Patent ID: 6976231
Filing Date: 2005-12-13
Classification: G06F,G16H

Abstract:
1. An image selecting apparatus comprising: storing means for storing a plurality of images; a display screen for displaying a list of the images stored in the storing means; image specifying means for specifying a desired one of the images from the image list displayed on the screen; property item specifying means for specifying a desired one of image property items; and collective image selection means for collectively selecting, in the case where the desired one of the images has been specified by the image specifying means and the desired one of image property items has been specified, all stored images having the same property as in the specified image property item of the specified image, wherein the image property items have a hierarchical structure and the collective image selection means collectively selects, in the case where the specified image property item is in a hierarchical level other than a highest level, all images having the same properties as in the property items in the hierarchical level of the specified property item and in higher levels and the hierarchical structure of the image property items includes a plurality of image property items having a plurality of hierarchical levels which are higher than that of “Image” and lower than that of “Patient”; and the property item specifying means specifies a desired one of image property items at each level.