Patents Assigned to QAMI
  • Method and apparatus for automated quality assurance in medical imaging
    Publication number: 20110257919
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a computer-implemented quality assurance system, which includes the steps of retrieving quality assurance and supporting information from a database; receiving information on technical variables from monitoring of the patient, and on radiographic equipment in the performance of an imaging study; generating a quality assurance score after said imaging study based on said technical variables and said quality assurance and supporting information; and performing a quality assurance analysis of the imaging study based on the quality assurance score.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2011
    Publication date: October 20, 2011
    Applicant: QAMI
    Inventor: Bruce Reiner
  • Method and apparatus for automated quality assurance in medical imaging
    Patent number: 8018487
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a computer-implemented quality assurance system, which includes the steps of retrieving quality assurance and supporting information from a database; receiving information on technical variables from monitoring of the patient, and on radiographic equipment in the performance of an imaging study; generating a quality assurance score after said imaging study based on said technical variables and said quality assurance and supporting information; and performing a quality assurance analysis of the imaging study based on the quality assurance score. The score can be used to perform trending analysis, and provide recommendations for education, and feedback, to clinicians, radiologists, and departments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2011
    Assignee: QAMI
    Inventor: Bruce Reiner