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WO2007143084A2
WO2007143084A2 PCT/US2007/012925 US2007012925W WO2007143084A2 WO 2007143084 A2 WO2007143084 A2 WO 2007143084A2 US 2007012925 W US2007012925 W US 2007012925W WO 2007143084 A2 WO2007143084 A2 WO 2007143084A2
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  • the present invention relates to a multi-input reporting and editing method, and system, in which multiple individuals can provide input into creating report content, and provide greater information depth to the report.
  • the present invention is used in medical applications, such as radiology, and both the input and the output data of the "dynamic" medical reporting and editing method utilizes gesture-, symbol-, or icon-based reporting language which translates into a standardized medical lexicon.
  • the report output is formatted as hierarchical data that can be entered into structured medical databases for the combined purposes of research, education, outcomes analysis, and quality assurance.
  • Medical reporting in its current form is a static process that begins and ends with the initiation of a single text-based report. This can take a number of forms from a consultation, operative/procedure note, history and physical, or imaging test results. Further, the format of the reporting has involved radiologists making notes or marks with wax crayon on x-ray film, or dictating reports into a microphone, which have been nonreproducible, inaccurate, or which take a lengthy time to generate. Regardless of the format and medical findings being described, the author (i.e., physician) issues a text document that is then reviewed by the ordering clinician, who in turn renders a medical management decision based on these report findings.
  • the present invention relates to a multi-input reporting and editing tool, which performs as a dynamic instrument to allow multiple users' input into creating a report, such that end-users may accumulate, process, and analyze information, in a timely, efficient, and accurate fashion.
  • the multi-input reporting and editing tool allows tracking of follow-up data over time, and creates a vehicle for database mining and quality assessment.
  • the present invention is used in medical applications, and utilizes a standardized graphical language (in the. form of symbols) that describes informational content associated with the medical findings contained withnt the report.
  • This standardized symbol language is in turn linked to a standardized lexicon of medical terminology, which is then translated into a hierarchical structured report using symbol-writing recognition software. Once the end-users become familiar with the symbol language, this can in effect be used in lieu of the structured text report.
  • the same informational content can be derived in two different forms by the "reader", who can review report content by simply reviewing the graphical symbol data drawn onto the electronic image or by reading the structured text report.
  • the symbols of the graphical language are drawn directly onto a high-resolution, touch screen computer monitor using an electronic stylus.
  • the person inputting the graphical language into the medical reporting and editing system can choose to draw symbols directly onto the computer monitor which displays the medical data (e.g., mammography images) or use a touch screen tablet that is directly integrated with the computer-based medical data.
  • FIG. 1 is a schematic showing the reporting and editing method and system according to one embodiment consistent with the present invention.
  • FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing steps in the reporting and editing method according to one embodiment consistent with the present invention.
  • FIG. 3 is another flowchart showing steps in the reporting and editing method according to one embodiment consistent with the present invention.
  • FIG. 4 is yet another flowchart showing steps in the reporting and editing method according to one embodiment consistent with the present invention.
  • the present invention relates to a multi-input reporting and editing tool, which performs as a dynamic instrument to allow multiple users' input into creating a single electronic, comprehensive report, such that end-users may accumulate, process, and analyze information, in a timely, efficient, and accurate fashion.
  • the multi-input reporting and editing tool utilizes gesture-based (or symbol-based or icon-based) reporting, which can be provided for any type of image-reporting that would benefit from a "shorthand" that is accurate and descriptive, such as in the fields of medicine (i.e., radiology), landscaping, architecture, etc.
  • gesture-based reporting includes a computer-implemented method and computer system, which can be used to create a database of comprehensive gesture-embedded image and text reports from which data mining and other analyses can be conducted.
  • the reporting and editing tool or system 100 of the present invention is also designed to interface with existing information systems such as a Hospital Information System (HIS) 10, a Radiology Information System (RIS) 20, a Picture Archiving and Communication System (PACS) 30, and to conform with the relevant standards, such as the Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine (DICOM) standard, DICOM Structured Reporting (SR) standard, or the Radiological Society of North America's Integrating the Healthcare Enterprise (IHE) initiative.
  • HIS Hospital Information System
  • RIS Radiology Information System
  • PES Picture Archiving and Communication System
  • DICOM Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine
  • SR DICOM Structured Reporting
  • IHE Radiological Society of North America's Integrating the Healthcare Enterprise
  • reporting and editing system 100 of the present invention communicates with the information systems, such as the HIS 10, RIS 20, and PACS 30, etc., allows the reporting and editing system 100 to retrieve information from these systems and update information therein and provide the desired report generated by the reporting and editing system 100.
