SYSTEMS AND DEVICES FOR ENCRYPTING, CONVERTING AND INTERACTING WITH MEDICAL IMAGES

摘要

A network device and a peripheral device for attachment with a medical imaging device provides for the encryption and conversion of a medical image into a secure and standardized image file format as well as the communication of the encrypted and/or converted image to a secure server on a remote network. The devices may monitor all medical image files generated on the medical imaging device and encrypt and convert selected medical image files for transmission to a remotely connected device on another network, such as a server or a mobile device. An encryption and conversion unit may be incorporated within the hardware and software of a medical imaging device or another network device in order to provide the capability for encrypting a medical image for transmission to a remote network and for converting the medical image to a format that is compatible with a destination device or network.

主权项

1. A peripheral conversion and encryption device, comprising:
a communication interface which receives a medical image file, the medical image file comprising medical data and meta data, the medical data having a medical data format; a conversion unit which converts the medical data format associated with the medical data based on standardized format specifications that correlate with an output destination type to create a converted medical image file; an encryption unit which encrypts the converted medical image file to create an encrypted medical image file; and a transmission unit which transmits the encrypted medical image file to at least one destination via the communication interface.