Method and system for configuring a medical diagnostic ultrasound imaging system
AssigneeAcuson Corporation
InventorChris E. Matichuk
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Abstract
The preferred embodiments described herein provide a method and system for configuring a medical diagnostic ultrasound imaging system. In one preferred embodiment, an ultrasound system analyzes patient information from a hospital information system to determine what ultrasound settings are appropriate. The ultrasound system can then automatically configure itself with these settings or can present a plurality of suggested settings to a sonographer for selection. In another preferred embodiment, the ultrasound system uses patient information received from the hospital information system to automatically configure and/or populate a patient demographic worksheet.
Claims47
A method for configuring a medical diagnostic ultrasound imaging system, the method comprising:
- (a) sending patient information from a hospital information system to an ultrasound system coupled to the hospital information system;
- (b) with the ultrasound system, determining a set of ultrasound settings that are associated with the patient information sent from the hospital information system;
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- (c) automatically configuring the ultrasound system with the set of ultrasound settings determined in (b).
A method for configuring a medical diagnostic ultrasound imaging system, the method comprising:
- (a) sending patient information from a hospital information system to an ultrasound system coupled to the hospital information system;
- (b) with the ultrasound system, determining a plurality of suggested ultrasound settings that are associated with the patient information sent from the hospital information system;
- (c) communicating the plurality of suggested ultrasound settings to a user of the ultrasound system;
- (d) receiving a selection from the user of one of the plurality of suggested ultrasound settings;
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- (e) configuring the ultrasound system with the ultrasound settings associated with the selection received (d).
A method for automatically configuring a patient demographic worksheet on a medical diagnostic ultrasound imaging system, the method comprising:
- (a) sending patient information from a hospital information system to an ultrasound system coupled to the hospital information system;
- (b) with the ultrasound system, determining a set of patient demographic fields that are associated with the patient information sent from the hospital information system;
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- (c) automatically configuring a patient demographic worksheet with the set of patient demographic fields determined in (b).
A method for automatically populating at least some fields of a patient demographic worksheet on a medical diagnostic ultrasound imaging system, the method comprising:
- (a) sending patient information from a hospital information system to an ultrasound system coupled to the hospital information system;
- (b) with the ultrasound system, determining a set of patient demographic data that is associated with the patient information sent from the hospital information system;
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- (c) automatically populating at least some of the fields of a patient demographic worksheet on the ultrasound system with at least some of the patient demographic data determined in (b).
A medical diagnostic ultrasound imaging system adapted to be coupled with a hospital information system comprising patient information, the ultrasound imaging system comprising:
- a beamformer;
- a communications device;
- and
- a processor coupled with the beamformer and communications device, the processor receiving patient information from a hospital information system coupled with the communications device of the ultrasound system;
- wherein the processor is operative to determine a set of ultrasound settings that are associated with the patient information received from the hospital information system and to automatically configure the ultrasound system with the set of ultrasound settings.
A medical diagnostic ultrasound imaging system adapted to be coupled with a hospital information system comprising patient information, the ultrasound imaging system comprising:
- a beamformer;
- a communications device;
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- a processor coupled with the beamformer and communications device, the processor receiving patient information from a hospital information system coupled with the communications device of the ultrasound system;
- wherein the processor is operative to determine a set of patient demographic fields that are associated with the patient information received from the hospital information system and to automatically configure a patient demographic worksheet on the ultrasound system with the set of patient demographic fields.
A medical diagnostic ultrasound imaging system adapted to be coupled with a hospital information system comprising patient information, the ultrasound imaging system comprising:
- a beamformer;
- a communications device;
- and
- a processor coupled with the beamformer and communications device, the processor receiving patient information from a hospital information system coupled with the communications device of the ultrasound system;
- wherein the processor is operative to determine a plurality of suggested ultrasound settings that are associated with the patient information sent from the hospital information system and to configure the ultrasound system with one of the suggested ultrasound settings selected by a user of the ultrasound system.
A medical diagnostic ultrasound imaging system adapted to be coupled with a hospital information system comprising patient information, the ultrasound imaging system comprising:
- a beamformer;
- a communications device;
- and
- a processor coupled with the beamformer and communications device, the processor receiving patient information from a hospital information system coupled with the communications device of the ultrasound system;
- wherein the processor is operative to determine a set of patient demographic data that is associated with the patient information sent from the hospital information system and to automatically populate at least some of the fields of a patient demographic worksheet on the ultrasound system with at least some of the set of patient demographic data.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.