WO2001060049A9 - System and method for producing medical image data onto portable digital recording media - Google Patents

System and method for producing medical image data onto portable digital recording media

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WO2001060049A9
WO2001060049A9 PCT/US2001/004490 US0104490W WO0160049A9 WO 2001060049 A9 WO2001060049 A9 WO 2001060049A9 US 0104490 W US0104490 W US 0104490W WO 0160049 A9 WO0160049 A9 WO 0160049A9
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Chet Laguardia
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  • This invention relates to a system and method for the production of medical image data on portable digital recording media such as compact discs. More particularly, it relates to a system and method for receiving medical image data, processing medical image data, and transmitting medical image data to be recorded on a portable digital recording medium.
  • PACS Picture Archive Communication Systems
  • DICOM Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine
  • ACR-NEMA American College of Radiology-National Electrical Manufacturer's Association
  • patient demographics, and exam information such as patient name, patient age, exam number, exam modality, exam machine name, and exam date can also be stored and retrieved in DICOM compatible data format.
  • a DICOM file stores patient and exam information in the header of the file, followed by the exam images.
  • PACS store medical image data in DICOM format.
  • Digital medical image data can be stored on PACS and distributed using the Internet. However, many physicians' offices do not have the bandwidth suitable for fast download of medical image data. The concerns for medical data privacy and Internet security further reduce the desirability of Internet distribution. Summary of the Invention
  • the claimed system allows for digital medical image data to be produced on a portable digital recording medium such as a CD.
  • a CD containing the medical image data can be distributed to physicians, hospitals, patients, insurance companies, etc.
  • One embodiment of the claimed system allows for medical image data to be placed on a CD along with a viewing program, so that a user can use any computer compatible with the CD to view the medical image data on the CD.
  • One embodiment of the claimed system allows for searching medical exam data that are related and placing such data on the same CD.
  • One embodiment of the claimed system comprises a receiving module configured to receive medical image data, a processing module configured to process the received medical image data, and an output module configured to transmit the processed medical image data to a production station configured to produce the transmitted medical image data on portable digital recording medium, such as a CD.
  • the output module transmits a viewing program configured to view medical image data to the production station so that the viewing program is produced on the same CD as the medical image data.
  • the CD already contains the viewing program before the medical image data is transmitted to the CD production station.
  • the processing module is configured to create and store audit information of the portable digital recording medium produced by the production station.
  • the processing module is configured to identify the originating image input device of the received medical image data, and determine, on the basis of the originating image input device, whether to transmit the received medical image data to a production station.
  • the processing module also selects, on the basis of the originating image input device, one of multiple production stations as the target production station.
  • Yet another embodiment of the claimed system is configured to retrieve medical image data that are related to the received medical image data, and transmit the retrieved related image data to the production station.
  • exam images of the same patient are considered related.
  • exam images of the same patient and the same modality are considered related.
  • two x-ray exams on the left hand of the same patient are considered related.
  • exam images of the same patient, the same modality and taken within a specified date range are considered related.
  • two x-ray exams on the left hand of the same patient taken within a two-month period are considered related.
  • a hospital may also determine other scenarios of relatedness.
  • One claimed method comprises the steps of connecting a browsing terminal to a computer database configured to store medical image data, selecting medical image data from medical image data stored on the database, and recording the selected medical image data on portable digital recording medium.
  • the claimed method also comprises a step of recording a viewing program configured to view medical image data on the portable digital recording medium.
  • One embodiment of the claimed method further comprises the steps of finding and retrieving medical image data that are related to the selected medical image data, and recording related image data to portable digital recording medium.
  • FIGURE 1 illustrates one embodiment of an image production system comprising an application server and portable digital recording medium production stations.
  • FIGURE 2 illustrates sample records of one embodiment of an image input device profile table.
  • FIGURE 3 illustrates a process of receiving image data from image server, processing received image data, and transmitting such data to the production station. This process also retrieves and transmits related image data for production.
  • FIGURE 4 illustrates a process of a user selecting and ordering the production of image data stored on the application server.
  • FIGURE 5 illustrates a process of a user selecting and ordering the production of image data stored on the application server, with the option of selecting and ordering the production of related image data.
  • FIGURE 1 illustrates one embodiment of an image production system 100 comprising an application server
  • CDs Compact Disc
  • DVDs Digital Versatile Disc or Digital Video Disc
  • CDs may comprise CD-ROM (Compact Disc Read Only Memory), CD-R (Compact Disc Recordable), and CD-RW (Compact Disc Recordable and Writable).
  • DVDs may comprise DVD-ROM (DVD Read Only Memory), DVD-R (DVD Recordable) and DVD-RAM (a standard for DVDs that can be read and written many times).
  • DVDs DVD-ROM (DVD Read Only Memory), DVD-R (DVD Recordable) and DVD-RAM (a standard for DVDs that can be read and written many times).
  • the application server 1 10 is connected to one or more physician browsing terminals 400A, 400B and 400C through a computer network 600.
  • Each physician browsing terminal 400A, 400B or 400C comprises a browsing program such as Internet Explorer or Netscape Communicator. Physicians or their assistants launch the browsing program to access the application server 110 through the network 600 in order to select medical image data stored on the application server database 1 14 to be produced by a production station 300A, 300B or 300C.
  • the physician browsing terminals 400A, 400B and 400C are connected to the application server through an Intranet.
  • One embodiment of the Intranet utilizes TCP/IP network protocol.
  • the Intranet can connect one radiology department, multiple departments within a hospital, or multiple hospitals.
  • the browsing terminals 400A, 400B and 400C are connected to the application server 1 10 through the Internet.
  • the application server 1 10 is also connected to an image server 200.
  • the image server 200 is further connected to image input devices such as PACS 204, MRI machines 206, CT-scan machines 208, ultrasound machines 210, etc.
  • the image server 200 is a DICOM image server configured to receive and store medical image data in DICOM format.
  • the image server 200 receives medical image data from image input devices such as PACS 204, MRI machines 206, CT-scan machines 208 and ultrasound machines 210 and stores such image data in the image server database 202.
