Medical image metadata processing
First Claim
1. A method for processing medical diagnostic imaging orders using medical image data, comprising:
- receiving a portion of the medical imaging data at an image order processing server, the medical imaging data relating to a medical diagnostic imaging procedure conducted at a medical imaging facility, wherein the received portion is less than all of the medical imaging data relating to the medical diagnostic imaging procedure;
processing the received portion of the medical imaging data, at the image order processing server, to extract at least a portion of data from the received portion of the medical imaging data;
creating and populating a medical diagnostic imaging order, at the image order processing server, from at least one data value provided by the extracted data, wherein the medical diagnostic imaging order is created and populated from the received portion of the medical imaging data;
electronically transmitting the medical diagnostic imaging order to the medical imaging facility for verification of the medical diagnostic imaging order, wherein the medical diagnostic imaging order is electronically transmitted to the medical imaging facility for verification prior to receiving all of the medical imaging data relating to the medical diagnostic imaging procedure; and
selecting, at the image order processing server in response to successful verification of the medical diagnostic imaging order at the medical imaging facility, a client computing system for receipt of the medical diagnostic imaging order, using at least one data value indicated in the verified medical diagnostic imaging order, wherein the client computing system is associated with at least one particular user.
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Abstract
Enhanced techniques for the extraction and use of metadata from medical images are disclosed herein. Based on the information in the metadata, specific processing may be performed within an image order management system, radiology information system (RIS), or like system. A radiology read order may be created, pre-populated, and transmitted via a processing system (e.g., a teleradiology image order management system) based on the metadata within the radiology image. For example, this metadata may exist within the header of a DICOM-formatted image data file or a DICOM communication protocol transmission. The processing system may then provide the pre-populated read order back to the source of the medical images for verification and submission. Other processing actions may also occur based on information extracted from the image metadata, such as custom workflows and handling based on an originating facility, or transferring the images to a particular radiologist or location.
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22 Claims
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1. A method for processing medical diagnostic imaging orders using medical image data, comprising:
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receiving a portion of the medical imaging data at an image order processing server, the medical imaging data relating to a medical diagnostic imaging procedure conducted at a medical imaging facility, wherein the received portion is less than all of the medical imaging data relating to the medical diagnostic imaging procedure; processing the received portion of the medical imaging data, at the image order processing server, to extract at least a portion of data from the received portion of the medical imaging data; creating and populating a medical diagnostic imaging order, at the image order processing server, from at least one data value provided by the extracted data, wherein the medical diagnostic imaging order is created and populated from the received portion of the medical imaging data; electronically transmitting the medical diagnostic imaging order to the medical imaging facility for verification of the medical diagnostic imaging order, wherein the medical diagnostic imaging order is electronically transmitted to the medical imaging facility for verification prior to receiving all of the medical imaging data relating to the medical diagnostic imaging procedure; and selecting, at the image order processing server in response to successful verification of the medical diagnostic imaging order at the medical imaging facility, a client computing system for receipt of the medical diagnostic imaging order, using at least one data value indicated in the verified medical diagnostic imaging order, wherein the client computing system is associated with at least one particular user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method for processing medical diagnostic imaging orders and imaging data, comprising:
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receiving, at a processing server, medical diagnostic order data from a medical imaging facility, the medical diagnostic order data relating to a medical diagnostic imaging procedure of a patient; receiving, at the processing server, a first set of imaging data from the medical imaging facility, the imaging data produced from the medical diagnostic imaging procedure of the patient; processing the imaging data, with the processing server, to extract metadata stored therein, wherein the metadata is extracted from the first set of the imaging data received at the processing server, wherein the first set of the imaging data is less than all of the medical imaging data produced from the medical diagnostic imaging procedure; correlating, with the processing server, the medical diagnostic order data with the imaging data based on the metadata, wherein the medical diagnostic order data is correlated with the imaging data prior to receiving additional imaging data from the medical imaging facility produced from the medical diagnostic imaging procedure; and selecting, with the processing server, a computing system associated with a particular user for receipt of the medical diagnostic order data and the imaging data, the particular user selected based on the metadata and one or more specifications within the medical diagnostic order data. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A system for processing medical imaging orders using medical image data received via a network, comprising:
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an image order processing server connected to the network, the image order processing server including a processor, memory, and instructions configured for execution on the processor and the memory, the instructions configured to; receive a portion of the medical imaging data via the network, the medical imaging data relating to a medical diagnostic imaging procedure conducted at a medical imaging facility, wherein the received portion is less than all of the medical imaging data relating to the medical diagnostic imaging procedure; process the received portion of the medical imaging data, to extract at least a portion of data from the received portion of the medical imaging data; create and populate a medical diagnostic imaging order from at least one data value provided by the extracted data, wherein the medical diagnostic imaging order is created and populated from the received portion of the medical imaging data; electronically transmit the medical diagnostic imaging order via the network to the medical imaging facility for verification of the medical diagnostic imaging order, wherein the medical diagnostic imaging order is electronically transmitted to the medical imaging facility for verification prior to performing operations to receive and process a remaining portion of the medical imaging data relating to the medical diagnostic imaging procedure; and select a particular user associated with a client computing system for receipt of the medical diagnostic imaging order, using at least one data value indicated in the verified medical diagnostic imaging order.
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22. A system configured for processing medical diagnostic imaging orders and images received via a network, comprising:
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a processing server connected to the network, the processing server including a processor, memory, and instructions configured for execution on the processor and the memory, the instructions configured to; receive medical diagnostic order data via the network from a medical imaging facility, the medical diagnostic imaging order data relating to a medical diagnostic imaging procedure of a patient; receive a first set of imaging data via the network from the medical imaging facility, the imaging data produced from the medical diagnostic imaging procedure of the patient; process the imaging data to extract metadata stored therein, wherein the metadata is extracted from the first set of the imaging data received at the processing server, wherein the first set of the imaging data is less than all of the medical imaging data relating to the medical diagnostic imaging procedure; correlate the medical diagnostic order data with the imaging data based on the metadata, wherein the medical diagnostic order data is correlated with the imaging data prior to receiving additional imaging data from the medical imaging facility produced from the medical diagnostic imaging procedure; and select a particular user associated with a computing system for receipt of the medical diagnostic order data and the imaging data, the particular user selected based on the metadata and one or more specifications within the medical diagnostic order data.
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