Patent ID: 8712798
Filing Date: 2014-04-29
Classification: A61B,G16H

Abstract:
1. A medical diagnostic imaging system for acquiring images of a patient, the imaging system being coupled to a hospital network which hospital network includes a hospital database which stores patient data including patient images, and a plurality of hospital computers, the imaging system comprising: a scanner which scans the patient using a selected examination protocol to generate image data; a scanner control which controls the scanner, the scanner control being coupled to the scanner and the hospital network; a display, an applications database which is configurable by a user; an examination protocol database which stores a plurality of examination protocols; an interface which causes the display to display interactive user interface screens on the display, which user interface screens allow the user to configure the applications database, enter a patient's limiting parameters, select from the plurality of selectable examination protocols, and interactively control the scanner by activating icons and buttons displayed thereon; a computer to: