KR102224463B1 - Method for medical imaging information communication between hospitals and system for it - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method and system for exchanging medical image information between hospitals, and specifically, conforming to predetermined keyword conditions (eg, medical equipment, subject to be photographed, date of photographing, contents of reading, etc.) based on medical image readings. A method of generating medical image index information and using medical image index information to exchange specific medical image information of patients between hospitals and a system to support the same, and medical images within each hospital using index information of medical image information. With the optimization of the DB, it is possible to shorten the exchange time of medical images between hospitals, facilitate the search for specific medical images, and efficiently manage medical image information, which is big data.

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{Method for medical imaging information communication between hospitals and system for it}

The present invention relates to a method and a system for exchanging medical image information between hospitals, and specifically, to provide a method and system for exchanging medical image information between hospitals efficiently by managing the read content of medical image information as standardized data. will be.

In general, in medical practice dealing with the life of patients, clinical diagnosis plays a large part in treating patients, and the advancement of medical technology is helping to make accurate clinical diagnosis, and its dependence will increase in the future. .

Therefore, although medical imaging equipment such as Computer Tomography (CT) and Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) have become essential equipment in modern medicine, medical services have been By taking a picture of the abnormal part, printing it on a film, and passing it to the patient's doctor, a lot of time and manpower was invested before finally making a clinical diagnosis, so not only inefficient resource management, but also in the hospital's finances, and above all, the patient Could not receive prompt and accurate treatment.

In addition, currently, domestic X-ray films are required to be stored for 5 years. Each hospital categorizes and stores X-ray films by patient. As hospitals grow in size and the number of patients increases, they are stored. The number of x-ray films to be done increases, and this causes problems such as wasting space and manpower due to storage and management of films. For example, it is a reality that problems such as re-taking due to poor storage conditions and loss of film, medical disputes due to loss of film, waste of time and manpower spent searching for stored films are serious.

Meanwhile, as computers and communication technologies are developed, systems for providing medical services using computers and data communication technologies are being researched and developed in the medical field dealing with the lives of patients. For example, a computer communication network is installed throughout the hospital, all X-ray films are converted into digital data and converted into a database, and then stored in a large storage medium connected to the server, and if necessary, the desired patient through a computer monitor in each clinic. A Medical Image Archiving Communication System (PACS), which allows users to search X-ray images of a patient, was recently introduced.

PACS acquires medical images, especially radiological diagnostic images in digital form, and transmits them through a high-speed communication network, and medical images are stored as digital data instead of X-ray film, so radiologists and clinical doctors can use it. It refers to a comprehensive digital image management system and transmission system that treats patients by using an image inquiry device instead of the existing film view box.

The ultimate goal of PACS is to build a filmless hospital system. To this end, image display and processing, data communication and networking, database, and information management Technologies such as (Information management), user interface, and data storage and management should be comprehensively established.

Such communication in PACS is based on the DICOM (Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine: DICOM) protocol, and the DICOM protocol uses an industry standard network, as well as various digital images such as nuclear medicine and ultrasound. It refers to a communication protocol that effectively supports communication between the acquisition device and other information systems.

The background of this DICOM protocol emerged is that as the medical industry became information, each medical equipment was used in conjunction with each other rather than independently, and medical images and related information were exchanged between medical imaging equipment. It is because I need some promise. In other words, in the past, there was no standard, and the methods of storing and communicating information were all different for each manufacturer, depending on the type of video equipment, and the model of the video equipment, so in order to exchange information with each other, you have to purchase an expensive converter or at all. Communication was impossible.

However, with the establishment of the DICOM standard, equipment conforming to this standard can exchange information with each other, regardless of manufacturer and equipment type, even without the need for a special converter. This means that it is not limited to communication between DICOM-supported equipment existing in the hospital, but communication with remote locations is also possible.

In addition, since the network configuration method follows the standard method widely used in the current computer industry, DICOM standards can be easily applied to all medical imaging related systems ranging from connections between hospitals, communication between remote clinics, and remote diagnosis systems.

In this way, the PACS system to which the DICOM standard is applied is mainly used to transmit image information captured by medical imaging equipment. It manages the accumulated medical image information as the number of medical image information increases, and the medical image taken at different hospitals. Inconsistency in reading contents of image information, and when only specific medical image information is transmitted, problems arise regarding information analysis and efficient exchange measures, such as that it is not easy to search for requested information among numerous medical image information generated for each patient. Has become.

Specifically, since the medical image may have different meanings according to the reader's reading propensity, a lesion existing in the image may not be recognized or interpreted differently for each reader. For example, in order to quantitatively measure the size of the lesions seen in the image, the reader has to manually set the range of the lesion. Therefore, a quantitative measurement has not been made in practice, and even if it is performed manually, there is a problem that the limit of the measurement error is large depending on the visual identification tendency of the operator.

In addition, since the medical image readout is unstructured data that the image readers voluntarily input without a set rule, if the patient's medical image information needs to be submitted to a hospital other than the hospital where it was originally filmed, only the necessary image information is selected using the readout statement. It is difficult to share.

Currently, in general, in order to transfer medical image information between hospitals, patients directly request to view and copy their medical image information to a hospital holding medical image information, and store the information in a predetermined data storage device (e.g., CD or DVD, etc.). ) And submit it to the hospital for re-treatment. This is because the sharing of personal information between hospitals, such as EMR (electrononic medical record) information including medical image information, and HIS (Hospital Information System) information, is not allowed due to current medical law and system-level restrictions.

An object of the present invention has been conceived to solve the above-described problems, and proposes a method for managing by converting the reading contents of medical image information, which is unstructured data, into standardized data.

In addition, it is an object of the present invention to search and exchange necessary information based on standardized data in the process of exchanging medical image information between hospitals in a situation where there is no national-level central management system for systematically managing medical image information. This is to speedily process and further reduce the number of times the patient repeats medical imaging.

The technical problems to be achieved in the present invention are not limited to the technical problems mentioned above, and other technical problems that are not mentioned will be clearly understood by those of ordinary skill in the technical field to which the present invention belongs from the following description. I will be able to.

One aspect of the present invention for solving the above-described problems A method of exchanging medical image information with a second hospital by a first hospital having medical image information photographed by a medical imaging device according to an embodiment, (a) 1 Step of constructing a medical image information database (DB) by generating standardized data in a text format based on read information on medical image information captured by a predetermined medical imaging device by a hospital; (b) upon receiving a request message requesting the provision of specific medical image information from the second hospital, searching and deriving medical image information corresponding to the request message based on the medical image information DB; And (c) generating a response message including the derived medical image information and standardized text information corresponding to the derived medical image information, and transmitting the response message to the second hospital.

The step (a) according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: generating, by the first hospital, read information based on a preset read DB for the medical image information; Generating index information indicating medical device information and imaging area information about the medical image information based on a preset index setting table based on the read information; And generating standardized data including one or more search keyword information based on the index information and the read information, and storing it in the medical image information DB in association with the medical image information.

The request message according to an embodiment of the present invention includes information on a second hospital transmitting the request message, information on a first hospital receiving the request message, index information of the requested medical image information, search period information, and the requesting It may include at least one of one or more search keyword information related to medical image information.

Step (b) according to an embodiment of the present invention, upon receiving the request message from the second hospital, searching for the medical image information DB based on the information included in the request message; And deriving medical image information and standardized data corresponding to the request message from the medical image information DB.

The response message according to an embodiment of the present invention includes first hospital information for transmitting the response message, second hospital information for receiving the response message, index information of the derived medical image information, search period information, and patient's It may include at least one of the total number of image information, a hospital information list having patient image information, and one or more search keyword information related to the derived medical image information.

The method for exchanging medical image information between hospitals according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: (d) the second hospital analyzes the response message received from the first hospital, and the medical image information received from the first hospital and the The method may further include determining whether to re-use the standardized data, take additional medical imaging, or request to provide medical image information to another hospital.

In this case, in the step (d), when re-reading the medical image information and the standardized data in the second hospital, at least one of information according to the re-reading and one or more search keyword information based on the re-reading information It may further include the step of generating a notification message including the transmitting to the first hospital.

Alternatively, the step (d), when performing additional medical imaging in the second hospital, generating standardized data based on read information on the additional medical image information; And generating a notification message including at least one of information on additional medical imaging performed by the second hospital, standardized data on the additional medical image information, and one or more search keyword information on the additional medical image information, It may further include transmitting to the first hospital.