  • the information systems such as the HIS 10, RIS 20, and PACS 30, etc.
  • the reporting and editing system 100 of the present invention includes a client computer 101, such as a PC, which may or not be interfaced or integrated with the PACS 30, and includes an imaging display device 102 capable of providing high resolution of digital images in 2-D or 3-D, for example.
  • the client may be a mobile terminal, such as a mobile computing device, or a mobile data organizer (PDA), operated by the user accessing the program remotely from the client (see FIG. 2).
  • PDA mobile data organizer
  • Methods and systems consistent with the present invention are carried out by providing an input means 104 (see FIG. 1), or user selection means, including hot clickable icons etc., or selection buttons, in a menu, dialog box, or a roll-down window of an interface provided at the client 101, and the user may input commands through a programmable stylus, keyboard, mouse, speech processing means, laser pointer, touch screen, or other input means 104.
  • the input or selection means 104 may be constituted by a dedicated piece of hardware or its functions may be executed by code instructions executed on the client processor 106, involving the display unit 102 for displaying the selection window and a stylus or keyboard for entering a selection, for example.
  • gestures, symbols, or icons by a user would preferably be accomplished using a multi-functional, programmable stylus 104, which can not only be used to draw symbols onto the image, but can also accomplish other tasks intrinsic to the image display, navigation, interpretation, and reporting processes that are superior to using traditional computer keyboard or mouse methods (both within the PACS and Electronic Medical Report (EMR)).
  • EMR Electronic Medical Report
  • the programmable stylus described in corresponding U.S. Nonprovisional Patent Application No. 11/512,199, filed August 30, 2006, is one such tool, and is herein incorporated by reference in its entirety.
  • the client 101 typically includes a processor 106 as a client data processing means, the processor including a central processing unit (CPU) 107 or parallel processor and an input/output (I/O) interface 108, a memory 109 with a program 110 having a data structure 11 1, all connected by a bus 112. Further, the client 101 would include an input device or means 104, a display 102, and may also include one or more secondary storage devices 113.
  • the bus 112 may be internal to the client 101 and may include an adapter to a keyboard or input device 104 or may include external connections.
  • the imaging display device 102 for the present invention is a high resolution touch screen computer monitor, which would allow images, such as x-rays, to be readable and for the gestures or symbols to be applied easily and accurately.
  • the imaging display device 102 can be other touch sensitive devices including tablet, pocket PC, and plasma screens.
  • the touch screen would be pressure sensitive and responsive to the input of the stylus 104 which would be used to draw the gestures or symbols of the present invention, directly onto the image displaying device 102.
  • high resolution goggles may be used to provide end users with the ability to review images without the physical constraints of an external computer.
  • a surgeon wearing specialized high resolution goggles to display the cross-sectional radiological image of a brain tumor in 3-D format would be able to note the gestures on the image highlighting the pathology in question and reporting pertinent characteristics (i.e., anatomic localization, size, etc.), to serve as a guide during surgery.
  • pertinent characteristics i.e., anatomic localization, size, etc.
  • an internal medicine physician could use these specialized goggles outside the hospital, to review images with embedded gestures or symbols.
  • the images could be downloaded using wireless technology and displayed on the goggles, thereby eliminating the need for a computer screen for image display.
  • the graphics user interface is a client application written to run on existing computer operating systems which may be ported to other personal computer (PC) software, personal digital assistants (PDAs), and cell phones, and any other digital device that has a screen or visual component and appropriate storage capability.
  • the processor 106 at the client 101 may be internal or external thereto, and executes a program 110 adapted to predetermined operations.
  • the processor 106 has access to the memory 109 in which may be stored at least one sequence of code instructions comprising the program 110 and the data structure 111 for performing predetermined operations.
  • the memory 109 and program 110 may be located within the client 101 or external thereto.
  • the program 1 10 which runs the reporting and editing method and system 100 of the present invention can include a separate program code for performing a desired operation, or may be a plurality of modules performing sub-operations of an operation, or may be part of a single module of a larger program 110 providing the operation.
  • the processor 106 may be adapted to access and/or execute a plurality of programs 110 corresponding to a plurality of operations.
  • An operation rendered by the program 110 may be, for example, supporting the user interface, data mining functions, performing e-mail applications, etc.
  • the data structure 111 may include a plurality of entries, each entry including at least a first storage area that stores the databases or libraries of gesture symbols, or image files, for example.
