Patent ID: 7391847
Filing Date: 2008-06-24
Classification: A61B,G01N,G06Q,G16H,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A method for dividing radiological images, the method comprising: sending a first request to an image acquisition system to perform a first radiological examination of a first region of a patient; sending a second request to an image acquisition system to perform a second radiological examination of a second region of the patient, wherein the first and second regions are two distinct regions of the patient; combining the first radiological examination and the second radiological examination into a single acquisition procedure; acquiring images during the single acquisition procedure; tagging each one of the images with a protocol tag; automatically dividing the images based on the protocol tag; and associating each of at least two protocols with either one of the first request and the second request and tagging each one of the images with a single protocol tag for the at least two protocols.