CN1257463C

CN1257463C - System for automatic monitoring image management and communication

Info

Publication number: CN1257463C
Application number: CN 02151080
Authority: CN
Inventors: 张建国; 吴冬青; 韩若玲; 张晓彦; 庄峻
Original assignee: Shanghai Institute of Technical Physics of CAS
Current assignee: Shanghai Institute of Technical Physics of CAS
Priority date: 2002-12-06
Filing date: 2002-12-06
Publication date: 2006-05-24
Anticipated expiration: 2022-12-06
Also published as: CN1416095A

Abstract

The present invention relates to a system used for automatically monitoring image management and communication, which belongs to the hospital management equipment. The present invention comprises a plurality of PACS client terminals (1) of automatic monitoring, a PACS server terminal (2) of automatic monitoring, and a plurality of PACS service agents (3) of automatic monitoring used for connecting the PACS client terminals (1) of automatic monitoring and the PACS server terminal (2) of automatic monitoring, wherein the three parties are connected with each other by a communication network, and a three-layer work structure of the client terminals (1) of automatic monitoring, the service agents (3) of automatic monitoring and the server terminal (2) of automatic monitoring orderly connected in a mode of two-way information flow is formed. The present invention can monitor the operation condition of the whole PACS in real time and multiple layers, greatly improves the maintainability and the safety of the PACS and reduces the cost of managing and using the PACS in a hospital.

Description

A kind of automatic monitoring image management and system that communicates by letter of being used for

Technical field:

The present invention relates to a kind of automatic monitoring image management and system that communicates by letter of being used for, specifically, be a kind of file and communications management system (Picture Archiving andCommunication System, PACS) device of monitoring in real time and managing that is used for clinical image.

Background technology:

Along with fast development of information technology, hospital is also at digitizing that progressively realizes medical information and network management, and merge the obtaining of various medical images, handle, manage, duplicate, function such as analysis and resource sharing, remote transmission, strange land consultation of doctors is the center of modern medicine diagnostic imaging, processing in the PACS of one.Usually, simple PACS can include only PACS controller, acquisition gateway and a display workstation.This small-sized PACS can only realize more single, limited function, and its management is also simple relatively, only needs the professional to safeguard one by one and gets final product.And enlarge when the scale of PACS, several kinds of medical equipment inserts many acquisition gateway, and in the time of realizing function such as mutual visit between each unit and long-range access, RIS accesss, PACS will be unusual complexity.How to ensure this huge system high efficiency, stable and operation reliably, then become a problem that can not be ignored, therefore management and the monitoring to PACS just seems particularly important.Before this, though there are some to provide the simple technique scheme of monitoring, also there is not an energy on soft, hardware, network, security etc. are multi-level, clinical PACS to be unified the system of monitoring in real time and management to the PACS cellular system.

Summary of the invention:

As mentioned above, how at software, hardware, network and security etc. upward clinical PACS are unified monitoring in real time at many levels and management is a technical matters to be solved by this invention, therefore, the object of the present invention is to provide a PACS automatic monitored control system, its with each component units module of clinical PACS and network as monitored object, soft from PACS, the hardware effort situation, the network operation situation that connects each module, the PACS access security, PACS medical image stream, the image storage, many aspects such as inquiry/extraction state are monitored PACS, reach work efficiency that improves PACS and management and the use cost that reduces PACS.

Technical solution of the present invention is:

A kind of PACS automatic monitored control system that the present invention proposes, it comprises the automatic monitor client of a plurality of PACS, characteristics are the automatic monitor service agencies of a PACS more than 1 couple that an automatic monitoring server end of PACS also are set and are used for getting in touch with them, connect by communication network between the three, and form three layers of work structuring that become the automatic monitoring server end of the automatic monitor service agency-PACS of the automatic monitor client-PACS of PACS of double-way connection successively with information flow.The automatic monitor client of each PACS in the automatic monitor client of said PACS comprise one have the PACS functions of modules (as, PACS acquisition gateway, PACS server or PACS image display workstation) client computer workstation or server and be arranged on the communication interface in this client computer and be stored in this client computer event message transmission interface (API) and based on the plug-in unit (Plugin) of DICOM communication standard, said client computer is a dedicated calculation machine or a server with PACS functions of modules; The automatic monitoring server end of said PACS comprises a computing machine or workstation, promptly be known as PACS automatic monitored control system server and be arranged on the communication interface in this computing machine and be stored in PACS automatic monitored control system application program in the automatic monitoring server of PACS; The automatic monitor service agency of said PACS more than 1 couple comprises client service Agent that is stored in the client computer and the server end service broker that is stored in the automatic monitoring server of PACS.