  • a high-resolution image scanner 500 is also connected to the image server 200, so that medical image data stored on film can be scanned on the image scanner 500, transmitted to the image server 200 and stored in the image server database 202.
  • the image scanner 500 also converts the scanned image to DICOM format.
  • the application server 110 receives input image data from the image server database 202, processes the received image data, and sends the image data to one of the production stations 300A, 300B or 300C to produce CDs.
  • the application server 110 comprises a viewing program 112, an application server database 114 that stores image data received from the image server 200, a production history database 1 16 that stores audit records on each CD produced, a display terminal 1 18 for programming and operating the application server 1 10 by a programmer or physician, and an image input device profile table 120.
  • the viewing program 112 is configured to allow users to read and manipulate medical image data.
  • the viewing program 1 12 comprises multiple image manipulation functions, such as rotating images, zooming in and zooming out, measuring the distance between two points, etc.
  • the viewing program 1 12 also allows users to read the patient demographics and exam information associated with the image data.
  • the viewing program 112 used in the preferred embodiment is produced by eFilm Medical Inc. located in Toronto, Canada.
  • the viewing program 1 12 used in the preferred embodiment is an abbreviated version with fewer functions and takes less storage space, in order to maximize the storage space for image data on a CD.
  • the image server 200 used in the preferred embodiment is also made by eFil Medical Inc.
  • the CD production stations 300A, 300B and 300C in the preferred embodiment are produced by Rimage Corporation in Edina, Minnesota. Details about the Rimage CD production stations can be found in U.S. Patent Nos. 5,542,768, 5,734,629, 5,914,918, 5,946,276, and 6,041,703, which are incorporated herein by reference in their entirety.
  • the application server 1 10 in the preferred embodiment runs on a personal computer running a 400MHz
  • FIGURE 2 illustrates sample records of one embodiment of an image input device profile table 120.
  • the image input device profile table 120 contains a profile record for each image input device.
  • Each image input device's profile record comprises: (1) an "auto-produce” logical field 250 indicating whether medical image data from this image input device should be produced on CD automatically by the image production system 100, (2) a "target production station” field 252 identifying one of the production stations 300A, 300B or 300C on which medical image data is to be produced, and (3) a "related data storage” 254 field identifying the medical image data storage units in which to search for the related image data.
  • a medical image data storage unit is a storage unit that stores medical image data and is connected to the application server 1 10. In one embodiment, a medical image data storage unit is connected to the application server 1 10 through the image server 200.
  • PACS 204 is such a medical image data storage unit.
  • the sample profile table 120 contains profile records for MRI Machine I, MRI Machine II, and Ultrasound Machine I.
  • the "auto-produce” field 250 contains a "yes” value, directing the image production system 100 to automatically produce image data originating from MRI Machine I on portable digital recording medium.
  • Its "target production station” field 252 contains a "Production Station A” value, directing the image production system 100 to produce image data originating from MRI Machine I on production station A.
  • Its "related data storage” field 254 is "PACS I", directing the image production system 100 to retrieve related medical image data from PACS I.
  • the "auto-produce” field 250 is "no", directing the image production system 100 to not automatically produce image data originating from MRI Machine II on portable digital recording medium. Since image data from MRI Machine II will not be automatically produced, the "target production station” field 252 and the “related data storage” field 254 are irrelevant.
  • the "auto-produce” field 250 is "yes”, and its “target production” filed 252 is "Production Station B”. Its "related data storage” field 254 contains a value of "PACS I, PACS II", directing the image production system 100 to search PACS I and PACS II for related medical image data.
  • FIGURE 3 illustrates a process of the application server 1 10 receiving image data from the image server 200, processing the received image data, and transmitting such data to the production station 300A, 300B or 300C.
  • the application server 110 continuously monitors the image server database 202 in step 122. In one embodiment, the application server continuously "pings" the network address corresponding to the image server 200 on the network that connects the application server 110 with the image server 200. Still referring to FIGURE 3, the application server 110 determines if the image server database 202 is changing, in step 124. In the preferred embodiment, the application server 1 10 makes that determination by detecting whether the image server database 202 is increasing in size. If there is no change in the image server database 202, then the application server 1 10 returns to step 122 to continue monitoring.
  • step 126 time-stamps the moment that the change started.
  • the application server 110 then proceeds to step 128 and waits for an interval, typically 35 to 65 seconds.
  • the application server 1 10 checks whether the image server database 202 is still changing, in step 130. If the image server database 202 is still changing then the application server 1 10 returns to step 128 to wait for another interval. If the image server database 202 is no longer changing, then the application server 1 10 proceeds to step 132 and copies the data changed since the time-stamped moment. This changed data is copied from the image server database 202 to the application server database 1 14.
  • the application server 110 proceeds to step 134 and finds the input image device name or identification number from the newly received image data.
  • image data from the image server database 202 are stored in DICOM format, and the input image device name or identification number is stored in the header of the DICOM format image data file.
  • the input image device name/ID indicates the origin of the newly received data.
  • the application server 1 10 proceeds to step 136 and uses the found input image device name/ID to find a corresponding profile record in the image input device profile table 120. If the profile record has an "auto-produce" field 250 with a "no" value, the application server 110 returns from step 138 to step 122 to continue monitoring the image server database 202.
  • step 140 determines the target production station 300A, 300B or 300C from the "target production station” field 252 of the profile record.
  • step 140 the application server 1 10 also determines the value in the "related data storage" field 254 of the profile record.
  • step 142 the application server 1 10 sends a copy of the newly received data, along with a copy of the viewing program 1 12, to the target production station 300A, 300B or 300C identified in step 140.
  • the image data on each CD produced by the target production station 300A, 300B or 300C can be viewed on any computer that accepts the CD, regardless of whether that computer has its own viewing program installed.
  • the data received in step 132 is stored in the application server database 1 14 before it is transmitted to the target production station 300A, 300B or 300C in step 142.
  • the application server 1 10 transmits the data received in step 132 to the target production station 300A, 300B or 300C, without storing a copy of the data in the application server database 1 14.
