Portable viewing of medical images using handheld computers
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Sep 12, 2001
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The present invention provides an apparatus and method for viewing medical images on a handheld computer. After medical images are obtained, they could be either be transferred directly to a handheld computer or indirectly via a computer. The medical images could also be transferred from one handheld computer to another handheld computer. A conversion of medical images is performed to convert the image from a standard format to an appropriate format for the selected handheld computer. One or more interactive tools are provided for displaying the one or more converted medical images on the handheld computer. An exemplary embodiment is provided that shows the conversion of a DICOM format medical image so that it could be displayed and viewed on a personal digital assistant. The advantage of the present invention is that it allows one to obtain, view and analyze medical images completely wireless and mobile on a personalized handheld computer.
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