Patent ID: 7289650

Claim:
A method of separating and collating mammogram records, said method including the steps of: inputting patient identification data for a series of N patients, where N≧1, using an inputting device, the identification data stored in a memory of a processor; scanning at least one radiological film mammogram relating to a patient thereby to obtain at least one digitized image of the at least one film mammogram; storing the at least one digitized image in the memory of the processor; providing and scanning a separator film having identifiable features which when scanned identify the film as a separator film, and positioning the separator film immediately after the at least one radiological film of the patient; and repeating said steps of scanning, storing, and providing for the remaining film mammograms for the N patients in a film mammogram queue; wherein the separator films allow for associating the at least one film mammogram between each of two nearest separator films in sequential fashion with the inputted identification data of the series of N patients.