Paul S Brandon

US Patent:

7860287, Dec 28, 2010

Filed:

Apr 25, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/739728

Inventors:

Gudrun Wirkner Zahlmann - Neumarkt, DE
Andrew Wronka - Port Monmouth NJ, US
Paul Brandon - Sanatoga PA, US

Assignee:

Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc. - Malvern PA
Siemens Aktiengesellschaft - Munich

International Classification:

G06K 9/00
G06K 9/54

US Classification:

382128, 382305

Abstract:

A system compares clinical trial protocol data in a configuration file with medical image metadata and data exchange protocol header data and in response generates a message to a user. A patient clinical image data processing system comprises a first validation processor for parsing a message conveying patient medical image data to identify image metadata indicating first characteristics of the image. The first validation processor performs a first comparison by comparing the metadata with configuration data indicating predetermined characteristics of images required for a particular use and indicating the image is acceptable for the use in response to a successful first comparison. A second validation processor parses header data of DICOM compatible data representing the image to identify image metadata indicating second characteristics of the image. The second validation processor performs a second comparison by comparing header data with configuration data indicating predetermined characteristics of images required for a particular use and indicating the image is acceptable for the use in response to a successful second comparison. A data processor indicates the image is acceptable for the use in response to successful first and second comparisons.

US Patent:

20080052112, Feb 28, 2008

Filed:

Jun 7, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/759270

Inventors:

Gudrun Zahlmann - Neumarkt, DE
Andrew Wronka - Port Monmouth NJ, US
Markus Schmidt - Nurnberg, DE
Paul L. Brandon - Sanatoga PA, US

Assignee:

SIEMENS MEDICAL SOLUTIONS USA, INC. - MALVERN PA

International Classification:

G06Q 50/00

US Classification:

705 2

Abstract:

A patient image data processing system comprises a first validation processor for parsing a message conveying patient medical image data from an image provider to identify image metadata indicating first characteristics of the image. The first validation processor performs a first comparison by comparing the metadata with configuration data indicating predetermined characteristics of images required for a particular use and provides first acceptability data indicating the image is unacceptable for the use in response to an unsuccessful first comparison. A second validation processor parses imaging metadata representing the image to identify image metadata indicating second characteristics of the image. The second validation processor performs a second comparison by comparing header data with configuration data indicating predetermined characteristics of images required for a particular use and provides second acceptability data indicating the image is unacceptable for the use in response to an unsuccessful second comparison. A data processor generates performance data using the first and second acceptability data indicating quality of images provided by the image provider.

US Patent:

20080059241, Mar 6, 2008

Filed:

Apr 30, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/741823

Inventors:

Gudrun Zahlmann - Neumarkt, DE
Andrew Wronka - Port Monmouth NJ, US
Paul Brandon - Sanatoga PA, US
Markus Schmidt - Nuernberg, DE

Assignee:

SIEMENS MEDICAL SOLUTIONS USA, INC. - Malvern PA

International Classification:

G06F 19/00

US Classification:

705 3

Abstract:

A system provides a clinical trial or research process with access to, and use of information employed in patient care by facilitating access to information via a portal (e.g., a Web compatible portal) and providing automated transfer of data collected during patient care workflows for storage in clinical research information systems. An interface system enables bidirectional exchange of data between a hospital clinical information system and a clinical trial or research information system. The interface system employs at least one repository including information associating a clinical trial with patient identifiers, healthcare worker identifiers, an indicator of individual status of a patient in the clinical trial and an identifier of a site involved in the clinical trial. An interface processor provides medical information of a particular patient, acquired using a hospital clinical information system, to a clinical trial or research storage repository by using information derived from the at least one repository for automatically determining, the particular patient is enrolled in a clinical trial and the particular patient participation in the clinical trial is still current.