Medical network system

A medical network system comprising:

• image storing means for storing image data recorded by an image recording modality and an image processing parameter used in image processing of the image data;
• first image providing means for providing, based on a medical protocol, the image data stored by the image storing means to an image handling apparatus comprising a communication function based on the medical protocol;
• second image providing means for providing, based on a general purpose protocol, the image data and the image processing parameter stored by the image storing means and a predetermined image display program to an image reference terminal comprising a communication function based on the general purpose protocol;
• and
• image processing means for carrying out image processing on the image data transferred together with the image processing parameter from the image reference terminal, in response to a request by the image display program executed on the image reference terminal, and for returning the image data having been processed to the image reference terminal;
• whereby
• the image reference terminal causes the image processing means to carry out image processing on the image data provided thereto from the second image providing means, and carries out display processing of the processed image data returned from the image processing means.