Patent ID: 7639852

Claim:
A method for associating data with diagnostic medical image datasets, comprising the steps of: from a processor, causing an overview image of an examination subject to be displayed at a display connected to the processor, said overview image representing an entirety of the body of the examination subject; via an input unit connected to the processor, designating at least one region, as a designated region, in the displayed overview image, said designated region encompassing only a portion of the entirety of the body of the examination shown in the overview image; in said processor, automatically associating text data with the designated region; acquiring a diagnostic medical image dataset representing the designated region of the examination subject and, in said processor, automatically associating said diagnostic medical image dataset with the designated region; in said processor, automatically associating said text data with said diagnostic medical image dataset using the association of said text data with said designated region and the association of said designated region with the diagnostic medical image dataset; and generating a data file comprising said diagnostic medical image dataset associated with said text data and making said data file available at an output of said processor in a form allowing use of the data file to simultaneously display a diagnostic medical image, generated from the diagnostic medical image dataset, and the associated text data.