  • the application server 1 10 does not send a copy of the viewing program 1 12 to the target production station during step 142. Rather, the application server 1 10 sends a copy of the received medical image data to the production station 300A, 300B or 300C to be recorded on pre-burned CDs. Each pre-burned CD contains a viewing program already recorded onto the CD before step 142. In step 142, the application server 1 10 also sends configuration data to the target production station 300A,
  • the configuration data comprises a label-printing file comprising the specification for printing labels on top of the CDs, and a "number of copies" value indicating the number of copies of CDs to be produced.
  • a typical specification in the label-printing file may specify information such as patient name, exam modality, hospital name, physician name, production date, etc. to.be printed by the target production station as a label on the top of each CD produced.
  • the application server 1 10 searches the application server database 1 14 for image data related to the newly received data.
  • the application server 1 10 searches the PACS systems identified in the "related data storage" field 254 in step 140 for data related to the newly received data.
  • Some PACS systems each comprise a primary image data storage and an archive image data storage, and the application server 1 10 searches both the primary image data storage and the archive image data storage on these PACS systems.
  • the application server 1 10 is connected to the PACS systems through the image server 200.
  • the application server 110 retrieves found related data from the PACS systems and stores a copy of such found related data in the application server database 1 14.
  • the application server 110 sends a copy of related data that are found from the application server database 1 14 or the PACS systems to the target production station 300A, 300B or 300C.
  • the medical image data originally received in step 132 and the related medical image data are produced by the target production station 300A, 300B or 300C on the same CDs for comparative study.
  • the application server 1 10 For each CD to be produced, the application server 1 10 adds one audit record to the production history database 116 in step 144.
  • the new audit record comprises the identification number of the CD and other relevant information about the CD, such as the physician who requested the production (if any), and the names of the patients whose exam images are on that CD.
  • Steps 142, 143 and 144 may be executed immediately before, concurrent with, or immediately after one another.
  • the target production station 300A, 300B or 300C produces the CDs containing the medical image data and the viewing program sent to it, and prints a label on top of every CD, corresponding to the specification in the label- printing file.
  • the number of CDs produced corresponds to the "number of copies" number sent by the application server
  • step 142 When the target production station has produced the CDs, the production station returns a
  • step 148 the application server 1 10 updates the audit records in the production history database 116 that were created in step 144. For each CD produced, the application 1 10 server updates the date and time of production for that CD's audit record. The application server 110 also updates the status value for that CD's audit storage record from "processing" to "successful". The application server 110 then continues monitoring the image server database 202 as in step 122.
  • FIGURE 4 illustrates a process of a user selecting and ordering the production of image data stored on the application server 1 10.
  • a user typically a physician or physician's assistant, accesses the application server database 114 from a browsing terminal 400A, 400B or 400C connected to a network 600.
  • the user launches a browser such as Microsoft Internet Explorer or Netscape Communicator, and specifies a network address corresponding to the application server 110, in step 150.
  • the user clicks a pre-defined icon that directly launches a browser connecting to the application server 1 10.
  • the application server 1 10 prompts the user to enter a password or an identification name coupled with a password, in step 152.
  • the application server 110 checks if the entered identification/password is authorized in step 154.
  • step 152 If the entered identification/password is not authorized the user is returned to step 152 to re-enter the identification/password, or disconnected from the application server 1 10. If the entered identification/password is authorized then the user is allowed access to the application server database 1 14 and the application server 1 10 proceeds to step 156.
  • step 156 the user is prompted to select a patient from a list of patients with exam images in the application server database 1 14.
  • the user is then shown a list of the selected patient's exams, and is prompted to select one or more exams of that patient, in step 158.
  • the user is asked in step 160 whether to select another patient from the list of patients. If the user answers "yes”, the user is returned to step 156 to select another patient. If the user answers "no", the user proceeds to step 162.
  • step 162 In another embodiment, when a user selects a patient, all exams belonging to that patient will be automatically selected without prompting for user selection.
  • the user is not prompted to select patients, but is only prompted to select exams from a list of all exams for all patients contained in the application server database 1 14.
  • the user When the user indicates that he/she has completed selecting, the user is prompted to select a production station from a list of production stations 300A, 300B and 300C in step 162.
  • the user is also prompted to enter additional label text to be printed as labels on the CDs to be produced, to supplement the text printed according to the specification of the label-printing file.
  • the user can advantageously select the production station located closest to his/her office. In one embodiment, only one production station is connected to the application server 110, and the lone production station will be the selected production station without prompting for user selection.
  • the user is also prompted to select the number of copies of CDs to be produced. In another embodiment, the number of copies is set at one without prompting for user direction.
  • step 164 the application server 1 10 sends a copy of the image data of the selected exams for the selected patients to the selected production station, along with a copy of the viewing program 1 12, and configuration data comprising a label-printing file, additional label text, and a number indicating the number of copies of CDs to be produced.
  • the production station 300A, 300B or 300C then produces one or more CDs containing the selected exams for the selected patients and the viewing program, with labels printed on top of the CDs according to the specification in the label-printing file and the user-entered additional label text.
  • a user accesses the application server database 1 14 not from a browsing terminal 400A, 400B or 400C, but directly from the display terminal 1 18. In this embodiment the user directly proceeds from step 152. In this embodiment the user is typically a programmer or operator of the image production system 100.
  • FIGURE 5 illustrates a process of a user selecting and ordering the production of image data stored on the application server 110, with the additional option of selecting and ordering the production of related data for comparative study.
  • a user connects to the application server 1 10 from a browsing terminal 400A, 400B or 400C in step 170.
  • the user enters identification information and a password in step 172.
  • Step 174 determines whether the user is authorized to access the application server database 1 14. If authorized, the user is prompted to select a patient in step 176, and selects exams of the selected patient in step 178. The user is then asked in step 180 if he/she desires to find related data of that patient for comparative study.
  • the application server 110 searches for related data.
  • the application server 1 10 finds the image input device profile table 120 profile record corresponding to the image input device from which the selected data originates, identifies the list of PACS systems stored in the "related data storage" field 254, and searches these PACS systems for related data.
  • the application server 1 10 automatically searches for related data without asking for user direction.
  • the application server 110 alerts the user if related data are found.
