ray with or without fluoroscopy capabilities,a Positron emission tomography (PET) equipment, anda Digital Dental Panorex equipment;
(c) arranging the medical and dental radiographic modalities in a specific combination network of equipment in said center;
(d) performing a radiographic scan on the client'"'"'s relevant anatomy with the necessary radiographic modalities.
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Abstract
The invention discloses a method and configuration for a medical and dental outpatient diagnostic imaging center. The medical and dental diagnostic imaging center will house a plurality of medial and dental modalities within one center. Also, onsite is a CAD/CAM milling unit and the accessory hardware equipment, and the technology used for creating a rapid prototype medical and dental modeling The present invention also includes other technologies and equipment to improve the productivity of the medial and dental outpatient diagnostic imaging center. The unique equipment configuration and the machine sequence pattern offers many benefits to healthcare delivery in that it provides a service for both the fields of medicine and dentistry.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of configuring a synergistic medicodental outpatient imaging center for the purpose of generating medical and dental diagnostic images, the method comprising acts of:
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(a) locating an outpatient health center for housing a plurality of medical radiographic modalities for diagnostic imaging purposes in combination with a dental radiographic modality Cone Beam CT volumetric scanner, also utilized for diagnostic purposes; (b) said medical and dental radiographic modalities comprise; a Computed Tomography (CT) Multislice Scanner, a dental radiographic modality Cone Beam CT volumetric a Magnetic Resonance Imaging Scanner (MRI), Digital/Non Digital Mammography equipment, an Ultrasound equipment, a DEXA bone density equipment, a Digital X-Ray with or without fluoroscopy capabilities, a Positron emission tomography (PET) equipment, and a Digital Dental Panorex equipment; (c) arranging the medical and dental radiographic modalities in a specific combination network of equipment in said center; (d) performing a radiographic scan on the client'"'"'s relevant anatomy with the necessary radiographic modalities. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method of configuring a diagnostic imaging center for the purpose of generating medical and dental diagnostic images, the method comprising of:
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(a) an outpatient diagnostic imaging center for housing a plurality of medical radiographic modalities for diagnostic imaging purposes in combination with a dental radiographic modality Cone Beam CT volumetric scanner, also utilized for diagnostic purposes (b) said medical and dental radiographic modalities comprise; a Computed Tomography (CT) Multislice Scanner, a dental radiographic modality Cone Beam CT volumetric a Magnetic Resonance Imaging Scanner (MRI), a Digital Mammography and Non Digital mammography equipment, an Ultrasound equipment, a DEXA bone density equipment, a Digital X-Ray with or without fluoroscopy capabilities, a Positron emission tomography (PET) equipment, and a Digital Dental Panorex equipment; (c) arranging the medical and dental radiographic modalities in a specific combination network of equipment in said center; (d) the purpose of this previously mentioned configuration is for performing a radiographic scan on the client'"'"'s relevant anatomy with the appropriate radiographic modality; (e) said radiographic scan produces a diagnostic image; (f) said diagnostic image is stored and transmitted in a medical imaging standard language. (g) a CAD/CAM milling unit and software for creating 3D models from the diagnostic image (h) a CAD/CAM milling unit and software further is for rapid prototype medical model fabrication. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. An imaging facility comprising:
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(a) a plurality of dental and medical imaging modalities, to capture and generate diagnostic images; (b) a Radiology Information System (RIS) and Hospital Information System (HIS) to monitor the work flow of the facilities and also address the practice management needs of the center; (c) performing a radiographic scan on the client'"'"'s relevant anatomy with the relevant radiographic modality; (d) generating a diagnostic radiographic image from the radiographic scan; (e) storing the radiographic scans in a in medical imaging standard language technology that is capable of handling, storing, printing, and transmitting information in the imaging standard language to an image archiving system; (f) said image archiving system to store the generated images and make them available to the client physician, dentists, and nurses for diagnosis and treatment; (g) a staff radiologist who can interpret the radiographic scan and prepare a preliminary or final report for the referring care provider; (h) said archiving system for the purpose of enabling the integration of scanners, servers, workstations, printers, and network hardware from multiple manufactures; (i) a 3D modeling component for converting said images into three dimensional reconstruction component present with both the medical and dental modalities; (j) a laser printer to print film when requested by clients; (k) a rapid prototype technologies utilized in the fabrication of medical and dental preoperative Models, fabricated based on information gathered from various scans based on various modalities and stored via PACS system; (l) a CAD/CAM milling and fabrication unit for milling of dental zirconium and stainless steel or alloy substructures for Dental crown and bridge restorations;
along with customized dental implant abutments fabricated from a CAD program;(m) a two way radio communication system as a standardized form of communication; (n) a LCD touch screen unit for the purpose of real time, instant, or virtual verification of patient'"'"'s health insurance qualified benefits; (o) a magnetic strip reader for said LCD touch screen unit; (p) a Voice Recognition Dictation Technology integrated into the staff radiologist work stations; (q) an Uninterruptible Power Supply, isolation transformers, and generators to provide uninterrupted, conditioned, clean power to the critical loads to back up the network of equipment.
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