JP2005301567A - Medical image diagnostic display device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a medical image diagnostic display device for making it difficult to correct a bunch of already prepared and stored image group of each patient, and for clearly understanding that the image of an identical person is the image of the identical image at the time of retrieval even in the case of a bunch of images imaged afterwards. <P>SOLUTION: This medical image diagnostic display device in which an image group constituted of a plurality of series of continuously photographed check images of a patient is hierarchically stored so as to be associated with each patient for retrieval is provided with a check image storing means 12 for storing the check image of the image group, an image group associating means 15 for associating the image groups stored by the check image storing means 12 where the patients are identical and a check list display 14 for displaying the image group of the identical patient associated by the image group associating means as a bunch of images. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a diagnostic display device for medical use or medical information, and more particularly to a medical image diagnostic display device for storing, retrieving and displaying a diagnostic image of a patient.

  In recent years, diagnoses have been made with medical diagnostic imaging devices such as ultrasound diagnostic devices and CT devices, and images for these diagnoses have been collected, organized and stored in a hierarchical manner, and the protocol for that is DICOM. (Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine).

  In such a case, the diagnosis image is usually used in a hierarchical manner such that the uppermost hierarchical unit is a patient (patient) or study, the middle hierarchical unit is a series, and the lower hierarchical unit is an image. (See Patent Document 1). That is, for example, diagnostic images of the same patient are grouped into a plurality of different diagnostic images having the same imaging protocol, examination site, and imaging direction, and a plurality of series are grouped into one patient.

  Such hierarchical diagnostic images are usually obtained by continuously imaging a patient using, for example, an ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus, and creating and storing a group of diagnostic images of one patient in the hierarchy. Therefore, if it is necessary to take an image of another patient urgently while taking a diagnostic image of a patient, the imaging of the patient is completed and a new emergency patient image is obtained. I will shoot.

  Then, after that, an image of a patient who has once completed imaging is taken. At this time, it is necessary to take and store it as another series of diagnostic images.

  In this way, when a diagnostic image of the same person is taken after creating and storing a series of diagnostic images of one person, it must be made into another group of images. There was a problem that it was inconvenient to diagnose.

It is also possible to put a series of images to be added into a group of diagnostic images previously created and stored. However, if an easy system such as image replacement is used in this way, the previously taken image is altered, There is also a problem that it is easy to correct and the reliability of the diagnostic imaging display device cannot be improved.
JP 2002-133393 A

  As described above, in the conventional medical diagnostic image display device, after creating and storing a series of images, it is necessary to create another group of images even when creating a patient image of a previously created image. There is a problem that if the storage system of the created image is easily corrected, tampering or the like becomes easy.

  The present invention has been made in view of the problems of such a conventional medical image diagnostic display device, and it is difficult to correct a group of images already created and stored for each patient. An object of the present invention is to provide a medical image diagnostic display device that can clearly understand that an image of the same person is an image of the same person at the time of retrieval even if it is a single image.

  According to claim 1 of the present invention, there is provided a medical image diagnostic display device that hierarchically stores an image group composed of a plurality of series of examination images of a patient photographed in succession in association with each patient. Inspection image storage means for storing the inspection images of the image group, image group association means for associating the image group with the same patient stored by the inspection image storage means, and the same patient associated by the image group association means There is provided a medical image diagnostic display device comprising: an examination list display means for displaying a group of images as a group.

  According to claim 2 of the present invention, there is provided a medical image diagnostic display device that hierarchically stores an image group composed of a plurality of series of examination images of patients taken continuously in association with each patient so as to be searchable. Examination image storage means for storing examination images of image groups, examination list display means for displaying a list of patient groups stored in the examination image storage means as a unit, and display by the examination list display means A plurality of image groups selecting means for selecting a plurality of the image groups, inspection data combining means for associating a plurality of image groups selected by the plurality of image group selecting means, and the inspection data combining means. There is provided a medical image diagnostic display device characterized by comprising examination list display means for displaying a list of a group of images as a group.

