Intelligent Image Sets
AssigneeKoninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.
InventorsStewart Higgins, Bert Verdonck
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Abstract
A data structure (311) includes one or more of image data (312), presentation data (314), and application software (316). The application software (316) includes functionality which allows a user to view or otherwise manipulate the image data (312). The application software (316) also presents the image data (312) in accordance with the presentation data (314). A user may provide the data structure (311) to one or more recipients, for example over a PACS system (210) or other computer network (106). The data structure (311) is generated by data set generation software (310) based on input parameters (302) such as application information (304), annotation information (305) presentation information (306), data set information (308), and access information (309).
Claims27
A method comprising:
- receiving information indicative of desired medical image data (308), a desired presentation (306) of the medical image data, and a desired application software (304);
- generating a computer readable data structure (311) which includes
- the desired medical image data (312);
- presentation data (314) which specifies the desired presentation of the medical image data (312);
- the desired application software (316) wherein, in operation, the application software presents the desired medical image data (312) in human readable form in accordance with the presentation data (314).
An apparatus comprising:
- means (310) for receiving information indicative of desired medical image data (308), a desired presentation (306) of the medical image data, and a desired application software (304);
- means (310) for generating a computer readable data structure (311) which includes
- the desired medical image data (312);
- presentation data (314) indicative of a desired presentation of the medical image data (312);
- application software (316) which, in operation, presents the desired medical image data (312) in human readable form in accordance with the presentation data (314).
A computer readable storage medium containing instructions which, when executed by a computer, carry out a method comprising:
- obtaining image data (312) indicative of an interior of an object;
- generating presentation data (314) which specifies a desired presentation of the image data (312);
- obtaining application software (316) which, in operation, presents the image data (312) to a human user in accordance with the presentation data (314);
- generating a data structure (311) which includes the image data (312), the presentation data (314), and the application software (316).
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.