SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING MEDICAL IMAGE DATA ONTO PORTABLE DIGITAL RECORDING MEDIA
This application discloses a system for recording medical image data for production on a portable digital recording medium such as CDs and DVDs. Aspects of this disclosure include a robotic disc burning system that can receive a request for medical imaging data generated by an imaging modality and record all of the following onto an optical disc that is removable from the robotic disc burning system: the medical imaging data, data that is related to the medical imaging data, and a viewing program configured to allow viewing by a general purpose computer of the medical imaging data that is recorded on the disc. The system includes, among other components, a labeling module configured to produce a label on the optical disc without manual application of the label onto the optical disc. Additional aspects of this disclosure include an associated method for recording medical image data.
1 . A robotic disc burning system comprising:
a user selection module configured to receive a request for medical imaging data generated by an imaging modality;
a medical imaging data interface configured to receive from a first storage module the medical imaging data formatted in a standard medical imaging format;
a search module configured to send a search request, based on the received request, to a second storage module for data that is related to the medical imaging data;
a recording module configured to record all of the following items onto an optical disc that is removable from the robotic disc burning system:
the medical imaging data in the standard medical imaging format,
the related data, and
a viewing program that is configured to allow viewing of the medical imaging data that is recorded onto the optical disc by a general purpose computer that is not specifically configured with medical imaging software for viewing of medical imaging; and
a labeling module of the robotic disc burning system, the labeling module configured to produce a label on the optical disc without manual application of the label onto the optical disc.
2 . The robotic disc burning system of claim 1 , wherein the first storage module and the second storage module are distinct.
3 . The robotic disc burning system of claim 1 , wherein the first storage module and the second storage module are the same.
4 . The robotic disc burning system of claim 1 , wherein the related data comprises medical exam data.
5 . The robotic disc burning system of claim 1 , wherein the related data comprises images.
6 . The robotic disc burning system of claim 1 , wherein the related data comprises one or more medical reports.
7 . The robotic disc burning system of claim 1 , wherein the first storage module is a Picture Archiving and Communication System (PACS).
8 . The robotic disc burning system of claim 1 , wherein the robotic disc burning system further comprises the second storage module.
9 . The robotic disc burning system of claim 1 , wherein the standard medical imaging format is DICOM.
10 . The robotic disc burning system of claim 1 , wherein the user selection module is accessible by a web browser.
11 . The robotic disc burning system of claim 1 , further comprising an auditing component configured to transmit to an audit module audit data that comprises an identifier associated with the optical disc, an identifier associated with a requester of the recording request, and an identifier associated with a patient associated with the medical imaging data.
12 . A method comprising:
receiving a request to record medical imaging data on an optical disc that is removable from a robotic disc burning system;
receiving over a network from a first storage module the medical imaging data formatted in a standard medical imaging format;
sending a search request, by the robotic disc burning system, to a second storage module for data that is related to the medical imaging data;
recording all of the following items onto the optical disc:
the medical imaging data;
the related data; and
a viewing program that is configured to allow viewing of the medical imaging data that is recorded onto the optical disc by a general purpose computer that is not specifically configured with medical imaging software for viewing of medical imaging; and
producing a label on the optical disc without manual application of the label onto the optical disc.
13 . The method of claim 12 , wherein the first storage module and the second storage module are distinct.
14 . The method of claim 12 , wherein the first storage module and the second storage module are the same.
15 . The method of claim 12 , wherein the related data comprises medical exam data.
16 . The method of claim 12 , wherein the related data comprises images.
17 . The method of claim 12 , wherein the first storage module is a Picture Archiving and Communication System (PACS).
18 . The method of claim 12 , wherein the robotic disc burning system further comprises the second storage module.
19 . The method of claim 12 , wherein the standard medical imaging format is DICOM.
20 . The method of claim 12 , further comprising transmitting to an audit module audit data that comprises an identifier associated with the optical disc, an identifier associated with a requester of the recording request, and an identifier associated with a patient associated with the medical imaging data.