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MEDICAL IMAGE READING SYSTEM

  • US 20130325465A1
  • Filed: 11/21/2012
  • Published: 12/05/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/23/2011
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A teleradiology system for processing medical images, comprising:

  • a central reading station having a plurality of computer work areas, the central reading station associated with a single specialist;

    at least one transcriptionist station, each transcriptionist station having a transcriptionist computer associated with a transcriptionist; and

    a shared audio communication channel that facilitates audio communication between the central reading station and each transcriptionist station;

    wherein;

    each transcriptionist computer is communicably coupled to a database that stores a plurality of medical case files to obtain a next medical case file from the database, each medical case file of the database having at least one medical image for analysis;

    each transcriptionist computer is operatively configured to take control of a uniquely assigned one of the plurality of computer work areas to provide information from the obtained medical case file, including at least one medical image, to the assigned computer work area;

    each transcriptionist computer is operatively configured to generate a report based upon a received code transmitted from the central reading station to the corresponding transcriptionist station over the shared audio communication channel and provide the report to the assigned computer work area; and

    each report, once approved by the specialist at the centralized teleradiology location, is written to the database.

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