# US 2018/0075189 A1 · Interventional Radiology Structured Reporting Workflow

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- Number: US 2018/0075189 A1
- Document ID: US20180075189A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 15/697,891
- Filed: 2017-09-07
- Published: 2018-03-15
- Earliest claimed: 2016-09-13
- Assignees: EBIT srl
- Applicants: EBIT srl
- Inventors: Elena Vergaro; Irene Minetti
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20180075189A1

## CPC

- G16H 15/00: ICT specially adapted for medical reports, e.g. generation or transmission thereof
- G06F 3/0484: for the control of specific functions or operations, e.g. selecting or manipulating an object, an image or a displayed text element, setting a parameter value or selecting a range
- G16H 10/60: for patient-specific data, e.g. for electronic patient records
- G16H 30/20: for handling medical images, e.g. DICOM, HL7 or PACS
- G16H 40/63: for local operation
- G06Q 10/10: Office automation; Time management
- G16H: HEALTHCARE INFORMATICS, i.e. INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR THE HANDLING OR PROCESSING OF MEDICAL OR HEALTHCARE DATA
- G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N)
- G06Q: INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR

## Abstract

A computer-implemented method and system are provided for managing interventional radiology. The method and system store in memory a plurality of data entry sheets and structured report templates corresponding to different interventional radiology (IR) procedures, wherein each data entry sheet includes IR data entry fields concerning IR procedural data and patient data. The method and system determines a procedure designator that designates a particular IR procedure, presents at least one data entry sheet corresponding to the particular IR procedure, collects IR data through the IR data entry fields of the presented at least one data entry sheet, identifies a particular structured report template corresponding to the particular IR procedure, and imports the collected IR data into corresponding fields of the particular structured report template to create a patient-procedure specific structured report. Other aspects are described and claimed.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A computer-implemented method for managing interventional radiology, the method comprising:
storing in memory a plurality of data entry sheets and structured report templates corresponding to different interventional radiology (IR) procedures, wherein each data entry sheet includes IR data entry fields concerning IR procedural data and patient data;
determining a procedure designator that designates a particular IR procedure;
presenting at least one data entry sheet corresponding to the particular IR procedure;
collecting IR data through the IR data entry fields of the presented at least one data entry sheet;
identifying a particular structured report template corresponding to the particular IR procedure; and
importing the collected IR data into corresponding fields of the particular structured report template to create a patient-procedure specific structured report.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, wherein:
correspondence between the particular structured report template and the particular IR procedure is based on the procedure designator.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, wherein:
correspondence between the particular structured report template and the particular IR procedure is based on a class designator that designates a class of IR procedures.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, wherein:
the plurality of data entry sheets each have a predetermined format and data entry fields associated with aspects of a corresponding IR procedure.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, wherein:
the particular structured report template includes a graphical region displaying an anatomical atlas for a vascular district of interest that is designated by at least one of the particular IR procedure or the collected IR data.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, further comprising:
receiving a class designator designating the class of IR procedures;
in response to the class designator, displaying a list of candidate IR procedures that correspond to the class of IR procedures designated by the class designator; and
selecting the procedure designator from the displayed list of candidate IR procedures.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, wherein:
the procedure designator designates an angiogram as the particular IR procedure; and
the at least one data entry sheet includes an angiogram region that is configured and formatted to receive information regarding angiograms.

### Claim 8 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, wherein:
the final structured report includes a text reporting region that contains a narrative description of the particular IR procedure, the narrative description comprising a plurality of standardized statements; and
the method further comprises modifying one or more of the plurality of standardized statements based on the collected IR data.

### Claim 9 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, wherein:
the patient-procedure specific structured report includes an anatomical atlas corresponding to a vascular district associated with the particular IR procedure; and
the method further comprises modifying the anatomical atlas.

### Claim 10 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, further comprising:
presenting an option list that includes a list of at least one of interventional tools, interventional actions, vascular clinical conditions, or pharmaceutical agents available for use during the particular IR procedure;
receiving a user selection from the presented option list; and
recording an IR data entry field based on the user selection from the presented option list.

