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Hybrid display for simultaneous side-by-side review of radiographs
Assignee: University of Pittsburgh
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Filing: 1996-02-29
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Granted: 1998-05-05
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Expires: 2016-02-29
Abstract
Abstract A method and system for simultaneous display of a radiograph film and a digital image associated therewith. A film is loaded onto a viewing box; identification information is obtained from the film; a digital image associated with the film is retrieved from an image database based on the identification information and is displayed. The results of a CAD scheme can be applied to or superimposed on the retrieved image. The image retrieval can be delayed until the film has been displayed on the viewing box at a specific location for a preset minimum amount of time. Other images or information can also be retrieved.
Inventors
- 👤 David Gur
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-01 21:03
CPC Classifications
G; G16; G16H; G16H30/00; G16H30/20
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 42
Claim 1
Independent Claim
55 words
A method of simultaneous display of a radiograph film and a digital image associated therewith, the method comprising: loading the film in a viewing box; automatically obtaining identification information from the film; and associating the film with a specific digital image in an image database based on the identification information automatically obtained from the film.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
55 words
A method of simultaneous display of a radiograph film and a digital image associated therewith, the method comprising: loading the film in a viewing box; automatically obtaining identification information from the film; and associating the film with a specific digital image in an image database based on the identification information automatically obtained from the film.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
23 words
A method as in claim 1, further comprising: retrieving the specific digital image from the image database; and displaying the retrieved digital image.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
16 words
A method as in claim 2, further comprising caching of the retrieved image in an archive.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
37 words
A method as in claim 2 wherein the image is retrieved from the database only after the film has been displayed at a specific location on the viewing box for at least a certain amount of time.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
15 words
A method as in claim 4, wherein the certain amount of time is 2 seconds.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
16 words
A method as in claim 2 further comprising: superimposing CAD scheme results on the retrieved image.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
16 words
A method as in claim 1 further comprising: applying a CAD scheme to the specific image.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
22 words
A method as in claim 1, further comprising: associating the film with other information in a database based on the identification information.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
15 words
A method as in claim 8, further comprising: retrieving the other information from the database.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
22 words
A method as in claim 8, wherein the database is the image database and the other information includes another relevant digital image.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
16 words
A method as in claim 1, wherein the identification information is magnetically encoded in the film.
Claim 13
Independent Claim
57 words
A device for simultaneous display of a radiograph film and a digital image associated therewith, the device comprising: viewing means; means for automatically obtaining identification information from film loaded onto the viewing means; and means for associating the film with a digital image in an image database based on the identification information automatically obtained from the film.
Claim 14
Independent Claim
57 words
A device for simultaneous display of a radiograph film and a digital image associated therewith, the device comprising: viewing means; means for automatically obtaining identification information from film loaded onto the viewing means; and means for associating the film with a digital image in an image database based on the identification information automatically obtained from the film.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
23 words
A device as in claim 12, wherein the viewing means comprises one of: a viewing box, multiple viewing boxes, and a film alternator.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
26 words
A device as in claim 12, further comprising: means for retrieving the digital image from the image database; and means for displaying the retrieved digital image.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
14 words
A device as in claim 12, further comprising means for caching the retrieved image.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
34 words
A device as in claim 12, wherein the image is retrieved from the image database only after the film has been displayed on the viewing means for at least a certain amount of time.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
34 words
A device as in claim 12, wherein the image is retrieved only if the image has been displayed at a specific location on the viewing means for at least a certain amount of time.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
15 words
A device as in claim 16, wherein the certain amount of time is 2 seconds.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
21 words
A device as in claim 12, further comprising means for superimposing the results of a CAD scheme on the retrieved image.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
40 words
A device as in claim 12, wherein the means for obtaining identification information comprises at least one of: a CCD bar code reading camera; a CCD camera with electronic character recognition; a hand-held bar code reader; and a magnetic decoder.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
23 words
A device as in claim 12, further comprising: means associating the film with other information in a database based on the identification information.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
17 words
A device as in claim 21, further comprising: means for retrieving the other information from the database.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
22 words
A device as in claim 21, wherein the database is the image database and the other information includes another relevant digital image.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
16 words
A device as in claim 12, wherein the identification information is magnetically encoded in the film.
Claim 27
Independent Claim
98 words
A method of simultaneous display of a radiograph film and a digital image associated therewith, the method comprising: loading the film in a viewing box; obtaining identification information from the film; associating the film with a specific digital image in an image database based on the identification information obtained from the film; retrieving the specific digital image from the image database; and displaying the retrieved digital image, wherein the image is retrieved from the database only after the film has been displayed at a specific location on the viewing box for at least a certain amount of time.
