HYBRID DENTAL IMAGING SYSTEM WITH LOCAL AREA NETWORK AND CLOUD
First Claim
1. A method of processing x-ray data, the method comprising:
- acquiring a plurality of x-ray projection frames of at least one object representing at least a portion of a patient, the plurality of x-ray projection frames including first and second frames; and
compressing the plurality of x-ray projection frames to generate a compressed data set, the compressing including at least one selected from a group consisting of(a) computing a difference between the first and second frames, and(b) predicting at least one pixel of the second frame based on at least one pixel of the first frame.
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Abstract
Methods and systems for storing and accessing dental images. The system includes an imaging system for acquiring x-ray projection frames. The imaging system is connected to a local server through a local area network. A cloud server communicates with devices on the local area. The x-ray projection frames are transmitted from the imaging system to the local server. The local server stores the series of related x-ray projection frames according to a specified policy. In one embodiment, the x-ray projection frames are compressed into a compressed image data set using a modified video compression prediction algorithm customized for x-ray images. The x-ray image data (whether compressed or not) is transmitted to the cloud server for storage. The x-ray image data can be accessed from the cloud server by external devices and by other local area networks.
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30 Claims
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1. A method of processing x-ray data, the method comprising:
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acquiring a plurality of x-ray projection frames of at least one object representing at least a portion of a patient, the plurality of x-ray projection frames including first and second frames; and compressing the plurality of x-ray projection frames to generate a compressed data set, the compressing including at least one selected from a group consisting of (a) computing a difference between the first and second frames, and (b) predicting at least one pixel of the second frame based on at least one pixel of the first frame. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A system for processing x-ray image data, the system comprising:
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an imaging system configured to acquire x-ray image data, the x-ray image data including a plurality of x-ray frames, the plurality of x-ray frames including first and second frames; and a codec configured to receive the x-ray image data from the imaging system and compress the plurality of x-ray projection frames to generate a compressed data set by performing at least one selected from a group consisting of (a) computing a difference between the first and second frames, and (b) predicting at least one pixel of the second frame based on at least one pixel of the first frame. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method of managing x-ray image data, the method comprising:
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acquiring x-ray image data; storing x-ray image data on an x-ray acquisition computer, the x-ray image data associated with a first patient; transmitting the x-ray image data to a local server from the x-ray acquisition computer; storing the x-ray image data on the local server; transmitting the x-ray image data from the local server to a remote server; storing the x-ray image data on the remote server; retrieving patient appointment scheduling information from an electronic patient scheduling calendar, the patient appointment scheduling information including at least one of the group of an amount of time elapsed since a most recent visit of the patient and an amount of time until a next expected visit of the patient; automatically deleting the x-ray image data from the local server when at least one condition is satisfied, the at least one first condition based on the patient appointment scheduling information. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A system for storing and accessing medical images, the system comprising:
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an imaging system configured to create x-ray image data associated with a patient; a local server connected to the imaging system and configured to receive the x-ray image data, store the x-ray image data according to a specified policy, wherein the specified policy includes deleting the x-ray image data from the local server when at least one first condition is satisfied, the at least one first condition based on at least one of an amount of time elapsed since a most recent visit of the patient, an amount of time elapsed since a most recent access of the x-ray image data associated with the patient, an amount of the time until a next expected visit of the patient, and an amount of available storage space on the local server; and transmit the x-ray image data to a remote server. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22)
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23. A method for storing and accessing x-ray images, the method comprising:
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creating x-ray image data using an imaging system, wherein the imaging system is connected to a local area network, and the x-ray image data is associated with a patient; sending the x-ray image data from the imaging system to a local server, wherein the local server is connected to the local area network; storing the x-ray image data on the local server according to a specified policy; and transmitting the x-ray image data outside the local area network for storage. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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