Medical picture filing system
First Claim
1. A medical picture filing system for storage and retrieval of input picture data from a video signal, said medical picture filing system comprising;
- picture data input means for inputting said video signal representing said input picture data;
picture data memory means connected to said picture data input means, said picture data memory means for storing said input picture data;
retrieving means connected to said picture data memory means, said retrieving means for determining storage addresses for said picture data in said picture data memory means, said retrieving means for retrieving said picture data from said picture data memory means;
retrieving data input means connected to said retrieving means, said retrieving data input means for receiving retrieving data input thereto, said retrieving data being information which describes said picture data;
retrieving data storing means connected to said retrieving means, said retrieving data storage means for storing said addresses of said input picture data, said retrieving data storing means for storing said retrieving data about said input picture data input from said retrieving data input means; and
picture data output means connected to said picture data memory means, said picture data output means for outputting said picture data from said picture data memory means when said picture data is retrieved from said picture data memory means by said retrieving means,wherein said retrieving data is formed as a block of information which is common to all input picture data obtained in a one-time examination.
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Abstract
A medical picture filing system according to the invention is composed of a picture data memory device, a picture data input-output device for inputting/outputting the picture data, a retrieving device for storing the picture data into the memory device and extracting it therefrom on the basis of retrieving data, a retrieving data input device for inputting the retrieving data into the retrieving device, a retrieving data storing device for storing the retrieving data, the retrieving data being classified by block of information obtained in one-time examination. When medical pictures are filed, retrieving data collected for each examination is utilized for reducing the amount of retrieving data, while when reproduced, retrieval is carried out for each one-time examination, thereby shortening the time required for retrieval.
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1. A medical picture filing system for storage and retrieval of input picture data from a video signal, said medical picture filing system comprising;
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picture data input means for inputting said video signal representing said input picture data; picture data memory means connected to said picture data input means, said picture data memory means for storing said input picture data; retrieving means connected to said picture data memory means, said retrieving means for determining storage addresses for said picture data in said picture data memory means, said retrieving means for retrieving said picture data from said picture data memory means; retrieving data input means connected to said retrieving means, said retrieving data input means for receiving retrieving data input thereto, said retrieving data being information which describes said picture data; retrieving data storing means connected to said retrieving means, said retrieving data storage means for storing said addresses of said input picture data, said retrieving data storing means for storing said retrieving data about said input picture data input from said retrieving data input means; and picture data output means connected to said picture data memory means, said picture data output means for outputting said picture data from said picture data memory means when said picture data is retrieved from said picture data memory means by said retrieving means, wherein said retrieving data is formed as a block of information which is common to all input picture data obtained in a one-time examination. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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