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Method and apparatus for managing peripheral devices in a medical imaging system

  • US 6,356,780 B1
  • Filed: 12/22/1999
  • Issued: 03/12/2002
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/22/1999
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A medical diagnostic imaging system comprising:

  • an image data acquisition system for generating digital data representative of an image of a subject of interest;

    a control system coupled to the image data acquisition system for regulating acquisition of the data; and

    a peripheral device coupled to and controlled by the control system, the peripheral device including a memory circuit and an interface circuit, the memory circuit being configured to store parameter data descriptive of a characteristic of interest of the peripheral device, the interface circuit being configured to access the parameter data and to transmit the parameter data from the peripheral device upon demand.

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