Image diagnostic apparatus, image diagnostic method, medical image server and medical image storage method

摘要

An image diagnostic apparatus includes an examination information acquisition unit and an imaging unit. The examination information acquisition unit searches a medical image server based on patient information to acquire past examination information corresponding to the patient information automatically from the medical image server. The imaging unit performs imaging according to an imaging condition set by referring to the examination information. Alternatively, an image diagnostic apparatus includes an imaging condition setting unit and an imaging unit. The imaging condition setting unit automatically sets or indicates an imaging condition closest to information designating an imaging condition included in examination order information directed to an image diagnostic apparatus made by another maker or a different type of an image diagnostic apparatus made by a same maker. The imaging unit performs imaging according to the set or indicated imaging condition.

主权项

1. A diagnostic imaging apparatus comprising:
a medical imager configured to transmit energy in the form of electromagnetic waves or ultrasonic vibrations into a patient anatomy and, based on a sensed response, to generate a diagnostic image of the patient anatomy, the medical imager performing its operations based on set imaging conditions and including at least one processor and associated memory configured by computer programs and/or hardware to search a network-connected medical image server, based on patient information, to automatically acquire past examination information corresponding to the patient information from the medical image server when the patient information is supplied to said medical imager, wherein the past examination information corresponds to at least one of (a) a diagnostic imaging apparatus made by a different maker, (b) a diagnostic imaging apparatus made by a same maker and (c) a different kind of diagnostic imaging apparatus, each of said diagnostic imaging apparatuses having acquired, a medical image based on a sensed response from transmission of energy in the form of electromagnetic waves or ultrasonic vibration into patient anatomy; and perform imaging according to an imaging condition set by referring to the automatically acquired past examination information.