Secure Medical Imaging Data Transmission via Encryption and Reconstruction
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current medical imaging data transfer systems lack security and the ability to reconstruct images with new parameters, often requiring redundant scans and exposing patients to unnecessary contrast material when switching healthcare providers.
Innovation Solution
A method and system for securely transmitting medical imaging data from a source system to a receiver system, involving encoding and decoding using encryption techniques, validating data against predefined standards, and mapping it to business objects for storage and reconstruction, allowing for image reconstruction with new parameters without requiring additional scans.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If DICOM standard is used for transmitting medical imaging data, then image transfer between different medical systems is enabled, but security of data transmission is compromised
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces an intermediary encryption layer between the source and receiver systems. The encoded medical imaging data acts as a mediator that protects the original data during transmission, allowing secure transfer while maintaining the ability to reconstruct images at the receiving end.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent applies encryption to the medical imaging data before transmission occurs. This preliminary encoding action ensures that the data is protected from the moment it leaves the source system, preventing security breaches during transit while still allowing authorized reconstruction at the destination.
2Adaptability or versatility
If patient undergoes another CT/MRI scan at new healthcare provider, then required image orientations can be obtained, but patient is exposed to additional contrast material and radiation
Solution Approach 1:
The patent enables the receiver system to create new image orientations by processing and reconstructing the transferred encoded imaging data. Instead of requiring a physical re-scan, the system generates copies of the images in different orientations through computational reconstruction, eliminating the need for additional contrast material exposure.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent allows reconstruction of medical images with new parameters at the receiver system. By changing the reconstruction parameters (such as orientation, slice thickness, or viewing angle) during the decoding process, the system can generate images tailored to the new healthcare provider's requirements without requiring a new scan.
3Adaptability or versatility
If medical imaging data is transferred from one medical system to another, then image reconstruction with new parameters is possible, but transmission security is compromised
Solution Approach 1:
The encoded medical imaging data serves as an intermediary that enables flexible reconstruction at the receiving end while maintaining security during transmission. The encoding layer allows the receiver to perform various reconstruction operations on the protected data without exposing the original unencrypted information.
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AI summary
The invention relates a method and a system for transmitting medical imaging data from a source system to a receiver system. The method includes receiving encoded medical imaging data from the source system; decoding the encoded medical imaging data using a decryption technique; validating the decoded medical imaging data based on the plurality of predefined standards; upon successful validation, mapping the decoded medical imaging data based on one or more business objects associated with the receiver system; and storing the decoded medical imaging data in a data store associated with the receiver system based on one or more configurations of the receiver system.