METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR REMOTELY VIEWING AND CONFIGURING OUTPUT FROM A MEDICAL IMAGING DEVICE

摘要

A method and system for remotely viewing and configuring output from a medical imager (30) is described. A medical imager having an embedded web server (38) generates an HTML document according to medical images received from various medical modalities (20). Imaging information is communicated (48) in the HTML document to allow a remote machine (40) to manipulate the images and display (44) the images in a manner that accurately represents their printed output by the imager. The invention thus provides accurate viewing of the medical images from a remote machine and facilitates remote configuration of the medical imager. Other advantages include the ability to easily select conversion mechanisms best suited for specific requirements of the hospital's medical modalities without traveling to the hospital and burdening medical staff. The present invention also allows for remote monitoring of operation statistics such as usage of imaging media and other supplies.