In this case, the step (d) may further include, by the first hospital receiving the notification message, updating the medical image information DB based on information included in the notification message.

Alternatively, in step (d), when the second hospital requests to provide medical image information to another hospital, a request to request the provision of medical image information to a third hospital based on the hospital information list included in the response message. It may further include the step of transmitting the message.

Another aspect for solving the above-described problem A system for storing and managing medical image information according to an embodiment includes: a medical image receiving unit for receiving medical image information from a medical device or an external system; A read information receiving unit for receiving read information generated based on a preset read DB for the medical image information; A data generator configured to generate index information and standardized data on the medical image information based on a preset index setting table based on the read information on the medical image information; And a medical image information DB for storing in association with the medical image information and standardized data on the medical image information.

The index information according to an embodiment of the present invention represents at least one of medical device information and photographing target information corresponding to the medical image information based on the index setting table, and the standardized data is It may include at least one of index information, recording period information, and one or more search keyword information based on the read information.

A system according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: a search unit for searching and deriving the corresponding information based on the medical image information DB when a request to provide medical image information from an external system is requested; And a message generator for generating a response message including medical image information derived from the search unit and standardized data corresponding to the medical image information.

In this case, the message generator may generate a request message for requesting to provide medical image information to another hospital.

The above embodiments are only some of the preferred embodiments of the present invention, and various embodiments reflecting the technical features of the present invention are based on the detailed description of the present invention to be described below by those of ordinary skill in the art. Can be derived and understood.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the reading contents of medical image information, which are unstructured data, are converted into standardized data and managed, and a search and exchange process of necessary medical image information can be quickly processed based on the standardized data.

In addition, according to an embodiment of the present invention, it is possible to share the latest medical image information between hospitals in a situation where there is no national-level central management system that systematically manages medical image information, and repeats the patient's medical image recording several times. Can reduce the process.

The accompanying drawings, which are included as part of the detailed description to aid in understanding of the present invention, provide embodiments for the present invention, and describe the technical idea of the present invention together with the detailed description.
1 is a diagram illustrating an example of a system for exchanging medical image information between hospitals according to a standardized data processing operation of medical image information according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a diagram illustrating an example of a medical image management system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a diagram illustrating an example of an index setting table for explaining the structure of index information of medical image information according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4 is a diagram illustrating an example of a data frame constituting a request message for requesting provision of specific medical image information according to an embodiment of the present invention.
5 is a diagram illustrating an example of a data frame constituting a response message for accepting provision of specific medical image information according to an embodiment of the present invention.
6 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a process of exchanging medical image information between hospitals according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Since the present invention can apply various transformations and have various embodiments, specific embodiments are illustrated in the drawings and will be described in detail in the detailed description. In describing the present invention, when it is determined that a detailed description of a related known technology may obscure the subject matter of the present invention, a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The detailed description to be disclosed below together with the accompanying drawings is intended to describe exemplary embodiments of the present invention, and is not intended to represent the only embodiments in which the present invention may be practiced. The following detailed description includes specific details to provide a thorough understanding of the present invention. However, one of ordinary skill in the art appreciates that the invention may be practiced without these specific details.

The present invention relates to a method and a system for exchanging medical image information between hospitals, and specifically, to provide a method and system for exchanging medical image information between hospitals efficiently by managing the read content of medical image information as standardized data. will be.

1 is a diagram illustrating an example of a system for exchanging medical image information between hospitals according to a standardized data processing operation of medical image information according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The first hospital system 110 having medical image information shown in FIG. 1 and the second hospital system 120 requesting medical image information are equipped with a standardized data processing system for medical image information according to an embodiment of the present invention. Is assumed.

The first hospital system 110 holding the patient's medical image information is a medical image management system 111 that manages medical image information by performing standardized data processing of medical image information, and an electronic medical record for each patient (electnonic medical record: EMR DB (112) that stores EMR), the Hospital Information System (HIS, 113) that supports data acquisition, reception, transmission, storage, and retrieval between departments of medical institutions, and exchange of medical image information between hospitals. It includes a medical image storage and transmission system (Picture Archiving Communication System: PACS, 114).

