Patent ID: 6243095
Filing Date: 2001-06-05
Classification: A61B,G06F,G16H

Abstract:
A method for rapidly selecting and displaying multiple, separate radiologic images on a computer system having a monitor by selectively controlling the transfer of images from a computer memory to the monitor using hand movements substantially corresponding to head and eye movements employed by a user when viewing the multiple separate images on hard copy film as viewed on a multi-viewer, the method including selectively displaying the multiple images on the monitor, the images being multiple, separate images acquired from at least one radiologic examination of a specific patient displaying the images in a defined pattern on the monitor corresponding to the accepted radiologic format in which the images are displayed on the multiviewer, and navigating between images displayed on the monitor by using hand movements to control an input device to recall images from computer memory in a pattern that is the same as said defined, with the pattern which the use would use head and eye movements to navigate between the hardcopy films displayed on the multiviewer, the images or portions of the images being selectively available in at least one rendition with the method facilitating navigation through the images regardless of the number of renditions displayed.