General Electric Company

Ge Medical Systems Information Technologies Gmbh

Benjamin Novatzky

Joseph Carroll

Muthu Venkatesh Muthuraj

Naveed Rabbani

Ryan Wayne Gross

Christopher Yunker

Steven Fors

Anand Krishnamurthy

Richard W I Yarger

Donna Klem

Donnna Klem

Himanshu Jay Mehta

An example image layout and display navigator system includes a navigator that includes a miniature layout representation corresponding to the layout of images on the display. The navigator is to appear on the display based on user action with respect to displayed content and to allow a user to select an image series via the miniature layout and to select one or more series level operations for application to the image series via the miniature layout. The navigator is to apply a selected series level operation to the image series via the miniature layout based on user input. An action in one of the navigator and the display is to translate into a corresponding action on the other of the navigator and the display. The content display manager is to update the content displayed to reflect the selected series level operation applied to the image series.

Systems and methods for applying series level operations and comparing images using a thumbnail navigator

Certain embodiments of the present invention provide an image display method including selecting an image hanging protocol and displaying an image set based at least in part on the image hanging protocol. The image hanging protocol includes a rule set for displaying the image set based at least in part on a key image note. Certain embodiments of the present invention provide an image display system including a display device adapted to display an image set based at least in part on an image hanging protocol. The image hanging protocol includes a rule set for displaying the image set based at least in part on a key image note. Certain embodiments of the present invention provide an image hanging protocol including a rule set for displaying the image set based at least in part on a key image note.

Key image note matching by image hanging protocols

System and methods for applying image presentation context functions to image sub-regions are disclosed. An example method includes displaying a first medical image in a user interface, receiving a selection of a first image sub-region within the first medical image, receiving a selection of a first image presentation context function and a selection of an amount of a parameter of the first image presentation context function for the selected first image sub-region, applying the received first image presentation context function by the amount of the received parameter of the first image presentation context function to the received first image sub-region, and displaying the first sub-region with the applied first image presentation context function within the first medical image.

System and methods for applying image presentation context functions to image sub-regions

The present invention provides a method for presenting at least one medical imaging study in a Picture Archiving and Communication System ('PACS'). The method includes selecting at least one comparison imaging study from a plurality of historical imaging studies by comparing at least one image data attribute associated with a current imaging study with at least one image data attribute associated with each of the plurality of historical studies. The relevant historical studies are automatically selected as comparison imaging studies.

Method and system for rule-based comparison study matching to customize a hanging protocol

A method and apparatus for displaying annotations on a digital image such that the viewing area is simplified and maximized. Abbreviated reason codes are employed, thereby increasing the number of annotations that may be displayed concurrently with an image and reducing the obtrusiveness of the annotations. The abbreviated reason codes may provide information to viewers about the significance of the image. Viewers may configure where the annotations are displayed and may associate priorities with the reason codes such that annotations of interest may be displayed more prominently or accessibly. Likewise, text descriptions associated with an annotation may be hidden until requested by a viewer. In instances where the number of annotations exceeds some configurable threshold, the excess annotations may be hidden unless requested.

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