Abstract: An example image layout and display navigator system includes a navigator that includes a miniature layout representation corresponding to the layout of images on the display. The navigator is to appear on the display based on user action with respect to displayed content and to allow a user to select an image series via the miniature layout and to select one or more series level operations for application to the image series via the miniature layout. The navigator is to apply a selected series level operation to the image series via the miniature layout based on user input. An action in one of the navigator and the display is to translate into a corresponding action on the other of the navigator and the display. The content display manager is to update the content displayed to reflect the selected series level operation applied to the image series.

Abstract: An example image layout and display navigator system includes a navigator that includes a miniature layout representation corresponding to the layout of images on the display. The navigator is to appear on the display based on user action with respect to displayed content and to allow a user to select an image series via the miniature layout and to select one or more series level operations for application to the image series via the miniature layout. The navigator is to apply a selected series level operation to the image series via the miniature layout based on user input. An action in one of the navigator and the display is to translate into a corresponding action on the other of the navigator and the display. The content display manager is to update the content displayed to reflect the selected series level operation applied to the image series.

Abstract: An example image layout and display navigator system includes a navigator that includes a miniature layout representation corresponding to the layout of images on the display. The navigator is to appear on the display based on user action with respect to displayed content and to allow a user to select an image series via the miniature layout and to select one or more series level operations for application to the image series via the miniature layout. The navigator is to apply a selected series level operation to the image series via the miniature layout based on user input. An action in one of the navigator and the display is to translate into a corresponding action on the other of the navigator and the display. The content display manager is to update the content displayed to reflect the selected series level operation applied to the image series.

Abstract: An example image layout and display navigator system includes a navigator that includes a miniature layout representation corresponding to the layout of images on the display. The navigator is to appear on the display based on user action with respect to displayed content and to allow a user to select an image series via the miniature layout and to select one or more series level operations for application to the image series via the miniature layout. The navigator is to apply a selected series level operation to the image series via the miniature layout based on user input. An action in one of the navigator and the display is to translate into a corresponding action on the other of the navigator and the display. The content display manager is to update the content displayed to reflect the selected series level operation applied to the image series.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method for presenting at least one medical imaging study in a Picture Archiving and Communication System (“PACS”). The method includes selecting at least one comparison imaging study from a plurality of historical imaging studies by comparing at least one image data attribute associated with a current imaging study with at least one image data attribute associated with each of the plurality of historical studies. The relevant historical studies are automatically selected as comparison imaging studies.

Abstract: A system and method to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of a radiologist. A context manager for managing the display of multi-patient contexts. In an embodiment computer software operates as a context manager and correlates the context of at least one information container with at least one image container. A graphical container displaying information about a patient, as opposed to an image, may be an information container. A graphical container displaying images of a patient, as opposed to information, may be an image container. In order to minimize occurrences of a user viewing information about a first patient and images of a second patient, and mistakenly believing the information and images belong to the same patient, a visual indicator may be displayed over images that are out-of-context with the information displayed. The visual indicator may be a watermark to alert a user of a difference in context.

Abstract: A system and method to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of a radiologist. In a medical imaging systems, a user may typically compare images of a patient from a current study with images of the patient from a previous study. A user may use several body part filters to retrieve studies applicable to a current study. A first filter may have a search set of available body parts, essentially returning available studies of the patient. A second filter may have a search set corresponding to the body parts of the current study. A third set of filters may have a search set corresponding to one body part of a current study. Each filter in the third set may have a distinct search set comprising one of the body parts of the current study. A fourth set of filters may have a search set defined by the user.