Koninklijke Philips Corporation N.v.

Olga Starobinets

Vijay Parthasarathy

Ranjith Naveen Tellis

Hareesh Chamarthi

Sandeep M Dalal

Yuchen Qian

Thomas Buelow

Tim Philipp Harder

Hrishikesh Narayanrao Deshpande

Tanja Nordhoff

Xiuye Chen

Ekin Koker

Sandepp Madhukar Dalal

Siva Chaitanya Chaduvula

A non-transitory computer readable medium () stores instructions executable by at least one electronic processor () to perform a remote assistance method (). The method includes: providing a remote assistance interface (') via which a local operator (LO) can receive remote assistance during a medical imaging examination performed by the local operator using a medical imaging device (); prior to or during the medical imaging examination, identifying a handoff () from a first remote expert (RE) assigned to provide the remote assistance during the medical imaging examination to a second remote expert (SRE); generating a representation () containing information about the medical imaging examination; transferring the representation containing information about the medical imaging examination to the second remote expert; and reassigning the medical imaging examination from the first remote expert to the second remote expert.

Effective imaging examination handoffs between users within a radiology operations command center (ROCC) structure

A method () of providing remote monitoring of a local operator (LO) of a medical imaging device () during a medical imaging examination, the method including: mapping image features to medical imaging examinations based at least on timestamps of the image features, the medical imaging examinations to which the image features are mapped including completed medical imaging examinations and a current medical imaging examination; converting the image features mapped to each completed medical imaging examination into a representation () of the completed medical imaging examination and a representation () of a current status of the current medical imaging examination; generating at least one completion time statistic () representing the completion times for the completed medical imaging examinations; and during the current medical imaging examination, displaying the representation of the current status of the current medical imaging examination and the at least one completion time statistic on the workstation.

Actionable visualization by overlaying historical data on a real-time image acquisition workflow overview

A non-transitory computer readable medium () stores instructions executable by at least one electronic processor () to perform a method () for supporting remote experts (RE) in assisting local operators (LO) of respective medical imaging devices () during medical imaging examinations. The method includes: determining, in response to a calling local operator placing a call to a called remote expert, a context of the calling local operator based on at least one feed (W,) of a workspace of the calling local operator; retrieving, from a database (), a view configuration () for a determined user interface (UI) view based on the determined context; and controlling a display device () to display the determined UI view based on the retrieved view configuration.

System and method to intelligently adapt the arrangement of content displays according to workflow context

An apparatus provides remote assistance to a local operator of a medical imaging device disposed in a medical imaging device bay via a communication link from a remote location that is remote from the medical imaging device bay to the medical imaging device bay. The apparatus includes a workstation disposed at the remote location including at least one workstation display. At least one electronic processor is programmed to, over the course of a medical imaging examination performed using the medical imaging device: extract successive image frames from video or screen sharing of a controller display of the medical imaging device; screen-scrape information related to the medical imaging examination from the successive image frames over the course of the medical imaging examination; maintain status information on the medical imaging examination at least in part using the screen-scraped information; and output an alert perceptible at the remote location when the status information on the medical imaging examination satisfies an alert criterion.

Camera view and screen scraping for information extraction from imaging scanner consoles

An apparatus () for providing image quality feedback during a medical imaging examination includes at least one electronic processor () programmed to: receive a live video feed () of a display () of an imaging device controller () of an imaging device () performing the medical imaging examination; extract a preview image () from the live video feed; perform an image analysis () on the extracted preview image to determine whether the extracted preview image satisfies an alert criterion; and output an alert () when the extracted preview image satisfies the alert criterion as determined by the image analysis.

Systems and methods for immediate image quality feedback

An apparatus for use with a medical imaging device () operative in conjunction with a contrast injector () to perform a contrast enhanced medical imaging procedure. The apparatus includes: an alert output device (), and at least one electronic processor () operatively connected with the alert output device and programmed to: extract image frames from video or screen sharing () of a display ('); screen-scrape injector settings of the contrast injector from the image frames; and output an alert () via the alert output device if the screen-scraped injector settings satisfy an alert criterion.

Automated system for error checking injection parameters during imaging exams

An apparatus (), for use in conjunction with a medical imaging device () having an imaging device controller () that displays a graphical user interface (GUI) () including a preview image viewport (), includes at least one electronic processor () programmed to: perform an image analysis () on a preview image displayed in the preview image viewport to generate preview-derived image label information; extract GUI-derived image label information from the GUI excluding the preview image displayed in the preview image viewport; and output an alert () when the preview-derived image label information and the GUI-derived image label information are not consistent.

Real-time digital imaging and communication in medicine (DICOM) label checker

An apparatus () provides remote assistance to a local operator of a medical imaging device () disposed in a medical imaging device bay () via a communication link () from a remote location () that is remote from the medical imaging device bay to the medical imaging device bay. The apparatus includes a workstation () disposed at the remote location including at least one workstation display (). At least one electronic processor () is programmed to, over the course of a medical imaging examination performed using the medical imaging device: extract successive image frames from video () or screen sharing () of a controller display (') of the medical imaging device; screen-scrape information related to the medical imaging examination from the successive image frames over the course of the medical imaging examination; maintain status information on the medical imaging examination at least in part using the screen-scraped information; and output an alert () perceptible at the remote location when the status information on the medical imaging examination satisfies an alert criterion.

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Olga Starobinets