The automatic monitor service agency of the automatic monitor client of said PACS, the automatic monitoring server end of PACS and PACS constitutes client-service broker-three layers of work structuring of server end, wherein, client delivers monitor message to this machine service broker, passes to server end by the service broker then; Use memory queue (Queue) or document queue to realize asynchronous communication between the three, transmit monitor message; Be suitable for based on each component units module of PACS of different operating system platform (Windows2000 NT/XP or UNIX/LINUX) and the network that forms PACS.

Concrete monitoring flow process is:

＜1〉the automatic monitor client of PACS---collect local monitor information: comprise definition PACS event message and the PACS incident is encoded according to different machines, program and event category; Using API to embed client PACS application program obtains the PACS event message or reads the PACS journal file based on the plug-in unit of DICOM communication standard; Periodically receive from the order of the automatic monitoring server end of PACS inquiry by the service broker, obtain this machine host information, network-in-dialing situation and user login information; Use is based on multiple information acquisition modes such as the inquiry of the query sentence of database of SQL and comparison database records.In addition, by to entering the image sequence distributing serial numbers of the automatic monitor client of said PACS, with the state of tracking image series in PACS, as, whether enter database, where be transferred into, when extract etc., the image sequence among the assurance PACS still can be called example and monitor and follow the tracks of to its each when being reused by different user.

＜2〉the automatic monitor service agency of PACS---transmit monitor message: comprise that the automatic monitoring server of said PACS initiatively sends querying command to the automatic monitor client 1 of said PACS by the service broker, thereby obtain the active obtaining mode of monitor message, automatically send event message with the automatic monitor client 1 of PACS and act on behalf of, catch the Passive Mode of message by the server end agency to client service.

＜3〉the automatic monitoring server end of PACS---monitor message is classified and processing: comprise that normal PACS event message sends to event log interface and image workflow interface display; The user logins/and the incident of withdrawing from sends to the security log interface; Each module machine resource status incident sends to the host information display interface; Image storage or inquiry/extraction incident send to image tracking interface and show; Mistake or Warning Event send different alarm (event registration record, machine pipe, dial the police emergency number automatically or send fax etc.) according to the incident error level, the notice PACS maintainer scene that arrives in the very nick of time.

Put it briefly, purpose of the present invention is finished by following principle of work:

The automatic monitor client of PACS is positioned at each functional module machine of PACS, and the event message transmission interface that provides by client obtains the PACS application event on the relevant PACS functional module machine or reads the PACS journal file based on the plug-in unit of DICOM communication standard from this machine.By the image sequence distributing serial numbers that enters the automatic monitor client of PACS is come the state of tracking image series in PACS, the image sequence among the assurance PACS can be called example and monitor and follow the tracks of to its each when being reused by different user in addition.The automatic monitor service agency of PACS lays respectively at client and server end, and it is operation continuously in back way, and the relevant monitor message of client is delivered to server end.Client service agency carries out the collection of reception from the automatic monitoring server querying command of PACS, this machine incident, information (information such as, hardware ruuning situation soft as the PACS parts, this machine access security, image data stream, image storage, inquiry/extraction), and to the automatic monitoring server transmission of PACS monitor message.The server end service broker carries out reception, record and handles the monitor message that client sends, and it is passed to the automatic monitoring server of PACS in real time.The automatic monitoring server end of PACS is responsible for collecting to come from the monitor message of the automatic monitor client of PACS, and the connection situation of quantitative check network, give the PACS keeper monitor message summary report of obtaining by the automatic monitoring server of PACS foreground graphical interface of user at last or send different alerting signal notice PACS keepers.The PACS keeper can remove effectively to safeguard PACS by these monitor messages.

