Radiographic image identification method

• US 6,271,536 B1
• Filed: 10/08/1998
• Issued: 08/07/2001
• Est. Priority Date: 10/08/1997
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Agfa Nv (Agfa-Gevaert N.V.)
• Original Assignee: Agfa-Gevaert N.V.
• Inventors: Dewaele, Piet, Buytaert, Tom
• Primary Examiner(s): Hannaher, Constantine
• Assistant Examiner(s): Gabor, Otilia
• Application Number:
  US09/168,263
• Time in Patent Office: 1,034 Days
• Field of Search: 250/581, 250/584, 250/583
• US Class Current: 250/584
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 6/4494 Means for identifying the diagnostic device
• CPC Class Codes: G03B 42/042 for dental applications radiation diagnosis specially adapted for dentistry A61B6/51; individual packages for X-ray film G03C3/003

Abstract

Data identifying a radiographic image are entered manually into an identification station. Then, the radiographic image is transferred by radio frequency transmission from the identification station to a radio frequency tag provided on a cassette conveying a photo stimulable phosphor screen in which a radiographic image has been stored.

Claims

1. A method for identifying a radiographic image, comprising:

manually entering data into an identification station; and

transferring said data from said identification station to a memory provided on a cassette conveying a photostimulable phosphor screen in which said radiographic image has been stored,

wherein said memory is a radiofrequency tag,

wherein said data is transferred from said identification station to said radiofrequency tag via a radiofrequency transmission,

wherein said data comprises data that is indicative of a destination to which an image read out of said photostimulable phosphor is to be sent, and

wherein, upon activation of a hold key, sending of a read out image to said destination is upheld.

2. A method of identifying a radiographic image comprising

entering identification data into an identification station, said data comprising data indicative of a destination,

transferring said data from said identification station to a memory means provided on a cassette conveying a photostimulable phosphor screen wherein said radiographic image has been stored,

reading the image stored in said photostimulable phosphor screen and,

sending a read out image to said destination characterised in that

upon activation of a hold key the sending of a read out image to said destination is upheld.

3. A method according to claim 2 wherein the sending is upheld for a pre-defined period of time at the end of which the read out image is sent to an identified destination.

4. A method according to claim 2 wherein the sending is upheld until de-activation of said hold key.

5. A method according to claim 2 wherein said data comprise data identifying an examination type and wherein the destination is automatically selected in accordance with an examination type entered into said identification station and wherein said destination is subsequently changed.

6. A method for identifying a radiographic image, comprising:

manually entering data into an identification station; and

transferring said data from said identification station to a memory provided on a cassette conveying a photostimulable phosphor screen in which said radiographic image has been stored,

wherein said memory is a radiofrequency tag,

wherein said data is transferred from said identification station to said radiofrequency tag via a radiofreguency transmission,

wherein said data comprises data that is indicative of a destination to which an image read out of said photostimulable phosphor is to be sent, and

wherein the sending is upheld for a pre-defined period of time at the end of which the read out image is sent to an identified destination.

7. A method for identifying a radiographic image, comprising:

manually entering data into an identification station;

transferring said data from said identification station to a memory provided on a cassette conveying a photostimulable phosphor screen in which said radiographic image has been stored,

wherein said memory is a radiofrequency tag,

wherein said data is transferred from said identification station to said radiofrequency tag via a radiofrequency transmission,

wherein said data comprises data that is indicative of a destination to which an image read out of said photostimulable phosphor is to be sent, and

wherein the sending is upheld until a de-activation of a hold key.