Virtualized Medical Content Presentation System
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Solution Overview
Problem
The high costs and maintenance requirements of adapting and maintaining diagnostic workstations for new software applications in medical imaging systems, particularly in hospital environments, where frequent changes in image viewers and software applications are necessary.
Innovation Solution
A method and system that utilize a display client in a hospital environment and a presentation client in a computing center, where the presentation client virtualizes medical content by generating a pseudonymized case study, removing personal patient data, and transmitting it securely over the internet for display on the display client, allowing for cost-effective and efficient presentation of medical contents.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If diagnostic workstations are adapted to new software applications and image viewers, then functionality and capabilities are improved, but maintenance costs and complexity increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates virtual copies of diagnostic workstations through virtualization technology. Instead of adapting physical workstations to new software, virtual instances are created that can run different software applications. This allows multiple software environments to coexist without modifying the underlying hardware, reducing maintenance complexity while improving adaptability.
Solution Approach 2:
The system segments the workstation functionality into virtualized components that can be independently managed. Each virtual workstation instance can be configured with specific software applications, allowing the physical infrastructure to remain stable while software capabilities are updated or changed by creating new virtual instances rather than modifying existing ones.
2Adaptability or versatility
If new image viewers and software applications are implemented, then diagnostic capabilities are improved, but adaptation costs increase
Solution Approach 1:
The virtualization platform provides a universal base that supports multiple software applications and image viewers simultaneously. Instead of adapting individual workstations to each new software application, the system creates a multi-functional virtual environment where different software can run on the same physical infrastructure, significantly reducing adaptation costs.
Solution Approach 2:
New software applications are deployed by creating virtual copies or instances rather than installing on physical hardware. This copying approach allows rapid deployment of new software capabilities without the cost of physical adaptation, as virtual instances can be cloned or configured from templates.
3Productivity
If workstations are frequently updated with new software, then functionality is improved, but maintenance time and resources increase
Solution Approach 1:
Software updates and new applications are prepared in advance as virtual instances or images. Before deployment, these virtual environments are fully configured and tested. This preliminary action allows rapid deployment without extensive on-site maintenance time, as the virtual instances can be deployed automatically once prepared.
Solution Approach 2:
Updated software is distributed as virtual copies rather than requiring physical installation and configuration on each workstation. This copying mechanism reduces maintenance time significantly, as virtual instances can be deployed rapidly across multiple workstations simultaneously without manual intervention at each location.
Data Source
AI summary
A method is disclosed for presenting medical contents. An embodiment of the method includes generating a pseudonymized case study from a patient study using a case upload client in a hospital environment by providing the patient study with a marker and by removing personal patient data from the patient study; sending the pseudonymized case study to a computing center via the Internet and virtualizing the pseudonymized case study; transmitting the virtualized pseudonymized case study to the hospital environment via an Internet connection and mapping the virtualized pseudonymized case study with the personal patient data by way of a display client; and displaying the mapped medical contents by way of the display client with the viewer. A system, a case upload client and a case upload server for presenting medical contents, are also disclosed.