Method, apparatus, and computer program product for preparing a medical report

US10803980B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Siemens Aktiengesellschaft · DE

Inventors

• Karlheinz Glaser-Seidnitzer · Ergolding, DE
• Andrew John Hewett · Erlangen, DE
• Martin Huber · Uttenreuth, DE
• Gerhard Kohl · Fairview Avenue, DE
• Michael Rusitska · Erlangen, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Sep 29, 2015
• Grant date: Oct 13, 2020
• Expiry date: Jul 18, 2038

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G16H15/00
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

A user interacts with a medical imaging system and a medical reporting system to prepare a medical report. The medical reporting system includes report templates for medical reports. The report templates include placeholder fields with unique placeholder designations and metadata. After a user entry in the medical imaging system to select an image dataset, the image dataset and analysis tools are made available to the user. After a user entry in the medical reporting system to select a report template, a report template is made available. Placeholders contained in the selected report template are displayed with corresponding placeholder designations and metadata, automatically sent to the imaging system, and displayed as data requests. According to the data requests displayed, the data corresponding to the data requests is ascertained or determined by the user and assigned to the placeholder designations. A report editor automatically saves the data in the placeholder fields.