  According to claim 4 of the present invention, there is provided a medical image diagnostic display device that hierarchically stores a series consisting of a plurality of examination images of a patient photographed consecutively in association with each patient so as to be searchable. An examination data display control unit that processes a group of examination images stored in the examination database as a unit group image, and an examination data display control unit. An examination list display section that displays a list of processed examination images for each patient as a list, a unit group image selection means for selecting a plurality of unit group images in the list displayed on the examination list display section, and A test data combination information storage unit for associating a plurality of unit image groups selected by the unit group image selection means, and this test data combination information storage unit Ri and treated to a unit image group associated summarized in the test data display control unit, to provide a medical image diagnosis display device and displaying the examination list display section as the image group 1 unity.

  According to claim 5 of the present invention, there is provided a medical image diagnostic display device that hierarchically stores a series of a plurality of examination images of patients taken continuously in association with each patient so as to be searchable. An examination data display control unit that processes a group of examination images stored in the examination database to be displayed in one line as a unit group image, and an examination data display control unit. A group of examination images processed for each patient is displayed as a list on the upper screen, and each attribute of the specified group of examination images is displayed on the lower screen, and is displayed on the examination list display unit. In the list, a unit group image selecting means for selecting a plurality of unit group images and a test data for associating a plurality of unit image groups selected by the unit group image selecting means. A unit image information storage unit, and the inspection data display control unit processes the unit image group associated by the inspection data combination information storage unit so that the unit image group is displayed in one line. Provided is a medical image diagnostic display device characterized by being displayed on the upper screen of a list display section.

  According to the present invention, it is difficult to tamper with a group of images that have already been created and stored, such as correction, and even if a group of images is captured later, Thus, there is an effect that a medical image diagnostic display device that can clearly understand that the image is an image is obtained.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 shows an example of the overall configuration of an embodiment of the present invention.

  In this figure, this diagnostic imaging image display apparatus includes, for example, an examination database (DB) 12 that stores images for examination of a patient imaged by the ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus 11 and the like, and one batch collected and stored by this examination DB 12. An inspection data display control unit 13 that performs processing for organizing and displaying each inspection image, an inspection list display unit 14 that displays a series of images displayed by the inspection data display control unit 13, and will be described later As described above, the inspection data combination information storage unit 15 associates a plurality of series of images of the same person.

  In the examination DB 12, a plurality of series of ultrasonic images for examination are distinguished for each patient by patient ID, and stored as a hierarchical structure of patient, series, and examination images, for example. Each ultrasound examination image stores the patient ID, the examination date and time, the imaging site, the capacity, the remarks (comments), etc., and how many examination images are included in one image group. Is memorized. Further, in one patient, the number of configured series, that is, the number of image groups having different examination parts is stored.

  The inspection data display control unit 13 has a function of performing processing for displaying the image groups of each series stored in the inspection DB 12 on the inspection list display unit 14 as shown in FIG.

  FIG. 2 shows a schematic flowchart of the operation of one embodiment of the present invention having the above configuration. First, in step S201, a series of inspection images are displayed for each row as shown in FIG. 3, for example.

  In FIG. 3, the screen of the examination list display unit 14 is roughly divided into an upper screen 31a and a lower screen 31b, and buttons for control operations such as a print button 32p and a combination button 32c are displayed on the right side of the screen. .

  On the upper screen 31a, an image group for each series is displayed as an attribute (property) in one line. The display contents meaning each line are the patient ID, patient name, examination date / time, examination region, and number of images constituting one series from the left side, and the examination date / time is the latest date / time when the stored examination image is taken. In these displays, each displayed line moves up and down by dragging the knob 33 on the right side of the display up and down or by clicking the up button and the down button.

  In the upper screen 31a of FIG. 3, for example, the data (series) 34 of the row displayed first has the patient ID 1102167, the patient name is XX, and the examination part is an examination image captured by the toes. The last image was taken at 12:33 on January 6, 2004.

  The lower screen 31b displays images constituting one series specified on the upper screen 31a. For example, when the series displayed first on the upper screen 31a is specified, this series is composed of three images, and the attributes of each of those images are displayed on the lower screen 31b. In the example shown in FIG. 3, the number of the image, the date and time of inspection, the storage state, the capacity of the image, the comment, and the like are displayed in each row of the lower screen 31b.

  Even in the lower screen, if the number of images is large, the attribute information of each image cannot be displayed at once, and the inspection image on which the attribute information is displayed can be displayed by dragging the knob displayed on the left side up and down at that time. It can be changed.