  • the storage device 113 stores at least one data file, such as image files, text files, data files, audio, video files, etc., in providing a particular operation.
  • the data storage device as storage means 113 may for example, be a database, including a distributed database connected via a network, for example.
  • the database can be a computer searchable database and may be a relational database.
  • the storage device may be connected to the server 120 and/or the client 101, either directly or through a communication network, such as a LAN or WAN.
  • An internal storage device 113, or an external storage device 114 is optional, and data may also be received via a network and directly processed.
  • the client 101 may be connected to other clients 101 or servers 120, including security (i.e., biometric input means 145), administration, billing or other systems, via a communication link 116 as a client communication means, using a communication end port specified by an address or a port, and the communication link 116 may include a mobile communication link, a switched circuit communication link, or may involve a network of data processing devices such as a LAN, WAN, the Internet, or combinations thereof.
  • the communication link may be to e-mail systems, fax, telephone, wireless communications systems such as pagers and cell phones, wireless PDA's and other communication systems.
  • the communication link 116 may be an adapter unit capable to execute various communications protocols in order to establish and maintain communication with the server 120, for example.
  • the communication link 116 may be constituted by a specialized piece of hardware or may be realized by a general CPU executing corresponding program instructions.
  • the communication link 116 may be at least partially included in the processor 106 executing corresponding program instructions.
  • the server 120 would include a processor 121 having a CPU 122 or parallel processor which is a server data processing means, and an I/O interface 123, but may also be constituted by a distributed CPU 122 including a plurality of individual processors 121 on one or a plurality of machines.
  • the processor 121 of the server 120 may be a general data processing unit, but preferably a data processing unit with large resources (i.e., high processing capabilities and a large memory for storing large amounts of data).
  • the server 120 also includes a memory 124 with program 125 having a data structure 126 all connected by a bus 127.
  • the bus 127 or similar connection line can also consist of external connections, if the server 120 is constituted by a distributed system.
  • the server processor 121 may have access to a storage device 128 for storing preferably large numbers of programs for providing various operations to the users.
  • the data structure 126 may include a plurality of entries, each entry including at least a first storage area which stores image files, for example, but may also have alternative embodiments including that associated with other stored information as one of ordinary skill in the art would appreciate.
  • the server 120 may be a single unit or may be a distributed system of a plurality of servers 120 or data processing units, and may be shared by multiple users in direct or indirect connection to each other.
  • the server 120 performs at least one server program for a desired operation, which is required in serving a request from the client 101.
  • the communication link 129 from the server 120 is preferably adapted to communicate with a plurality of clients.
  • the present invention is implemented in software which can be provided in a client and server environment, or in a distributed system over a computerized network across a number of client systems.
  • a particular operation may be performed either at the client or the server, at the edge of a network or at the center, or both.
  • At least one client and at least one server are each connected to a network 220 such as a Local Area Network (LAN), Wide Area Network (WAN), and/or the Internet, over a communication link 116, 129. Further, even though the systems HIS
  • the client system 101 may include communications via a wireless service connection.
  • the server system 120 may include communications with network/security features, via a wireless server, which connects to, for example, voice recognition.
  • the client system may be a basic system, and the server may include all of the components necessary to support the software platform of the present invention.
  • the present client-server system may be arranged such that the client system can operate independently of the server system, but that the server system can be optionally connected. In the former situation, additional modules would instead be connected to the client system.
  • the client system and server system can be disposed in one system, rather being separated into two systems.
  • the underlying technology allows for replication to various other sites. Each new site can maintain "state" with its neighbors so that in the event of a catastrophic failure, other server systems can continue to keep the application running, and allow the system to load- balance the application geographically as required.
  • the reporting and editing system 100 and method as used in an exemplary radiology method and system includes a client computer 101 with image displaying device 102, and an input device 104 which is a programmable stylus.
  • the programmable stylus 104 is used as input means, and can not only be used to draw symbols onto the image, but can also accomplish other tasks intrinsic to the image display, navigation, interpretation, and reporting processes of the present invention.
  • the user - in this case the technologist - turns on the client computer system 101, which may be a stand-alone PC, or part of or connected to a client workstation known in the radiological field as the PACS workstation 30.
  • the client computer 101 is the PACS 30, and some or all of the present invention, with respect to imaging display device 102, computer memory 109 and program 110 etc., is contained within the PACS 30 instead of being provided separately.
  • the technologist logs onto the reporting and editing system 100 once the client 101 is operational.
