Image-based artifact troubleshooting for medical systems

摘要

A technique is disclosed for providing image artifact information to medical diagnostic institutions and systems. The information and images are created and stored on machine readable media. A user may enter a problem query (282,284) at a user interface at the diagnostic institution or system and search a database (286,288) of information located at a centralized service facility. A list of solutions (290) and images having characteristic artifacts is displayed at the diagnostic institution. The user may then select and display a desired image or solution (292) from the user interface. The particular solution may include textual and exemplary images descriptions of the solution. Moreover, additional links may be provided to access other related sources of information (294,296). The information stored on the machine readable media may be easily updated by adding new case problems and associated solutions as well as new solutions to existing case problems. <IMAGE>