Medical scanner optimized workflow system

1. A medical workflow system comprising:

at least one database configured to store one or more programs that are executable to operate a patient imaging device, patient data corresponding to one or more patients, medical procedure data corresponding to a type of patient medical procedure, and user data identifying a user to conduct a medical procedure using the medical procedure data;

a workflow processor electrically connected to communicate with the at least one database and configured to determine which of the one or more programs to retrieve from the at least one database to provide to the user based on at least one of the patient data, the medical procedure data and the user data, wherein the workflow processor determines an additional one of the one or more programs to provide to the user that are likely to be used by a current physician for a current procedure, wherein the workflow processor automatically selects image acquisition parameters of at least one of the determined programs based on other parameters set by the current physician; and

at least one user interface configured to provide a plurality of user selectable options comprising the determined programs by the workflow processor,

wherein the workflow processor is further operative with a selected program that is selected from the provided programs to automatically position and control the patient imaging device for an image acquisition.

2. The system of claim 1 wherein the plurality of user selectable options comprise an option to modify the one or more programs and the processor is configured to modify the one or more programs in response to a selection to modify the one or more programs.

3. The system of claim 1 wherein the plurality of user selectable options comprise an option to create one or more new programs and the processor is configured to execute the one or more new programs in response to a selection to create the one or more new programs.

4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the image acquisition parameters comprise at least one of a voltage of the patient imaging device or a current of the patient imaging device, or an angulation of a C-arm.

5. The system of claim 1 wherein the processor is further configured to update an acquisition history associated with the user based on the image acquisition and using the acquisition history to determine which of the one or more programs to provide to the user.

6. The system of claim 1 wherein the processor is further configured to match the one or more programs with the medical procedure data to determine which of the one or more programs to provide to the user.

7. The system of claim 1 wherein the processor is further configured to match the one or more programs with the user data to determine which of the one or more programs to provide to the user.

8. The system of claim 1 wherein the processor is configured to further determine which of the one or more programs to provide to the user based on frequency of use by the user.

9. A medical workflow method comprising:

storing one or more programs in a database that are executable to operate a patient imaging device;

storing, in the database, at least one of: i) patient data corresponding to one or more patients; (ii) medical procedure data corresponding to a type of patient medical procedure; and (iii) user data identifying a user to conduct a medical procedure using the medical procedure data;

managing, by a workflow processor, the at least one of: (i) the one or more programs; (ii) the patient data; (iii) the medical procedure data; and (iv) the user data stored in the database;

determining, by the workflow processor, which of the one or more programs to retrieve from the database to display to the user for user selection via a user interface based on at least one of the patient data, the medical procedure data and the user data determining an additional one of the one or more programs to provide to the user that are likely to be used by a current physician for a current procedure, and automatically selecting image acquisition parameters of at least one of the determined programs based on other parameters set by the current physician;

providing, via a user interface, a plurality of user selectable options comprising the determined programs; and

executing, by the workflow processor, a selected program selected from the provided programs to automatically position and control the patient imaging device for an image acquisition.

10. The method of claim 9 further comprising:

providing, via the user interface, an option to modify the one or more programs; and

modifying, by the workflow processor, the one or more programs in response to a selection to modify the one or more programs.

11. The method of claim 9 further comprising:

providing, via the user interface, an option to create one or more new programs; and

executing, by the workflow processor, the one or more new programs in response to a selection to create the one or more new programs.

12. The method of claim 9 further comprising matching, by the workflow processor, the one or more programs with the patient data to determine which of the one or more programs to provide to the user.

13. The method of claim 9 further comprising matching, by the workflow processor, the one or more programs with the medical procedure data to determine which of the one or more programs to provide to the user.

14. The method of claim 9 , further comprising matching, by the workflow processor, the one or more programs with the user data to determine which of the one or more programs to provide to the user.

15. The method of claim 9 , further comprising tracking, by the workflow processor, user selection of the one or more programs and labeling the one or more selected programs based on the frequency of use of the program by a user.

16. An article of manufacture for operating a workflow management system, the article of manufacture comprising a non-transitory, tangible computer-readable medium holding computer-executable instructions for performing a method comprising:

storing one or more programs in a database that are executable to operate a patient imaging device;

storing, in the database, at least one of: (i) patient data corresponding to one or more patients; (ii) medical procedure data corresponding to a type of patient medical procedure; and (iii) user data identifying a user to conduct a medical procedure using the medical procedure data;

managing, by a workflow processor, the at least one of: (i) the one or more programs; (ii) the patient data; (iii) the medical procedure data; and (iv) the user data stored in the database;

determining, by the workflow processor, which of the one or more programs to retrieve from the database to display to the user for user selection via a user interface based on at least one of the patient data, the medical procedure data and the user data determining an additional one of the one or more programs to provide to the user that are likely to be used by a current physician for a current procedure, and automatically selecting image acquisition parameters of at least one of the determined programs based on other parameters set by the current physician;

providing, via a user interface, a plurality of user selectable options comprising the determined programs; and

executing, by the workflow processor, a selected program selected from the provided programs to automatically position and control the patient imaging device for an image acquisition.

17. The article of manufacture of claim 16 , further comprising instructions for:

providing, via the user interface, an option to modify the one or more programs; and

modifying, by the workflow processor, the one or more programs in response to a selection to modify the one or more programs.

18. The article of manufacture of claim 16 , further comprising instructions for:

providing, via the user interface, an option to create one or more new programs; and

executing, by the workflow processor, the one or more new programs in response to a selection to create the one or more new programs.

19. The method of claim 9 further comprising matching, by the workflow processor, the one or more programs with at least one of: (i) the patient data; (ii) the medical procedure data; and (iii) the user data to determine which of the one or more programs to provide to the user.

20. The system of claim 1 wherein the type of patient medical procedure is an interventional vascular X-ray treatment and the patient imaging device is an X-ray imaging device.

21. The system of claim 1 wherein the workflow processor is further configured to calculate injection dosage.

22. The system of claim 1 wherein the image acquisition parameters comprise at least one of a field of view and an acquisition frame rate of the patient imaging device.