# US 10,872,690 B2 · System and method for remote visualization of medical images > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 10,872,690 B2 - Document ID: US10872690B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 16/202,997 - Filed: 2018-11-28 - Published: 2020-05-28 - Granted: 2020-12-22 - Earliest claimed: 2018-11-28 - Assignees: General Electric Company - Applicants: General Electric Company - Inventors: Laurent Node-Langlois; Julio-Gustavo Perez-Fernandez - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10872690B2 ## CPC - G16H 30/20: for handling medical images, e.g. DICOM, HL7 or PACS - A61B 5/0013: {Medical image data (A61B1/00011, A61B6/56, A61B8/56 take precedence)} - A61B 6/032: {Transmission computed tomography [CT]} - A61B 6/4411: {the apparatus being modular (A61B6/4283 takes precedence)} - A61B 6/462: {characterised by constructional features of the display} - A61B 6/468: {allowing annotation or message recording} - A61B 6/563: {involving image data transmission via a network} - A61B 90/37: {Surgical systems with images on a monitor during operation} - G16H 30/40: for processing medical images, e.g. editing - G16H 40/67: for remote operation - A61B 6/037: {Emission tomography} - A61B 6/4405: {the apparatus being movable or portable, e.g. handheld or mounted on a trolley} - A61B 6/463: {characterised by displaying multiple images or images and diagnostic data on one display} - A61B 8/462: {characterised by constructional features of the display} - A61B 8/468: {allowing annotation or message recording} - A61B 90/361: {Image-producing devices, e.g. surgical cameras} - A61B 2090/372: {Details of monitor hardware} - A61B 2090/374: {NMR or MRI} - A61B 2090/376: {using X-rays, e.g. fluoroscopy} - G16H: HEALTHCARE INFORMATICS, i.e. INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR THE HANDLING OR PROCESSING OF MEDICAL OR HEALTHCARE DATA - A61B: DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION (usefulness limited to only animals A61D) ## Abstract A system for remote visualization of medical images is disclosed. The system comprises an imaging device for acquiring image data of an anatomy of a subject, and a display communicably coupled to the imaging device. The system also includes a mobile device communicating with the imaging device and the display over a dedicated communication channel, wherein the mobile device comprises one or more applications, wherein an application of the one or more applications is configured to receive the image data from one or more of the imaging device and the display, perform tomographic image reconstruction using the image data to generate a tomographic image and present the tomographic image to the user. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A system comprising: an imaging device for acquiring image data of anatomy of a subject; a display communicably coupled to the imaging device; and a database communicable coupled to the imaging device, wherein the database stores one or more pre-operative images a mobile device communicably coupled to the database and communicating with the imaging device and the display over a dedicated communication channel, wherein the mobile device comprises at least one application, wherein an application of the at least one application is configured to: receive the image data from at least one of the imaging device and the display; perform tomographic image reconstruction using the image data to generate a tomographic image; present the tomographic image to a user; receive a preoperative image of the one or more pre-operative images; and present the received preoperative image to the user. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein the tomographic image is generated from the image data acquired live by the imaging device. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein the application of the at least one application is further configured to perform procedural operation on the tomographic image based on user input. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The system of claim 3, wherein the application of the at least one application is further configured to: generate a processed image based on the procedural operation performed on the image; and send the processed image to the database. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The system of claim 4, wherein the procedural operation comprises adding measurements and annotations to the image. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein the display is configured to present a user interface of the mobile device. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein the application of the at least one application is further configured to: present the tomographic image and the received preoperative image simultaneously. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein the display and the application of the at least one application are configured to: simultaneously display the tomographic image. ### Claim 9 A method of visualizing images acquired by a medical imaging device, the method comprising: providing the medical imaging device for acquiring image data of anatomy of a subject; providing a display communicably coupled to the medical imaging device; providing a mobile device communicating with the imaging device and the display over a dedicated communication channel; providing at least one application to operate in the mobile device, wherein an application of the at least one application is configured to: receive the image data from at least one of the imaging device and the display; perform tomographic image reconstruction using the image data to generate a tomographic image; present the tomographic image to a user; and perform a procedural operation on the tomographic image based on a user input, wherein the procedural operation comprises adding measurements or annotations to the image. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The method of claim 9, further comprising providing a database communicably coupled to the imaging device and the mobile device, wherein the database stores pre-operative images, wherein the application is further configured to receive and present a preoperative image of the pre-operative images in the mobile device. ### Claim 11 (depends on 9) The method of claim 9, wherein performing the tomographic image reconstruction comprises generating the tomographic image from the image data acquired live by the imaging device. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The method of claim 11 further comprising: generating a processed image based on the procedural operation performed on the image; and sending the processed image to the database. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The method of claim 12 further comprising presenting a user interface of the mobile device in the display. ### Claim 14 A method of visualizing images acquired by a medical imaging device, the method comprising: receiving a live image by an application in a mobile device communicably coupled to the medical imaging device and a display over a dedicated communication channel, wherein the live image is acquired by the medical imaging device; receiving a pre-operative image by the application from a database communicably coupled to the medical imaging device; and presenting at least one of the live image and the pre-operative image in the mobile device to a user. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The method of claim 14 further comprising mirroring a user interface of the mobile device onto the display. ### Claim 16 (depends on 14) The method of claim 14 further comprising: performing a procedural operation on the live image by the application based on user input; generating a processed image based on the procedural operation; and sending the processed image to the database. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The method of claim 16, wherein the procedural operation comprises adding measurements and annotations to the image. ### Claim 18 (depends on 14) The method of claim 14 wherein the live image is a tomographic image.