Patent ID: 6829378
Filing Date: 2004-12-07
Classification: G06T,G16H

Abstract:
A process of providing a computerized medical image analysis system comprising the steps of:(I) prompting a user to select a system option, said prompting comprising the steps of: (A) providing the user with a set of system options for processing said medical image, said system options comprising: (i) an image analysis request; and (ii) an analysis results retrieval request; (B) requesting that the user select at least one of said system options; and (C) accepting said user selected system options; (II) analyzing a medical image file if the user selected said image analysis request, said analyzing comprising the steps of: (A) requesting that the user provide medical image information, said image information comprising: (i) a location of a medical image file; (ii) a job identifier; and (iii) processing parameters for analyzing said image file; (B) processing said medical image information, said processing comprising the steps of: (i) saving said medical image information in a database; and (ii) transferring said medical image file to said database, wherein said medical image file is obtained from said location of said medical image file; (C) analyzing said medical image file, said analyzing comprising the steps of: (i) transforming said image file, wherein said transforming creates a transformed image file; (ii) storing said transformed image file in said database, wherein said transformed image file is linked to said job identifier; (iii) generating an analysis report, wherein said analysis report contains a medical interpretation of said transformed image file; and (iv) storing said analysis report in said database wherein said analysis report is linked to said job identifier; and (D) notifying the user that said analysis is complete; (III) transferring analysis results to the user if the user selected said analysis results retrieval request, said transferring comprising the steps of: (A) requesting analysis results retrieval transfer information from the user, said analysis results retrieval transfer information comprising: (i) a job identifier; and (ii) an transfer options list, wherein the user can select one or more transfer options from said transfer options list; (B) accepting the analysis results retrieval transfer information provided by the user; (C) performing an analysis results transfer to the user.