SYSTEMS AND DEVICES FOR ENCRYPTING, CONVERTING AND INTERACTING WITH MEDICAL IMAGES USING A MOBILE DEVICE

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. Systems and methods for real-time remote interaction with medical images is provided, which allows for medical images from a medical imaging device to be shared across a common user interface to users in multiple different locations. The users may then collaborate to discuss, annotate and review the image in real-time, improving the collaboration between users and reducing the amount of time needed to make a diagnosis.

主权项

1. A system for mobile encryption and conversion of a medical image, comprising:
a medical imaging device which captures at least one medical image in a medical image file format, wherein the medical image file also includes metadata with information on a destination for the medical image, and wherein the information on the destination for the medical image is received via a user interface on the medical imaging device; a mobile device which receives the medical image file from the medical imaging device, converts the medical image to a standardized image file format compatible with the destination based on the information on the destination for the medical image obtained from the metadata, and encrypts the converted medical image file; and a server which receives the encrypted medical image file from the mobile device and transmits the medical image file to the destination for the medical image file.