  By the way, normally, one or a plurality of images of the examination site are continuously taken for each patient and sequentially stored in the examination DB 12 shown in FIG. Assume that it is necessary to take an examination image for patients C and D urgently after taking two images of the finger part of patient A and subsequently taking four adult heart images for patient B. Then, immediately after taking 6 adult heart images for patient C, and subsequently taking 4 abdominal images for patient D, it returns to the base and continues to take 2 adult heart images for patient B. Then, as shown in FIG. 4, examination images are sequentially obtained for the patients A, B, C, D, and B, and are sequentially stored in the examination DB 12. After such an inspection image is stored in the inspection DB 12, when the operator instructs display on the inspection squirrel and the display unit 14, the inspection database display control unit 13 processes the relationship between the inspection images so as to be displayed, The data is displayed on the examination list display unit 14 as shown in FIG.

  In the upper screen 51a shown in FIG. 5, two examination images of the finger part of the patient A, four examination images of the adult heart of the patient B, six examination images of the adult heart of the patient C, and the abdomen of the patient D The four examination images and two examination images of the adult heart of the patient B are stored in the examination DB 12 are displayed by the data in each row of numbers 52a to 52e. Therefore, normally, even examination images of patient B who is the same person are stored separately as shown in FIG. 4, and are displayed separately with a frame 54 interposed therebetween as shown in FIG. The attributes of the four images of the patient B data 52b are displayed on the lower screen 51b.

  Returning to FIG. 2, it is checked in step S202 whether a series of data is selected from a plurality of lines, for example, two lines, or whether the selected data belongs to the same person. If the basic data is different, such as when the data is not from the same person even if multiple rows are selected, or even when the data is taken by the same person, the next combination The process is not performed, and the series of inspection images is displayed as before, skipping as it is.

  In the next step S203, it is checked whether or not the join button has been clicked. If the join button is not clicked, the operator is alerted to click the join button in step S204. When the join button is clicked, the process proceeds to step S205, where a series of selected inspection images of a plurality of rows are associated in the inspection database combination information storage unit 15 in FIG. Processing is performed so that a series of inspection images in a row can be displayed and displayed on the inspection list display unit 14. In step S207, another series of data is also displayed.

  To describe these operations in detail, the operator selects the data 52b and data 52e of the patient B on the upper screen 51a of the examination list display unit 14. Then, the color of the selected two rows of data changes to a color different from the colors of the other data (not shown). Thereafter, when the combination button 53 displayed on the right side of the screen is clicked, the examination data combination information storage unit 15 displays the examination images 1 to 4 and the examination images 5 and 6 of the patient B as shown by a one-dot chain line 45 in FIG. The data is stored in association with each other, sent to the examination list display unit 14 via the examination data display control unit 13, and displayed, for example, as shown in FIG.

  That is, the data of patient B is displayed on the upper screen 61a of the examination list display unit 14 together with the previous data 62b. When the cursor is placed on this line, the attributes of each of the six examination images of the patient B data 62b are shown on the lower screen 61b of FIG. 6 as details of the line.

  According to the above-described embodiment of the present invention, it is possible to display the examination image data collected later at a later date on the condition that it is urgent during imaging of the patient or that the data of the examination image captured later is the same person. .

  In the above-described embodiment of the present invention, a group of a series of examination images for each patient is displayed in one line. However, it may be displayed in one group such as a plurality of lines instead of one line.

  By the way, in the above-described embodiment, at the stage where inspection images are organized and viewed later, the data of the same person is displayed together, but it is also possible to associate the images of the same person in advance. . FIG. 7 shows a schematic flowchart of the operation of such another embodiment of the present invention. In the figure, in step S701, an examination image of each patient is photographed, and a series of images of the same patient photographed in step S702 are stored in the examination DB 12. At this time, it is checked whether or not a series of examination images of the same patient already exists based on the patient ID (step S703), and if there is, these are correlated with these series of examination images. If there is still a patient that needs to be photographed in step S705, the process returns to step S701 to photograph a test image of the patient.

  In this way, if the same person is temporarily associated when the examination image is taken, when the association is performed on the display screen, as shown in FIG. 2, is the patient to be combined the same person? There is an advantage that can be judged early.

