PACS optimization techniques
First Claim
1. A method for transferring medical images through an image optimization module from a Picture Archiving and Communication System (PACS) to one or more different display devices, the method comprising:
- receiving a medical image in a first platform dependent format of the Picture Archiving and Communication System (PACS) that is accessible by a first format compliant device, the first format compliant device comprising platform dependent resources for decoding said first format;
receiving a request for the medical image for viewing on a second format compliant device having one or more image display settings;
searching, in response to the request, a file store in the image optimization module for a header associated with the medical image in the second format;
if a header for the medical image in the second format is found in the file store;
retrieving the medical image in the second format from a database in the image optimization module; and
passing the medical image in the second format to the second format compliant device;
if a header for the medical image in the second format is not found in the file store;
transforming the medical image on the image optimization module from the first format to the second format based on the one or more image display settings of the second format compliant device;
generating a header associated with the medical image in the second format;
passing the medical image in the second format to the second format compliant device for viewing;
storing, in the database in the image optimization module, the medical image in the second format; and
storing the generated header in the file store.
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Abstract
Some embodiments provide a method and system for efficiently transferring medical images. Some embodiments receive a medical image in a first platform dependent format of a Picture Archiving and Communication System (PACS). The first platform dependent format is one that is accessible by a first format compliant device that includes a library that specifies how to decode the first format. Some embodiments transform the medical image from the first format to a second format. The second format includes decoded content of the first format that is viewable on a first format non-compliant device. The transformed image is then passed to the device for viewing. Additionally, some embodiments efficiently transfer medical images by identifying image settings for one or more devices and by passing requested images that are optimized by resizing the images according to the image settings of the requesting device.
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21 Claims
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1. A method for transferring medical images through an image optimization module from a Picture Archiving and Communication System (PACS) to one or more different display devices, the method comprising:
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receiving a medical image in a first platform dependent format of the Picture Archiving and Communication System (PACS) that is accessible by a first format compliant device, the first format compliant device comprising platform dependent resources for decoding said first format; receiving a request for the medical image for viewing on a second format compliant device having one or more image display settings; searching, in response to the request, a file store in the image optimization module for a header associated with the medical image in the second format; if a header for the medical image in the second format is found in the file store; retrieving the medical image in the second format from a database in the image optimization module; and passing the medical image in the second format to the second format compliant device; if a header for the medical image in the second format is not found in the file store; transforming the medical image on the image optimization module from the first format to the second format based on the one or more image display settings of the second format compliant device; generating a header associated with the medical image in the second format; passing the medical image in the second format to the second format compliant device for viewing; storing, in the database in the image optimization module, the medical image in the second format; and storing the generated header in the file store. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A system for transferring medical images from a Picture Archiving and Communication System (PACS) to one or more different display devices, comprising:
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an image store containing a plurality of digital medical images in a first format; and an image optimization device communicatively coupled to the image store, comprising; a file store; one or more databases one or more processors; and software stored in the device for execution by the one or more processors for; receiving a request for one of the plurality of digital medical images for viewing on a second format compliant device having one or more image display settings; searching, in response to the request, the file store for a header associated with the requested medical image in the second format; retrieving the requested medical image in the second format from the one or more databases if a header for the requested medical image in the second format is found in the file store; retrieving the requested medical image from the image store if a header for the requested medical image in the second format is not found in the file store; transforming the requested medical image from the first format to the second format based on the one or more image display settings of the second format compliant device; generating a header associated with the requested medical image in the second format; storing the requested medical image in the second format in the one or more databases; storing the generated header associated with the requested medical image in the second format in the file store; and passing the requested medical image in the second format to the second format compliant device for viewing. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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