Patent ID: 6904161

Claim:
A computer-implemented method of executing a medical imaging procedure on a patient, comprising the steps of: creating and storing a workflow template, said workflow template containing a specific desired sequence of predefined medical imaging activities representing a particular medical imaging procedure, wherein each of said predefined medical imaging activities has at least one input connector and at least one output connector, each of said input and output connectors being associated with a data type, wherein links aria created between input and output connectors of different medical imaging activities only where associated data types of such activities are compatible with each other, and only output connectors of preceding activities in said sequence are capable of being linked to input connectors of subsequent activities, wherein said links transfer data from an output connector of one activity to an input connector of a linked activity; retrieving a stored workflow template defining a particular medical imaging procedure desired to be performed; entering into said retrieved workflow template particular patient data for a patient on whom the medical imaging procedure is to be executed; and executing said desired sequence of activities by invoking said workflow template in conjunction with medical imaging acquisition and processing equipment.