  • the technologist signs onto the system 100 utilizing an authentication or identification procedure in step 200, which may utilize biometrics.
  • a biometrics input means 145 e.g., facial recognition technology, fingerprint analysis, etc.
  • the biometrics technology includes a biometric input means 35 and is connected to the system 100 of the medical enterprise. All information inputted into the biometrics system 35 is recorded in memory or a database 109, 113, 124, 128 etc., which can be accessed by the program 110 such that pertinent information can be retrieved, sorted, and analyzed.
  • step 201 Once authentication and identification takes place, local, regional, and centralized medical databases can be automatically queried by the program in step 201 using the identification-specific electronic signature of the user. All data intrinsic to the medical procedure or examination being performed will be automatically tagged and downloaded into that specific patient's electronic medical database by the program ] 10 in step 202. At the same time, that patient's medical database is queried by the program ⁇ 10 in step 203 to provide all historical data relevant to the medical examination or procedure being performed, to assist with planning, protocol, and analysis of the data being collected.
  • the program 110 will display a menu which will provide a worklist folder listing image files available for analysis, in step 204, and the technologist can then select a particular patient's information, and the program 110 will open up in step 205, and display the patient's records and information.
  • the technologist will then review the exam-specific data (unique to that patient) that is automatically extracted from information systems (i.e., CPOE, RIS, PACS) by the program 110 in step 203, and confirm the protocol established for the desired examination to be performed on the patient, based on the data in the system 100.
  • information systems i.e., CPOE, RIS, PACS
  • the technologist will then perform the study on the patient as directed, and acquire imaging data based on the pre-selected protocol.
  • the technologist will input and/or save the data from the imaging study in memory 128, etc., of the system 100, in step 206.
  • the technologist will review the imaging data for completeness and overall quality.
  • the technologist will perform additional image acquisition and store the newly acquired information in the database in step 207. [0064] The technologist will then perform another review of the imaging data, and if complete, will combine the new data with the initial data acquired, to satisfy the examination requirements, in step 208.
  • the completed imaging dataset will be analyzed by the technologist, and "key images" identified for annotation.
  • the technologist will insert the annotations using gesture-based reporting symbols in step 209, although one of ordinary skill in the art would know that other types of annotations, including text, may also be used.
  • the gesture-based reporting (GBR) symbols would correspond to the predefined terms for a particular type of pathology.
  • the annotations would be made to highlight areas of suspected pathology, to make a quantitative analysis of each of the images (i.e., linear and density measurements), a qualitative analysis of the image (i.e., temporal change from comparison studies stored in the database), and quality assurance limitations (i.e., motion artifacts).
  • the technologist may make a determination as to whether specialized image processing is required in step 210. If additional image processing is required, the technologist may so order, and the imaging dataset would be transferred to the MPR workstation by the program 110 in step 21 1. The image processing/reconstructions would be performed by a specialist, who would insert annotations using GBR symbols, onto the images in step 212. The completed imaging dataset (with annotations) would be then transferred to the PACS 30 for interpretation by the radiologist,
  • the radiologist would sign into the PACS 30 using the biometrics identification and authentication procedure in step 214, and retrieve the image dataset stored on the patient,
  • the image dataset may be presented in both a GBR
  • the program 110 can provide the user the option of viewing all annotations made by previous users — for example, in different colors or another
  • the user may recognize the information inputted by the different users. However, if the user wishes to review the images without the annotations of other parties, the user may turn the GBR "Off 1 , and the image dataset will be provided without any annotations.
  • the GBR is "On”
  • the radiologist would review the images with the annotations made by the technologist, on the PACS workstation 30. The radiologist will make his/her own GBR annotations on "key images" in his/her review process, the "key images” which are saved to the PACS database in step 216.
  • the radiologist's annotations would be made in a different color or format from the technologist's annotations, to distinguish them from each other.
  • the radiologist will also be able to perform an editing function - to make additions or deletions in GBR to the annotations found in the image dataset.
  • the editing function is awarded to the user based on the privileges the user has been authorized, according to predetermined criteria set by the program 110.
  • the program 110 will allow the movement of gestures, symbols, or annotations from one image to another, in a similar fashion to a "copy” or "cut and paste" function in word processing.
  • the radiologist can utilize automated decision support by clicking on the corresponding icon with the (programmable) stylus 104.
  • automated decision support include temporal subtraction (where changes over time are noted), computer-aided detection (CAD) (which detects pre-defined pathologies), computer-generated measurements and differential diagnosis (which provides a list of potential pathologies depending on the radiological findings).
