Abstract: A medical image evaluation and diagnosis system to dynamically connect clinical tools, clinical applications and clinical findings includes a work context auto alignment manager (WAALM). The WAALM extracts, from a clinical application and tool initiation request, clinical application and tool information for a first clinical taskflow, and connects, with at least a first clinical application initiated in response to the clinical application and tool initiation request, at least a first clinical tool based on the extracted clinical application and tool information, the first clinical tool being independent of the first clinical application.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for automatic application selection for a medical imaging device. A processor receives scan data from a medical imaging device. The medical imaging device is identified using the scan data. One or more applications related to the medical imaging device are matched in an applications database. The processor arraigns for integration of the one or more applications on a hospital network.

Abstract: A system and method for optimizing preprocessing of medical images. Preprocessing is triggered by receiving scan results and a scan protocol without input from a reading room or user interface. The preprocessing tasks are optimized through use of matching scan protocols to sets of possible preprocessing tasks. The execution of the preprocessing tasks is optimized through use of feedback from the reading room.

Abstract: A medical examination system for an imaging examination is provided. The medical examination system includes an imaging device for performing the imaging examination based on a scan protocol. The imaging device includes an interface for sending examination parameters and an interface for receiving scan protocols. The medical examination system further includes a central data store for storing a plurality of scan protocols. The central data store includes an interface for receiving the examination parameters from the imaging device, a selection entity for selecting a scan protocol from the plurality of stored scan protocols based on the received examination parameters, and an interface for sending the selected scan protocol to the imaging device.

Abstract: A method of operating a hospital information system, and a hospital information system are disclosed. In at least one embodiment, the method includes providing a taskflow editing tool with a limited number of editing options to a user; creating a taskflow defining a number of tasks and connections of the tasks by the user using the taskflow editing tool; and performing an automated test run of the created taskflow, wherein the automated test run is checked according to a number of criteria and wherein results of the check are reported to the user.

Abstract: A data harmonization system including a data harmonization server; and one or more client devices configured to communicate with the data harmonization server. The one or more client devices may have a processor configured to transform, using a template, medical data having a first format to transformed medical data having a second format, determine whether the transformed medical data is harmonized medical data or un-harmonized medical data based on the transformed medical data and a medical imaging standard, and send the transformed medical data to a data harmonization server, if the processor determines that the medical data is un-harmonized medical data. The medical data may have a vendor specific dialect of the medical imaging standard and the harmonized medical data may have a generic version of the medical imaging standard.

Abstract: A method, computer readable medium and system are disclosed. The system includes one or more first interfaces communicatively coupled to a data storage device and one or more second interfaces communicatively coupled to a user interface, the control module being configured to share data, retrieved from the data storage device, across a plurality of virtual applications. The system further includes an application controller communicatively coupled to the control module, the application controller being configured to select at least one of the virtual applications based on information received via the at least one of the one or more second interfaces.

Abstract: A clinical workstation includes a processing unit configured to record context information and user habit information based on user interaction with a computer-based application during a plurality of phases of a medical workflow. The processing unit may also be configured to generate a plurality of macro sets based on the recorded context information and the recorded user habit information. Each macro set may be associated with at least one user preferred application tool and be bound to one of the plurality of phases.

Abstract: A system for creating software applications and for operating these software applications on a plurality of different devices is provided. The system includes a number of functional units that may be repeatedly instantiated in the same application or in different applications, wherein each functional unit defines a delimited UI area of a graphical user interface. Each functional unit has a specific part and a generic part. In this case, the specific part defines a number of UI elements having a predefined set of UI state variables. The generic part is set up to transform the values of the UI state variables into a device-independent and application-independent form and to export the values in this form as a state data record and to import such a state data record and to allocate the values contained therein to the UI state variables of the UI elements.

Abstract: A method for relocating medical data in a computer network having a plurality of storage nodes connected via data transfer channels is provided. Technical conditions for relocating the medical data from a first storage node to a second storage node are determined. A relocation of the medical data is decided based on the technical conditions and a predetermined relocation plan. The medical data is automatically relocated from the first storage node to the second storage node via the transfer channel when a relocation of the medical data is decided.

Abstract: In at least one embodiment, data relating to the usage and the operating status of a frontend module of a software application implemented on the client side is acquired continuously during the execution of the application by way of a monitoring frontend module implemented on the client side of a client/server system. This acquired usage and status data is transmitted by the monitoring frontend module to a monitoring backend module implemented on the server side. The usage and status data is stored by the monitoring backend module in a database on the server side. The usage and status data stored in the database is automatically analyzed by way of an analysis module. In the process, default settings of the software application are automatically modified by way of the analysis module on the basis of the result of the analysis in order to improve the performance of the application.