  • the application server 1 10 also searches the application server database 1 14 for related medial image data. Still referring to FIGURE 5, the user is then prompted to select all or some of the related data from the list of found related data for production, in step 184.
  • all found related data are automatically selected by the application server 1 10 for production, without prompting for user selection.
  • step 186 The user is then prompted to select another patient in step 186. After the user has completed selecting all patients, the user is prompted to select a CD production station 300A, 300B or 300C in step 188. The user is also prompted to enter additional label text.
  • step 190 the application server 1 10 then sends a copy of the original and selected related data, along with a copy of the viewing program 1 12, a number indicating the number of copies to be produced, additional label text, and a label-printing file to the selected production station 300A, 300B or 300C for production.
  • the application server 110 with one database 114 for image data storage.
  • the application server 1 10 includes two databases for image data storage: a new data database and a storage data database.
  • the new data database stores only the most recent batch of new data just received from the image server 200.
  • the application server 110 erases data in the new data database.
  • the storage data database stores all data that has ever been received from the image server database 202. In the processes described by FIGURE 4 and FIGURE 5, a user selects images for production from the storage data database.
  • modules are described in the specification and the claims.
  • the modules may advantageously be configured to reside on an addressable storage medium and configured to execute on one or more processors.
  • the modules may include, but are not limited to, software or hardware components that perform certain tasks.
  • a module may include, for example, object-oriented software components, class components, processes methods, functions, attributes, procedures, subroutines, segments of program code, drivers, firmware, microcode, circuitry, data, databases, data structures, tables, arrays, and variables. Modules may be integrated into a smaller number of modules. One module may also be separated into multiple modules.

Abstract

This application discloses a system for recording medical image data for production on a portable digital recording medium such as CDs and DVDs. This system includes a receiving module, a processing module and an output module, with viewing program for viewing medical image data stored on the portable digital recording medium. It also discloses a method of storing medical image data on a portable digital recording medium, including the steps of receiving the medical image data, processing the data and storing the data on the portable digital recording medium, with a viewing program for viewing medical image data stored on the portable digital recording medium. It further discloses a method of selecting medical image data for recording on a portable digital recording medium, including the steps of connecting a browsing terminal to a computer database that stores the medical image data, selecting a first set of the medical image data from the computer database, and recording the selected first set of medical image data on the portable digital medium, with a viewing program for viewing the medical image data stored on the portable digital recording medium. It also discloses the method and system of retrieving medical image data that are related to the received/selected original medical image data, and recording the original and related medical image data on a portable digital recording medium.

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SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING MEDICAL IMAGE DATA ONTO PORTABLE DIGITAL RECORDING MEDIA
Background of the Invention Field of the Invention This invention relates to a system and method for the production of medical image data on portable digital recording media such as compact discs. More particularly, it relates to a system and method for receiving medical image data, processing medical image data, and transmitting medical image data to be recorded on a portable digital recording medium. *
Description of the Related Art Since the invention of the x-ray film, film has been the predominant multipurpose medium for the acquisition, storage, and distribution of medical images. However, the storage and distribution of film often requires considerable expenses in labor and storage space.
Today's modern hospitals utilize computer-aided imaging devices such as Computed Tomography (CT), Digital
Subtracted Angiography, and Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI). These digital devices can generate hundreds of images in a matter of seconds. Many hospitals require these images to be printed on film for storage and distribution.
To print complete sets of medical images from these digital devices, the cost in film material, storage space, and management efforts is often very high.
Some radiology departments have installed digital image storage and management systems known as PACS (Picture Archive Communication Systems). PACS are capable of storing a large amount of medical image data in digital form. PACS are made by manufacturers including GE, Siemens, and Fuji.
To ease the communication of data, the DICOM (Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine) standard was developed by ACR-NEMA (American College of Radiology-National Electrical Manufacturer's Association) for communication between medical imaging devices and PACS. In addition to the examined images, patient demographics, and exam information such as patient name, patient age, exam number, exam modality, exam machine name, and exam date can also be stored and retrieved in DICOM compatible data format. A DICOM file stores patient and exam information in the header of the file, followed by the exam images. PACS store medical image data in DICOM format.
Digital medical image data can be stored on PACS and distributed using the Internet. However, many physicians' offices do not have the bandwidth suitable for fast download of medical image data. The concerns for medical data privacy and Internet security further reduce the desirability of Internet distribution. Summary of the Invention
The claimed system allows for digital medical image data to be produced on a portable digital recording medium such as a CD. A CD containing the medical image data can be distributed to physicians, hospitals, patients, insurance companies, etc. One embodiment of the claimed system allows for medical image data to be placed on a CD along with a viewing program, so that a user can use any computer compatible with the CD to view the medical image data on the CD. One embodiment of the claimed system allows for searching medical exam data that are related and placing such data on the same CD.
One embodiment of the claimed system comprises a receiving module configured to receive medical image data, a processing module configured to process the received medical image data, and an output module configured to transmit the processed medical image data to a production station configured to produce the transmitted medical image data on portable digital recording medium, such as a CD. In one embodiment, the output module transmits a viewing program configured to view medical image data to the production station so that the viewing program is produced on the same CD as the medical image data. In another embodiment, the CD already contains the viewing program before the medical image data is transmitted to the CD production station. In one embodiment of the claimed system, the processing module is configured to create and store audit information of the portable digital recording medium produced by the production station.
In another embodiment of the claimed system, the processing module is configured to identify the originating image input device of the received medical image data, and determine, on the basis of the originating image input device, whether to transmit the received medical image data to a production station. The processing module also selects, on the basis of the originating image input device, one of multiple production stations as the target production station.