  • CAD computer-aided detection
  • differential diagnosis which provides a list of potential pathologies depending on the radiological findings.
  • These automated decision support systems can provide findings which can be recorded onto the image in annotations or in GBR, by the radiologist, or automatically translated into gestures or annotations, depending on how the automated decision support system works and can be integrated into the reporting and editing method and system of the present invention.
  • the radiologist's annotations will highlight the areas of pathology in the images using GBR, for example, for modifiers such as anatomic location, temporal change, and clinical significance.
  • the radiologist will also make a diagnosis (differential or specific), and make follow-up recommendations, which will be saved in the system 100 as step 217.
  • the follow-up recommendations will include descriptors such as degree of certainty, measurements (i.e., size), morphology, and number.
  • the radiologist may then sign the annotated image by electronically placing his/her initials (using the stylus 104) on the image, in step 218.
  • the program 110 will correlate the gesture or modifier recorded on the image, to a database 113, 114 or 128 for example, of gestures which provide the text for the correlation of the gesture or modifier, in step 219.
  • the program 110 may then provide confirmation and verification of the gestures or modifiers to be saved, in step 220, and provide for editing of the text and/or the gesture or symbol for the image and the corresponding report related to that gesture in the event of an error.
  • the radiologist would then re-enter the annotation, and repeat the process, eventually confirming the gesture or annotation when visualizing the correct corresponding text.
  • the program 110 will confirm the text as correct, and then save the annotated image.
  • the GBR symbols are saved and correlated, the GBR symbols are transcribed into a structured text report according to a predefined format in step 221.
  • the radiologist will confirm the structured text report or combined symbol/text report to ensure that it is accurate and complete in step 222.
  • more than one radiologist can participate in the reporting process. These situations include: 1) academic practices, where a radiologist in training (i.e.., radiology resident) renders a "preliminary" interpretation, which is in turn followed by an attending radiologist "final” interpretation; 2) radiologist subspecialty consultation, which can be requested by the radiologist rendering initial interpretation; and 3) expert "second" opinion, at the request of either the referring clinician or patient.
  • the radiologist's findings can be correlated with those of a second reader or radiologist, and the second radiologist's GBR symbols may be displayed on the monitor using a separate schema from the "primary" reader symbols (i.e., different color etc.). Any discordant symbols would be presented to the radiologist of record for action - in one embodiment, through a visual display where the discordant symbols "blink" in order to acquire attention or are uniquely color coded.
  • the sequential radiologist's annotations and/or edits are electronically tracked and recorded by the GBR editing/auditing tool for quality assurance analysis.
  • each individual reader or radiologist would have a special code (e.g., different color) assigned to their GBR annotations, thereby allowing anyone reviewing the annotated images to differentiate one user's GBR annotations from another.
  • each individual reader's annotations can be selectively turned “on” or "off by the other users during review.
  • the "saved" annotated “key images” may be stored separately in the database or archive 113, 114 or 128, for example, in addition to the comprehensive imaging dataset.
  • key images with the embedded symbols, may also be electronically sent directly to the referring clinician (based on a pre-defined communication protocol, such as e-mail, etc.) in step
  • the clinician signs onto the PACS 30 for review of the examination results, in step 222 (see FIG. 4), using the biometrics identification and authentication procedure, and retrieves the image dataset stored on the patient, from the PACS database (i.e., Worklist) in step 223.
  • the PACS database i.e., Worklist
  • the clinician may then review the imaging exam and GBR report. If the GBR is turned "On", the physician can select which report functions to review - such as the technologist, radiologist attending, and perhaps the radiologist resident or a consultant. If the GBR is turned
  • the clinician may then elect to insert their own annotations representing their findings, using GBR symbols, for example (i.e., specifically color coded to that clinician), in step
  • step 225 the clinician can elect one of three "clinician feedback" functions into the GBR schema: 1) report editing (i.e., modifying GBR findings displayed on the "final" radiologist report); 2) consultation (i.e., query which asks for additional clarification of a reported finding); and 3) additional information (i.e., additional clinical data supplied to the radiologist to assist with exam interpretation).
  • report editing i.e., modifying GBR findings displayed on the "final" radiologist report
  • consultation i.e., query which asks for additional clarification of a reported finding
  • additional information i.e., additional clinical data supplied to the radiologist to assist with exam interpretation.
  • This notification will also be made by the program 110 in step 226, to the radiologist of record, to the patient, and to the quality assurance (QA) database.
