Patent ID: 7383511

Claim:
A medical image management system comprising: a portable image data reception device, which is connectable to medical image data storage means installed in a medical facility, having a function of receiving medical image data sets stored in the medical image data storage means from the medical image data storage means and a function of storing the medical image data sets; and an image data storage apparatus, which is connectable to the portable image data reception device, having a function of receiving the medical image data sets transmitted from the portable image data reception device and function of storing the image data sets, wherein each of the medical image data sets received by the image data storage apparatus includes accompanying information; the image data storage apparatus determines a storage expiration period of each of the medical image data sets stored therein, according to the accompanying information; and the image data storage apparatus comprises storage period management means for managing the storage expiration period of each of the medical image data sets stored therein.