Patent ID: 7149779
Filing Date: 2006-12-12
Classification: A61B,G16H

Abstract:
1. A medical system architecture comprising: a plurality of imaging modalities for respectively acquiring examination images, said modalities participating in a medical work flow and each of said imaging modalities having a modality console located at the imaging modality for operating the imaging modality; each of said modality consoles having a processor for processing the examination images respectively acquired by the modality having the modality console containing the processor, said processors also allowing data to be entered for association with said examination images; a transmission device connected to said processors for transmitting said data and said examination images from the modality having the modality console containing the processor; a memory connected to said transmission device for storing said data and examination images; a post-processor connected to said transmission system for post-processing said data and examination images; a server connected to said transmission system, said server being a client of an information system relating to said medical workflow; and a message system incorporated in said processors and said post-processor and connected to said server for making information relating to said medical workflow available at said processors, and thus available directly at the respective modality consoles, and said post-processor.