General Electric Company

Richard W I Yarger

Muthu Venkatesh Muthuraj

Neil Dominic D'Souza

Tushad P Driver

Benjamin Novatzky

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 relates to operating a system using a mixed monitor workstation, such as a medical PACS workstation, having a first display of a first resolution and a second display having a different resolution. The method may include moving a graphical element displayed on the first display to the second display, and resealing the graphical element when moved such that the graphical element has a different pixel size on the second display than it did on the first. The method may also include allocating a graphical element to the first display or the second display based on characteristics of the graphical element. Various criteria may be used to allocate the graphical element; for instance, whether color images are currently being displayed on a low resolution monitor, whether a graphical element is a high or low resolution image, and others. The method may be implemented using software associated with the workstation.

Method and apparatus for displaying images on mixed monitor displays

A method relates to operating a system using a mixed monitor workstation, such as a medical PACS workstation, having a first display of a first resolution and a second display having a different resolution. The method may include moving a graphical element displayed on the first display to the second display, and rescaling the graphical element when moved such that the graphical element has a different pixel size on the second display than it did on the first. The method may also include allocating a graphical element to the first display or the second display based on characteristics of the graphical element. Various criteria may be used to allocate the graphical element; for instance, whether color images are currently being displayed on a low resolution monitor, whether a graphical element is a high or low resolution image, and others. The method may be implemented using software associated with the workstation.

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Berkeley, IL, United States of America

Richard W I Yarger