Yet another embodiment of the claimed system is configured to retrieve medical image data that are related to the received medical image data, and transmit the retrieved related image data to the production station. In one embodiment, exam images of the same patient are considered related. In another embodiment, exam images of the same patient and the same modality are considered related. For example, two x-ray exams on the left hand of the same patient are considered related. In yet another embodiment, exam images of the same patient, the same modality and taken within a specified date range are considered related. For example, two x-ray exams on the left hand of the same patient taken within a two-month period are considered related. A hospital may also determine other scenarios of relatedness. One claimed method comprises the steps of connecting a browsing terminal to a computer database configured to store medical image data, selecting medical image data from medical image data stored on the database, and recording the selected medical image data on portable digital recording medium. In one embodiment, the claimed method also comprises a step of recording a viewing program configured to view medical image data on the portable digital recording medium. One embodiment of the claimed method further comprises the steps of finding and retrieving medical image data that are related to the selected medical image data, and recording related image data to portable digital recording medium.
Brief Description of the Drawings FIGURE 1 illustrates one embodiment of an image production system comprising an application server and portable digital recording medium production stations. FIGURE 2 illustrates sample records of one embodiment of an image input device profile table. FIGURE 3 illustrates a process of receiving image data from image server, processing received image data, and transmitting such data to the production station. This process also retrieves and transmits related image data for production. FIGURE 4 illustrates a process of a user selecting and ordering the production of image data stored on the application server.
FIGURE 5 illustrates a process of a user selecting and ordering the production of image data stored on the application server, with the option of selecting and ordering the production of related image data.
Detailed Description of the Preferred Embodiment FIGURE 1 illustrates one embodiment of an image production system 100 comprising an application server
1 10 and one or more portable digital recording medium production stations 300A, 300B and 300C. In the preferred embodiment, the production stations 300A, 300B and 300C are CD (Compact Disc) production stations. Digital portable recording medium comprises CDs and DVDs (Digital Versatile Disc or Digital Video Disc). CDs may comprise CD-ROM (Compact Disc Read Only Memory), CD-R (Compact Disc Recordable), and CD-RW (Compact Disc Recordable and Writable). DVDs may comprise DVD-ROM (DVD Read Only Memory), DVD-R (DVD Recordable) and DVD-RAM (a standard for DVDs that can be read and written many times). Thus, although the following description refers primarily to CDs, those of ordinary skill in the art will understand that any suitable portable digital recording medium can be substituted for CDs.
The application server 1 10 is connected to one or more physician browsing terminals 400A, 400B and 400C through a computer network 600. Each physician browsing terminal 400A, 400B or 400C comprises a browsing program such as Internet Explorer or Netscape Communicator. Physicians or their assistants launch the browsing program to access the application server 110 through the network 600 in order to select medical image data stored on the application server database 1 14 to be produced by a production station 300A, 300B or 300C. In the preferred embodiment, the physician browsing terminals 400A, 400B and 400C are connected to the application server through an Intranet. One embodiment of the Intranet utilizes TCP/IP network protocol. The Intranet can connect one radiology department, multiple departments within a hospital, or multiple hospitals. In another embodiment the browsing terminals 400A, 400B and 400C are connected to the application server 1 10 through the Internet.
Still referring to FIGURE 1, the application server 1 10 is also connected to an image server 200. The image server 200 is further connected to image input devices such as PACS 204, MRI machines 206, CT-scan machines 208, ultrasound machines 210, etc. In the preferred embodiment, the image server 200 is a DICOM image server configured to receive and store medical image data in DICOM format. In operation, the image server 200 receives medical image data from image input devices such as PACS 204, MRI machines 206, CT-scan machines 208 and ultrasound machines 210 and stores such image data in the image server database 202. A high-resolution image scanner 500 is also connected to the image server 200, so that medical image data stored on film can be scanned on the image scanner 500, transmitted to the image server 200 and stored in the image server database 202. In one embodiment, the image scanner 500 also converts the scanned image to DICOM format. The application server 110 receives input image data from the image server database 202, processes the received image data, and sends the image data to one of the production stations 300A, 300B or 300C to produce CDs.
The application server 110 comprises a viewing program 112, an application server database 114 that stores image data received from the image server 200, a production history database 1 16 that stores audit records on each CD produced, a display terminal 1 18 for programming and operating the application server 1 10 by a programmer or physician, and an image input device profile table 120.
Still referring to FIGURE 1, the viewing program 112 is configured to allow users to read and manipulate medical image data. The viewing program 1 12 comprises multiple image manipulation functions, such as rotating images, zooming in and zooming out, measuring the distance between two points, etc. The viewing program 1 12 also allows users to read the patient demographics and exam information associated with the image data. The viewing program 112 used in the preferred embodiment is produced by eFilm Medical Inc. located in Toronto, Canada. The viewing program 1 12 used in the preferred embodiment is an abbreviated version with fewer functions and takes less storage space, in order to maximize the storage space for image data on a CD. The image server 200 used in the preferred embodiment is also made by eFil Medical Inc.
The CD production stations 300A, 300B and 300C in the preferred embodiment are produced by Rimage Corporation in Edina, Minnesota. Details about the Rimage CD production stations can be found in U.S. Patent Nos. 5,542,768, 5,734,629, 5,914,918, 5,946,276, and 6,041,703, which are incorporated herein by reference in their entirety. The application server 1 10 in the preferred embodiment runs on a personal computer running a 400MHz
Celeron or Pentium ll/lll chip, with Windows 98 or NT as the operating system.
FIGURE 2 illustrates sample records of one embodiment of an image input device profile table 120. The image input device profile table 120 contains a profile record for each image input device. Each image input device's profile record comprises: (1) an "auto-produce" logical field 250 indicating whether medical image data from this image input device should be produced on CD automatically by the image production system 100, (2) a "target production station" field 252 identifying one of the production stations 300A, 300B or 300C on which medical image data is to be produced, and (3) a "related data storage" 254 field identifying the medical image data storage units in which to search for the related image data. A medical image data storage unit is a storage unit that stores medical image data and is connected to the application server 1 10. In one embodiment, a medical image data storage unit is connected to the application server 1 10 through the image server 200. In the preferred embodiment, PACS 204 is such a medical image data storage unit.