Abstract: For effective joint evaluation of a medical image dataset on a first data processing device and at least one second data processing device that is connected to the first data processing device via a data transmission network, a first application is performed in the first data processing device, and a second application is performed in the second data processing device. Each of the applications has a respective graphical user interface having at least one segment for display of a view of the image dataset. An image processing pipeline is associated with each segment for deriving the view from the image dataset. Partially processed data of the image dataset is decoupled from the image processing pipeline of the segment of the first application, is transferred to the second application, and there is coupled to the image processing pipeline of the segment of the second application for preparing the view.

Abstract: An application platform is disclosed in a medical environment with a number of computer systems providing an information technology infrastructure and a plurality of basic information technology services to a number of users in the medical environment. At least one embodiment of the application platform provides a particularly simple and coordinated upgrade and update by independent software manufacturers and further provides a particularly high operational fail-safety during updates and upgrades by preventing damage to the systems caused by third party installer programs. To this end, at least one embodiment of the application platform includes a plurality of platform versioning building blocks and a number of platform data repositories, wherein the plurality of platform versioning building blocks are mutually independently updateable.

Abstract: A method and a device are disclosed for operating a data processing network which includes a plurality of geographically spaced-apart data centers and a large number of client computers, data being transmittable between each of the client computers and at least to one of the data centers, wherein one or more virtual servers is operateable in each of the data centers. According to at least one embodiment, access data is collected including information on geographical location of the client, geographical location of the virtual servers and the degree of utilization of the virtual servers. The access data collected is analyzed and, using the result of analysis, a migration plan, which is improved with respect to the mean latency, is created for the deployment of the virtual servers among the data centers. The virtual servers are migrated between the data centers in accordance with the migration plan.

Abstract: A method and a device are disclosed for operating a data processing network which includes a plurality of geographically spaced-apart data centers and a large number of client computers, data being transmittable between each of the client computers and at least to one of the data centers, wherein one or more virtual servers is operateable in each of the data centers. According to at least one embodiment, access data is collected including information on geographical location of the client, geographical location of the virtual servers and the degree of utilization of the virtual servers. The access data collected is analyzed and, using the result of analysis, a migration plan, which is improved with respect to the mean latency, is created for the deployment of the virtual servers among the data centers. The virtual servers are migrated between the data centers in accordance with the migration plan.

Abstract: A transfer method, a system and a product are disclosed for transferring security-critical medical image data records with PHI sections from a source application to a destination application. In an embodiment, the method accesses a PKI infrastructure that provides a user-specific key for each user. Following detection of a copy command for at least one image data record in the source application, a data convolute is produced, including an anonymized and an encrypted image data record, which are forwarded to a trader module and/or a memory module. After a pasted command is detected, the key is used to access the clipboard and/or the memory module in order to decrypt the image data record from the encrypted image data record and to paste it (for a secure destination application), and/or to access the anonymized image data record and to paste it (for a nonsecure destination application).

Abstract: A mechanism is disclosed for operating local version-independent service program code for infrastructure services, wherein the mechanism is automatically and optionally linked to a central, remote service infrastructure, and wherein both an online and an offline processing mode is included and automatically supported, and wherein the mechanism is embedded in a generic runtime environment. In at least one embodiment, it contains service program code implemented in the runtime environment for calling by way of the application program code with standardized interfaces, wherein the service program code is intended for the provision of functionalities for predetermined services that an application program code can use.

Abstract: A scalable system and method thereof may improve scalability and Quality of Service. The scalable system may include a first scalability adapter (scaldapter) configured to manage resource consumption of at least one component based on measured data received from the at least one component, where the component is configured to run an application, and a scalability manager (scalator) configured to modify strategies of the first scaldapter for managing the resource consumption based on measured data received from a plurality of processes, each of the plurality of processes including the first scaldapter.

Abstract: A subsystem architecture is described that provides support services for software applications of a system. The subsystem architecture includes local infrastructure components, which provide infrastructure services to the software applications. Each local infrastructure component corresponds to a single software application and is independent from another of the local infrastructure components. The subsystem architecture may further include a central service component providing central services to at least one of the local infrastructure components. The central service component is independent and unaware of the local infrastructure components. Still further, the subsystem architecture may include an administrative component for monitoring and maintaining the local infrastructure components providing infrastructure services to the software applications. The administrative component is independent and unaware of the plurality of local infrastructure components.

Abstract: A clinical workstation includes a processing unit configured to record context information and user habit information based on user interaction with a computer-based application during a plurality of phases of a medical workflow. The processing unit may also be configured to generate a plurality of macro sets based on the recorded context information and the recorded user habit information. Each macro set may be associated with at least one user preferred application tool and be bound to one of the plurality of phases.