### Claim 11 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, wherein the plurality of structured report templates includes at least one of:
A) an anatomical atlas library having a plurality of anatomical atlases that correspond to separate and distinct vascular districts of interest, the plurality of anatomical atlases being non-patient specific; and
B) at least one catalog that includes a plurality option lists of at least one of interventional tools, interventional actions, vascular clinical conditions, or pharmaceutical agents available for use during the different IR procedures.

### Claim 12

A computer system for managing an interventional radiology, comprising:
memory storing program instructions and a plurality of structured report templates and data entry sheets corresponding to different interventional radiology (IR) procedures; and
a processor configured to execute the program instructions to:
receive a procedure designator designating a particular IR procedure;
present at least one data entry sheet corresponding to the particular IR procedure;
collect IR data through the IR data entry fields of the presented at least one data entry sheet;
identify particular structured report template corresponding to the particular IR procedure; and
import the collected IR data into corresponding fields of the particular structured report template to create a patient-procedure specific structured report.

### Claim 13 (depends on 12)

The computer system of claim 12, wherein:
correspondence between the particular structured report template and the particular IR procedure is based on the procedure designator.

### Claim 14 (depends on 12)

The computer system of claim 12, wherein:
correspondence between the particular structured report template and the particular IR procedure is based on a class designator that designates a class of IR procedures.

### Claim 15 (depends on 12)

The computer system of claim 12, wherein:
the plurality of data entry sheets each have a predetermined format and data entry fields associated with aspects of a corresponding IR procedure.

### Claim 16 (depends on 12)

The computer system of claim 12, further comprising:
a graphical user interface and a display.

### Claim 17 (depends on 12)

The computer system of claim 12, wherein:
the particular structured report template includes a graphical region displaying an anatomical atlas for a vascular district of interest that is designated by at least one of the particular IR procedure or the collected IR data.

### Claim 18 (depends on 12)

The computer system of claim 12, wherein:
the processor is configured to receive a class designator designating a class of IR procedures, and in response to the class designator, display a list of candidate IR procedures that correspond to the class designator, wherein the procedure designator being selected from the list of candidate IR procedures.

### Claim 19 (depends on 12)

The computer system of claim 12, wherein:
the plurality of structured report templates as stored in memory includes a plurality of anatomical atlases that correspond to separate and distinct vascular districts of interest, the plurality of anatomical atlases being non-patient specific; and
the processor is further configured to select a particular anatomical atlas corresponding to the particular IR procedure from the plurality of anatomical atlases, and import the particular anatomical atlas into the particular structured report template in order to create the patient-procedure specific structured report.

### Claim 20 (depends on 12)

The computer system of claim 12, wherein:
the plurality of structured report templates as stored in memory includes a plurality of narrative descriptions for the different IR procedures, wherein the narrative descriptions comprise standardized statements; and
the processor is further configured to
i) select a particular narrative description corresponding to the particular IR procedure from the plurality of narrative descriptions,
ii) import the particular narrative description into the particular structured report template in order to create the patient-procedure specific structured report.

### Claim 21 (depends on 20)

The computer system of claim 20, wherein:
the processor is further configured to modify at least one standardized statement of the particular narrative description based on the collected IR data.

### Claim 22 (depends on 21)

The computer system of claim 21, wherein:
the processor is further configured to modify the at least one standardized statement based on a modification to an anatomical atlas.

### Claim 23 (depends on 12)

The computer system of claim 12, wherein:
the plurality of structured report templates as stored in memory includes at least one catalog that includes a plurality of option lists of at least one of interventional tools, interventional actions, vascular clinical conditions, or pharmaceutical agents available for use during the different IR procedures; and
the processor is further configured to
i) select a particular option list corresponding to the particular IR procedure from the plurality of option lists,
ii) present the option list,
iii) receive a user selection from the presented option list, and
iv) record an IR data entry field based on the user selection from the presented option list.