Medical multimedia database system
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1. A medical image database system having plural tables comprising:
- a. a disease information table, operable to store plural disease factoid files;
b. an image table, operable to store plural image files each comprising at least one of an image and image caption information;
c. a patient data table, operable to store plural patient files each comprising at least one of patient information and clinical information;
wherein the disease information, image, and patient data tables are operably coupled such that a related first factoid file, a first image file and a first patient file are relationally linked to each other as a first case file.
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Abstract
A medical image storage and retrieval system includes a database with relationally linked tables including a disease factoid table, an image and image caption table, and a patient data table. A flexible system allows for peer review, remote access and maintenance of the stored data, and query searching and retrieval of groups of related multimedia (image and text) case file information. The system facilitates distance learning and remote consultation.
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1. A medical image database system having plural tables comprising:
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a. a disease information table, operable to store plural disease factoid files;
b. an image table, operable to store plural image files each comprising at least one of an image and image caption information;
c. a patient data table, operable to store plural patient files each comprising at least one of patient information and clinical information;
wherein the disease information, image, and patient data tables are operably coupled such that a related first factoid file, a first image file and a first patient file are relationally linked to each other as a first case file. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A medical image database program comprising:
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a. plural tables, comprising (i) a disease information table, operable to store plural disease factoid files, (ii) an image table, operable to store plural image files each comprising at least one of an image and image caption information, and (iii) a patient data table, operable to store plural patient files each comprising at least one of patient information and clinical information;
wherein the disease information, image, and patient data tables are operably coupled such that a related first factoid file, a first image file and a first patient file are relationally linked to each other as a first case file;
b. a security module, operable to determine a user'"'"'s access privileges to each of the tables;
c. a new file creation module, operably coupled to the tables for adding a new case file including factoid, image and patient data in response to a user input;
d. a review module, operably coupled to the tables and the security module, and operable to provide new case files to at least one reviewer to review the content of the new case file, to receive one or more modifications from the reviewer and apply said modifications to the new case file, and to receive an approval indication from the reviewer and operate together with the security module to change one or more access privileges of the new case file; and
e. a search module, operably coupled to the tables, and operable to accept user inputs representative of a search criterion and to return to the user a list representative of the accessible case files substantially matching the search criterion.
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16. A medical image database system comprising:
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a. plural tables, comprising (i) a disease information table, operable to store plural disease factoid files, (ii) an image table, operable to store plural image files each comprising at least one of an image and image caption information, and (iii) a patient data table, operable to store plural patient files each comprising at least one of patient information and clinical information;
wherein the disease information, image, and patient data tables are operably coupled such that a related first factoid file, a first image file and a first patient file are relationally linked to each other as a first case file;
b. a security module, operable to determine a user'"'"'s access privileges to the tables;
c. a new file creation module, operably coupled to the tables for adding a new patient case file including factoid, image and patient data in response to a first user'"'"'s inputs, the inputs also including a criterion for access to the patient case file by additional users;
d. a consultation module, operably coupled to the security module and operable to provide contemporaneous access to the new patient case file to the first user and at least one further user of the additional users to review the content of the new patient case file; and
e. a search module, operably coupled to the tables and operable to return to the further user, substantially contemporaneous with said access to the consultation module, case file information from at least one of the disease information, image, and patient data tables, in response to search criteria related to the patient case file.
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17. A medical image database system comprising:
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a. plural tables, comprising (i) a disease information table, operable to store plural disease factoid files, (ii) an image table, operable to store plural image files each comprising at least one of an image and image caption information, and (iii) a patient data table, operable to store plural patient files each comprising at least one of patient information and clinical information;
wherein the disease information, image, and patient data tables are operably coupled such that a related first factoid file, a first image file and a first patient file are relationally linked to each other as a first case file;
b. a new case file creation module, operably coupled to the tables for adding a new case file in response to a user input;
c. an educational file builder module, operably coupled to the tables and new case file creation module, and operable to (i) provide selection criteria to the user for designing an educational file based in part on the new case file; and
(ii) processing selection criterion received from the user, including at least one of inaccurate information added to or omitted information withheld from the educational file, an answer prompt, and a correct answer to the answer prompt, so as to build and store the educational file; and
d. a presentation module, operable to (i) present the educational file to a further user;
(ii) capturing an answer input in response to the answer prompt; and
(iii) returning the correct answer to the further user;
wherein the educational file builder module further comprises logic for creating a sequence of related educational files, and the presentation module further comprises logic for presenting at least part of said sequence of related educational files; and
wherein the further user is a medical student and the presentation module further comprises logic for capturing answer inputs by the medical student for each of the sequence of related educational files and storing a representation of the captured answer inputs for subsequent use by an educator.
