Accessing stored ultrasound images and other digital medical images
First Claim
1. A method for accessing and displaying a digital medical image, said method comprising the steps of:
- (a) sending a request comprising information identifying a medical study from a client application to a server application, said information not being provided by the server application;
then(b) using the server application to automatically send the client application a digital medical image associated with said medical study in response to said request; and
then(c) using the client application to display said digital medical image.
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Abstract
A system and method are provided for accessing stored ultrasound images and other digital medical images. A client application sends a request comprising information identifying a unique medical study to a server application. The information identifying a particular study can be in the form of a patient accession number and can be provided to the client application with a keyboard or an automatic information reader, such as a bar-code reader, a camera, or a voice recognition device. Upon receiving the request, the server application automatically sends the client application a digital medical image associated with the study. The client application then displays the digital medical image to the user.
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25 Claims
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1. A method for accessing and displaying a digital medical image, said method comprising the steps of:
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(a) sending a request comprising information identifying a medical study from a client application to a server application, said information not being provided by the server application;
then(b) using the server application to automatically send the client application a digital medical image associated with said medical study in response to said request; and
then(c) using the client application to display said digital medical image. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 24, 25)
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2. A method for accessing and displaying a digital medical image, said method comprising the steps of:
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(a) sending a user request comprising information identifying a medical study from a client application to a server application, said user request being the only user request sent from the client application during the accessing-and-displaying process to identify said medical study;
then(b) using the server application to automatically send the client application a digital medical image associated with said medical study in response to said user request; and
then(c) using the client application to display said digital medical image.
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8. A method for accessing and displaying a digital medical image using a bar-code reader, said method comprising the steps of:
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(a) using a bar-code reader to automatically input information identifying a medical study into a client application;
then(b) sending a request comprising said information from the client application to a server application;
then(c) using the server application to automatically send the client application a digital medical image associated with said medical study in response to said request, and then (d) using the client application to display said digital medical image. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10)
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11. A method for forming a request for a medical study, said method comprising the steps of:
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(a) using a bar-code reader to read a bar-code image comprising information identifying a medical study; and
then(b) using a client application, coupled with the bar-code reader, to form a request for a medical study using said information. - View Dependent Claims (12)
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13. An apparatus for forming a request for a medical study, said apparatus comprising:
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a bar-code reader operative to read a bar-code image comprising information identifying a medical study; and a client device, coupled with the bar-code reader, comprising a client application operative to form a request for a medical study using said information. - View Dependent Claims (14)
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15. A system for accessing a digital medical image comprising:
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a client device comprising a client application; a server device, coupled with the client device, comprising a server application; means, included in the client device, for sending a request comprising information identifying a medical study from the client application to the server application, said information not being provided by the server application; and means, included in the server application, for automatically sending the client application a digital medical image associated with said medical study in response to said request. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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16. A system for accessing a digital medical image comprising:
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a client device comprising a client application; a server device, coupled with the client device, comprising a server application; means, included in the client device, for sending a user request comprising information identifying a medical study from the client application to the server application, said user request being the only user request formed by the client application during the accessing process to identify said medical study; and means, included in the server application, for automatically sending the client application a digital medical image associated with said medical study in response to said user request.
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21. A system for accessing a digital medical image using a bar-code reader comprising:
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a client device comprising a client application; a bar-code reader, coupled with the client application, operative to input information identifying a medical study into the client application; a server device, coupled with the client device, comprising a server application; means, included in the client device, for sending a request comprising said information from the client application to the server application; and means, included in the server application, for automatically sending the client application a digital medical image associated with said medical study in response to said request. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23)
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