Patent ID: 8483550

Claim:
A method for selecting and recording medical image data onto a data storage medium, the method comprising: retrieving medical image data generated by one or more imaging modalities, the medical image data being formatted in a standard medical imaging format used by computers configured for viewing medical images; storing the medical image data in a data store; receiving a user selection via a user interface, the user selection defining selected medical image data; in response to receiving the user selection, searching for related medical data that is related to the selected medical image data, based on the user selection; and recording, by a robotic disc burner, the selected medical image data, a viewing program, and at least a portion of the related medical data onto a portable non-transitory data storage medium, the selected medical image data being recorded on the data storage medium in the standard medical imaging format, and the viewing program being configured to allow viewing of medical image data stored on the data storage medium on widely accessible computers not specifically configured with standard medical imaging software for viewing of medical images.