31 results about "Radiology information systems" patented technology

A mobile digital radiography system of a type including a mobile x-ray source; a mobile computer, the computer having a display for radiographic images and related information; a digital radiography detector, the detector and x-ray source in communication with and under control of the computer, means operatively associated with the computer for sending and receiving data concerning a patient, such data including diagnostic results, diagnostic images and requests for additional services, to and from separate image archiving and information systems; means operatively associated with the computer for comparing data from separate hospital image archiving and radiology information systems from a prior examination of a patient with data from a current examination of a patient using the mobile digital radiography system; and means operatively associated with the computer for aiding bedside interpretation of a patient's condition in view of the comparing of data from prior and current examinations.

The patient data information system of the present invention integrates patient image data and patient textual data and provides a method for patient data creation, maintenance and retrieval. The patient data information system comprises a display unit coupled to a workstation with the workstation configured to operate a first software application which is configured to display patient images for a patient on the display unit. The workstation also is configured to work a second software application. When the first software application is configured to generate a patient context for the patient being treated and provide the patient context to the second software application and display patient data from the second software application based on the patient context. The first software application retrieves patient image data from a Picture Archival and Communication System (PACS). And the second software application is configured to retrieve patient textual data from a Radiology Information System (RIS) wherein the patient data includes the patient textual data. A high resolution monitor displays the patient image data and the patient textual data and the user of the present patient data information system retrieves and inputs data utilizing an input unit from a group consisting of a mouse, a voice recognition system, a keystroke on a keyboard, a switch and a light pin. The second software application includes a plurality of RIS applications such as a case sign out application, a report entry application, an order detailing the application and an order viewer application.

A computer implemented method for automatically selecting an algorithm for image analysis in a computer-aided detection / diagnosis (CAD) system includes receiving image data for a study involving a patient, querying a radiology information system (RIS) for an IHE (Integrating the Healthcare Enterprise)-worklist for the study of the patient, receiving the IHE-worklist from the RIS, analyzing the worklist to select one or more CAD algorithm for analyzing the image data, executing the selected one or more CAD algorithms to analyze the image data, and outputting results of the analysis of the image data.

The present invention relates to a method and a system for sharing and exchanging event data between at least two 5 radiology information systems. An event in any of the radiology information systems triggers a send and receive server to convert the event data from the radiology information system that has sent out the trigger signal. The send and receive server than then packages the converted 10 data and sends the converted and packed data from the send and receive server to a central server. The central server tags the received data and stores the received data at a central storage unit connected to the central server. Finally, the central server sends the stored data back to 15 any of the radiology information systems via the send and receive server at the request by any of the radiology information systems and if the stored data comprises images exchange the exciting meta-data with meta-data generated by the send and receive server (8) of the receiving radiology 20 information system (2).

In a method, a device and a computer program product for provision of protocols for configuration of a medical apparatus in the framework of a medical examination, the protocols are decentrally generated at a medical apparatus and are relayed to a central radiology information system. From the central RIS server the modified protocol can be relayed to arbitrary further instances via a network. The method employs a consistency mechanism which ensures that a set of protocols remains consistent and uniform given changes of one protocol.

A system and method for analyzing the utilization of diagnostic imaging modality devices by receiving and combining patient information from a radiology information system and image series information of patients from diagnostic imaging modality devices. The system may produce facility reports analyzing temporal utilization of the diagnostic imaging modality devices. It may also query a picture archiving and communication system to identify changes made to the image series information and update the facility database to reflect changes that are identified. The radiology information system may use a standard protocol, such as HL7, that is different from and not interoperable with a standard protocol, such as DICOM, used by the diagnostic imaging modality devices and picture archiving and communication system. The system may produce facility-independent reports for multiple imaging facilities that may be combined into regional reports by a regional information system.