Client application of the present invention is in each functional module of PACS, the main event message transmission interface that uses client to provide embeds client PACS application program and obtains the PACS event message or read the PACS journal file based on the plug-in unit of DICOM communication standard, and the client service agency periodically receives the order inquiry from the automatic monitoring server end of PACS, all kinds of monitor messages such as this machine access security on the collection PACS functional module machine, image data stream, image storage, inquiry/extraction use SQL statement that database positioning is followed the tracks of.In addition the image sequence distributing serial numbers that enters in the client is come the state of tracking image series in PACS.

Client service of the present invention agency not only is responsible for monitor messages such as Collection Events, PACS functional module are soft, hardware ruuning situation, this machine access security, image storage, inquiry/extraction, but also will send above-mentioned monitor message from the querying command of server end with to server end by the PORT COM reception.

Server end service broker of the present invention receives, writes down, handles the monitor message from each client service agency, also sends querying command to client simultaneously.It and client service agency are the corresponding relations more than 1 pair, their common bridges that connects client and server end of forming.

Server end of the present invention provides a foreground graphical interface of user, it is carried out the monitor message of collecting from client and gathers, be divided into 5 big category informations such as event log, security log, host information, image workflow and image tracking and be shown to the user, and send different alarm according to error level.Wherein event log can be followed the tracks of, store, deletes, refreshes the incident of the current generation in service of PACS and check the event log of record in the past; Security log provides the user who checks the PACS module machine to login situation; Host information shows the situations such as hard disk use, working procedure and network connection of PACS module machine; The image workflow is by the mobility status of animation display image in PACS; Image is followed the tracks of the operating position that image is provided; Therefore the PACS keeper grasps the ruuning situation of PACS integral body well by this interfacial energy, in case pinpoint the problems, can accomplish in time to go to solve.

Compared with the prior art the present invention has outstanding substantive distinguishing features and obvious improvement:

(1) system of the present invention provides the powerful automatic monitoring function of PACS, can monitor the function situation of whole PACS in real time, at many levels, the maintainability of PACS and security etc. have greatly been improved, the operation that makes PACS no longer is a black-box operation, and has reduced the cost of hospital management and use PACS.

(2) system of the present invention can monitor the PACS module that operates on Windows 2000/NT/XP, the UNIX/LINUX platform respectively, and follows unified framework and communications protocol; Distributed frame and modular design and asynchronous communication mechanism have strengthened the extended capability of automatic monitored control system, thus the purpose that reaches unified monitoring, expands arbitrarily.

(3) automatic monitored control system of the present invention is moved without any side effects to PACS or its performance is had any influence, relatively independent, no any the pining down of the operation between them.

(4) system of the present invention provides easy-operating interactive interface, animation display image flow process and sends function such as different alarm according to error level, allows the PACS automatic monitored control system be easier to management.

Brief Description Of Drawings:

Fig. 1 is the structural representation of an embodiment of PACS automatic monitored control system of the present invention.

Fig. 2 is the PACS automatic monitored control system active monitoring mode synoptic diagram of the embodiment of the invention.

Fig. 3 is the PACS automatic monitored control system passive monitoring pattern diagram of the embodiment of the invention.

Fig. 4 is the PACS supervisory system monitoring flow process overall framework synoptic diagram of the embodiment of the invention.

Fig. 5 is that incident sends the message interface schematic flow sheet among Fig. 4.

Fig. 6 is an event-monitoring module workflow synoptic diagram among Fig. 4.

Fig. 7 is a secure log monitoring module workflow synoptic diagram among Fig. 4.

Fig. 8 is Fig. 4 medium-long range host information monitoring module workflow synoptic diagram.

Fig. 9 is an image stream range monitoring module workflow synoptic diagram among Fig. 4.

Figure 10 is an image access monitoring module workflow synoptic diagram among Fig. 4.

Figure 11 is an alarm module workflow synoptic diagram among Fig. 4.

Figure 12 is the PACS supervisory system client service factorage schematic flow sheet of the embodiment of the invention.

Figure 13 is the PACS supervisory system server end service broker workflow synoptic diagram of the embodiment of the invention.

