Systems and devices for encrypting, converting and interacting with medical images using a mobile device

A mobile conversion and encryption device, comprising:

• a memory comprising encryption settings that provide instructions on the type of encryption required for various types of medical image files and standardized format specifications for output destination types,
• a communication interface configured to detect an unprotected medical image file in a medical image file format from network traffic of a medical imaging device, the medical image file including metadata with information on a destination for the medical image;
• a processor coupled with the memory, the processor configured to:
• convert the medical image to a standardized image file format compatible with the destination based on the information on the destination for the medical image obtained from the metadata and the standardized format specifications;
• encrypt the converted medical image file to create an encrypted medical image file based on the encryption settings;
• and
• transmit the encrypted medical image file to at least one destination via the communication interface.

A method of encrypting and converting a medical image with a mobile device, comprising:

• storing encryption settings that provide instructions on the type of encryption required for various types of medical image files and standardized format specifications for output destination types,
• capturing at least one medical image in an unprotected medical image file format with a medical imaging device, wherein the medical image file includes metadata with information on a destination for the medical image, and wherein the information on the destination for the medical image is received via a user interface on the medical imaging device;
• receiving the unprotected medical image file at a mobile device from the medical imaging device;
• converting, by a processor, the medical image at the mobile device to a standardized image file format compatible with the destination based on the information on the destination for the medical image obtained from the metadata and the stored standardized format specifications;
• encrypting the converted medical image file on the mobile device based on the stored encryption settings;
• and
• transmitting the encrypted medical image file from the mobile device to a server for routing of the encrypted medical image file to the destination for the medical image file.