Method of identifying and archiving medical images
First Claim
1. A method of organizing and archiving data developed during an imaging study of a subject, including the steps of:
- providing an imaging apparatus for creating images of said subject, said imaging apparatus having a computer associated therewith, said computer having memory storage and a device through which identification information relating to said imaging study may be entered into said imaging apparatus;
generating an analog text frame video signal representative of a text frame image of said identification information;
digitizing said analog text frame video signal to create digital text frame image information;
converting said digital text frame image information into a text file by translating said digital text frame image information into character information;
selecting predetermined character information from said text file; and
storing said character information as header text at a predetermined location in said memory storage.
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Abstract
A method of automatically archiving image information utilizing available xt information is provided. The method includes automatic extraction of textual information from a text frame and converting this information into a text file. This text file is used to construct a text header which is then stored in conjunction with the images to which it relates. Images are stored on a page-by-page basis and the text header is used as a directory address for retrieving the information as well as serving as a message embedded in the image page. A second header may also be created in accordance with another aspect of the invention to identify each image page.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of organizing and archiving data developed during an imaging study of a subject, including the steps of:
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providing an imaging apparatus for creating images of said subject, said imaging apparatus having a computer associated therewith, said computer having memory storage and a device through which identification information relating to said imaging study may be entered into said imaging apparatus; generating an analog text frame video signal representative of a text frame image of said identification information; digitizing said analog text frame video signal to create digital text frame image information; converting said digital text frame image information into a text file by translating said digital text frame image information into character information; selecting predetermined character information from said text file; and storing said character information as header text at a predetermined location in said memory storage. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method of organizing image information representing body portions of a subject during a study of said subject, including the steps of:
creating pages of image information by employing a computer and storing image information representing a plurality of images at predetermined locations on a single page of information such that said page when retrieved from said computer contains a plurality of readable images. - View Dependent Claims (14)
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15. A method of archiving groups of image information about a subject obtained from an image generating source for which a text file of identifying information is stored in computer storage associated with said image generating source, including the steps of:
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searching said text file retrieving predetermined text image information; translating said text image into character information which is human readable; inserting said text image information at a predetermined pixel location on each group of image information. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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