Similarly, the second hospital system 120 also includes a medical image management system 121, an EMR DB 122, an HIS 123, and a PACS 124. In FIG. 1, the first hospital system 110 and the second hospital system 120 are separated for convenience of description, but all hospitals equipped with a medical image management system according to an embodiment of the present invention request medical image information. It may correspond to the first hospital or the second hospital described above depending on the situation provided or provided.

The first hospital system 110 holding medical image information generates standardized data for each medical image information based on the reading contents analyzed by the medical image information through the medical image management system 111 and together with the medical image information. Can be saved.

The medical image management system 111 generates standardized data including medical device information, hospital information, index information of medical image information, photographing target information, and photographing requirements information for each of a plurality of medical image information photographed for each patient. Then, based on the standardized data, medical image information is classified and stored in the EMR DB 112. In addition, a plurality of medical image information for each patient can be managed by additionally setting a transmission priority or the like for each standardized data.

In addition, when a request for provision of specific medical image information is received from the second hospital system 120, the medical image management system 111 searches for the requested medical image information based on the EMR DB 112 in which the standardized data is stored. It can be derived and transmitted to the second hospital system 120 through the PACS 114.

The second hospital system 120 may perform a request for specific medical image information in a promised manner by applying the same medical image information data processing solution as the first hospital system 110. For example, in the case of requesting medical image information photographed on a specific part of a patient within a specific period, the medical image management system 121 of the second hospital system 120 may use the patient name and photographing A request message may be generated in a data format including a keyword including a site, a photographing time, a read keyword, and the like, and transmitted to the first hospital system 110 through the PACS 124. The medical image information provided from the first hospital system 110 is stored in the EMR DB 122, and may be provided to one or more departments in the hospital that require the medical image information through the HIS 123.

In addition, when the second hospital system 120 additionally photographs medical image information other than the medical image information provided from the first hospital system 110, the medical image management system 121 In the above-described manner, standardized data including reading contents, medical device information, hospital information, photographing target information, and photographing requirements information are generated, and the EMR DB ( 122) can be stored and managed.

Furthermore, the second hospital system 120 provides the first hospital system 110 with additionally photographed medical images and standardized data on the additionally photographed medical image information to the first hospital system 110 with respect to the additionally photographed medical image information. In (110), the latest medical image information about the patient can be shared.

As described above, the medical image management systems 111 and 121 that process and manage medical image information as standardized data and perform medical image exchange with other hospitals will be described in more detail with reference to FIG. 2.

2 is a diagram illustrating an example of a medical image management system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 2, the medical image management system 200 includes a medical image receiving unit 201 for receiving medical image information from a medical device or an external system, and for receiving read information on the received medical image information through HIS. Reading information receiving unit 202, data generating unit 203 that generates standardized data for medical image information based on the read information, search unit 204 for searching medical image information when requesting information provision, to other hospitals A message generation unit 205 that requests the provision of medical image information or generates a response message according to the request, an interworking unit 206 for interworking with at least one of EMR DB, HIS, and PACS in the hospital system, and medical image information and It includes a medical image information DB (207) for storing in association with the corresponding index information.

The medical image receiving unit 201 may receive medical image information of a patient from a medical imaging device through PACS or HIS, or may receive medical image information from a system of another external medical institution.

The read information receiving unit 202 receives read information input by a reader for medical image information. In this case, the read information may be written in standard read terms based on a preset read DB, although not shown in FIG. 2 unlike a method in which the reader is arbitrarily input as unstructured data in the related art. When the read information is created based on the read DB, the original unstructured data can be easily represented as standardized data.

The data generation unit 203 generates textual data corresponding to the medical image information by generating index information of the read content and medical image information. The index information is a code for identifying medical image information, and may be configured to indicate, for example, medical device information and imaging area information. In addition to such index information, it is possible to configure standardized data composed of a photographing time, patient status information, hospital information, and keywords extracted from read information about the corresponding medical image information.

Furthermore, a priority may be set in transmission or reading of medical image information according to a preset priority setting condition and reflected in the standardized data.

In addition, the data generation unit 203 may store and manage the medical image information DB 207 by linking the medical image information and the corresponding standardized data. When the medical image management system 200 additionally collects medical image information from an external system or its own medical device, it additionally creates a standardized data corresponding thereto and additionally stores it in the information stored in the medical image information DB 207. Medical image information generated in the hospital can also be managed.

