Patent ID: 8370293

Claim:
A computer-implemented method comprising: storing a workflow template comprising a predefined set of workflow stages associated with a type of medical diagnosis or processing, each workflow stage defining one or more image processing operations to be performed, one or more inputs required, and one or more outputs to be generated in each workflow stage; applying the workflow template to medical image data of a patient by sequentially applying the workflow stages to generate a workflow scene having one or more scenes corresponding to one or more workflow stages, said applying the workflow stages comprising performing one or more first operations on the medical image data using one or more inputs required by a first workflow stage of the workflow template to render a first scene and generate first metadata, the first scene representing a first image view of the medical image data; performing one or more second operations on the medical image data using one or more inputs required by a second workflow stage of the workflow template and the first metadata rendering a second scene representing a second image view of the medical image data, wherein the first metadata generated from the first workflow stage contains at least one of parameters and instructions for processing the medical image data by the second workflow stage, including at least one of zooming, viewing projections, removing data from the first stage, quantification of data, and view reformatting, wherein the second image view represents a different view of the medical image data from that represented by the first image view; displaying a plurality of icons in a first panel, each of the icons representing one of the workflow stages of a workflow scene, including a first icon representing the first workflow stage and a second icon representing the second workflow stage; displaying the first image view in a second panel that is concurrently displayed with the first panel; and in response to an activation of the second icon from the first panel, displaying the second image view in the second panel that has been rendered using the first metadata.