In FIGURE 2, the sample profile table 120 contains profile records for MRI Machine I, MRI Machine II, and Ultrasound Machine I. For MRI Machine I, the "auto-produce" field 250 contains a "yes" value, directing the image production system 100 to automatically produce image data originating from MRI Machine I on portable digital recording medium. Its "target production station" field 252 contains a "Production Station A" value, directing the image production system 100 to produce image data originating from MRI Machine I on production station A. Its "related data storage" field 254 is "PACS I", directing the image production system 100 to retrieve related medical image data from PACS I. For MRI Machine II, the "auto-produce" field 250 is "no", directing the image production system 100 to not automatically produce image data originating from MRI Machine II on portable digital recording medium. Since image data from MRI Machine II will not be automatically produced, the "target production station" field 252 and the "related data storage" field 254 are irrelevant. For Ultrasound Machine I, the "auto-produce" field 250 is "yes", and its "target production" filed 252 is "Production Station B". Its "related data storage" field 254 contains a value of "PACS I, PACS II", directing the image production system 100 to search PACS I and PACS II for related medical image data. FIGURE 3 illustrates a process of the application server 1 10 receiving image data from the image server 200, processing the received image data, and transmitting such data to the production station 300A, 300B or 300C. The application server 110 continuously monitors the image server database 202 in step 122. In one embodiment, the application server continuously "pings" the network address corresponding to the image server 200 on the network that connects the application server 110 with the image server 200. Still referring to FIGURE 3, the application server 110 determines if the image server database 202 is changing, in step 124. In the preferred embodiment, the application server 1 10 makes that determination by detecting whether the image server database 202 is increasing in size. If there is no change in the image server database 202, then the application server 1 10 returns to step 122 to continue monitoring. If there is change in the image server database 202, then the application server 1 10 proceeds to step 126 and time-stamps the moment that the change started. The application server 110 then proceeds to step 128 and waits for an interval, typically 35 to 65 seconds. After the interval, the application server 1 10 checks whether the image server database 202 is still changing, in step 130. If the image server database 202 is still changing then the application server 1 10 returns to step 128 to wait for another interval. If the image server database 202 is no longer changing, then the application server 1 10 proceeds to step 132 and copies the data changed since the time-stamped moment. This changed data is copied from the image server database 202 to the application server database 1 14.
The application server 110 proceeds to step 134 and finds the input image device name or identification number from the newly received image data. In the preferred embodiment, image data from the image server database 202 are stored in DICOM format, and the input image device name or identification number is stored in the header of the DICOM format image data file. The input image device name/ID indicates the origin of the newly received data. The application server 1 10 proceeds to step 136 and uses the found input image device name/ID to find a corresponding profile record in the image input device profile table 120. If the profile record has an "auto-produce" field 250 with a "no" value, the application server 110 returns from step 138 to step 122 to continue monitoring the image server database 202. If the "auto-produce" field 250 contains a "yes" value, the application server 110 proceeds from step 1 8 to step 140, and determines the target production station 300A, 300B or 300C from the "target production station" field 252 of the profile record. In step 140, the application server 1 10 also determines the value in the "related data storage" field 254 of the profile record.
Still referring to FIGURE 3, in step 142, the application server 1 10 sends a copy of the newly received data, along with a copy of the viewing program 1 12, to the target production station 300A, 300B or 300C identified in step 140. With the viewing program attached, the image data on each CD produced by the target production station 300A, 300B or 300C can be viewed on any computer that accepts the CD, regardless of whether that computer has its own viewing program installed. In one embodiment, the data received in step 132 is stored in the application server database 1 14 before it is transmitted to the target production station 300A, 300B or 300C in step 142. In another embodiment, the application server 1 10 transmits the data received in step 132 to the target production station 300A, 300B or 300C, without storing a copy of the data in the application server database 1 14.
In one embodiment, the application server 1 10 does not send a copy of the viewing program 1 12 to the target production station during step 142. Rather, the application server 1 10 sends a copy of the received medical image data to the production station 300A, 300B or 300C to be recorded on pre-burned CDs. Each pre-burned CD contains a viewing program already recorded onto the CD before step 142. In step 142, the application server 1 10 also sends configuration data to the target production station 300A,
300B or 300C. The configuration data comprises a label-printing file comprising the specification for printing labels on top of the CDs, and a "number of copies" value indicating the number of copies of CDs to be produced. A typical specification in the label-printing file may specify information such as patient name, exam modality, hospital name, physician name, production date, etc. to.be printed by the target production station as a label on the top of each CD produced.
Still referring to FIGURE 3, in step 143, the application server 1 10 searches the application server database 1 14 for image data related to the newly received data. The application server 1 10 then searches the PACS systems identified in the "related data storage" field 254 in step 140 for data related to the newly received data. Some PACS systems each comprise a primary image data storage and an archive image data storage, and the application server 1 10 searches both the primary image data storage and the archive image data storage on these PACS systems. The application server 1 10 is connected to the PACS systems through the image server 200. The application server 110 retrieves found related data from the PACS systems and stores a copy of such found related data in the application server database 1 14. The application server 110 sends a copy of related data that are found from the application server database 1 14 or the PACS systems to the target production station 300A, 300B or 300C. The medical image data originally received in step 132 and the related medical image data are produced by the target production station 300A, 300B or 300C on the same CDs for comparative study.
For each CD to be produced, the application server 1 10 adds one audit record to the production history database 116 in step 144. The new audit record comprises the identification number of the CD and other relevant information about the CD, such as the physician who requested the production (if any), and the names of the patients whose exam images are on that CD. Steps 142, 143 and 144 may be executed immediately before, concurrent with, or immediately after one another.
The target production station 300A, 300B or 300C produces the CDs containing the medical image data and the viewing program sent to it, and prints a label on top of every CD, corresponding to the specification in the label- printing file. The number of CDs produced corresponds to the "number of copies" number sent by the application server
1 10 in step 142. When the target production station has produced the CDs, the production station returns a
"completed" signal to the application server 110. The application server 1 10 waits for this signal in step 146.
Still referring to FIGURE 3, in step 148, the application server 1 10 updates the audit records in the production history database 116 that were created in step 144. For each CD produced, the application 1 10 server updates the date and time of production for that CD's audit record. The application server 110 also updates the status value for that CD's audit storage record from "processing" to "successful". The application server 110 then continues monitoring the image server database 202 as in step 122.
