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AssigneeGE Medical Systems Global Technology Company, LLC
InventorsIanne Mae Howards Koritzinsky, John Aurthur Reich
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A technique is disclosed for providing programs, such as operational protocols, to medical diagnostic institutions and systems. The protocols are created and stored on machine readable media. A description of the protocols is displayed at the diagnostic institution or system. A user may select a desired protocol or program from a user interface, such as a listing of protocols. The protocol listing may include textual and exemplary image descriptions of the protocols. Selected protocols are transferred from the machine readable media to the diagnostic institution or system. The transfer may take place over a network link, and may be subject to fee arrangements, subscription status verifications, and so forth. Protocols may be loaded for execution on system scanners by selection from the same or a similar protocol listing screen.
A method for providing operational protocols to a plurality of medical diagnostic systems, the method comprising the steps of:
A method for distributing programs to a plurality of medical diagnostic systems of different modalities, the method comprising the steps of:
The method of claim 39, wherein at least one of the first and second media comprises a portable machine readable data storage device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.