Claims
- 1. A computer system for screening of medical cases, each medical case having a plurality of images, the computer system comprising
(A) a user interface having a set of icons, each of the icons being selectable by a user to specify a sequence of images; and (B) an input device for going from a current image to the next succeeding image in the sequence in response to a single input action of the user.
- 2. The computer system of claim 1 wherein the set of icons comprise a first sub-set of icons, each icon of the first sub-set of icons specifying a view.
- 3. The computer system of claim 2 wherein the set of icons comprise a second sub-set of icons, each icon of the second sub-set of icons specifying a computer aided diagnosis function to be performed on an image.
- 4. The computer system of claim 3 having a first toolbar for the first sub-set of icons and a separate second toolbar for the second sub-set of icons.
- 5. The computer system of claim 1 wherein the sequence specifies the sequence of images to be displayed for each said medical case being screened.
- 6. The computer system of claim 1 wherein the input device comprises a keypad with a next-step button, wherein a next succeeding image of the sequence of images is displayed in response to a user pressing the next-step button.
- 7. The computer system of claim 1 wherein the input device comprises a touch screen for entering the single input action of the user.
- 8. The computer system of claim 1 wherein the input device comprises a speech recognition component for entering of the single input action of the user.
- 9. The computer system of claim 1 further comprising an annotation component for entering and storing an annotation for a particular medical case.
- 10. The computer system of claim 1 further comprising a graphical input tool for highlighting a region in an image and storage for storing of the highlighted region in association with the image.
- 11. The computer system of claim 1 further comprising at least one display device, wherein the icons can specify a tiling condition of the at least one display device.
- 12. A method for screening of medical cases, each medical case having a plurality of images, the method comprising the steps of:
(a) providing a user interface having a set of icons, each of the icons being selectable by a user to specify a sequence of images; (b) selecting a sequence of icons by a user; and (c) going from a current image to a consecutive image in the sequence of images in response to only a single action being performed by the user.
- 13. The method of claim 12 whereby a view of an image of the sequence of images is specified responsive to selection of an icon of a preselected sub-set of icons of the set of icons.
- 14. The method of claim 12 whereby an image processing algorithm is performed on an image of the sequence of images responsive to selection of an icon of a preselected sub-set of icons of the set of icons.
- 15. The method of claim 12 further comprising the steps of reviewing the sequence of images with respect to each said medical case and going to a consecutive medical case in response to a single input action when review of the sequence of images of the current case has been completed.
- 16. The method of claim 12 further comprising the further step of specifying a tiling of at least one display device for rendering of the sequence of images responsive to selection of an icon of the set of icons.
CROSS REFERENCES TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application is related to the following patent applications, filed on the same day as this application and assigned to the same assignee, MeVis Technology GmbH & Co. KG
[0002] (1) A Method And Computer System For Prefetching Of Images, Serial No.______ filed May 29, 2001,
[0003] (2) A Method And System For In-Service Monitoring And Training For A Radiologic Workstation, Serial No.______ ; filed May 29, 2001,
[0004] which are hereby incorporated by reference to be understood in connection with the present invention.