FIGURE 4 illustrates a process of a user selecting and ordering the production of image data stored on the application server 1 10. A user, typically a physician or physician's assistant, accesses the application server database 114 from a browsing terminal 400A, 400B or 400C connected to a network 600. In one embodiment, the user launches a browser such as Microsoft Internet Explorer or Netscape Communicator, and specifies a network address corresponding to the application server 110, in step 150. In another embodiment, the user clicks a pre-defined icon that directly launches a browser connecting to the application server 1 10. The application server 1 10 prompts the user to enter a password or an identification name coupled with a password, in step 152. The application server 110 checks if the entered identification/password is authorized in step 154. If the entered identification/password is not authorized the user is returned to step 152 to re-enter the identification/password, or disconnected from the application server 1 10. If the entered identification/password is authorized then the user is allowed access to the application server database 1 14 and the application server 1 10 proceeds to step 156.
Still referring to FIGURE 4, in step 156 the user is prompted to select a patient from a list of patients with exam images in the application server database 1 14. The user is then shown a list of the selected patient's exams, and is prompted to select one or more exams of that patient, in step 158. When the user indicates that he/she has completed selecting all exams for that patient, the user is asked in step 160 whether to select another patient from the list of patients. If the user answers "yes", the user is returned to step 156 to select another patient. If the user answers "no", the user proceeds to step 162. In another embodiment, when a user selects a patient, all exams belonging to that patient will be automatically selected without prompting for user selection. In yet another embodiment, the user is not prompted to select patients, but is only prompted to select exams from a list of all exams for all patients contained in the application server database 1 14.
When the user indicates that he/she has completed selecting, the user is prompted to select a production station from a list of production stations 300A, 300B and 300C in step 162. The user is also prompted to enter additional label text to be printed as labels on the CDs to be produced, to supplement the text printed according to the specification of the label-printing file. The user can advantageously select the production station located closest to his/her office. In one embodiment, only one production station is connected to the application server 110, and the lone production station will be the selected production station without prompting for user selection. In one embodiment, the user is also prompted to select the number of copies of CDs to be produced. In another embodiment, the number of copies is set at one without prompting for user direction. As described above in connection with FIGURE 3, in step 164, the application server 1 10 sends a copy of the image data of the selected exams for the selected patients to the selected production station, along with a copy of the viewing program 1 12, and configuration data comprising a label-printing file, additional label text, and a number indicating the number of copies of CDs to be produced. The production station 300A, 300B or 300C then produces one or more CDs containing the selected exams for the selected patients and the viewing program, with labels printed on top of the CDs according to the specification in the label-printing file and the user-entered additional label text.
In another embodiment, a user accesses the application server database 1 14 not from a browsing terminal 400A, 400B or 400C, but directly from the display terminal 1 18. In this embodiment the user directly proceeds from step 152. In this embodiment the user is typically a programmer or operator of the image production system 100.
FIGURE 5 illustrates a process of a user selecting and ordering the production of image data stored on the application server 110, with the additional option of selecting and ordering the production of related data for comparative study. As described above in connection with FIGURE 4, a user connects to the application server 1 10 from a browsing terminal 400A, 400B or 400C in step 170. The user enters identification information and a password in step 172. Step 174 determines whether the user is authorized to access the application server database 1 14. If authorized, the user is prompted to select a patient in step 176, and selects exams of the selected patient in step 178. The user is then asked in step 180 if he/she desires to find related data of that patient for comparative study.
If the user answers yes, the application server 110 then searches for related data. The application server 1 10 finds the image input device profile table 120 profile record corresponding to the image input device from which the selected data originates, identifies the list of PACS systems stored in the "related data storage" field 254, and searches these PACS systems for related data. In another embodiment, once the user has selected a patient/exam combination, the application server 1 10 automatically searches for related data without asking for user direction. In this embodiment, the application server 110 alerts the user if related data are found. In one embodiment, the application server 1 10 also searches the application server database 1 14 for related medial image data. Still referring to FIGURE 5, the user is then prompted to select all or some of the related data from the list of found related data for production, in step 184. In another embodiment, all found related data are automatically selected by the application server 1 10 for production, without prompting for user selection.
The user is then prompted to select another patient in step 186. After the user has completed selecting all patients, the user is prompted to select a CD production station 300A, 300B or 300C in step 188. The user is also prompted to enter additional label text. In step 190, the application server 1 10 then sends a copy of the original and selected related data, along with a copy of the viewing program 1 12, a number indicating the number of copies to be produced, additional label text, and a label-printing file to the selected production station 300A, 300B or 300C for production.
The above paragraphs describe the application server 110 with one database 114 for image data storage. In another embodiment, the application server 1 10 includes two databases for image data storage: a new data database and a storage data database. The new data database stores only the most recent batch of new data just received from the image server 200. After the data in the new data database is sent to a production station 300A, 300B or 300C, the application server 110 erases data in the new data database. The storage data database stores all data that has ever been received from the image server database 202. In the processes described by FIGURE 4 and FIGURE 5, a user selects images for production from the storage data database.
Several modules are described in the specification and the claims. The modules may advantageously be configured to reside on an addressable storage medium and configured to execute on one or more processors. The modules may include, but are not limited to, software or hardware components that perform certain tasks. Thus, a module may include, for example, object-oriented software components, class components, processes methods, functions, attributes, procedures, subroutines, segments of program code, drivers, firmware, microcode, circuitry, data, databases, data structures, tables, arrays, and variables. Modules may be integrated into a smaller number of modules. One module may also be separated into multiple modules.
Although the foregoing has been a description and illustration of specific embodiments of the invention, various modifications and changes can be made thereto by persons skilled in the art, without departing from the scope and spirit of the invention as defined by the following claims.

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I. A system for recording a first set of medical image data on a portable digital recording medium, comprising: a receiving module configured to receive said first set of medical image data; a processing module configured to process said first set of medical image data; and an output module configured to transmit said first set of medical image data to a first device configured to record said first set of medical image data on said portable digital recording medium, wherein a viewing program configured to view said first set of medical image data is stored on said portable digital recording medium.
