Patent ID: 6963673
Filing Date: 2005-11-08
Classification: G06T,G16H

Abstract:
1. For a picture archiving and communication system (PACS), a method for partial preprocessing of raw image data at an image acquisition workstation connected to the PACS system, the method comprising: receiving raw image data from an imaging modality at the image acquisition workstation; storing predetermined preprocessing functions applicable to the raw image data, wherein the predetermined preprocessing functions include at least one of a frequency preprocessing function and a contrast preprocessing function; applying, at the image acquisition workstation, at least one and fewer than all of the preprocessing functions to the raw image data to form partially preprocessed raw image data; transmitting the partially preprocessed raw image data to a PACS network, wherein the PACS network includes a preprocessing database and an image database, the preprocessing database utilized for storing the partially preprocessed raw image data, the image database utilized for storing fully preprocessed image data, wherein the fully preprocessed image data is created by applying all of the preprocessing functions to the raw image data to form fully preprocessed image data; and storing the partially preprocessed raw image data in the preprocessing database, wherein at least one of the preprocessing functions is subsequently applied to the partially preprocessed raw image data at a display workstation.