The search unit 204 searches for and derives the corresponding information based on the medical image information DB 207 when a medical image information is requested from an external system (eg, another hospital system that requests medical image information). At this time, the information request message received from the external system generates and transmits a request message including standardized data on the medical image to be requested, and the search unit 204 uses various information included in the received request message. Thus, it is possible to perform a medical image information DB search.

The message generation unit 205 generates a response message including the requested medical image information and standardized data on the basis of the search result of the search unit 204 to provide information through a PACS, HIS, or a separate communication module. Send it to the requested system.

In addition, when the medical image management system 200 requests the provision of medical image information held by an external system such as another hospital system, a request message including standardized data specifying the medical image information to be requested is generated and PACS B. Transmit information to the requested system through HIS or a separate communication module.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the search unit 204 and the message generation unit 205 do not necessarily have to be built in the medical image management system 200, and the corresponding in the hospital system including the medical image management system 200 It can be replaced with a configuration that supports the function, and can be implemented as a single configuration.

3 is a diagram illustrating an example of an index setting table for explaining the structure of index information of medical image information according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 3, index information according to an embodiment of the present invention may be selected in consideration of a modality indicating a medical device type, a body part, etc. from read information of each medical image information. Among a series of numbers constituting the index information, the first index number may be distinguished according to modality, and the second index number may be set in a manner that is distinguished according to the body part exposed to radiation.

For example, in the case of a CT image taken of a patient's chest (enhance), based on the index setting table 300 illustrated in FIG. 3, index information '1' 301 indicating a CT medical device and chest (enhance) information The index information '101' may be set by combining '01' 302 indicating. As another example, in the case of an MRI image taken of a patient's brain (enhance), index information '233' by combining index information '2' 303 representing the MRI medical device and '33' 304 representing brain (enhance) information. Can be set to'.

The index setting table illustrated in FIG. 3 is provided as an example for convenience of description of an embodiment of the present invention, and is not limited thereto, and the type of information constituting the index or an index number indicating information may be variously implemented. I can.

4 and 5 are diagrams illustrating an example of a data frame constituting a request message and a response message for requesting provision of specific medical image information using the index information described above in FIG. 3.

Referring to FIG. 4, a data frame 400 constituting a medical image information provision request message includes a Source field 401 indicating a hospital code for transmitting a medical image information request message, and a Destination field indicating a hospital code for receiving the request message. (402), a patient status information field 403 indicating the degree of emergency of the current patient, an index information field 404 indicating the requested medical image information, a search period field 405 indicating a period in which the requested medical image was captured, and A search keyword field 406 may be included.

At this time, the search keyword field 406 may be optionally included as a field that can be used incidentally in addition to index information when a keyword included in the read information of medical image information is searched together, and the corresponding field includes one or more keywords. can do.

The request message illustrated in FIG. 4 is based on the index setting table illustrated in FIG. 3, in the medical image requesting hospital (second hospital) corresponding to the'ADF' code, and the medical image holding hospital (the second hospital) corresponding to the'DBG' code. 1 Hospital) refers to requesting the provision of T-Spine CT image information for which'deformity' is set as the read information keyword among medical image information taken from September 25, 2012 to September 25, 2013.

Referring to FIG. 5, a data frame 500 constituting a response message according to a medical image provision request is a Source field 501 indicating a hospital code for transmitting a medical image information response message, and a hospital code for receiving the response message. A destination field 502, an index information field 503 representing the provided medical image information, a field 504 for the total number of medical image information of the patient, a search period field 505 included in the request message, and medical image information of the patient. A hospital list field 506 and a search keyword field 507 may be included.

In this case, the hospital list field 506 is a field including information on one or more other hospital codes holding medical image information of a corresponding patient, and may be optionally included in the response message. This is to enable the hospital receiving the request message to request the provision of medical image information to another hospital if it does not possess the requested medical image information.

The request message illustrated in FIG. 5 is a medical image request hospital corresponding to the'ADF' code in the medical image holding hospital (first hospital) corresponding to the'DBG' code based on the index setting table illustrated in FIG. 2 Hospital) means a response message stating that T-Spine CT image information for which'deformity' is set as the reading information keyword is provided among 15 medical image information of patients taken from September 25, 2012 to September 25, 2013. do.

