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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 15, 2009
Filed:
Mar. 01, 2005
Benjamin D. Novatzky, Oak Park, IL (US);
Richard W. I. Yarger, Berkeley, IL (US);
Muthu Venkatesh Muthuraj, Kenosha, WI (US);
Benjamin D. Novatzky, Oak Park, IL (US);
Richard W. I. Yarger, Berkeley, IL (US);
Muthu Venkatesh Muthuraj, Kenosha, WI (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
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.