User interface for echocardiographic report generation
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented user interface for generating an echocardiographic report, comprising:
- a patient menu screen, wherein said patient menu screen includes means for selecting an existing patient record and means for establishing a new patient record;
means for displaying a first echocardiographic data screen responsive to a first user input for selecting a desired one of said existing patient records and for establishing said new patient record, wherein said first screen includes a plurality of data entry windows for entering echocardiographic data, wherein at least one data entry window displays echocardiographic data for two paired cardiac structures;
means for selecting a desired one of said paired cardiac structures; and
means for entering patient data pertaining to a selected cardiac structure.
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Abstract
A computer-implemented user interface for generating an echocardiographic report includes a patient menu screen from which a user can select an existing report to modify or create a new report. After the user selects a patient, the first echocardiographic data screen, which includes a plurality of data entry windows for entering echocardiographic data, appears. At least one data entry window displays echocardiographic data for two paired cardiac structures and includes a button for selecting a desired one of the paired cardiac structures. The user selects whether data will be entered for one or the other of the paired cardiac structures, then inputs patient data through a series of buttons. Pairing of the cardiac structures saves on display real estate and takes advantage of commonality between the pairs. Paired cardiac structures include the left ventricle and right ventricle, the left atrium and right atrium, the aorta and pulmonary artery, mitral and tricuspid valve, and the aortic and pulmonary valve. Additionally, each data entry window includes means for displaying semi-quantitative echocardiographic data pertaining to a cardiac structure, from normal to markedly abnormal. Previous echocardiographic report data, if available, may be displayed for comparison with the current data. Upon completion of all data entries, an echocardiographic report is generated.
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1. A computer-implemented user interface for generating an echocardiographic report, comprising:
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a patient menu screen, wherein said patient menu screen includes means for selecting an existing patient record and means for establishing a new patient record; means for displaying a first echocardiographic data screen responsive to a first user input for selecting a desired one of said existing patient records and for establishing said new patient record, wherein said first screen includes a plurality of data entry windows for entering echocardiographic data, wherein at least one data entry window displays echocardiographic data for two paired cardiac structures; means for selecting a desired one of said paired cardiac structures; and means for entering patient data pertaining to a selected cardiac structure. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A computer-implemented method for providing a user interface for echocardiographic report generation, the method comprising the steps of:
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displaying a patient menu screen wherein said patient menu screen includes means for selecting an existing patient record and means for establishing a new patient record; displaying a first echocardiographic data screen in response to a first user input for selecting a desired one of said existing patient records and for establishing said new patient record wherein said first screen includes a plurality of data entry windows for entering echocardiographic data, wherein at least one data entry window displays echocardiographic data for two paired cardiac structures; selecting a desired one of said paired cardiac structures; and entering patient data pertaining to a selected cardiac structure. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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