Patent ID: 8784314
Filing Date: 2014-07-22
Classification: A61B,G07C

Abstract:
1. A medical imaging system comprising: a central processing unit; a data storage unit in communication with said central processing unit; a user control input unit in communication with said central processing unit; a display unit in communication with said central processing unit; imaging equipment in electrical communication with said central processing unit; and a biometric authorization unit in electrical communication with said central processing unit, wherein said biometric authorization unit is configured to receive a user input of a biometric identifier, wherein at least one of said central processing unit and said biometric authorization unit is configured to: wherein at least one of said central processing unit and said biometric authorization unit is configured to: wherein the medical imaging system is one of an ultrasound, Computed Tomography (CT), X-ray, Positron Emission Tomography (PET), Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography (SPECT), Electron Beam Tomography (EBT), Magnetic Resonance (MR), and image-guided surgery system, and wherein the biometric identifier is at least one of a fingerprint, handprint, voice, iris, retina, and facial thermogram.