Multi-image viewer for multi-sourced images
US9934356B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 31, 2011 |
| Grant date | Apr 3, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 30, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG16H30/20
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The systems, methods, and GUIs of the present invention not only have the ability to display DICOM and non-DICOM images simultaneously, side-by-side in a single viewer, but also display a timeline corresponding to more than one healthcare study. A selection of more than one healthcare study from different sources, without requiring a single storage repository or single PACS system, is received and a viewer is launched for the selected studies. Any DICOM images are converted to a non-DICOM format such that non-DICOM images from the more than one healthcare study side-by-side in the viewer. A timeline corresponding to more than one healthcare study for a patient is provided. From the timeline, images from different sources can be selected and displayed side-by-side in the viewer in a non-DICOM format.
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