Embodiment:

Providing better embodiment of the present invention below in conjunction with Fig. 1～Figure 13 also further elaborates the embodiment of the invention:

The system architecture of PACS automatic monitored control system of the present invention as shown in Figure 1, comprise that the automatic monitor client of a plurality of PACS 1, an automatic monitoring server end 2 of PACS and the automatic monitor service of one-to-many PACS act on behalf of 3 three parts, client 1 and server end 2 wherein all use memory queue (Queue) or document queue to realize asynchronous communication by the exchange that the automatic monitor service agency 3 of PACS finishes information between the three.System software comprise PACS automatic monitored control system application program, client service Agent, server end service broker and client event message transmission interface with based on the plug-in unit of DICOM communication standard.Monitor mode such as Fig. 2, shown in Figure 3 divide aggressive mode and Passive Mode.Aggressive mode is initiatively to send relevant querying command to client service agency 112,122,132 by the automatic monitoring server 21 of the PACS of the automatic monitoring server end 2 of PACS, service broker's 112,122,132 response request, obtain client 1 local information, again the result is turned back to the automatic monitoring server 21 of PACS.Passive Mode is to send event message to client service agency 112,122,132 by client 1, after the message that server end service broker 22 capture client 1 send, information aggregating is sent to monitoring server 21 be shown to interface, PACS automatic monitoring server foreground.According to above-mentioned system architecture and monitoring mode, concrete monitoring flow process is referring to Fig. 4, as shown in the figure, under Passive Mode (Fig. 3), no matter be at NT platform monitoring object image acquisition gateway 11 for example, PACS application module 111 in the PACS server 12,121 still in unix platform monitored object (for example the PACS application program module 131), by incident send message interface (API) 111 ', 121 ', the event argument that each component units module of 131 ' reception PACS produces, and send it to this locality (to the NT platform) or write local event formation 130 (to unix platform), notice client service agency 112,122,132 receive.After client service agency 112,122,132 receives, send to server end service broker 22 after information gathered, write in the local event log file 220 after server end service broker 22 receives, read and show for server end event-monitoring module 221.And under aggressive mode, initiatively setting up network with client service agency 112,122,132 by server end distance host information monitoring module 223, secure log monitoring module 224 is connected, send relevant querying command, client service agency 112,122,132 collects local information the result is back to the corresponding module of server.

The each several part composition is described below respectively:

The automatic monitor client 1 of the PACS of first:

The automatic monitor client 11,12,13 of each PACS in the automatic monitor client 1 of a plurality of PACS of present embodiment has the dedicated calculation machine workstation or the server of PACS functions of modules by one respectively and is arranged on the communication interface in this client computer and the application programming interfaces that are stored in the client computer are formed, and the dedicated calculation machine workstation or the server that wherein have the PACS functions of modules in the present embodiment are image acquisition gateway 11, PACS server 12 and image display workstation 13.Event message transmission interface by being installed in each module machine obtains PACS run case that this machine takes place or the journal file that reads each PACS module records by the plug-in unit based on the DICOM communication standard from image acquisition gateway 11, PACS server 12 and image display workstation 13 respectively, and the client service of this machine of being sent to agency 112,122,132, mail to server end 2 by communication interface 113,123,133 again.In addition, consider that the image sequence among the PACS can be reused by different user, therefore in client 1, the image sequence distributing serial numbers that enters in it is come the state of tracking image series in PACS, as, whether enter database, where be transferred into, when extract etc., the image sequence among the assurance PACS still can be called example and monitor and follow the tracks of to its each when being reused by different user.

The event message transmission interface of present embodiment adopts dynamic link library technology, according to the client operating system platform development two sockets, one is used under the UNIX/LINUX environment, another is used for Windows 2000NT/XP.When the PACS application program will be when the PACS automatic monitored control system be reported incident, call unified event message transmission interface, the client service agency 112,122,132 of assembling event data and this machine of sending to, its workflow is seen Fig. 5, as shown in the figure, incident sends message interface program 30 and carries out successively: step 301, program start; Step 301, obtain the client parameter (for example local information 111 ", 121 ", 131 "), step 302, the stuff event message packets, step 303 is added local event formation and step 304 to, EOP (end of program).

