Method and system for rule based display of sets of images
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1. A system of displaying one or more Sets of Images from a plurality of images comprising:
- a processor capable of selecting a primary Study from a plurality of studies;
one or more digital data processors capable of carrying out the steps including;
a. applying one or more Study Selection Rules to generate a plurality of second studies based on one or more Digital Imaging and Communication in Medicine (DICOM) parameters and one or more Abstract Tags from the primary Study and one or more DICOM parameters and one or more Abstract Tags from the plurality of studies, where the plurality of second studies include the primary Study;
b. applying one or more Protocol Selection Rules to select a Display Protocol, where the one or more Protocol Selection Rules are based on one or more DICOM parameters and one or more Abstract Tags from the plurality of second studies;
c. applying one or more Image Set Rules to define a plurality of Image Sets from the plurality of second studies;
d. applying one or more Viewport Assignment Rules to assign one or more Image Sets from the plurality of Image Sets to one or more Viewports defined in the Display Protocol;
e. applying one or more Style Rules to define a rendering style and rendering parameters of the one or more Viewports; and
graphics resources for displaying the plurality of Image Sets based on one or more of the one or more Protocol Selection Rules, the one or more Image Set Rules, the one or more Viewport Assignment Rules, and the one or more Style Rules.
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Abstract
The invention provides, in some aspects, a system for implementing a rule derived basis to display image sets. In various embodiments of the invention, the selection of the images to be displayed, the layout of the images, as well as the rendering parameters and styles can be determined using a rule derived basis. In an embodiment of the present invention, the user is presented with images displayed based on their preferences without having to first manually adjust parameters.
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1. A system of displaying one or more Sets of Images from a plurality of images comprising:
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a processor capable of selecting a primary Study from a plurality of studies; one or more digital data processors capable of carrying out the steps including; a. applying one or more Study Selection Rules to generate a plurality of second studies based on one or more Digital Imaging and Communication in Medicine (DICOM) parameters and one or more Abstract Tags from the primary Study and one or more DICOM parameters and one or more Abstract Tags from the plurality of studies, where the plurality of second studies include the primary Study; b. applying one or more Protocol Selection Rules to select a Display Protocol, where the one or more Protocol Selection Rules are based on one or more DICOM parameters and one or more Abstract Tags from the plurality of second studies; c. applying one or more Image Set Rules to define a plurality of Image Sets from the plurality of second studies; d. applying one or more Viewport Assignment Rules to assign one or more Image Sets from the plurality of Image Sets to one or more Viewports defined in the Display Protocol; e. applying one or more Style Rules to define a rendering style and rendering parameters of the one or more Viewports; and graphics resources for displaying the plurality of Image Sets based on one or more of the one or more Protocol Selection Rules, the one or more Image Set Rules, the one or more Viewport Assignment Rules, and the one or more Style Rules. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A system of displaying one or more Sets of Images from a plurality of images comprising:
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selecting one or more studies from a plurality of studies; one or more digital data processors for carrying out the steps including; a. applying one or more Protocol Selection Rules to select a Display Protocol, where the one or more Protocol Selection Rules are based on one or more Digital Imaging and Communication in Medicine (DICOM) parameters and Abstract Tags from the plurality of studies; b. applying one or more Image Set Rules to define a plurality of Image Sets from the plurality of studies; c. applying one or more Viewport Assignment Rules to assign one or more Image Sets from the plurality of Image Sets to one or more Viewports defined in the Display Protocol; d. applying one or more Style Rules to define a rendering style and rendering parameters of the one or more Viewports; and graphics resources for displaying the one or more Image Sets based on one or more of the Protocol Selection Rules, the one or more Image Set Rules, the one or more Viewport Assignment Rules, and the one or more Style Rules, where at least one of the one or more Viewports displays a three dimensional image.
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19. A method of displaying one or more Sets of Images from a plurality of images comprising:
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selecting a primary Study from a plurality of studies; executing on a server digital data processor a render server program which applies one or more rules selected from the group consisting of one or more Study Selection Rules, one or more Protocol Selection Rule, one or more Image Set Rules, one or more Viewport Assignment Rules, and one or more Style Rules to display the one or more Sets of Images including the steps of; a. applying the one or more Study Selection Rules to generate a plurality of second studies based on one or more Digital Imaging and Communication in Medicine (DICOM) parameters and one or more Abstract Tags from the primary Study and one or more DICOM parameters and one or more Abstract Tags from the plurality of studies, where the plurality of second studies include the primary Study; b. applying the one or more Protocol Selection Rules to select a Display Protocol, where the one or more Protocol Selection Rules are based on one or more DICOM parameters and one or more Abstract Tags from the plurality of second studies; c. applying the one or more Image Set Rules to define a plurality of Image Sets from the plurality of second studies; d. applying the one or more Viewport Assignment Rules to assign one or more Image Sets from the plurality of Image Sets to one or more Viewports defined in the Display Protocol; e. applying the one or more Style Rules to define a rendering style and rendering parameters of the one or more Viewports; and displaying the one or more Sets of Images in one or more Viewports based on one or more of the Protocol Selection Rule, the Image Set Rule, the one or more Viewport Assignment Rules, and the one or more Style Rules, where at least one of the one or more Viewports displays a volume rendered image. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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