  Alternatively, if the same person's data in which a series of inspection images are stored is within a predetermined period from the time when the image is taken later, it may be automatically or selectively associated at the time of storage.

The figure which shows the structural example of one Embodiment of this invention. The figure which the computer implements the correlation and the display of the inspection data in one embodiment of the present invention. The figure which shows the example of a screen displayed on the test | inspection list display part of one Embodiment of this invention. The figure for demonstrating the association information memorize | stored in the state memorize | stored in the test | inspection image of each patient memorize | stored in test | inspection DB in one Embodiment of this invention, and an test | inspection data coupling | bonding information storage part. The figure which shows the example of a display by which the data of the same patient are displayed over 2 lines on the test | inspection list display part of one Embodiment of this invention. The figure which shows the example by which the data of the same patient displayed over 2 lines are collectively displayed on the test | inspection list display part of one Embodiment of this invention. The figure for demonstrating operation | movement of other embodiment of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

11 ... Ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus,
12 ... Inspection database (DB),
13: Inspection data display control unit,
14 ... examination list display part,
15 ... Inspection data combination information storage unit,
31a, 51a, 61a ... upper screen,
31b, 51b, 61b ... lower screen,
32p ... print button,
32c, 53, 63 ... Combine button,
33 ... Knob,
52a to 52e, 62b ... data,

Claims (5)

A medical image diagnostic display device that stores a group of images composed of a plurality of examination images of a patient photographed in succession in a hierarchical manner so as to be associated with each patient and searchable
Inspection image storage means for storing inspection images of the image group;
Image group association means for associating the image groups with the same patient stored by the examination image storage means;
Examination list display means for displaying a group of images of the same patient associated by the image group associating means;
A medical image diagnostic display device comprising: A medical image diagnostic display device that stores a group of images composed of a plurality of examination images of a patient photographed in succession in a hierarchical manner so as to be associated with each patient and searchable
Inspection image storage means for storing inspection images of the image group;
Examination list display means for displaying a list of the group of images stored in the examination image storage means as a unit;
In the list displayed by the examination list display means, a plurality of the image groups, a plurality of image group selection means for selecting,
Inspection data combining means for associating a plurality of image groups selected by the plurality of image group selecting means;
Inspection list display means for displaying a list of images associated by the inspection data combining means as a unit;
A medical image diagnostic display device comprising: The same patient detecting means for detecting whether the plurality of image groups selected by the plurality of image selecting means are the same patient image group,
3. The medical image diagnosis display according to claim 2, wherein the plurality of image groups selected by the examination data combining unit are associated only when the same patient detection unit detects that the image group is the same patient. apparatus. A medical image diagnostic display device that stores a series of examination images of a patient that has been taken consecutively in a hierarchical manner so as to be associated with each patient and searchable,
An inspection database for storing the inspection images;
A test data display control unit for processing a group of test images stored in the test database to be displayed as a unit group image as a unit;
An examination list display unit for displaying a group of examination images for each patient processed by the examination data display control unit as a list;
In the list displayed on the examination list display unit, a plurality of unit group images, unit group image selection means for selecting,
An inspection data combination information storage unit for associating a plurality of unit image groups selected by the unit group image selection means,
A medical image diagnosis display characterized in that the unit image group associated by the examination data combination information storage unit is processed by the examination data display control unit to be collected and displayed as a group of images on the examination list display unit. apparatus. A medical image diagnostic display device that stores a series of examination images of a patient that has been taken consecutively in a hierarchical manner so as to be associated with each patient and searchable,
An inspection database for storing the inspection images;
A test data display control unit for processing a group of test images stored in the test database to be displayed in one line as a unit group image;
An examination list display unit that displays a group of examination images for each patient processed by the examination data display control unit as a list on the upper screen and displays each attribute of the specified group of examination images on the lower screen;
In the list displayed on the examination list display unit, a plurality of unit group images, unit group image selection means for selecting,
An inspection data combination information storage unit for associating a plurality of unit image groups selected by the unit group image selection means,
The unit image group associated by the inspection data combination information storage unit is processed so as to be displayed in one line in the inspection data display control unit, and displayed on the upper screen of the inspection list display unit as a single line image group. A medical image diagnostic display device characterized by:

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