Integration of radiology information into an application service provider DICOM image archive and/or web based viewer
First Claim
1. A medical information system, said system comprising:
- a medical information source, said medical information source providing medical information in a medical information format;
a medical image source, said medical image source providing medical images in a medical image format;
an interface unit adapted to receive said medical information, wherein said interface unit is adapted to automatically translate said medical information into a medical image format-compatible format in response to receiving said medical information, wherein said interface unit is adapted to receive said medical image, wherein said interface unit is adapted to automatically create associated medical data including at least one of a link to said medical information and said medical information in said medical image format-compatible format associated with at least one of a link to said medical image and said medical image in response to automatically translating said medical information, and transmitting said associated medical data, said medical image and medical information associated for transmission as associated medical data in said medical-image format compatible format based on a common identification element; and
a data center receiving said associated medical data and storing for later retrieval said associated medical data including at least one of a link to said medical information and said medical information associated with at least one of a link to said medical image and said medical image.
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Abstract
A preferred embodiment of the present invention provides a method and apparatus for integration of radiology information into an Application Server Provider DICOM Image Archive and/or Web Based Viewer. A preferred embodiment includes a medical information source that includes medical information in a medical information format, a medical image source that includes medical images in a medical image format, a data center for storing medical images and medical information in at least one format, and an interface for transmitting images and medical information between the medical information source and the medical image source and the data center. In a preferred embodiment, the interface simultaneously transmits both medical images and medical information in different formats.
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28 Claims
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1. A medical information system, said system comprising:
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a medical information source, said medical information source providing medical information in a medical information format; a medical image source, said medical image source providing medical images in a medical image format; an interface unit adapted to receive said medical information, wherein said interface unit is adapted to automatically translate said medical information into a medical image format-compatible format in response to receiving said medical information, wherein said interface unit is adapted to receive said medical image, wherein said interface unit is adapted to automatically create associated medical data including at least one of a link to said medical information and said medical information in said medical image format-compatible format associated with at least one of a link to said medical image and said medical image in response to automatically translating said medical information, and transmitting said associated medical data, said medical image and medical information associated for transmission as associated medical data in said medical-image format compatible format based on a common identification element; and a data center receiving said associated medical data and storing for later retrieval said associated medical data including at least one of a link to said medical information and said medical information associated with at least one of a link to said medical image and said medical image. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A centralized medical information system, said system comprising:
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an interface unit adapted to receive medical information from a medical information source in a medical information format, wherein said interface unit is adapted to automatically translate said medical information into a medical image format-compatible format in response to receiving said medical information, wherein said interface unit is adapted to receive a medical image from a medical image source in a medical image format, wherein said interface unit is adapted to automatically create associated medical data including at least one of a link to said medical information and said medical information in said medical image format-compatible format associated with at least one of a link to said medical image and said medical image in response to automatically translating said medical information, and transmitting said associated medical data, said medical image and medical information associated for transmission as associated medical in said medical-image format compatible format data based on a common identification element; and a data center receiving said associated medical data and storing for later retrieval said associated medical data including at least one of a link to said medical information and said medical information associated with at least one of a link to said medical image and said medical image. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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