A preferred embodiment of the present invention provides a method and
apparatus for integration of radiology information into an Application
Server Provider DICOM Image Archive and/or Web Based Viewer. A preferred
embodiment includes a medical information source that includes medical
information in a medical information format, a medical image source that
includes medical images in a medical image format, a data center for
storing medical images and medical information in at least one format,
and an interface for transmitting images and medical information between
the medical information source and the medical image source and the data
center. In a preferred embodiment, the interface simultaneously transmits
both medical images and medical information in different formats.