IPC분류정보
국가/구분 |
United States(US) Patent
등록
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국제특허분류(IPC7판) |
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출원번호 |
US-0423513
(2012-03-19)
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등록번호 |
US-8612253
(2013-12-17)
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발명자
/ 주소 |
- Backhaus, Brent
- Backhaus, Lorna
- Ebesu, Dean
- Gleeson, Tom J.
- Weinblatt, Deke
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출원인 / 주소 |
- Virtual Radiologic Corporation
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대리인 / 주소 |
Schwegman Lundberg & Woessner, P.A.
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인용정보 |
피인용 횟수 :
2 인용 특허 :
59 |
초록
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Enhanced techniques for the extraction and use of metadata from medical images are disclosed herein. Based on the information in the metadata, specific processing may be performed within an image order management system, radiology information system (RIS), or like system. A radiology read order may
Enhanced techniques for the extraction and use of metadata from medical images are disclosed herein. Based on the information in the metadata, specific processing may be performed within an image order management system, radiology information system (RIS), or like system. A radiology read order may be created, pre-populated, and transmitted via a processing system (e.g., a teleradiology image order management system) based on the metadata within the radiology image. For example, this metadata may exist within the header of a DICOM-formatted image data file or a DICOM communication protocol transmission. The processing system may then provide the pre-populated read order back to the source of the medical images for verification and submission. Other processing actions may also occur based on information extracted from the image metadata, such as custom workflows and handling based on an originating facility, or transferring the images to a particular radiologist or location.
대표청구항
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1. A method for processing medical diagnostic imaging orders using medical image data, comprising: receiving a portion of the medical imaging data at an image order processing server, the medical imaging data relating to a medical diagnostic imaging procedure conducted at a medical imaging facility,
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A method for processing medical diagnostic imaging orders using medical image data, comprising: receiving a portion of the medical imaging data at an image order processing server, the medical imaging data relating to a medical diagnostic imaging procedure conducted at a medical imaging facility, wherein the received portion is less than all of the medical imaging data relating to the medical diagnostic imaging procedure;processing the received portion of the medical imaging data, at the image order processing server, to extract at least a portion of data from the received portion of the medical imaging data;creating and populating a medical diagnostic imaging order, at the image order processing server, from at least one data value provided by the extracted data, wherein the medical diagnostic imaging order is created and populated from the received portion of the medical imaging data;electronically transmitting the medical diagnostic imaging order to the medical imaging facility for verification of the medical diagnostic imaging order, wherein the medical diagnostic imaging order is electronically transmitted to the medical imaging facility for verification prior to receiving all of the medical imaging data relating to the medical diagnostic imaging procedure; andselecting, at the image order processing server in response to successful verification of the medical diagnostic imaging order at the medical imaging facility, a client computing system for receipt of the medical diagnostic imaging order, using at least one data value indicated in the verified medical diagnostic imaging order, wherein the client computing system is associated with at least one particular user. 2. The method of claim 1, wherein the medical imaging data is received at the image order processing server in a first HL7-compliant communication, and wherein the medical diagnostic imaging order is transmitted to the medical imaging facility for verification in a second HL7-compliant communication. 3. The method of claim 1, wherein the portion of data from the medical imaging data providing the extracted data is provided from metadata of a first image of a plurality of images being received at the image order processing server. 4. The method of claim 1, further comprising: electronically transmitting the medical diagnostic imaging order and associated medical imaging data originating from the medical diagnostic imaging procedure to the client computing system. 5. The method of claim 1, wherein the at least one data value indicated in the verified medical diagnostic imaging order includes data usable to determine one or more parameters for a diagnostic evaluation of medical imaging data originating from the medical diagnostic imaging procedure, the one or more parameters including one or more of: specialization, credentialing, doctor licensing, one or more medical imaging facility preferences, or one or more image order processing server preferences. 6. The method of claim 1, wherein the at least one data value indicated in the verified medical diagnostic imaging order includes one or more of: a patient identifier, a medical imaging facility identifier, sex of a patient, age of a patient, a type of modality performing the medical diagnostic imaging procedure, a final or preliminary read identifier of the medical diagnostic imaging procedure, a type of medical diagnostic imaging procedure, a type of medical condition, or a type of scan to which the medical diagnostic imaging procedure relates. 7. The method of claim 1, wherein the at least one particular user associated with the client computing system is a radiologist user, wherein the radiologist user is selected by the image order processing server at least in part from an identification of the medical imaging facility, the identification of the medical imaging facility derived from an identifier of the medical imaging facility indicated in the verified medical diagnostic imaging order. 8. The method of claim 7, wherein the identifier of the medical imaging facility is used to verify one or more of: credentialing of the radiologist with the medical imaging facility, licensing of the radiologist with a jurisdiction containing the medical imaging facility, or a medical imaging facility preference relating to at least one of the radiologist or the medical diagnostic imaging order. 9. The method of claim 1, further comprising: associating, using the image order processing server, the verified medical diagnostic imaging order with one or more assignment parameters for assignment of the verified medical diagnostic imaging order to a radiologist user, the one or more assignment parameters including one or more of: a radiologist work schedule, a medical facility preference for one or more radiologists, one or more radiologist contract terms, one or more radiologist compensation metrics, radiologist subspecialty information, radiologist licensing information, radiologist credentialing information, radiologist location information, or historical radiologist performance metrics;wherein the at least one particular user associated with the client computing system is the radiologist user, and wherein the radiologist user is selected from a plurality of radiologists based on the assignment parameters. 10. The method of claim 1, wherein the medical imaging data received at the image order processing server includes one or more image data files and an HL7-compliant communication, wherein processing the medical imaging data includes processing one or more data values provided within the HL7-compliant communication to extract data stored therein, and processing metadata provided within the image data files to extract data stored therein, and wherein the at least one data value provided by the extracted data includes at least one of: one or more data values extracted from the HL7-compliant communication, or one or more data values extracted from the one or more image data files. 