The data frame illustrated in FIGS. 4 and 5 is an example to include information necessary for exchange of medical image information expressed as index information between hospitals, and is not necessarily limited thereto, and the message data frame is more It can be implemented in various ways to contain a lot of information.

6 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a process of exchanging medical image information between hospitals according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 6, a first hospital having medical image information generates standardized data for medical image information based on read information on medical image information (S601), and based on this, medical image information and standardized data are generated. The data is classified and stored and managed in the medical image information DB (S602).

In this case, a request message for requesting provision of specific medical image information may be received from the second hospital requesting provision of medical image information (S603). The request message may be composed of standardized data including index information, search period, search keyword information, etc. of medical image information to be requested, as described above in FIG. 4 together with patient information.

The first hospital searches the medical image information DB based on the request message, and derives one or more medical image information corresponding to the index information, the search period, and the search keyword information (S604). In this case, the search keyword information may be searched by adding another search keyword matching the keyword in the same meaning as the corresponding keyword in the first hospital system.

When the requested medical image information is derived as a result of the search, the first hospital may generate a response message including the derived medical image information and standardized data for the derived medical image information and transmit it to the second hospital (S605). As described above in FIG. 5, the response message may include information on medical image information to be transmitted and an information list (hospital code list) about other hospitals that have medical image information of a corresponding patient.

The second hospital may receive a response message and medical image information, use read information about the image information, or perform a medical image reread process (S606).

At this time, the second hospital may request other hospitals to provide medical image information based on the hospital list information in the response message (S607) or perform additional medical image capture for the patient using the medical device of the second hospital. It can be done (S608).

When an additional medical image for a corresponding patient is photographed in the second hospital, standardized data may be generated based on the read information for the additional medical image information (S609).

Then, the second hospital may transmit a notification message including information on the additional photographing to the first hospital (S610). The notification message may include standardized data (index information) regarding additionally generated medical image information, a photographing time point, a photographing part, and keyword information based on the reading content.

Accordingly, in the first hospital, which provided medical image information to the second hospital, the patient took a medical image at another hospital, and the second hospital has the latest medical image information of the patient. Related information may be updated (S611). For example, the first hospital is based on the notification message sent from the second hospital in the image information management details of the patient's medical image information DB generated in step S602. DB update can be performed by adding index information, number information, shooting period, keyword, etc.).

In addition, although not shown in FIG. 6, when the second hospital reads the medical image information provided from the first hospital in step S606 to derive a read result different from the read information of the first hospital, the steps S608 to In step S610, a notification message including information on reread reading and one or more search keyword information based on the reread reading information may be generated and transmitted to the first hospital. Similarly, the first hospital may perform DB update by reflecting other read information on the same medical image information provided by the second hospital to the medical image information DB.

As described above, if the process of exchanging standardized data on medical image information between hospitals is repeated several times, multiple hospitals where patients have been treated obtain information on medical images taken in other hospitals, and the latest medical image information captured by the patient. You can share information about. In addition, since multiple hospitals can share standardized data on which medical image information exists in which hospital, rather than share medical image information with a large data load, it ultimately promotes the reuse of medical images for patients. And it is possible to minimize the number of medical images taken, diagnosis time, and diagnosis cost.

The above description is merely illustrative of the technical idea of the present invention, and those of ordinary skill in the art to which the present invention pertains will be able to make various modifications and variations without departing from the essential characteristics of the present invention. Therefore, the embodiments described in the present invention are not intended to limit the technical idea of the present invention, but to explain the technical idea, and the technical idea of the present invention is not limited by these embodiments. The scope of protection of the present invention should be interpreted by the following claims, and all technical ideas within the scope equivalent thereto should be construed as being included in the scope of the present invention.