The automatic monitoring server end 2 of second portion PACS:

The automatic monitoring server end 2 of the PACS of present embodiment is hardware platform with Intel (or AMD) the framework CPU that contains communication interface 23 to III 700, be commonly called the automatic monitoring server 21 of PACS, software systems adopt the establishment of Visual C++6.0 developing instrument based on Windows 2000 (XP).Its major function is to gather the information that server end service broker 22 receives, information by 5 aspects such as foreground graphical interface of user presented event daily record, security log, host information, image workflow and image tracking, and can dial the police emergency number automatically, in time grasp the ruuning situation of PACS and give the corresponding techniques support for the PACS managerial personnel.This automatic monitoring server also can use other operating systems to develop, and develops cross-platform back-up system as using Java language.

Event log interface: write down current PACS run case, that event type divides is common, warning with wrong three kinds, event content is user name, computer name, Event origin and the event description etc. of event type, event id number, Time To Event, generation date, generation incident.In addition the event log interface can also store, delete, refreshes the incident of the current generation in service of PACS or check event log recorder in the past.As emergency takes place, send different alarm (event registration record, machine pipe, dial the police emergency number automatically or send fax etc.) according to the incident error level.Its workflow is seen Fig. 6, and as shown in the figure, the working routine 31 of event-monitoring module 221 is carried out successively: step 310, program start; Step 311 reads journal file, step 312, interface display incident and step 313, EOP (end of program).

Security log interface: provide the user who checks each module machine of PACS to login situation, guarantee that image among the PACS is by secure access.Security log comprises security type, contents such as date, time of origin, kind, incident D and login username takes place.Its workflow is seen Fig. 7, and as shown in the figure, the working routine 32 of secure log monitoring module 224 is carried out successively: step 320, program start; Step 321 reads socket (Socket), obtains distance host secure log information, step 322, interface display secure log information and step 323, EOP (end of program).

Host information display interface: the current program of moving of hard drive space operating position, PACS and the state that show each module machine of PACS, and automatic or manual detects network and connects, constantly for the PACS managerial personnel provide each module machine hardware case with and go up the software conditions of operation.Its workflow is seen Fig. 8, and as shown in the figure, the working routine 33 of distance host information monitoring module 223 is carried out successively: step 330, program start; Step 331 reads socket (Socket), obtains distance host information, step 332, interface display distance host information and step 333, EOP (end of program).

Image workflow interface: the mobility status of animation display image in PACS, whole PACS working condition there are a macroscopic view and directly reflection, its workflow is seen Fig. 9, during this module work, at first set up the event message pipeline with client, the mobile message of the image of each client is delivered to server end in real time by pipeline like this, is in time reflected.As shown in the figure, the working routine 34 of image stream range monitoring module 222 is carried out successively; Step 340, start-up routine, step 341 is opened the event communication pipeline, and step 342 reads incident in the pipeline, step 343, decision event type, step 344 are judged the part source; As be the CT acquisition gateway, execution in step 345 changes CT acquisition gateway Obj State variable; As be the PACS server, then execution in step 346, change the server object state variable; As be the MR acquisition gateway, then execution in step 347, change MR acquisition gateway Obj State variable; Afterwards, execution in step 348, close event pipeline, last execution in step 349, termination routine.

Image is followed the tracks of the interface: inquire about the data-base recording that is stored in the far-end PACS server 2 by SQL (Structured Query Language (SQL)), obtain the operating position of image.A kind of is that image is stored route record, comprise patient ID number, Series UID, send the image host machine name, the image transmitting time, send picture number, receive destination host, the image time of reception, receive information such as picture number and state, can obtain the situation of image acquisition gateway 11 to PACS server database memory image by this record.Another kind is image querying/extraction record, comprise patient ID number, Series UID, send QR requesting host name, send QR request AE Title, QR server, server A E Title, send request time, requested image number, information such as destination host name, purpose machine AE Title, time of reception, reception picture number and state, the situation that provides image to be inquired about and extract are provided.Its workflow is seen Figure 10, and as shown in the figure, the working routine 35 of image access monitoring module 225 is carried out successively: step 350, start-up routine, step 351, access images storage data picture library, step 352, interface display image access information, at last, step 353, EOP (end of program).

