X-ray image photographing apparatus and management method

Abstract

When a retake button is selected, a CPU causes a dialog screen for inputting a reason for a photographic error to be displayed. On the dialog screen, the name of a radiographer who is logging onto an X-ray photographing apparatus and select buttons indicating possible reasons for photographic errors are indicated. The CPU transmits an unsatisfactorily photographed image to a different server.

1 . An X-ray image photographing apparatus including an image management system for handling and tracking data to be correlated with an unsatisfactorily photographed image, the apparatus comprising: 
 a photographic error indicating unit configured to mark or flag an image that is unsuccessfully photographed as an unsatisfactorily photographed image;    an input unit configured to facilitate inputting a reason for a photographic error; and    a transmitting unit configured to transmit the unsatisfactorily photographed image and the reason for the photographic error.    
     
     
         2 . The X-ray image photographing apparatus according to  claim 1 , further comprising a user managing unit configured to identify an operator who makes the photographic error, 
 wherein the transmitting unit transmits user identification information as well as the unsatisfactorily photographed image and the reason for the photographic error.    
     
     
         3 . The X-ray image photographing apparatus according to  claim 1 , further comprising a compressing unit configured to compress the unsatisfactorily photographed image, which is indicated as being invalid, 
 wherein the transmitting unit transmits the compressed image.    
     
     
         4 . The X-ray image photographing apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein the transmitting unit transmits the unsatisfactorily photographed image and the reason for the photographic error at a predetermined point in time or at predetermined intervals.  
     
     
         5 . The X-ray image photographing apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein the transmitting unit transmits the unsatisfactorily photographed image, which is indicated as being invalid, and a valid image that is not indicated as being invalid to different servers.  
     
     
         6 . The X-ray image photographing apparatus according to  claim 1 , further comprising, 
 an X-ray generator configured to irradiate an X-ray; and    a user managing unit configured to identify an operator who makes the photographic error,    wherein the transmitting unit transmits a photographic condition for the X-ray generator and user identification information as well as the unsatisfactorily photographed image and the reason for the photographic error.    
     
     
         7 . The X-ray image photographing apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein the transmitting unit utilizes a simple mail transfer protocol as a protocol for transmission.  
     
     
         8 . An image management method performed in an X-ray imaging apparatus which includes an image management system for handling and tracking data to be correlated with an unsatisfactorily photographed image, the method comprising: 
 marking/flagging an image that is unsuccessfully photographed as an unsatisfactorily photographed image;    inputting a reason for a photographic error; and    transmitting the unsatisfactorily photographed image and the reason for the photographic error.    
     
     
         9 . A computer readable medium containing computer-executable instructions to be executed in an X-ray imaging apparatus which includes an image management system for handling and tracking data to be correlated with an unsatisfactorily photographed image, the medium comprising: 
 computer-executable instructions for marking/flagging an image that is unsuccessfully photographed as an unsatisfactorily photographed image;    computer-executable instructions for inputting a reason for a photographic error; and    computer-executable instructions for transmitting the unsatisfactorily photographed image and the reason for the photographic error.