Method and computing system for providing an interface between an imaging system and a reporting system
View Patent ↗A method, apparatus and computer program product are disclosed to provide an interface between an imaging system for presenting medical images acquired by various modalities and a reporting system for generating and presenting reports, such as reports relating to the medical images. In the context of a method, the method may include participating in a transfer of information relating to a context of one or more images presented by the imaging system so as to cause a reporting template to be restructured based upon the context of one or more images presented by the imaging system. The method also includes causing an action to be taken in one of the imaging system or the reporting system based upon data provided by another of the imaging system or the reporting system.
1. A method of providing an interface between an imaging system and a reporting system, the method comprising:
participating in a transfer of information relating to a context of one or more images presented by the imaging system to cause a reporting template to be restructured based upon the context of one or more images presented by the imaging system, wherein the information relating to a context of one or more images comprises a display protocol relating to an order in which the one or more images are presented by the imaging system;
causing, with a processor, an action to be taken in one of the imaging system or the reporting system based upon data provided by another of the imaging system or the reporting system, wherein causing an action to be taken comprises restructuring the reporting template from a reporting template having a first order to a reporting template having a second order based upon the context of one or more images presented by the imaging system;
generating a report including information relating to the one or more images that is received while the reporting template has the second order; and
following generation of the report, restructuring the reporting template that defines an ordering of sections of the report into which the information relating to the one or more images was entered during generation of the report from the second order in which the sections of the reporting template were presented during generation of the report to the first order.
2. A method according to claim 1 wherein participating in the transfer of information comprises receiving information relating to the context of one or more images presented by the imaging system.
3. A method according to claim 1 wherein causing an action to be taken comprises causing a section of the reporting template to be auto-populated with a measurement captured with the imaging system.
4. A method according to claim 1 wherein causing an action to be taken comprises causing an indication of one or more comparison studies maintained by the imaging system to be included within a section of the reporting template.
5. A method according to claim 1 wherein causing an action to be taken comprises causing an actuable identifier to an image maintained by the imaging system to be included within a section of the reporting template.
6. A method according to claim 1 wherein causing an action to be taken comprises causing an annotation to be associated with an image maintained by the imaging system.
7. A computing system for providing an interface between an imaging system and a reporting system, the computing system comprising a processor configured to:
participate in a transfer of information relating to a context of one or more images presented by the imaging system to cause a reporting template to be restructured based upon the context of one or more images presented by the imaging system, wherein the information relating to a context of one or more images comprises a display protocol relating to an order in which the one or more images are presented by the imaging system;
cause an action to be taken in one of the imaging system or the reporting system based upon data provided by another of the imaging system or the reporting system, wherein the action is caused to be taken by restructuring the reporting template from a reporting template having first order to a reporting template having a second order based upon the context of one or more images presented by the imaging system;
generate a report including information relating to the one or more images that is received while the reporting template has the second order; and
following generation of the report, restructure the reporting template that defines an ordering of sections of the report into which the information relating to the one or more images was entered during generation of the report from the second order in which the sections of the reporting template were presented during generation of the report to the first order.
8. A computing system according to claim 7 wherein the processor is configured to participate in the transfer of information by receiving information relating to the context of one or more images presented by the imaging system.
9. A computing system according to claim 7 wherein the processor is configured to cause an action to be taken by causing a section of the reporting template to be auto-populated with a measurement captured with the imaging system.
10. A computing system according to claim 7 wherein the processor is configured to cause an action to be taken by causing an indication of one or more comparison studies maintained by the imaging system to be included within a section of the reporting template.
11. A computing system according to claim 7 wherein the processor is configured to cause an action to be taken by causing an actuable identifier to an image maintained by the imaging system to be included within a section of the reporting template.
12. A computing system according to claim 7 wherein the processor is configured to cause an action to be taken by causing an annotation to be associated with an image maintained by the imaging system.
13. A computer program product for providing an interface between an imaging system and a reporting system, the computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having computer-executable program code portions stored therein, the computer-executable program code portions comprising program code instructions for:
participating in a transfer of information relating to a context of one or more images presented by the imaging system to cause a reporting template to be restructured based upon the context of one or more images presented by the imaging system, wherein the information relating to a context of one or more images comprises a display protocol relating to an order in which the one or more images are presented by the imaging system;
causing an action to be taken in one of the imaging system or the reporting system based upon data provided by another of the imaging system or the reporting system, wherein causing an action to be taken comprises restructuring the reporting template from a reporting template having a first order to a reporting template having a second order based upon the context of one or more images presented by the imaging system;
generating a report including information relating to the one or more images that is received while the reporting template has the second order; and
following generation of the report, restructuring the reporting template that defines an ordering of sections of the report into which the information relating to the one or more images was entered during generation of the report from the second order in which the sections of the reporting template were presented during generation of the report to the first order.
14. A computer program product according to claim 13 wherein the program code instructions for participating in the transfer of information comprise program code instructions for receiving information relating to the context of one or more images presented by the imaging system.
15. A computer program product according to claim 13 wherein the program code instructions for causing an action to be taken comprise program code instructions for causing a section of the reporting template to be auto-populated with a measurement captured with the imaging system.
16. A computer program product according to claim 13 wherein the program code instructions for causing an action to be taken comprise program code instructions for causing an actuable identifier to an image maintained by the imaging system to be included within a section of the reporting template.
17. A computer program product according to claim 13 wherein the program code instructions for causing an action to be taken comprise program code instructions for causing an annotation to be associated with an image maintained by the imaging system.
18. A method according to claim 1 wherein the first order of the reporting template is defined by a healthcare facility or a healthcare practice.
19. A computing system according to claim 7 wherein the first order of the reporting template is defined by a healthcare facility or a healthcare practice.
20. A computer program product according to claim 13 wherein the first order of the reporting template is defined by a healthcare facility or a healthcare practice.