Patent ID: 7656551
Filing Date: 2010-02-02
Classification: G06F,G16H

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for acquisition and administration of medical image data, comprising: at least one medical imaging modality that acquires medical image data, said medical imaging modality comprising an operating computer that operates the medical imaging modality; a server having an image data storage, in which said medical image data acquired by said medical imaging modality is stored; at least one workstation computer having an image reproduction device, said workstation computer processing and representing, via said image reproduction device, medical image data from said image data storage of said server or medical image data supplied directly from said medical imaging modality; a data connection placing said operating computer, said server and said workstation computer in data communication with each other; said server being configured for time-resolved identification of the acquisition of said medical image data and for administration of associated performance data for at least one of said server, said workstation computer and said data connection, said performance data comprising activities of said server selected from the group consisting of read activities and write activities, and said performance data being selected from the group consisting of a storage activity of said at least one medical imaging modality, storage activity of said at least one workstation computer, image request activity of said workstation computer, a loading time at said workstation computer for individual medical images, a loading time at said workstation computer for medical images in a series, network traffic entering said server and network traffic exiting said server; and said server having a server image reproduction device and said server being configured to represent said performance data at said server image reproduction device.