Medical screening firm HealthScreen America has filed a patent to cover its technique for CD-based storage of CT and other digital images. In addition to storing images, the CD also includes the software necessary to manipulate the studies on any IBM-compatible computer, according to the Jacksonville, FL-based firm.
HealthScreen America believes its technique could eliminate film-based imaging approaches and provide a low-cost alternative to expensive digital image storage systems. The company plans to license its technology to manufacturers of diagnostic imaging equipment, as well as health systems and radiology groups.
At HealthScreen America, images are transmitted to offsite, independent radiologists via high-speed, fiber optic cable. After radiologists interpret the CT scans, the images and the radiologist report are transmitted back to HealthScreen America, where they are copied onto a CD and given to the client or physician. The images can be seen in a variety of 3-D views, but can’t be altered, according to the company.
HealthScreen America also provides the client with a disk containing all other test results, a custom health report, and other ultrasound images. In the event a CD is lost, the information can be quickly accessed and duplicated from HealthScreen America's database and digital library of images, according to the company.
By AuntMinnie.com staff writersJanuary 11, 2001
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