Patent ID: 8473312
Filing Date: 2013-06-25
Classification: G06F,G16H,G16Z

Abstract:
1. A method for restricting unauthorized access to a patient's diagnostic images, the method including the following steps: (a) storing patient identification data in a first database; (b) storing a diagnostic image associated with the patient in a second database; (c) generating an image derived key from a unique pixel sequence extracted from a first region of the patient's diagnostic image and associating the image derived key with the patient; (d) generating, by a processor, an access code header including the unique pixel sequence; (e) indexing each of the patient identification data stored in the first database and the diagnostic image associated with the patient in the second database with the access code header; (f) receiving the image derived key from an authorized user; and (g) securely retrieving, by a processor, the diagnostic image by matching, the image derived key to the access code header of the indexed patient identification data from the first database and to the access code header of the diagnostic image stored in the second database.