Scanning system for identifying and labeling X-rays
View Patent ↗A scanning system for scanning and identifying an X-ray film in a medical application includes a scanner configured to accept the X-ray film and provide an image digital signal representative of an image stored on the X-ray film, wherein the X-ray film includes an image portion and a text portion, and a computer configured to accept the image digital signal and convert text characters of the text portion into a text digital signal representative of the text characters. Optical character recognition software may be utilized to recognize and convert the text characters of an image signal into the digital signal. The scanning system may create a reflective label such as a bar code label or a text label that may be affixed to an associated X-ray film to aid in identification of such X-ray.
1. A method of creating a reflective label for identifying an X-ray film, said method comprising the steps of:
producing a digital image signal representative of an image on said X-ray film;
recognizing text characters from said digital image signal;
converting said text characters into a text digital signal representative of said text characters; and
outputting said reflective label, wherein said reflective label is representative of said text characters.
2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising the step of affixing said reflective label to an associated X-ray film.
3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising the step of converting said text digital signal into a bar code signal representative of said text characters, and wherein said reflective label comprises a bar code label.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein said reflective label comprises text.
5. A scanning system for scanning and identifying an X-ray film in a medical application, said system comprising:
a scanner configured to accept said X-ray film and provide an image digital signal representative of an image stored on said X-ray film, wherein said X-ray film comprises an image portion and a text portion; and
a computer configured to accept said image digital signal, said computer comprising a machine readable medium whose contents cause said computer to perform a method comprising the steps of:
recognizing text characters from said text portion of said X-ray film;
converting said text characters into a text digital signal representative of said text characters; and
outputting said text digital signal in a text format wherein said text format comprises a reflective label.
6. A scanning system for scanning and identifying an X-ray film in a medical application, said system comprising:
a scanner configured to accept said X-ray film and provide an image digital signal representative of an image stored on said X-ray film, wherein said X-ray film comprises an image portion and a text portion; and
a computer configured to accept said image digital signal, said computer comprising a machine readable medium whose contents cause said computer to perform a method comprising the steps of:
recognizing text characters from said text portion of said X-ray film;
converting said text characters into a text digital signal representative of said text characters; and
converting said text digital signal into a bar code digital signal representative of said text characters on said X-ray film.
7. The scanning system of claim 6 , wherein said method further comprises the step of outputting said bar code signal as a bar code label.
8. A scanning system for scanning and identifying an X-ray film in a medical application, said system comprising:
a scanner configured to accept said X-ray film and provide an image digital signal representative of an image stored on said X-ray film, wherein said X-ray film comprises an image portion and a text portion; and
a computer configured to accept said image digital signal and convert text characters of said text portion into a text digital signal representative of said text characters and to output said text digital signal in a text format wherein said text format comprises a reflective label to affix to said X-ray film.
9. A scanning system for scanning and identifying an X-ray film in a medical application, said system comprising:
a scanner configured to accept said X-ray film and provide an image digital signal representative of an image stored on said X-ray film, wherein said X-ray film comprises an image portion and a text portion; and
a computer configured to accept said image digital signal and convert text characters of said text portion into a text digital signal representative of said text characters, to convert said text digital signal into a bar code digital signal representative of said text characters on said X-ray film, and output said bar code signal as a bar code label to affix to said X-ray film.