Patent ID: 8417536

Claim:
An ultrasound laboratory information system comprising: a. a plurality of ultrasound DICOM devices that gather ultrasound image and measurement data information; b. a plurality of computer software modules that obtain measurements and an initial impression, store the ultrasound image and ultrasound measurement data received from the ultrasound DICOM devices, and present the ultrasound image and textual data interpretation to users through a user interface, and allow free form user comments concerning the image; c. a communications network that communicates the ultrasound image and measurement data to the computer modules; and d. a knowledge base server connected to the communications network, the knowledge base server performing the following functions: i. maintaining a glossary of terms relating to the performance of an ultrasound laboratory; ii. analyzing the initial impression, iii. suggesting which measurements should be obtained with the ultrasound devices based on the analysis of the initial impression, iv. comparing the ultrasound measurement data received from the ultrasound DICOM devices against normal value ranges, v. determining valid ranges for the ultrasound measurement data based on the initial impression that support the initial impression and refute the initial impression, vi. indicating if data within the valid ranges has not been obtained and the ultrasound measurement data is thereby indicative of one of ultrasound DICOM device or clinician error, vii. analyzing whether the ultrasound measurement data supports the initial impression.