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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 26, 2001
Filed:
Apr. 30, 1997
Fred M. Hall, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Gerard A. Hranek, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Lloyd B. Kreuzer, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Lawrence T. McNary, San Jose, CA (US);
Mary Jeanne Rabold, San Carlos, CA (US);
David A. Rock, Saline, MI (US);
Rex A. Timbs, Ipsalanti, MI (US);
Acuson Corporation, Mountain View, CA (US);
Abstract
An ultrasound image information archiving system is provided for storing a reference copy of ultrasound image information. The system comprises a primary storage device, a secondary storage device, and control means for retrieving ultrasound image information, creating a reference copy of the ultrasound image information, and storing the reference copy in the secondary storage device. The system can be used in a method for storing a reference copy of ultrasound image information in which ultrasound image information is retrieved from a primary storage device and a reference copy of ultrasound image information is created and then stored in a secondary storage device. The system can also be used with a more general ultrasound image information archiving method.