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18. A method for providing remotely accessible medical image database information via a medical image database having plural tables, comprising:
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a. storing plural disease factoid files in a disease information table;
b. storing plural image files each comprising at least one of an image and image caption information in an image table;
c. storing plural patient files each comprising at least one of patient information and clinical information in a patient data table; and
d. operably coupling the disease information, image, and patient data tables such that an at least one factoid file, at least one image file and at least one patient file are relationally linked to each other as a first case file. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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32. A method for providing remotely accessible medical image database information via a medical image database having plural tables, comprising:
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a. storing plural disease factoid files in a disease information table;
b. storing plural image files each comprising at least one of an image and image caption information in an image table;
c. storing plural patient files each comprising at least one of patient information and clinical information in a patient data table;
d. operably coupling the disease information, image, and patient data tables such that an at least one factoid file, at least one image file and at least one patient file are relationally linked to each other as a first case file;
e. adding a new case file including factoid, image and patient data to the tables in response to a user input and associating a first access privilege with the new case file;
f. providing the new case file to at least one reviewer to review the content of the new case file; and
g. receiving from the reviewer (i) one or more modifications from the reviewer and applying said modifications to the new case file, and (ii) an approval indication and associating a second access privilege with the new case file. - View Dependent Claims (33)
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34. A method for facilitating remote consultation by a medical service provider using a medical image database having plural tables, comprising:
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a. storing plural disease factoid files in a disease information table;
b. storing plural image files each comprising at least one of an image and image caption information in an image table;
c. storing plural patient files each comprising at least one of patient information and clinical information in a patient data table;
d. operably coupling the disease information, image, and patient data tables such that an at least one factoid file, at least one image file and at least one patient file are relationally linked to each other as a first case file;
e. adding a new patient case file including factoid, image and patient data to the tables in response to a first user'"'"'s inputs, the inputs also including a criterion for accessing the patient case file;
f. verifying that an additional user has access privileges matching the criterion for accessing the patient case file, and providing the new patient case file to the additional user to review the content of the patient case file; and
g. providing contemporaneous access to the new patient case file by the first and additional users. - View Dependent Claims (35)
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36. A method A method of facilitating learning by medical professionals regardless of distance using a medical image database having plural tables, comprising:
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a. storing plural disease factoid files in a disease information table;
b. storing plural image files each comprising at least one of an image and image caption information in an image table;
c. storing plural patient files each comprising at least one of patient information and clinical information in a patient data table;
d. operably coupling the disease information, image, and patient data tables such that an at least one factoid file, at least one image file and at least one patient file are relationally linked to each other as a first case file;
e. adding a new case file in response to a user input;
f. creating an educational file by (i) providing selection criteria to the user for designing an educational file based in part on the new case file; and
(ii) processing selection criterion received from the user, including at least one of inaccurate information added to or omitted information withheld from the educational file, an answer prompt, and a correct answer to the answer prompt, so as to complete and store the educational file; and
g. facilitating learning by a further user by subsequently (i) presenting the education file to the further user;
(ii) capturing an answer input in response to the answer prompt; and
(iii) providing the correct answer to the further user in response to an incorrect answer input. - View Dependent Claims (37, 38, 39)
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40. A medical image database system comprising:
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a. means for storing plural disease factoid files in a disease information table;
b. means for storing plural image files each comprising at least one of an image and image caption information in an image table;
c. means for storing plural patient files each comprising at least one of patient information and clinical information in a patient data table;
d. means for operably coupling the disease information, image, and patient data tables such that an at least one factoid file, at least one image file and at least one patient file are relationally linked to each other as a first case file;
e. means for adding a new case file including factoid, image and patient data to the tables in response to a user input and associating a first access privilege with the new case file;
f. means for providing the new case file to at least one reviewer to review the content of the new case file; and
g. means for receiving from the reviewer (i) one or more modifications from the reviewer and applying said modifications to the new case file, and (ii) an approval indication and associating a second access privilege with the new case file.
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