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US 7,283,857 · App. 09/449,002 · Granted Oct 16, 2007

DICOM compliant file communication including quantitative and image data

Assignee: Hologic, Inc.
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Patent No.
US 7,283,857
App. No.
09/449,002
Granted
Oct 16, 2007
Kind
B1
Abstract

A method of generating medical information including quantitative and image data, comprising steps of performing an image acquisition of at least a portion of a patient to be examined, generating image data based on the performed acquisition, generating quantitative data based on the performed acquisition and constructing a DICOM compatible file, the image data being provided in an image data field and the quantitative data being provided in another field of the DICOM compatible file.

Claims (24)

1. A computer executable software code stored on a computer readable medium, the code for creating a DICOM compliant file, said code comprising:

code for creating a report, including quantitative data, from acquisition data generated by at least one of an image capture device and another form of data entry;

code for creating a bitmap image file representing the created report;

code for embedding the bitmap image file in an image field of a DICOM compliant file; and

code for embedding the quantitative data in a field of the DICOM compliant file other than the image field.

2. A computer executable software code as recited in claim 1 , wherein the quantitative data comprises raw data used to create the report.

3. A computer executable software code as recited in claim 1 , wherein the quantitative data comprises bone mineral density (BMD) data.

4. A computer executable software code as recited in claim 1 , wherein the other form of data entry includes manual entry.

5. A computer executable software code as recited in claim 1 , wherein the other field comprises an Image Comments field of the DICOM file.

6. A computer executable software code as recited in claim 5 , wherein data in the Image Comments Field include parameters which control a process of report generation and customization of a report.

7. A computer executable software code as recited in claim 1 , wherein the quantitative data includes analysis results in computer readable form.

8. A computer executable software code as recited in claim 1 , wherein the quantitative data is in a form of at least one of HTML, XML and Java Script files.

9. A method for creating a DICOM compliant file, said method comprising:

creating a report, including quantitative data, from acquisition data generated by at least one of an image capture device and another form of data entry;

creating a bitmap image file representing the created report;

embedding the bitmap image file in an image field of a DICOM compliant file; and

embedding the quantitative data in a field of the DICOM compliant file other than the image field.

10. A method as recited in claim 9 , wherein the quantitative data comprises raw data used to create the report.

11. A method as recited in claim 9 , wherein the quantitative data comprises bone mineral density (BMD) data.

12. A method as recited in claim 9 , wherein the other form of data entry includes manual entry.

13. A method as recited in claim 9 , wherein the other field comprises an Image Comments field of the DICOM file.

14. A method as recited in claim 13 , wherein data in the Image Comments Field include parameters which control a process of report generation and customization of a report.

15. A method as recited in claim 9 , wherein the quantitative data includes analysis results in computer readable form.

16. A method as recited in claim 9 , wherein the quantitative data is in a form of at least one of HTML, XML and Java Script files.

Assignments (10)
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Apr 28, 2026
From: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
To: HOLOGIC, INC., ON ITS OWN BEHALF AND AS SUCCESSOR-BY-MERGER TO DIRECT RADIOGRAPHY CORP.; CYTYC CORPORATION, ON ITS OWN BEHALF AND AS SUCCESSOR-BY-MERGER TO BIOLUCENT, LLC; CYTYC SURGICAL PRODUCTS, LLC, AS SUCCESSOR-BY-CONVERSION TO CYTYC SURGICAL PRODUCTS, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP; GEN-PROBE INCORPORATED, ON ITS OWN BEHALF AND AS SUCCESSOR-BY-MERGER TO THIRD WAVE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.; GEN-PROBE PRODESSE, INC.; SUROS SURGICAL SYSTEMS, INC.
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CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE INCORRECT PATENT NO. 8081301 PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL: 035820 FRAME: 0239. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE SECURITY INTEREST RELEASE. Recorded Nov 9, 2017
From: GOLDMAN SACHS BANK USA, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
To: HOLOGIC, INC.; BIOLUCENT, LLC; CYTYC CORPORATION; CYTYC SURGICAL PRODUCTS, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP; SUROS SURGICAL SYSTEMS, INC.; THIRD WAVE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.; GEN-PROBE INCORPORATED
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CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE INCORRECT PATENT NO. 8081301 PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL: 028810 FRAME: 0745. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE SECURITY AGREEMENT. Recorded Nov 9, 2017
From: HOLOGIC, INC.; BIOLUCENT, LLC; CYTYC CORPORATION; CYTYC SURGICAL PRODUCTS, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP; SUROS SURGICAL SYSTEMS, INC.; THIRD WAVE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.; GEN-PROBE INCORPORATED
To: GOLDMAN SACHS BANK USA
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SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Aug 7, 2015
From: HOLOGIC, INC.; BIOLUCENT, LLC; CYTYC CORPORATION; CYTYC SURGICAL PRODUCTS, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP; DIRECT RADIOGRAPHY CORP.; GEN-PROBE INCORPORATED; GEN-PROBE PRODESSE, INC.; SUROS SURGICAL SYSTEMS, INC.; THIRD WAVE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
To: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
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SECURITY INTEREST RELEASE REEL/FRAME 028810/0745 Recorded Jun 4, 2015
From: GOLDMAN SACHS BANK USA, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
To: HOLOGIC, INC.; BIOLUCENT, LLC; CYTYC CORPORATION; CYTYC SURGICAL PRODUCTS, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP; SUROS SURGICAL SYSTEMS, INC.; THIRD WAVE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.; GEN-PROBE INCORPORATED
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SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Aug 1, 2012
From: HOLOGIC, INC.; BIOLUCENT, LLC; CYTYC CORPORATION; CYTYC SURGICAL PRODUCTS, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP; SUROS SURGICAL SYSTEMS, INC.; THIRD WAVE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.; GEN-PROBE INCORPORATED
To: GOLDMAN SACHS BANK USA
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TERMINATION OF PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENTS AND RELEASE OF SECURITY INTERESTS Recorded Aug 25, 2010
From: GOLDMAN SACHS CREDIT PARTNERS, L.P., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
To: HOLOGIC, INC.; R2 TECHNOLOGY, INC.; SUROS SURGICAL SYSTEMS, INC.; BIOLUCENT, LLC; DIRECT RADIOGRAPHY CORP.; CYTYC CORPORATION; CYTYC SURGICAL PRODUCTS LIMITED PARTNERSHIP; CYTYC SURGICAL PRODUCTS II LIMITED PARTNERSHIP; CYTYC SURGICAL PRODUCTS III, INC.; CYTYC PRENATAL PRODUCTS CORP.; THIRD WAVE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
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NINTH SUPPLEMENT TO PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Apr 21, 2009
From: HOLOGIC, INC.
To: GOLDMAN SACHS CREDIT PARTNERS L.P., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
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PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Oct 26, 2007
From: HOLOGIC, INC.
To: GOLDMAN SACHS CREDIT PARTNERS L.P.
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ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 24, 1999
From: FALLON, JOHN P.; WEISS, HOWARD P.; MISLAN, DAVID
To: HOLOGIC, INC.
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Continuity (1)
Provisional Application 6011021000 · Nov 30, 1998