  • QA quality assurance
  • the clinician can also generate an electronic query
  • step 227 the clinician enters a query symbol (i.e., "?") attached to the
  • the radiologist is then sent electronic notification of the query by the program 110, and the program 110 will solicit a response via electronic means (i.e., e-mail, fax, etc.).
  • the radiologist's response will be received and displayed for the clinician by the program 110 in step 228, and saved in the database in step 229. All communications between any of the users are stored within the GBR report database 124, 128, etc. using the program 110 of the GBR auditing/editing tool of the present invention.
  • the auditing function may be similar to that disclosed in copending U.S. Patent Application No. 11/586,580, filed October 26, 2006, the contents of which are herein incorporated by reference in its entirety.
  • the clinician may enter an additional information symbol (e.g., "I") attached to a specific GBR symbol or to the report as a whole, and the program 110 will notify the radiologist, for example, of the additional report input, by electronic means (i.e., e-mail, fax etc.) in step 230.
  • the radiologist may elect to edit the original report based on the additional clinical information received, and the re-edited report will be saved in the system 100 in step 231, and the clinician notified by the program 110 by electronic means in step 232.
  • the report When the report is finalized and saved in the database 128 etc., it is normally saved in one of two formats: 1) as a GBR symbol set, or 2) a hierarchical structured text report. However, a mixture of both formats may be saved by the program 1 10 depending on the guidelines set in the system 100. If an emergent finding is recorded, an electronic "critical results" pathway is automatically initiated by the program 110 to document delivery and receipt by the referring clinician, according to the auditing and/or QA scorecard methods in step 234. [0093] If a follow-up recommendation is recorded in the database 124, 128 etc. as being ordered by the clinician, a computerized intelligent agent of the program 110 ensures notification and compliance for the follow-up recommendation in step 235. For example, if the follow-up consists of an imaging study (e.g., MRI), the electronic order is sent by the program 110 to the referring clinician, and the program 110 may simultaneously order and schedule the recommended exam.
  • an imaging study e.g., MRI
  • a follow-up procedure is recommended (e.g., biopsy or surgery)
  • an electronic notification is sent by the program 110 to the patient's EMR with "high priority" status that tracks receipt by the referring clinician according to the program's 110 auditing function. If the recommended follow-up is not documented within the system 100 in a defined time period, notification is automatically sent by the program 110 to the QA database 124, 128 etc. for automatic review by a designated compliance officer in step 236. Further, other auditing and quality assurance functions, for example as described in the above-noted corresponding patent applications, may be used.
  • the program 110 will record the reports in the report database, to include the following GBR data elements: identity of author; date and time of GBR or annotated entry; specific GBR symbols recorded (mapped to standardized lexicon); edited symbols (GBR symbols recorded in "preliminary” reports not contained within “final” report); frequency distribution of GBR or annotated modifiers and descriptors (by authors); record of clinician or subspecialty consultations; and clinical outcomes analysis (diagnostic accuracy of GBR/text reports relative to clinical data (i.e. ,discharge summary, pathology report)).
  • the program 1 10 will automatically send the GBR and/or text report analyses to all authoring technologists, radiologists, and clinicians (along with individual and collective summary statistics), by electronic means (i.e., e-mail, fax etc.).
  • computer-derived data can be integrated into the report analysis by including specialized computer-assisted diagnosis (CAD) software and data derived from the electronic medical record (EMR), pertinent to the presumptive diagnosis.
  • CAD computer-assisted diagnosis
  • EMR electronic medical record
  • varying overlays or tiers of reports can be provided, which can show either different findings over time, or different aspects of the findings, thereby providing as much information to the multiple users as possible in one image.
  • the comprehensive report thus compiled provides the capability of integrating these multiple data points and different end-user perspectives into a single, all-inclusive electronic document. As the patient's medical care proceeds and additional knowledge is gained, this additional clinical knowledge can be directed back into the original report to clarify (i.e., provide "proof) as to the accuracy of diagnoses.
  • data mining can be performed for the purposes of quality assurance and clinical outcomes analysis.
  • two additional report databases can be accessed for educational review and training: 1) an educational database and teaching files report database, which contains cases of educational interest which can be automatically tagged by the program 1 10 by the technologist, radiologist, or clinician authors; and 2) a QA database, which contains cases of identified QA deficiency, as identified by the technologist, radiologist, or clinician authors.
  • the program 110 will perform data mining to compile these databases, and present them to the user at predetermined times.
  • the QA database will operate in accordance with the methods described in the corresponding QA scorecards applications.
  • a technologist is scheduled to perform a renal ultrasound examination on a patient with the clinical history of hematuria.
