Patent Application - USER INTERFACE AND VIEWING WORKFLOW FOR MAMMOGRAPHY WORKSTATIONn > Summary

Patent Application No. US 20090185732

Published on Jul 23, 2009

Application No. 12/237290

Filed on Sep 24, 2008

Priority Date -

Zhang, Heidi - Los Gatos, CA US (23)

This invention provides a simple user interface and sequencing viewing method for a mammography interpretation workstation. In particular, the invention includes the method and apparatus that moves the source images and the associated data using two-level of pre-fetching and caching mechanism, sequences the reading workflow (including worklist, hanging protocol, viewing sequencing), draws markup using electronic grease pan, and automatically generates the recall forms and screening reports. The user interface operates on single button and mouse wheel style to maximize the radiologists' efficiency.