Ultrasonic diagnostic imaging system with universal access to diagnostic information and images

A medical diagnostic ultrasound system which produces and stores diagnostic ultrasound images or diagnostic reports, said system comprising:

• means for storing diagnostic ultrasound images or diagnostic reports produced by said ultrasound system;
• means for compatibly connecting said ultrasonic diagnostic system to the Internet;
• and
• means for making said stored diagnostic ultrasound images or diagnostic reports accessible to users through said means for comparably connecting,
• whereby stored ultrasound images or reports are remotely accessible over the Internet.

A medical diagnostic ultrasound system which produces and stores diagnostic ultrasound images or diagnostic reports, said system comprising:

• a connection to a network;
• and
• means for transmitting Web data over said network which provides access over the World wide Web to ultrasound images or reports stored by said ultrasonic diagnostic system,
• whereby ultrasound images or reports stored on said system are remotely accessible over said network.

A medical diagnostic ultrasound system which produces and stores diagnostic ultrasound images or diagnostic reports, said system comprising:

• means for storing diagnostic ultrasound images or diagnostic reports produced by said ultrasound system;
• a connection to a network;
• and
• a CGI program for translating diagnostic ultrasound images or diagnostic reports stored by said ultrasound system to said network connection.

A medical diagnostic ultrasound system which produces and stores diagnostic ultrasound images or diagnostic reports, said system comprising:

• means for storing diagnostic ultrasound images or diagnostic reports produced by said ultrasound system;
• a connection to a network;
• means for transmitting a screen display over said network connection from said ultrasound system in which are embedded hypertext links to said diagnostic ultrasound images or diagnostic reports,
• whereby ultrasound images or reports stored on said system are remotely accessible over said network.

A medical diagnostic ultrasound system, comprising:

• means for producing a screen display including an image of a control of said ultrasound system;
• means for connecting said ultrasound system to a remote terminal;
• and
• means for transmitting said screen display to said remote terminal,
• whereby said screen display can be used by a user at said remote terminal to control said ultrasound system.

A medical diagnostic ultrasound system which produces and stores diagnostic ultrasound images or diagnostic reports, comprising:

• server software installed on said ultrasound system;
• and
• means for connecting said server software to a network,
• whereby said images or reports are remotely accessible through said server software.

A medical diagnostic ultrasound system which and stores diagnostic ultrasound images or diagnostic reports, comprising:

• network software installed on said ultrasound system for communicating with a remote terminal;
• server software installed on said ultrasound system and in communication with said network software;
• HTML page software stored on said system;
• and
• a CGI program accessible by said server software and accessing diagnostic ultrasound images or diagnostic reports of said ultrasound system for transmission by said server software to said remote terminal.

A medical diagnostic ultrasound system network comprising:

• a plurality of ultrasound systems, each including internal network communications software and network server software for accessing diagnostic ultrasound images or diagnostic reports produced by said ultrasound system;
• and
• means for connecting said ultrasound systems in a network,
• wherein said diagnostic ultrasound images or diagnostic reports produced by said ultrasound systems are accessible over said network.