The US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has granted a new patent to DR Systems' system and method for viewing medical images at full resolution.
The patent no. 8,244,014 describes that for certain medical images, it is important that a user view all of a medical image at full resolution so that minute, but important, indicia in the medical image are not missed.
A computing system monitors medical image portions displayed on the displayed device and notates those portions that have been displayed at full resolution (or other user-defined display parameters).
The system also provides the user with information indicating portions that have not been viewed at full resolution and provides information indicating for which images of a multiple image examination full pixel display has been accomplished.
The company said the process thus reduces the possibility of missing an abnormality in a medical image due to the viewer not viewing a portion of the image at full resolution or using other user-defined display parameters.
DR Systems provides enterprise-wide imaging and information management systems for integrated healthcare networks, hospitals, and diagnostic imaging centers.