Claim 28
Independent Claim
98 words
A method of simultaneous display of a radiograph film and a digital image associated therewith, the method comprising: loading the film in a viewing box; obtaining identification information from the film; associating the film with a specific digital image in an image database based on the identification information obtained from the film; retrieving the specific digital image from the image database; and displaying the retrieved digital image, wherein the image is retrieved from the database only after the film has been displayed at a specific location on the viewing box for at least a certain amount of time.
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
15 words
A method as in claim 25, wherein the certain amount of time is 2 seconds.
Claim 30
Independent Claim
61 words
A method of simultaneous display of a radiograph film and a digital image associated therewith, the method comprising: loading the film in a viewing box; obtaining identification information from the film; associating the film with a specific digital image in an image database based on the identification information obtained from the film; and superimposing CAD scheme results on a retrieved image.
Claim 31
Independent Claim
61 words
A method of simultaneous display of a radiograph film and a digital image associated therewith, the method comprising: loading the film in a viewing box; obtaining identification information from the film; associating the film with a specific digital image in an image database based on the identification information obtained from the film; and superimposing CAD scheme results on a retrieved image.
Claim 32
Independent Claim
62 words
A method of simultaneous display of a radiograph film and a digital image associated therewith, the method comprising: loading the film in a viewing box; obtaining identification information from the film, wherein the identification information is magnetically encoded in the film; associating the film with a specific digital image in an image database based on the identification information obtained from the film.
Claim 33
Independent Claim
62 words
A method of simultaneous display of a radiograph film and a digital image associated therewith, the method comprising: loading the film in a viewing box; obtaining identification information from the film, wherein the identification information is magnetically encoded in the film; associating the film with a specific digital image in an image database based on the identification information obtained from the film.
Claim 34
Independent Claim
83 words
A device for simultaneous display of a radiograph film and a digital image associated therewith, the device comprising: viewing means; means for obtaining identification information from film loaded onto the viewing means; and means for associating the film with a digital image in an image database based on the identification information obtained from the film, wherein the image is retrieved from the image database only after the film has been displayed on the viewing means for at least a certain amount of time.
Claim 35
Independent Claim
83 words
A device for simultaneous display of a radiograph film and a digital image associated therewith, the device comprising: viewing means; means for obtaining identification information from film loaded onto the viewing means; and means for associating the film with a digital image in an image database based on the identification information obtained from the film, wherein the image is retrieved from the image database only after the film has been displayed on the viewing means for at least a certain amount of time.
Claim 36
Independent Claim
83 words
A device for simultaneous display of a radiograph film and a digital image associated therewith, the device comprising: viewing means; means for obtaining identification information from film loaded onto the viewing means; and means for associating the film with a digital image in an image database based on the identification information obtained from the film, wherein the image is retrieved only if the image has been displayed at a specific location on the viewing means for at least a certain amount of time.
Claim 37
Independent Claim
83 words
A device for simultaneous display of a radiograph film and a digital image associated therewith, the device comprising: viewing means; means for obtaining identification information from film loaded onto the viewing means; and means for associating the film with a digital image in an image database based on the identification information obtained from the film, wherein the image is retrieved only if the image has been displayed at a specific location on the viewing means for at least a certain amount of time.
Claim 38
Dependent Claim
15 words
A device as in claim 29, wherein the certain amount of time is 2 seconds.
Claim 39
Independent Claim
68 words
A device for simultaneous display of a radiograph film and a digital image associated therewith, the device comprising: viewing means; means for obtaining identification information from film loaded onto the viewing means; means for associating the film with a digital image in an image database based on the identification information obtained from the film; and means for superimposing the results of a CAD scheme on the retrieved image.
Claim 40
Independent Claim
68 words
A device for simultaneous display of a radiograph film and a digital image associated therewith, the device comprising: viewing means; means for obtaining identification information from film loaded onto the viewing means; means for associating the film with a digital image in an image database based on the identification information obtained from the film; and means for superimposing the results of a CAD scheme on the retrieved image.
Claim 41
Independent Claim
65 words
A device for simultaneous display of a radiograph film and a digital image associated therewith, the device comprising: viewing means; means for obtaining identification information from film loaded onto the viewing means; and means for associating the film with a digital image in an image database based on the identification information obtained from the film, wherein the identification information is magnetically encoded in the film.
Claim 42
Independent Claim
65 words
A device for simultaneous display of a radiograph film and a digital image associated therewith, the device comprising: viewing means; means for obtaining identification information from film loaded onto the viewing means; and means for associating the film with a digital image in an image database based on the identification information obtained from the film, wherein the identification information is magnetically encoded in the film.
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