User interface and viewing workflow for mammography workstation
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1. A mammography workstation comprising:
- at least one computer display;
a computer processor connected to the at least one computer display, the computer processor also connected to a local memory storage device and a Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine (DICOM) service;
a workstation application running on the computer processor, the workstation application configured to provide a user interface to be displayed on the at least one computer display, the user interface comprising a viewing sequence configuration interface that includes a plurality of selectable buttons, the selection of which results in a stepped viewing sequence of mammogram images arranged in hanging protocols, the stepped viewing sequence including at least one standard 4-view mammogram, at least one 2-view mammogram, at least one comparison view, and a bilateral mammogram image with an overlaid viewing mask; and
at least one input device suitable to allow a user to select desired buttons of the plurality of selectable buttons and to allow a user to step through the stepped viewing sequence of mammogram images according to the stepped viewing sequence created using the viewing sequence configuration interface.
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Abstract
This invention provides a simple user interface and sequencing viewing method for a mammography interpretation workstation. In particular, the invention includes the method and apparatus that moves the source images and the associated data using two-level of pre-fetching and caching mechanism, sequences the reading workflow (including worklist, hanging protocol, viewing sequencing), draws markup using electronic grease pan, and automatically generates the recall forms and screening reports. The user interface operates on single button and mouse wheel style to maximize the radiologists'"'"' efficiency.
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1. A mammography workstation comprising:
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at least one computer display; a computer processor connected to the at least one computer display, the computer processor also connected to a local memory storage device and a Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine (DICOM) service; a workstation application running on the computer processor, the workstation application configured to provide a user interface to be displayed on the at least one computer display, the user interface comprising a viewing sequence configuration interface that includes a plurality of selectable buttons, the selection of which results in a stepped viewing sequence of mammogram images arranged in hanging protocols, the stepped viewing sequence including at least one standard 4-view mammogram, at least one 2-view mammogram, at least one comparison view, and a bilateral mammogram image with an overlaid viewing mask; and at least one input device suitable to allow a user to select desired buttons of the plurality of selectable buttons and to allow a user to step through the stepped viewing sequence of mammogram images according to the stepped viewing sequence created using the viewing sequence configuration interface. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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