2. The system of Claim 1, wherein said viewing program is recorded on said portable digital recording medium by said first device.
3. The system of Claim 1, wherein said first device is configured to print a label on said portable digital recording medium.
4. The system of Claim 3, wherein said output module is configured to transmit a label-specification file to said first device, and wherein said first device is configured to print said label on portable digital recording medium according to the specification in said label-specification file.
5. The system of Claim 1, wherein said processing module is configured to create and store audit information of said portable digital recording medium.
6. The system of Claim 1, wherein said processing module is configured to communicate with one or more browsing terminals.
7. The system of Claim 1, wherein said portable digital recording medium is an optical disk.
8. The system of Claim 7, wherein said portable digital recording medium is a CD or DVD.
9. The system of Claim 1, wherein said processing module is configured to retrieve a second set of medical image data that are related to said first set of medical image data, and wherein said output module is configured to transmit said second set of medical image data to said first device.
10. The system of Claim 1, wherein said receiving module is configured to receive said first set of medical image data from an image server.
I I. The system of Claim 10, wherein said receiving module is configured to receive said first set of medical image data continuously from said image server.
12. The system of Claim 1, wherein said receiving module is configured to receive said first set of medical image data in a DICOM-compatible data format.
13. A method of storing a first set of medical image data on a portable digital recording medium, comprising: receiving said first set of medical image data; processing said first set of medical image data; and storing said first set of medical image data on said portable digital recording medium, wherein a viewing program configured to view said first set of medical image data is stored on said portable digital recording medium.
14. The method of Claim 13, wherein said viewing program is stored on said portable digital recording medium after the step of processing said first set of medical image data.
15. The method of Claim 13, wherein the step of storing said first set of medical image data comprises transmitting said first set of medical image data to a device configured to record said first set of medical image data on said portable digital recording medium.
16. The method of Claim 13, further comprising: creating audit information regarding said portable digital recording medium; and storing said audit information.
17. The system of Claim 13, wherein the step of processing said first set of medical image data comprises retrieving a second set of medical image data that are related to said first set of medical image data, and wherein the step of storing said first set of medical image data on portable digital recording medium comprises storing said second set of medical image data on said portable digital recording medium.
18. The method of Claim 13, wherein said portable digital recording medium is an optical disk.
19. The method of Claim 18, wherein said portable digital recording medium is a CD or DVD.
20. The method of Claim 13, wherein the step of receiving said first set of medical image data comprises receiving said first set of medical image data from an image server.
21. The method of Claim 20, wherein the step of receiving said first set of medical image data comprises receiving said first set of medical image data continuously from said image server.
22. The method of Claim 13, wherein the step of receiving said first set of medical image data comprises receiving said first set of medical image data in DICOM-compatible data format.
23. A method of selecting medical image data for recording on a portable digital recording medium, comprising: connecting a browsing terminal to a computer database storing medical image data; from said browsing terminal, selecting a first set of said medical image data stored on said computer database; and recording said selected first set of medical image data on said portable digital recording medium, wherein a viewing program configured to view said first set of medical image data is stored on said portable digital recording medium.
24. The method of Claim 23, further comprising: creating audit information regarding said portable digital recording medium; and storing said audit information.
25. The method of Claim 23, wherein said portable digital recording medium is an optical disk.
26. The method of Claim 25, wherein said portable digital recording medium is a CD or DVD.
27. The method of Claim 23, further comprising: retrieving a second set of medical image data that are related to said selected first set of medical image data; and recording said retrieved second set of medical image data on said portable digital recording medium.
28. The method of Claim 23, wherein the step of recording said selected first set of medical image data comprises: from said browsing terminal, selecting, on the basis of said first set of medical image data, a first production device configured to record said first set of medical image data on said portable digital recording medium; and transmitting said first set of medical image data to said first production device.
29. A method of selecting a first set of medical image data for recording on a portable digital recording medium, comprising: connecting a browsing terminal to a computer database storing medical image data; from said browsing terminal, selecting a first set of said medical image data stored on said computer database; retrieving a second set of medical image data that are related to said selected first set of medical image data; and recording said selected first set of medical image data and said retrieved second set of medical image data on said portable digital recording medium.
30. The method of Claim 28, wherein the step of retrieving a second set of medical image data comprises retrieving said second set of medical image data from said computer database.
31. A system for recording medical image data on a portable digital recording medium, comprising: a receiving module configured to receive a first set of medical image data; a processing module configured to process said first set of medical image data and configured to retrieve a second set of medical image data that are related to said first set of medical image data; and an output module configured to transmit said first set of medical image data and said second set of medical image data to a production device configured to record said first set of medical image data and said second set of medical image data on said portable digital recording medium.
32. The system of Claim 30, wherein said system is connected to a medical image data storage unit, and wherein said processing module is configured to retrieve said second set of medical image data from said medical image data storage unit.
33. The system of Claim 30, wherein said system is connected to multiple medical image data storage units, wherein said first set of medical image data originates from an originating image input device, wherein said processing module is configured to determine, on the basis of said originating image input device, a first set of medical image storage units from said multiple medical image data storage units, and wherein said processing module is configured to retrieve said second set of medical image data from said first set of medical image storage units.
34. A method of storing a first set of medical image data on a portable digital recording medium, comprising: receiving said first set of medical image data; processing said first set of medical image data; and optionally storing said first set of medical image data on said portable digital recording medium, wherein a viewing program configured to view said first set of medical image data is stored on said portable digital recording medium.
35. The method of Claim 33, wherein said step of processing said first set of medical image data comprises determining an originating image input device of said first set of medical image data, and wherein the step of optionally storing said first set of medical image data comprises determining, on the basis of said originating image input device, whether to store said first set of medical image data on said portable digital recording medium.
36. A method of storing a first set of medical image data on a portable digital recording medium, comprising: receiving said first set of medical image data in an application server; processing said first set of medical image data in said application server; connecting said application server to a first production device and a second production device, said first production device and said second production device each configured to record said first set of medical image data on said portable digital recording medium; selecting, on the basis of said first set of medical image data, a target production device from a list of said first production device and said second production device; transmitting said first set of medical image data to said target production device.
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