  • the program 1 10 After undergoing biometrics identification and authentication of the patient, technologist, and any other personnel, according to identification/authentication procedures specified in the corresponding biometrics patent application, the program 1 10 will provide information on the patient and the procedure for the technologist to confirm. Once confirmed, the technologist may proceed with the examination.
  • the technologist identifies a solid mass arising from the left kidney which he/she believes is worrisome for a renal malignancy.
  • the technologist identifies the image obtained as a "key image” and annotates the image with the GBR symbols for mass, along with pertinent size measurements and the presumptive diagnosis of "malignancy”.
  • the program 110 saves this image in the database 124, 128 etc., and may save the key image in a "key image” database.
  • the technologist may find an additional "key image", which he/she highlights and annotates directly on the computer monitor 104 or hand-held tablet etc., to indicate a second mass in the contralateral right kidney.
  • the technologist will use the GBR symbols for mass, uncertain clinical significance, and corresponding size measurements in the annotation.
  • the radiologist may use the editing function which will allow for the technologist's reported findings to be directly modified by the radiologist, in his/her final report.
  • the radiologist may agree with the reported findings of left renal mass (malignancy), and may elect to add a few additional modifiers including "biopsy recommended" and "high clinical significance" directly into the report using annotations.
  • the radiologist may then determine that the technologist's findings for the right renal mass are erroneous and may replace the annotated findings with annotations indicating a 3.5 cm cyst, of benign etiology directly in the same report.
  • the program 110 of the reporting and editing tool of the present invention functions to record the individual findings of each reader/user along with the sequential changes made by each user. Each modification of the annotated report is saved in the database 124, 128, and in the QA database etc.
  • the final report findings of "malignant left renal mass" and "biopsy recommended" by the radiologist initiates the "critical results pathway" where the program 1 10 electronically notifies the referring clinician and documents receipt of his/her confirmation.
  • the intelligent agent of the program 1 10 will query the patient's EMR folder and link pathology findings to the original ultrasound report, once the biopsy has been completed. This information is also recorded by the program 110 into the report database for future analysis, with feedback automatically sent by the program 110 to both the technologist and radiologist authors.
  • a patient is scheduled to undergo a screening mammogram for breast cancer.
  • the technologist will undergo a biometric identification/authentication, as well as the patient, as required.
  • the technologist may identify an area of suspicious calcifications at the 2 o'clock position of the right breast.
  • the technologist may annotate the "key image” and may elect to perform additional spot magnification views of the right breast for improved characterization of the indeterminate calcifications. After reviewing these additional magnification views, the technologist may annotate the additional images and record the following findings, in one embodiment using the GBR symbols and text: microcalcifications, right breast, 2 o'clock position, suspicious for malignancy.
  • the technologist may also identify this particular exam as a "clinical high priority", where the program 110 automatically directs the exam to the top of the unread mammography queue. [00107]
  • the radiologist is then electronically alerted by the program 110 of the "priority status" and may display the exam immediately for the user.
  • the radiologist sees that no microcalcifcations were reported at the 2 o'clock position from one year earlier, however, in retrospect, they were present but of lesser conspicuity.
  • the CAD software program is applied (i.e. "turned on") by the program 110, three findings are identified by the radiologist, including a right axillary mass and calcifications at the 2 and 6 o'clock positions of the right breast.
  • the radiologist then may edit three different GBR symbols for his/her final report which may include the technologist's findings, the prior year findings (which were auto-populated onto the current study by the program 110), and the CAD findings. All edited functions are recorded and entered into the report database 12, 128 etc. by the program 110.
  • These final findings and edits may include the following: 1 ) agreement on the technologist's findings of malignant microcalcif ⁇ cations: right breast, 2 o'clock position; 2) added findings of: a) "surgical consultation and biopsy” recommended; b) marked interval increase compared to prior study; and c) high clinical significance; and 3) edited CAD findings for the right axillary mass and 6 o'clock calcifications: a) lymph node, right axilla, not significant; and b) calcifications, right breast, stable, benign.
  • the findings initiate the "critical results" reporting pathway by the program 110 with all subsequent data (including pathology) recorded in the report database 124, 128 etc., and sent to the technologist and radiologist for review.
  • a gastroenterologist is consulted by an internist for a patient found to have a 3 cm polypoid lesion within the cecum on an earlier abdominal CT.
  • the gastroenterologist elects to perform a colonoscopy for further evaluation along with biopsy. After the patient and the relevant personnel are identified and approved by the system for performing the procedure (using biometrics in one embodiment), the colonoscopy is performed.
