Method for post-editing a medical image data set

• US 7,596,252 B2
• Filed: 09/10/2004
• Issued: 09/29/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 09/11/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Siemens Healthineers AG (Siemens AG)
• Original Assignee: Siemens AG
• Inventors: Hasselberg, Birgit
• Primary Examiner(s): Bhatnagar; Anand
• Application Number:
  US10/937,262
• Publication Number:
  US 20050058329A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,845 Days
• Field of Search: 382/100, 382128-133, 382162-167, 382/232, 382/243, 382/244, 382254-308, 715/500, 715517-530, 715/724, 128/922, 378 4- 27
• US Class Current: 382/128
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 30/20 for handling medical images, e.g. DICOM, HL7 or PACS
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 30/40 for processing medical images, e.g. editing
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 128/922 including image analysis

Abstract

A method is for post-editing a first image data set using a post-editing software program, the image having initially been obtained using an image producing medical examination device, and a second post-edited image data set including an image attribute, which characterizes the post-editing of the second image data set. The second image data set is loaded into the post-editing software, whereby there the image attribute is extracted from the second image data set and buffered. The first image data set is then post-edited by transferring the buffered image attribute onto it. An advantage of the method lies in the fact that the post-editing and display of the first image data set occur in a quick and simple manner.

Claims

1. Method for post-editing of a first image data set, obtained using an image producing medical device with the aid of a post-editing software program, and a second post-edited Image data set including an image attribute which characterizes the post-editing of the second image data set, the method comprising:

loading the second image data set so that the post-editing software program can extract the image attribute from the second image data set;

buffering the image attribute; and

loading, post-editing and displaying the first image data set by transferring the buffered image attribute to the first image data set.

2. Method according to claim 1, wherein at least one of a plurality of image attributes are buffered and stored as post-editing templates in the post-editing software.

3. Method according to claim 1, wherein one of the image data sets and the buffered image attribute are stored in a file in the medical communication standard DICOM.

4. Method according to claim 1, wherein the second image data set is downloaded from an external image gallery.

5. Method according to claim 1, wherein the second image data set is downloaded via a data link from a remote storage medium.

6. Method according to claim 1, wherein the buffered image attribute is allocated to a protocol for image recording using the image producing medical device and wherein a data set obtained with the protocol is displayed using the allocated image attribute.

7. Method according to claim 1, wherein at least one of at least one filter value and at least one ramp setting of at least one of contrast, color and 3D effect is defined as an image attribute.

8. Method according to claim 1, wherein a detail is defined as image attribute, which section is post-edited.

9. Method according to claim 1, wherein a viewing direction is defined as an image attribute.

10. Method according to claim 1, wherein one of the image data sets is a 3D image data set.

11. Method according to claim 1, wherein one of the image data sets is at least one of an anatomical, a morphological and a functional image data set.

12. Method according to claim 1, wherein one of the image data sets is generated using at least one of a magnetic resonance and computer tomography device.

13. Method according to claim 1, wherein at least one of a plurality of image attributes are buffered.

14. Method according to claim 13, wherein one of the image data sets and at least one of the buffered image attributes are stored in a file in the medical communication standard DICOM.

15. Method according to claim 13, wherein at least one of the buffered image attributes is allocated to a protocol for image recording using the image producing medical device and wherein a data set obtained with the protocol is displayed using the allocated at least one image attribute.

16. Method according to claim 1, wherein the second image data set is downloaded from an external image gallery by way of an Internet connection.

17. Method according to claim 1, wherein one of the image data sets is a dynamic image data set.

18. A program recorded on a computer-readable medium, adapted to perform the method of claim 1, when executed on a computer.

19. An apparatus for carrying out the method as claimed in claim 1.

20. A method for post-editing a first image data set obtained using a medical device and a second image data set, the method comprising:

loading the second image data set so that a post-editing software program of the medical device can extract at least one image attribute from the second image data set;

buffering the at least one Image attribute; and

post-editing the first image data set by transferring the at least one buffered image attribute to the first image data set.

21. The method according to claim 20, wherein one of the image data sets and at least one of the buffered image attributes are stored in a file in the medical communication standard DICOM.

22. The method according to claim 20, wherein at least one of the buffered image attributes is allocated to a protocol for image recording using the image producing medical device and wherein a data set obtained with the protocol is displayed using the allocated at least one image attribute.

23. A program recorded on a computer-readable medium, adapted to perform the method of claim 20, when executed on a computer.