Image delivery apparatus

An image distributing apparatus characterized by comprising:

• an image information acquiring means for acquiring image information by photographing a subject to be inspected;
• a memory means for adding retrieving information to said image information and for storing them in it;
• a determining means for acquiring information pertaining to said retrieving information from an information managing server of a hospital information system, which stores and controls information pertaining to said retrieving information, to determine destination terminals of said image information;
• and
• a distributing means for distributing said image information to said destination terminals determined by said determining means.

An image distributing apparatus characterized by comprising:

• an image information acquiring means for acquiring image information by means of a photographing apparatus, which photographs a patient, being a subject to be inspected, to form said image information;
• an adding means for adding patient information, pertaining to said patient, and photographing information, pertaining to a photographing operation, to said image information acquired by said image information acquiring means;
• an inquiring means for inquiring of an information managing system, which controls requesting information in regard to said photographing operation for said patient, about said requesting information corresponding to said patient information and said photographing information added by said adding means;
• a determining means for determining destination terminals of said image information by using said requesting information inquired and acquired by said inquiring means;
• and
• a distributing means for distributing said image information to said destination terminals determined by said determining means.