Apparatus method medium for selective modification of identification information in an imaging order

A control method of an imaging control apparatus comprising:

• receiving an imaging order from a RIS terminal in communication with the imaging control apparatus;
• determining whether a correction should be made to the imaging order, wherein it is determined that the correction should be made in response to determining that identification information is not included in the imaging order or that the identification information included in the imaging order coincides with identification information associated with a captured image which has already been stored in a PACS terminal in communication with the imaging control apparatus, wherein the identification information identifies an image for capture in accordance with the received imaging order;
• permitting adding identification information upon determining that the correction should be made;
• inhibiting correction of the identification information upon not determining that the correction should be made;
• obtaining identification information upon determining that the correction should be made, wherein second identification information which does not coincide with identification information associated with a captured image which has already been stored in the PACS terminal is obtained when obtained first identification information coincides with identification information associated with a captured image which has already been stored in the PACS terminal, wherein the second identification information is obtained by determining whether the imaging control apparatus can communicate with an issuing system configured to issue identification information of an image which does not coincide with identification information associated with a captured image which has already been stored in the PACS terminal, and by obtaining the second identification information from the issuing system in response to determining that the imaging control apparatus can communicate with the issuing system and generating the second identification information in response to determining that the imaging control apparatus cannot communicate with the issuing system;
• controlling an image capturing apparatus having an image sensor, the image capturing apparatus being controlled to prevent generation of an image of a subject through image capturing in accordance with the imaging order until after processing in said determining step and in said permitting or inhibiting steps;
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• sending an image received from the image capturing apparatus and the obtained identification information to the PACS terminal in response to the determination step determining that the correction should be made, and sending an image received from the image capturing apparatus and the identification information included in the imaging order received in the receiving step in response to the determination step not determining that the correction should be made.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing a program for instructing a computer to perform a method comprising:

• receiving an imaging order from a RIS terminal in communication with an imaging control apparatus;
• determining whether a correction should be made to the imaging order, wherein it is determined that the correction should be made in response to determining that identification information is not included in the imaging order or that the identification information included in the imaging order coincides with identification information associated with a captured image which has already been stored in a PACS terminal in communication with the imaging control apparatus, wherein the identification information identifies an image which is captured in accordance with the received imaging order;
• permitting adding identification information upon determining that the correction should be made;
• inhibiting correction of the identification information upon not determining that the correction should be made;
• obtaining identification information upon determining that the correction should be made, wherein second identification information which does not coincide with identification information associated with a captured image which has already been stored in the PACS terminal is obtained when obtained first identification information coincides with identification information associated with a captured image which has already been stored in the PACS terminal, wherein the second identification information is obtained by determining whether the imaging control apparatus can communicate with an issuing system configured to issue identification information of an image which does not coincide with identification information associated with a captured image which has already been stored in the PACS terminal, and by obtaining the second identification information from the issuing system in response to determining that the imaging control apparatus can communicate with the issuing system and generating the second identification information in response to determining that the imaging control apparatus cannot communicate with the issuing system;
• controlling an image capturing apparatus having an image sensor, the image capturing apparatus being controlled to prevent generation of an image of a subject through image capturing in accordance with the imaging order until after processing in said determining step and in said permitting or inhibiting steps;
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• sending an image received from the image capturing apparatus and the obtained identification information to the PACS terminal in response to the determination step determining that the correction should be made, and sending an image received from the image capturing apparatus and the identification information included in the imaging order received in the receiving step in response to the determination step not determining that the correction should be made.