System for Generating a Multi-Modality Imaging Examination Report
First Claim
1. A system for processing medical report data associated with different types of imaging modality devices to provide a composite examination report, comprising:
- an acquisition processor for acquiring multi-modality medical imaging examination report data for examinations performed on a patient by different types of imaging modality device;
a report processor for processing acquired multi-modality medical imaging examination report data items by,(a) in response to predetermined selection rules, selecting between individual data items in the acquired multi-modality medical imaging examination report data items to provide a single individual data item for incorporation in a composite report and(b) mapping individual data items including said single individual data item in the acquired multi-modality medical imaging examination report data items to corresponding data fields in a composite report data structure in memory in response to predetermined mapping information; and
an output processor for outputting data representing said composite report to a destination device.
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Abstract
A system processes medical report data associated with different types of imaging modality devices to provide a composite examination report. An acquisition processor in the system acquires multi-modality medical imaging examination report data for examinations performed on a patient by different types of imaging modality device. A report processor processes acquired multi-modality medical imaging examination report data items by, in response to predetermined selection riles, selecting between individual data items in the acquired multi-modality medical imaging examination report data items to provide a single individual data item for incorporation in a composite report. The report processor maps individual data items including the single individual data item in the acquired multi-modality medical imaging examination report data items to corresponding data fields in a composite report data structure in memory in response to predetermined mapping information. An output processor outputs data representing the composite report to a destination device.
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17 Claims
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1. A system for processing medical report data associated with different types of imaging modality devices to provide a composite examination report, comprising:
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an acquisition processor for acquiring multi-modality medical imaging examination report data for examinations performed on a patient by different types of imaging modality device; a report processor for processing acquired multi-modality medical imaging examination report data items by, (a) in response to predetermined selection rules, selecting between individual data items in the acquired multi-modality medical imaging examination report data items to provide a single individual data item for incorporation in a composite report and (b) mapping individual data items including said single individual data item in the acquired multi-modality medical imaging examination report data items to corresponding data fields in a composite report data structure in memory in response to predetermined mapping information; and an output processor for outputting data representing said composite report to a destination device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A system for processing medical report data associated with different types of imaging modality devices to provide a composite examination report, comprising:
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an acquisition processor for acquiring multi-modality medical imaging examination report data for examinations performed on a patient by different types of imaging modality device; a report processor for processing acquired multi-modality medical imaging examination report data items by, (a) resolving conflicts between individual data items in the acquired multi-modality medical imaging examination report data items using predetermined selection rules to select an individual data item for incorporation in a composite report in response to a predetermined accuracy hierarchy, said accuracy hierarchy ranking different imaging modality device type accuracy for a particular type of data item and (b) mapping individual data items including said individual data item in the acquired multi-modality medical imaging examination report data items to corresponding data fields in a composite report data structure in memory in response to predetermined mapping information; and an output processor for outputting data representing said composite report to a destination device. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14)
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15. A method for processing medical report data associated with different types of imaging modality devices to provide a composite examination report, comprising the activities of:
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acquiring multi-modality medical imaging examination report data for examinations performed on a patient by different types of imaging modality device; resolving conflicts between individual data items in the acquired multi-modality medical imaging examination report data items using predetermined selection rules to select an individual data item for incorporation in a composite report in response to a predetermined accuracy hierarchy, said accuracy hierarchy ranking different imaging modality device type accuracy for a particular type of data item; mapping individual data items including said individual data item in the acquired multi-modality medical imaging examination report data items to corresponding data fields in a composite report data structure in memory in response to predetermined mapping information; and outputting data representing said composite report to a destination device. - View Dependent Claims (16)
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17. A method for processing medical report data associated with different types of imaging modality devices to provide a composite examination report, comprising the activities of:
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merging data items from a first examination report associated with a first imaging modality device type with data items from a second examination report associated with a second imaging modality device type different to said first type to provide a composite report by resolving conflicts between individual data items in the first and second examination reports using predetermined selection rules to select an individual data item for incorporation in a composite report in response to a predetermined accuracy hierarchy, said accuracy hierarchy ranking different imaging modality device type accuracy for a particular type of data item; mapping said individual data item to a data field in said composite report data structure in memory in response to predetermined mapping information; and outputting data representing said composite report to a destination device.
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