Report to the police: when emergency takes place, as PACS application program generation gross mistake, network is obstructed or when the unauthorized user invasive system was arranged, the automatic monitoring application program of PACS can send different alarm (event registration record, machine pipe, dial the police emergency number automatically or send fax etc.) according to the incident error level.Automatically dialing the police emergency number is by the modulator-demodular unit in the automatic monitoring server end of the PACS communication interface, call that telephone wire is dialed managerial personnel or phone or sends fax, hurries to the scene with notice PACS managerial personnel.This function has adopted Telephony Application Programming Interf (Telephony Application Programming Interface, TAPI) programming.Its workflow is seen Figure 11, and as shown in the figure, the working routine 36 of alarm module 226 is carried out successively: step 360, start-up routine, step 361, receiving pipeline incident, step 362, judge whether emergency? if not emergency, just execution in step 367, EOP (end of program); If emergency, then execution in step 363, call the canonical function of calling that Microsoft provides, step 364, and the system calling dialing, step 365, telephone call, step 366 is hung up the telephone and step 367, EOP (end of program).

The automatic monitor service agency 3 of third part PACS:

The automatic monitor service agency 3 of the PACS of present embodiment comprises client service agency 112,122,132 and server end service broker 22 two parts, lay respectively at client 1 and server end 2, can full powers act on behalf of the two ends monitor service because of it, exchange both information and gain the name.The automatic monitor service agency of PACS adopts the running background mode, can obtain relevant information in real time.

Client service agency 112,122,132: Windows2000/NT and two kinds of environment of UNIX/LINUX are arranged according to operation on the client 1, divide two versions, Windows 2000/NT uses the backstage service down, UNIX uses the backstage finger daemon down, can both adopt passive providing to obtain local event, user profile, disc information and progress information in real time, and packing is to functions such as server end 2 transmissions with aggressive mode.The workflow of client service Agent 14 is seen Figure 12, as shown in the figure, Client Agent program 14 comprises

main thread

140 and 3 sub-threads that generate simultaneously: host information is inquired about sub-thread 141, incident receives sub-thread 142, incident sends sub-thread 143, the function that provides host information inquiry and local event to transmit, as shown in the figure, the job step of the main thread 140 in the client service Agent 14 is followed successively by: step 1401, program begins, step 1402, initializing variable, step 1403, the generation incident receives, incident sends, the sub-thread of inquiry service, step 1404, wait for the termination incident, step 1405 discharges resource, with step 1406, EOP (end of program).After execution in step 1403, generate simultaneously that host information is inquired about sub-thread 141, incident receives sub-thread 142 and incident sends sub-thread 143, their job step is respectively: the steps in sequence of sub-thread 141 is: step 1410, wait for query requests, step 1411, receive query requests, does step 1412 judge that request is legal? if illegal, execution in step 1415, error handling processing, rebound step 1410; If legal, then execution in step 1413 is successively called local function, step 1414, and return results send server end, afterwards rebound step 1410.Sub-thread 142 steps in sequence are: step 1420, and waiting event, step 1421 receives arrival event, step 1422, whether decision event legal? if illegal, rebound step 1420 then; If legal, then execution in step 1423, judge that queue full is not? if full, execution in step 1426 writes local daily record, afterwards rebound step 1420; If less than, then execution in step 1424, put into event queue, the ready message of step 1425 trigger event, rebound step 1420 afterwards, waiting event; The steps in sequence of sub-thread 143 is: step 1430, wait for trigger event, and is step 1431 judged queue empty? if empty, rebound step 1430; If not empty, then execution in step 1432, the taking-up incident, and step 1433, the Connection Service device, does step 1434 judge whether successful connection? if unsuccessful, execution in step 1436 is put into formation, afterwards rebound step 1430; If successful connection, then execution in step 1435, and the transmission incident is returned step 1430 afterwards, wait for trigger event.