11. The method of claim 1, wherein the medical imaging data is provided by a series of radiology image data files, and wherein processing the medical imaging data includes processing an image data file received in the series of radiology image data files to extract metadata stored therein, wherein the series of radiology image data files is provided in a DICOM format, and wherein the metadata stored therein is provided within a DICOM-formatted header. 12. The method of claim 11, wherein the metadata stored in the series of radiology image data files is provided in a format particular to a medical device generating the medical imaging data. 13. The method of claim 1, wherein the medical imaging data is modified by the image order processing system prior to electronic transmission to the client computing system. 14. The method of claim 1, wherein verification of the medical diagnostic imaging order includes receiving and incorporating one or more changes to the medical diagnostic imaging order from a medical professional at the medical imaging facility. 15. A method for processing medical diagnostic imaging orders and imaging data, comprising: receiving, at a processing server, medical diagnostic order data from a medical imaging facility, the medical diagnostic order data relating to a medical diagnostic imaging procedure of a patient;receiving, at the processing server, a first set of imaging data from the medical imaging facility, the imaging data produced from the medical diagnostic imaging procedure of the patient;processing the imaging data, with the processing server, to extract metadata stored therein, wherein the metadata is extracted from the first set of the imaging data received at the processing server, wherein the first set of the imaging data is less than all of the medical imaging data produced from the medical diagnostic imaging procedure;correlating, with the processing server, the medical diagnostic order data with the imaging data based on the metadata, wherein the medical diagnostic order data is correlated with the imaging data prior to receiving additional imaging data from the medical imaging facility produced from the medical diagnostic imaging procedure; andselecting, with the processing server, a computing system associated with a particular user for receipt of the medical diagnostic order data and the imaging data, the particular user selected based on the metadata and one or more specifications within the medical diagnostic order data. 16. The method of claim 15, further comprising: transmitting the medical diagnostic order data and the imaging data from the processing server to the selected computing system for diagnostic examination of images in the imaging data according to one or more medical specifications of the medical diagnostic order data. 17. The method of claim 15, wherein the medical diagnostic order data is received from the medical facility within an HL7-compliant communication. 18. The method of claim 15, wherein the processing server receives the medical diagnostic order data from the medical imaging facility prior to receiving the medical imaging data from the medical imaging facility. 19. The method of claim 15, wherein selecting a computing system associated with the particular user for receipt of the medical diagnostic order data and the imaging data includes: selecting, using the processing server, a medical professional user associated with the computing system, the medical professional user being credentialed with the medical imaging facility and licensed to practice in a jurisdiction associated with the medical imaging facility. 20. The method of claim 15, wherein the particular user is a particular radiologist, and wherein selecting the computing system associated with the particular user for receipt of the medical diagnostic order data and the imaging data includes: associating, using the processing server, at least one of the medical diagnostic order data or the imaging data with one or more assignment parameters for receipt of the medical diagnostic order data and the imaging data by the computing system associated with the particular radiologist, the one or more assignment parameters including one or more of: a radiologist work schedule, a medical facility preference for one or more radiologists, one or more radiologist contract terms, one or more radiologist compensation metrics, radiologist subspecialty information, radiologist licensing information, radiologist credentialing information, radiologist location information, or one or more historical radiologist performance metrics. 21. A system for processing medical imaging orders using medical image data received via a network, comprising: an image order processing server connected to the network, the image order processing server including a processor, memory, and instructions configured for execution on the processor and the memory, the instructions configured to:receive a portion of the medical imaging data via the network, the medical imaging data relating to a medical diagnostic imaging procedure conducted at a medical imaging facility, wherein the received portion is less than all of the medical imaging data relating to the medical diagnostic imaging procedure;process the received portion of the medical imaging data, to extract at least a portion of data from the received portion of the medical imaging data;create and populate a medical diagnostic imaging order from at least one data value provided by the extracted data, wherein the medical diagnostic imaging order is created and populated from the received portion of the medical imaging data;electronically transmit the medical diagnostic imaging order via the network to the medical imaging facility for verification of the medical diagnostic imaging order, wherein the medical diagnostic imaging order is electronically transmitted to the medical imaging facility for verification prior to performing operations to receive and process a remaining portion of the medical imaging data relating to the medical diagnostic imaging procedure; andselect a particular user associated with a client computing system for receipt of the medical diagnostic imaging order, using at least one data value indicated in the verified medical diagnostic imaging order. 22. A system configured for processing medical diagnostic imaging orders and images received via a network, comprising: a processing server connected to the network, the processing server including a processor, memory, and instructions configured for execution on the processor and the memory, the instructions configured to:receive medical diagnostic order data via the network from a medical imaging facility, the medical diagnostic imaging order data relating to a medical diagnostic imaging procedure of a patient;receive a first set of imaging data via the network from the medical imaging facility, the imaging data produced from the medical diagnostic imaging procedure of the patient;process the imaging data to extract metadata stored therein, wherein the metadata is extracted from the first set of the imaging data received at the processing server, wherein the first set of the imaging data is less than all of the medical imaging data relating to the medical diagnostic imaging procedure;correlate the medical diagnostic order data with the imaging data based on the metadata, wherein the medical diagnostic order data is correlated with the imaging data prior to receiving additional imaging data from the medical imaging facility produced from the medical diagnostic imaging procedure; andselect a particular user associated with a computing system for receipt of the medical diagnostic order data and the imaging data, the particular user selected based on the metadata and one or more specifications within the medical diagnostic order data.
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