Medical imaging device with digital audio capture capability
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1. A medical imaging system, comprising:
- a system clock for generating a synchronization signal;
a medical imaging sub-system that procures a plurality of time domain images of internal structure within a patient during a medical diagnostic procedure being performed on the patient and digitally converts the time domain images to digitized time domain image data; and
a sound recording sub-system that records, digitizes and time-stamps at least one channel of sound related to the time domain images in accordance with the synchronization signal, the sound recording sub-system indexing the at least one channel of sound to at least three events related to the medical diagnostic procedure or to operation of the imaging sub-system to split the at least one channel of sound, based on the events, into a plurality of digitized time-stamped audio data files which are synchronized with the time-stamped, digitized time domain image data.
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Abstract
A medical imaging system including a sound recording sub-system that records, digitizes and time-stamps at least one channel of sound related to time domain images produced by the medical imaging system in accordance with a system clock signal. The sound recording sub-system indexes or synchronizes the at least one channel of sound to events in the plurality of time domain images, which are acquired, digitized and time-stamped in accordance with the system clock signal. The time-stamped, digitized at least one channel of sound is memory-stored.
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26 Claims
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1. A medical imaging system, comprising:
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a system clock for generating a synchronization signal;
a medical imaging sub-system that procures a plurality of time domain images of internal structure within a patient during a medical diagnostic procedure being performed on the patient and digitally converts the time domain images to digitized time domain image data; and
a sound recording sub-system that records, digitizes and time-stamps at least one channel of sound related to the time domain images in accordance with the synchronization signal, the sound recording sub-system indexing the at least one channel of sound to at least three events related to the medical diagnostic procedure or to operation of the imaging sub-system to split the at least one channel of sound, based on the events, into a plurality of digitized time-stamped audio data files which are synchronized with the time-stamped, digitized time domain image data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method for obtaining imaging and sound information during a medical diagnostic procedure, the method comprising:
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performing the medical diagnostic procedure on a patient;
procuring a plurality of time domain images of internal structure within the patient during the medical diagnostic procedure;
digitizing the time-domain images, and time-stamping the digitized time domain images with a system synchronization signal;
receiving at least one channel of sound related to the time domain images;
digitizing and time-stamping the least one channel of sound with the system synchronization signal; and
indexing the at least one channel of sound to at least three events related to the medical diagnostic procedure or to the procurement of the plurality of time domain images to split the at least one channel of sound, based on the events, into a plurality of digitized time-stamped audio data files which are synchronized with the digitized time-stamped time domain images. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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