METHODS, APPARATUSES & COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS FOR FACILITATING PROGRESSIVE DISPLAY OF MULTI-PLANAR RECONSTRUCTIONS
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- receiving a selection for one or more medical images of a set of medical images;
sending a request to a device for transfer of the medical images of the set, the request comprises information instructing the device to transfer a subset of the medical images of the set first;
receiving the subset of medical images in a reduced-quality based on information in the request and displaying the subset of medical images in the reduced-quality;
subsequently receiving each of the medical images of the set in a high quality based on an order specifying a sequence in which the medical images of the set are to be transferred; and
displaying the medical images of the set in the high quality.
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Abstract
An apparatus is provided for efficiently receiving a set of medical images from a device. The apparatus includes a processor configured to receive a selection for a medical image(s) of a set of medical images and send a request to a device for transfer of the medical images of the set. The request includes information instructing the device to transfer a subset of the set of images first. The processor is also configured to receive the subset of images in a reduced-quality based on information in the request and display the subset of images. Additionally, the processor is configured to subsequently receive the medical images of the set in a high quality based on an order specifying a sequence that the medical images of the set are to be transferred and display the high quality medical images of the set. Corresponding computer program products and methods are also provided.
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22 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving a selection for one or more medical images of a set of medical images; sending a request to a device for transfer of the medical images of the set, the request comprises information instructing the device to transfer a subset of the medical images of the set first; receiving the subset of medical images in a reduced-quality based on information in the request and displaying the subset of medical images in the reduced-quality; subsequently receiving each of the medical images of the set in a high quality based on an order specifying a sequence in which the medical images of the set are to be transferred; and displaying the medical images of the set in the high quality. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An apparatus comprising:
a processor configured to; receive a selection for one or more medical images of a set of medical images; send a request to a device for transfer of the medical images of the set, the request comprises information instructing the device to transfer a subset of the medical images of the set first; receive the subset of images in a reduced-quality based on information in the request and displaying the subset of medical images in the reduced-quality; subsequently receive the medical images of the set in a high quality based on an order specifying a sequence in which the medical images of the set are to be transferred; and display the medical images of the set in the high quality. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A computer program product comprising at least one computer-readable storage medium having computer-executable program code instructions stored therein, the computer executable program code instructions comprising:
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program code instructions for receiving a selection for one or more medical images of a set of medical images; program code instructions for sending a request to a device for transfer of the medical images of the set, the request comprises information instructing the device to transfer a subset of the medical images of the set first; program code instructions for receiving the subset of medical images in a reduced-quality based on information in the request and displaying the subset of medical images in the reduced-quality; program code instructions for subsequently receiving the medical images of the set in a high quality based on an order specifying a sequence in which the medical images of the set are to be transferred; and program code instructions for displaying the medical images of the set in the high quality. - View Dependent Claims (22)
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