System and method for integrating ancillary data in DICOM image files
First Claim
1. A system for integrating electronic patient information with an electronic medical image file, the system comprising:
- at least one computer processor operatively coupled to non-transitory processor readable media;
at least one database accessible to the at least one computer processor, wherein the at least one database stores at least;
electronic Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine (“
DICOM”
) tag information that includes data representing a plurality of patients; and
medical images representing medical examinations respectively associated with the electronic DICOM tag information; and
a communication device that is operatively connected to the at least one computer processor and that transmits and receives electronic information over a communication network,wherein the non-transitory processor readable media further stores instructions, that when executed by the at least one processor cause the at least one computer processor to;
receive, via the communication device and over the communication network, a first electronic DICOM file that comprises at least one DICOM tag and at least one image, wherein the first electronic DICOM file represents a medical study for a patient, and further wherein the at least one DICOM tag is in conformance with DICOM as existing on Feb. 22, 2005;
copy the at least one DICOM tag from the first electronic DICOM file;
store, in the at least one database, the at least one DICOM tag copied from the first electronic DICOM file;
generate, from the at least one DICOM tag copied from the electronic DICOM file, a barcode that represents one or more of the at least one DICOM tag copied from the first electronic DICOM file;
transmit, via the communication device and over the communication network, the barcode to at least one computing device;
receive, via the communication device and over the communication network from the at least one computing device, electronic patient information that includes the barcode, and further includes at least some information representing the patient that was not included in the first electronic DICOM file, and further wherein the electronic patient information is formatted as an image file;
read, from the barcode received from the at least one computing device, the one or more of the at least one DICOM tag copied from the first electronic DICOM file;
generate a second electronic DICOM file that includes a combination of at least the DICOM tag that was read from the barcode received from the at least one computing device and the at least some information representing the patient that was not included in the first electronic DICOM file; and
store the second electronic DICOM file in the at least one database.
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Abstract
The invention comprises a system and method for integrating electronic patient information with an electronic medical image file. In one embodiment, at least one information processor is provided that is operable to communicate over a communication network. A database is provided on the at least one information processor, wherein the database is operable to store electronic patient information representing a plurality of patients, and further to store respective image files representing patient medical examinations. A receiving module is preferably included that receives an image file representing a patient medical examination. The image file is preferably formatted with a respective filename. Also, a converting module is provided that is operable to convert the image file to be associated with at least one tag, wherein the converting module refers to at least the respective filename to associate the image with the tag(s), and further the tag(s) are associated with the image file to associate the medical image record with the electronic patient information for a respective patient. A storage module is further operable to store the converted image to the database. Preferably, the modules operate substantially without human intervention.
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32 Claims
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1. A system for integrating electronic patient information with an electronic medical image file, the system comprising:
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at least one computer processor operatively coupled to non-transitory processor readable media; at least one database accessible to the at least one computer processor, wherein the at least one database stores at least; electronic Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine (“
DICOM”
) tag information that includes data representing a plurality of patients; andmedical images representing medical examinations respectively associated with the electronic DICOM tag information; and a communication device that is operatively connected to the at least one computer processor and that transmits and receives electronic information over a communication network, wherein the non-transitory processor readable media further stores instructions, that when executed by the at least one processor cause the at least one computer processor to; receive, via the communication device and over the communication network, a first electronic DICOM file that comprises at least one DICOM tag and at least one image, wherein the first electronic DICOM file represents a medical study for a patient, and further wherein the at least one DICOM tag is in conformance with DICOM as existing on Feb. 22, 2005; copy the at least one DICOM tag from the first electronic DICOM file; store, in the at least one database, the at least one DICOM tag copied from the first electronic DICOM file; generate, from the at least one DICOM tag copied from the electronic DICOM file, a barcode that represents one or more of the at least one DICOM tag copied from the first electronic DICOM file; transmit, via the communication device and over the communication network, the barcode to at least one computing device; receive, via the communication device and over the communication network from the at least one computing device, electronic patient information that includes the barcode, and further includes at least some information representing the patient that was not included in the first electronic DICOM file, and further wherein the electronic patient information is formatted as an image file; read, from the barcode received from the at least one computing device, the one or more of the at least one DICOM tag copied from the first electronic DICOM file; generate a second electronic DICOM file that includes a combination of at least the DICOM tag that was read from the barcode received from the at least one computing device and the at least some information representing the patient that was not included in the first electronic DICOM file; and store the second electronic DICOM file in the at least one database. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method for integrating electronic patient information with an electronic medical image file, the method comprising:
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providing at least one computer processor operatively coupled to non-transitory processor readable media; storing, on the non-transitory processor readable media, at least one database that stores at least; electronic Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine (“
DICOM”
) tag information that includes data representing a plurality of patients; andmedical images representing medical examinations respectively associated with the electronic DICOM tag information; and providing a communication device that is operatively connected to the at least one computer processor and that transmits and receives electronic information over a communication network; receiving, by the at least one computer processor via the communication device and over the communication network, a first electronic DICOM file that comprises at least one DICOM tag and at least one image, wherein the first electronic DICOM file represents a medical study for a patient, and further wherein the at least one DICOM tag is in conformance with DICOM as existing on Feb. 22, 2005; copying by the at least one computer processor the at least one DICOM tag from the first electronic DICOM file; storing by the at least one computer processor, in the at least one database, the at least one DICOM tag copied from the first electronic DICOM file; generating by the at least one computer processor, from the at least one DICOM tag copied from the first electronic DICOM file, a barcode that represents one or more of the at least one DICOM tag copied from the first electronic DICOM file; transmitting by the at least one computer processor, via the communication device and over the communication network, the barcode to at least one computing device; receiving by the at least one computer processor, via the communication device and over the communication network from the at least one computing device, electronic patient information that includes the barcode, and further includes at least some information representing the patient that was not included in the first electronic DICOM file, and further wherein the electronic patient information is formatted as an image file; reading by the at least one computer processor, from the barcode received from the at least one computing device, the one or more of the at least one DICOM tag copied from the first electronic DICOM file; generating by the at least one computer processor a second electronic DICOM file that includes a combination of at least the at least one DICOM tag that was read from the barcode received from the at least one computing device and the at least some information representing the patient that was not included in the first electronic DICOM file; and storing by the at least one computer processor the second electronic DICOM file in the at least one database. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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