Patent ID: 8018487
Filing Date: 2011-09-13
Classification: A61B,G06F,G16H

Abstract:
1. A computer-implemented quality assurance method for radiology, comprising: retrieving quality assurance and supporting information on an individual patient, from a database of a computer system; receiving information on technical variables from radiographic equipment in the performance of an imaging study on said individual patient; performing one of an analysis on said technical variables to generate a quantitative motion detection index (QMDI) score based on motion detection, or performing a comparison and analysis of an ideal examination imaging study from said database against said technical variables from said imaging study: generating a positional and collimation score on said individual patient, and when said positional and collimation score exceeds a predetermined limit, providing a warning to the user to return said technical variables within said predetermined limit; generating a quality assurance score on said individual patient when said positional and collimation score is acceptable, said quality assurance score being based on said technical variables and said quality assurance and supporting information; and performing a quality assurance analysis of said completed imaging study on said individual patient based on said quality assurance score to determine whether said imaging study should be discarded and repeated on said individual patient to correct for quality assurance issues.