Abstract: A method for synchronizing patient data between at least two independent applications in a distributed environment includes capturing screen information from a display window of a first application client that is displaying a medical image of a patient, analyzing the screen information captured from the first application client display to extract patient identifying information, and synchronizing a display of information of the patient on a second application system display screen with the first application display window using the extracted patient identification information.

Abstract: A system for heart performance characterization uses an interface to receive waveform signal data representing electrical activity of a patient heart over at least one heart beat cycle. The signal processor uses a signal peak and amplitude detector for, identifying a first signal portion of a first heart cycle of the signal data, identifying multiple different amplitude levels within the first signal portion, determining a first area under the waveform in the first signal portion corresponding to at least one particular amplitude level and deriving a parameter in response to the determined first area. The output processor generates an alert message if at least one of, (a) the derived parameter and (b) a difference between the derived parameter and a corresponding derived parameter for a different heart cycle for the same patient, exceeds a predetermined threshold value.

Abstract: A method for performing computer assisted diagnosis, includes receiving medical image data of a structure under analysis including background and foreground pixels, matching a set of one or more masks to foreground pixels of the acquired medical image data, converting a background pixel of the acquired medical image data to foreground pixel based on a match between one of the masks and the acquired medical image data, performing morphological dilation on the medical image data with the converted pixel, performing morphological erosion on the dilated medical image data, and identifying one or more regions of interest based on a difference between the original acquired medical image data and the eroded medical image data.

Abstract: A system and method for prioritized transmission of scalable compressed data are provided, the system including a database server for receiving an interactive prioritization request from a client and prioritizing transmission of the compressed data relative to a bin optimization in response to the interactive prioritization request; and the method including receiving an interactive prioritization request from a client, prioritizing transmission of the compressed data relative to the bin optimization in response to the interactive prioritization request and transmitting the prioritized compressed data to the client.

Abstract: A unified power architecture for generating high frequency switched power to a load is provided which includes a number of input branches, each input branch receiving direct current (DC) power from a power source. Each input branch includes a switch device coupled to a storage device for generating input pulses, a transformer including a primary winding set receiving the input pulses, and a reset section generating a reset current for setting a core of the transformer. An output section is provided which includes a plurality of windings around a secondary of each transformer of each of the input branches, the output section generating an output pulse including components of each of the input pulses.