Patent ID: 6614873
Filing Date: 2003-09-02
Classification: A61B,G01N

Abstract:
An interactive integrated medical radiographic system comprising in combination:a radiation source; an electronic imaging radiation detector including an analog to digital converter; a central control device including a CPU and a user interface; and a memory, wherein (a) said radiation source emits on command a radiation beam; (b) said beam is directed to pass through a target and impinge on said electronic; imaging radiation detector, and (c) wherein said central control device is in communication with both the memory, the radiation source, and the imaging radiation detector; the improvement wherein comprises: the central control device is programmed to interact with an operator through the user interface and in response to input by the operator through the user interface, and data stored in the memory, to initialize said imaging detector, to set said radiation source for a desired exam, to retrieve from memory a sequence of steps representing actions by the operator required to perform said desired exam, and to sequentially guide the operator through said sequence of actions.