  • the gastroenterologist identifies three lesions within the colon at the following locations: 1) 3.7 cm infiltrative mass cecum (corresponding to the CT abnormality); 2) 1.0 cm pedunculated polyp in sigmoid colon; 3) 1.5 cam sessile polyp in mid transverse colon. The gastroenterologist then decides to biopsy the cecal and mid-transverse colon lesions. In the procedure note, the gastroenterologist describes the number, size, morphology, and anatomic locations of each lesion using GBR symbol language, for example, over a standard colon template.
  • the gastroenterologist also links the original CT report to his/her GBR-procedure note using the programmable stylus 104, for example, and edits the CT findings by adding the findings for the 2 additional (sigmoid and mid- transverse colon) findings not originally reported. These edits are automatically saved and sent by the program 110 to the radiologist interpreting the original CT report, along with photographs obtained during the colonoscopy procedure.
  • the biopsy data is automatically tagged by the program 110 to both the original CT and subsequent colonoscopy reports and sent by the program 110 to the authoring physicians. All edited data is recorded in the EMR and PACS databases 30, 128 etc., for example, and results tabulated into each respective report database 30, 128, etc., by the program 110.
  • a cardiology consultation is requested by an orthopedic surgeon prior to an elective knee arthroplasty.
  • the patient is initially seen by the cardiology Fellow in training, who issues a consultation report using GBR, for example, that incorporates the clinical exam, EKG, and echocardiography findings into a report that is saved by the program 1 IO in the database 124, 128 etc.
  • GBR for example, that incorporates the clinical exam, EKG, and echocardiography findings into a report that is saved by the program 1 IO in the database 124, 128 etc.
  • the patient is low risk for heart disease and "cleared" for surgery.
  • the patient is subsequently evaluated by the attending cardiologist and is thought to be at "high risk” for coronary artery disease (based on abnormalities in the EKG and clinical exam not appreciated by the Fellow).
  • the final cardiology consultation records saved by the program 110 include both the findings of the cardiology Fellow and attending physicians, with incorporated annotated "key images" from the EKG and echocardiography exams (each of which contains annotated or GBR findings, for example, from the technologists performing those exams).
  • the "final" consultation report saved by the program 110 will contain all of the above data, which have been edited by the attending cardiologist with his/her final interpretation.
  • the attending cardiologist may determine that this case is an excellent teaching study (based on divergent opinions) and will instruct the program 110 to electronically send the data on this case to the Electronic Educational Database (EED), so it can be used for future education and training.
  • EED Electronic Educational Database
  • the EED database will provide future residents and fellows with the ability to track all reported findings from each end-user perspective (i.e., EKG technician, echocardiology sonographer, and cardiology fellow etc.) along with the final report findings of the cardiologist.
  • the reporting and editing method and system of the present invention provides the means by which medical imaging data and corresponding reports can remain "coupled” and not segregated, as is the current practice. In addition to providing the end-users with a fast and reliable means to simultaneously review findings and results, it also provides a unique means with which sequential data can be recorded and tracked throughout the various phases of the
  • the present invention provides a tool for multi-practitioner input (i.e., technologists, radiologists, consultants, and clinicians) along with a reliable method to identify, track, and analyze these various inputs.
  • multi-practitioner input i.e., technologists, radiologists, consultants, and clinicians
  • statistical analyses can be performed with educational feedback to facilitate improved diagnosis and clinical outcomes.
  • the present invention is compatible with the use of biometrics to identify and authenticate patients and practitioners in medical enterprises, with gesture-based reporting methods and systems, the use of a programmable stylus to navigate and perform editing and display functions in medical applications, and the use of QA scorecards to perform auditing and quality assurance functions in medical applications.
  • these compatible methods and systems provide a means by which patient-specific, medical data can be authenticated, extracted, and cross-referenced from multiple information systems (CPOE, RIS, PACS, EMR) to maximize the efficiency and accuracy of medical imaging.

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La présente invention concerne un outil de rapport et d'édition à entrées multiples, qui se comporte comme un instrument dynamique pour permettre une entrée à des utilisateurs multiples dans la création d'un rapport, de telle sorte que des utilisateurs finaux peuvent cumuler, traiter et analyser des informations, d'une manière opportune, efficace et précise. L'outil de rapport et d'édition à entrées multiples permet le suivi des données de rappel dans le temps, et la création d'un véhicule pour l'exploration de base de données et l'évaluation de la qualité.
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