Server end service broker 22: be responsible for reception, record and processing monitor message, and report to the automatic monitoring server 21 of local PACS from client service agency 112,122,132.Because the automatic monitoring server 21 of PACS is based on Windows 2000, server end service broker 22 uses the backstage service that information is provided in real time.The workflow of the service broker 24 of server end is seen Figure 13, and main thread 240 generation incidents receive sub-thread 241 and constantly receive event message from client on the backstage, as shown in the figure, the operating procedure of main thread 240 is followed successively by: step 2401, and program begins, step 2402, initializing variable, step 2403, the generation incident receives subroutine procedure 2404, waits for the termination incident, step 2405, discharge resource, step 2406, EOP (end of program).After execution in step 2403, the generation incident connects sub-thread 241, and it moves you and follows steps in sequence to be: step 2410, wait for network event, and step 2411, the reception incident, step 2412, whether decision event legal? if illegal, return step 2410; If legal, execution in step 2413 writes journal file, step 2414, and it is special legal to judge whether? if not, return step 2410; If special legal, execution in step 2415 sends in the incident pipeline, returns step 2410 at last again, waits for network event.

Communication between the two: TCP/IP and DICOM agreement are followed in the transmission of information between client service agency 112,122,132 and the server end service broker 22, hardware uses communication interface 113,123,133, the communication interface 23 that is installed on the machine of two ends, and Winsock API and Unix socket are adopted in the establishment of bitcom.

Claims

1, a kind of automatic monitoring image management and system that communicates by letter of being used for, comprise the automatic monitor client of a plurality of PACS (1), it is characterized in that, also be provided with an automatic monitoring server end of PACS (2), and itself and this automatic monitor client of a plurality of PACS (1) connects with the automatic monitor service agencies of 1 couple of a plurality of PACS (3), and forms three layers of work structuring of the automatic monitor service agency's automatic monitoring server end of (3) of automatic monitor client (1) (2) of Bidirectional flow of information connection successively;

The automatic monitor client of each PACS in the automatic monitor client of said a plurality of PACS (1) comprise a client computer with PACS functions of modules and be arranged on the communication interface in this client computer and be stored in this client computer the event message transmission interface and based on the plug-in unit of DICOM communication standard;

The automatic monitoring server end of said PACS (2) comprises the automatic monitoring server of PACS (21) of the resident PACS of having an automatic monitored control system application program module, and is arranged in the automatic monitoring server of this PACS (21) and becomes server end service broker (22), the communication interface (23) of double-way connection successively with this PACS automatic monitored control system application program module;

Three layers of work structuring of the automatic monitor service of said automatic monitor client (1) agency's automatic monitoring server end of (3) (2) are meant that these a plurality of automatic monitor clients (1) deliver monitor message to automatic monitor service agency (3), send server end (2) to by automatic monitor service agency (3) then; In addition, automatically monitoring server end (2) also sends order, acts on behalf of (3) by automatic monitor service and delivers this a plurality of automatic monitor clients (1), and execution also returns to automatic monitoring server end (2) with the result.

2, automatic monitoring image management and the system that communicates by letter of being used for according to claim 1 is characterized in that said PACS functional module is image acquisition gateway (11) or PACS server (12) or image display workstation (13).

3, automatic monitoring image management and the system that communicates by letter of being used for according to claim 2, it is characterized in that, resident in the client computer that contains image acquisition gateway (11) have an image acquisition gateway application (111), information flow output that it forms incident, also on this client computer, be provided with the client service agency (112) that receives this event information stream with the two-way communication interface that is connected of its one-tenth (113).

4, automatic monitoring image management and the system that communicates by letter of being used for according to claim 2, it is characterized in that, its information flow that forms incident of the resident PACS of having server processes (121) is exported in the client computer that contains PACS server (12), also on this client computer, be arranged to client service agency (122) and the communication interface (123) of double-way connection, and accept the incident output information stream of these PACS server processes (121) by this client service agency (122).

5, automatic monitoring image management and the system that communicates by letter of being used for according to claim 2, it is characterized in that, resident in the client computer that contains image display workstation (13) have an image display workstation application program (131), it forms the output of event information stream, also on this client computer, be arranged to client service agency (132) and the communication interface (133) of double-way connection, and have this client service agency (122) to accept the incident output information stream of this image display workstation application program (131).

6, according to each described automatic monitoring image management and system that communicates by letter of being used among the claim 1-5, it is characterized in that said client computer is the dedicated calculation machine workstation or the server that contain the PACS functions of modules.