Claims (15)

In a method for exchanging medical image information with a second hospital by a first hospital having medical image information photographed by a medical imaging device,
(a) the first hospital constructing a medical image information database (DB) by generating standardized data in a text format based on read information on medical image information captured by a predetermined medical imaging device;
(b) upon receiving a request message requesting the provision of specific medical image information from the second hospital, searching and deriving medical image information corresponding to the request message based on the medical image information DB; And
(c) generating a response message including the derived medical image information and standardized text information corresponding to the derived medical image information and transmitting it to the second hospital,
The step (a) includes generating index information indicating at least one of medical device information and photographing site information regarding the medical image information based on reading information on the medical image information and a preset index setting table. Characterized in that, medical image information exchange method between hospitals. The method of claim 1,
The step (a),
Generating, by the first hospital, read information based on a preset read DB for the medical image information; And
Exchange of medical image information between hospitals, further comprising the step of generating standardized data including one or more search keyword information based on the index information and the read information, and storing it in the medical image information DB in association with the medical image information Way. The method of claim 2,
The above request message is:
At least one of second hospital information for transmitting the request message, first hospital information for receiving the request message, index information of the requested medical image information, search period information, and one or more search keyword information related to the requested medical image information A method of exchanging medical image information between hospitals, including one. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
The step (b),
Upon receiving the request message from the second hospital, searching for the medical image information DB based on information included in the request message; And
And deriving medical image information and standardized data corresponding to the request message from the medical image information DB. The method of claim 1,
The response message is,
Hospital with first hospital information for transmitting the response message, second hospital information for receiving the response message, index information of the derived medical image information, search period information, total number of patient image information, and patient image information A method of exchanging medical image information between hospitals comprising at least one of an information list and one or more search keyword information related to the derived medical image information. The method of claim 1,
(d) The second hospital analyzes the response message received from the first hospital and reuses the medical image information and the standardized data received from the first hospital, takes additional medical images, or takes a medical image to another hospital. A method of exchanging medical image information between hospitals, further comprising the step of determining whether to request information provision. The method of claim 6,
The step (d),
When re-reading the medical image information and the standardized data at the second hospital,
Generating a notification message including at least one of the information according to the read read and one or more search keyword information based on the read read information and transmitting it to the first hospital, medical image information exchange method between hospitals. The method of claim 6,
The step (d),
When performing additional medical imaging at the second hospital,
Generating standardized data based on read information for additional medical image information; And
By generating a notification message including at least one of information on additional medical imaging performed by the second hospital, standardized data on the additional medical image information, and information on one or more search keywords for the additional medical image information, A method of exchanging medical image information between hospitals, further comprising the step of transmitting to a first hospital. The method of claim 7,
The step (d),
The first hospital receiving the notification message further comprising the step of updating the medical image information DB based on the information included in the notification message, medical image information exchange method between hospitals. The method of claim 6,
The step (d),
When the second hospital requests to provide medical image information to another hospital,
And transmitting a request message for requesting provision of medical image information to a third hospital based on the hospital information list included in the response message. In the system for storing and managing medical image information,
A medical image receiving unit for receiving medical image information from a medical device or an external system;
A read information receiving unit for receiving read information generated based on a preset read DB for the medical image information;
A data generator for generating index information and standardized data on the medical image information based on a preset index setting table based on the read information on the medical image information; And
Including a medical image information DB for storing in association with the medical image information and the standardized data on the medical image information,
The index information, on the basis of the read information on the medical image information and the index setting table, characterized in that representing at least one of medical device information and photographing target information about the medical image information, medical image information management system. The method of claim 11,
The structured data,
A medical image information management system comprising at least one of index information of the medical image information, information on a photographing period, and information on one or more search keywords based on the read information. The method of claim 11,
A search unit for searching and deriving the corresponding information based on the medical image information DB when requesting medical image information from an external system; And
The medical image information management system further comprising a message generator for generating a response message including the medical image information derived from the search unit and the standardized data corresponding to the medical image information. The method of claim 13,
The response message is,
Hospital information that transmits the response message, hospital information that receives the response message, index information of the derived medical image information, search period information, total number of patient image information, hospital information list containing the patient's image information, and the above Medical image information management system comprising at least one of one or more search keyword information related to the derived medical image information. The method of claim 13,
The message generating unit,
Generates a request message to request the provision of medical image information to another hospital,
The above request message is:
Including at least one of hospital information transmitting the request message, hospital information receiving the request message, index information of the requested medical image information, search period information, and one or more search keyword information related to the requested medical image information , Medical image information management system.

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