7, automatic monitoring image management and the system that communicates by letter of being used for according to claim 1 is characterized in that the automatic monitoring server of said PACS (21) is a PC or workstation.

8, according to claim 1 or 2 or 3 or 4 or 5 described automatic monitoring image management and the systems that communicate by letter of being used for, it is characterized in that, the automatic monitoring server of said 1 couple of a plurality of PACS agency (3) is included in the client service of a plurality of one-tenth double-way connections of set formation on this each client computers of the formation automatic monitor clients of this a plurality of PACS (1) and acts on behalf of (112,122,132) and communication interface (113,123,133), and resident respectively on each client computer have a corresponding client service Agent; The server end service broker (22) of the automatic monitoring server end of the resident PACS of having service broker is set on the automatic monitoring server of this PACS (21), and the communication interface (23) that becomes double-way connection with it; These a plurality of communication interfaces (113,123,133) become double-way connection with this communication interface (23) with monitor message stream by corresponding communication network (11323,12323,13323) respectively.

9, automatic monitoring image management and the system that communicates by letter of being used for according to claim 1, it is characterized in that, use memory queue or document queue to realize asynchronous communication transmission monitor message between the automatic monitor client of a plurality of PACS (1) in said three layers of work structuring, automatic monitor service agency (3) and automatic monitoring server end (2) three, be suitable for based on each component units module of PACS of different operating system platform and the network that forms PACS.

10, automatic monitoring image management and the system that communicates by letter of being used for according to claim 9 is characterized in that said operating system platform comprises Windows2000 NT/XP or UNIX/LINUX.

11, according to claim 1 or 9 described automatic monitoring image management and the systems that communicate by letter of being used for, it is characterized in that, the monitoring function of the automatic monitor client of said a plurality of PACS (1) is the local monitor information of collecting, and it comprises definition PACS event message and according to different client computers, program and event category the PACS incident is encoded; Using API to embed client PACS application program obtains the PACS event message or reads the PACS journal file based on the plug-in unit of DICOM communication standard; By the order inquiry of service broker (12) periodicity reception, obtain this machine host information, network-in-dialing situation and user login information from the automatic monitoring server end of PACS (2); Use is based on multiple information acquisition modes such as the inquiry of the query sentence of database of SQL and comparison database records; In addition, by to entering the image sequence distributing serial numbers in the client (1), the state of tracking image series in PACS guarantees that image sequence among the PACS still can call example and monitor and follow the tracks of to its each when being reused by different user.

12, automatic monitoring image management and the system that communicates by letter of being used for according to claim 11, it is characterized in that, said by to entering the image sequence distributing serial numbers in the automatic monitor clients of these a plurality of PACS (1), the state of tracking image series in PACS, be meant and whether enter database, where be transferred into, and when extract.

13, according to claim 1 or 9 described automatic monitoring image management and the systems that communicate by letter of being used for, it is characterized in that, the automatic monitor service agency of said PACS (3), its function is to transmit monitor message, it comprises that the automatic monitoring server of said PACS (21) initiatively sends the active obtaining mode that querying command obtains monitor message to the automatic monitor client of PACS (1) by service broker (3), and the automatic monitor client of PACS (1) sends event message automatically to client service agency (112,122,132), and by server end act on behalf of the Passive Mode that (22) catch message.

14, according to claim 1 or 9 described automatic monitoring image management and the systems that communicate by letter of being used for, it is characterized in that, the automatic monitoring server end of said PACS (2), its function is monitor message classification and processing, and it comprises that normal PACS event message sends event log interface and image workflow interface display; The user logins/withdraws from incident and sends the security log interface; The resource status incident of each module sends the host information display interface; Image storage or inquiry/extraction incident send image tracking interface and show; Mistake or Warning Event send different alarm according to the incident error level, the notice PACS maintainer scene that arrives in the very nick of time.

15, automatic monitoring image management and the system that communicates by letter of being used for according to claim 14, it is characterized in that, it sends different alarm to mistake or Warning Event according to the incident error level the automatic monitoring server end of said PACS (2), is divided into event registration record, machine and pipes, dials the police emergency number automatically or send fax.