JP2014104099A - Medical information display apparatus and medical information display program - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a medical information display apparatus capable of splitting and displaying side by side in an easy-to-understand manner a plurality of medical images of a subject on a screen with less operation.SOLUTION: A medical information display apparatus comprises: a control unit which acquires medical information containing image data captured by a medical image pick-up apparatus from an image server, and displays a screen related to the medical information on a display area; and an input unit which requests allocation to a plurality of image split templates displayed on a fourth display area 64 (template area) by selecting a preview image from among preview images based on medical information displayed on a third display area 63 of the display area and moving the selected preview image to the fourth area 64a. When the selected preview image is allocated to any of image split templates by a select and move operation, the control unit displays a preview image in accordance with the split layout of the image split template.

Description

  The present invention provides a medical information display capable of displaying medical information including a medical image obtained by a medical imaging apparatus such as an X-ray imaging apparatus, an X-ray CT apparatus, and a nuclear magnetic resonance imaging apparatus (MRI) on a display terminal. The present invention relates to a device and a medical information display program.

  2. Description of the Related Art Medical institutions such as hospitals and clinics are provided with medical inspection systems that allow inspection images obtained by a medical imaging apparatus to be viewed on a desktop terminal such as a PC (Personal Computer). In such an inspection system, a medical image of a subject photographed by a medical image photographing device is stored in an image server. The medical image is transmitted from the image server to the terminal through a communication line in response to a request from the terminal, and the received medical image data is displayed on the terminal.

  As a technique for displaying a medical image that is a test result, Patent Literature 1 discloses a specification of a specified subject by displaying a history browser in addition to a screen for displaying a medical image for the specified subject. A technology is disclosed that allows the inspection results on the inspection date and the inspection results on the previous and subsequent inspection dates to be viewed and the history of the inspection centered on the inspection date specified by the subject to be ascertained. ing.

JP 2010-233882 A

  In Patent Document 1, since it is possible to display an examination history for a specific subject as a list, it is easy to obtain images of desired examination dates. The case where images are displayed side by side or different images are compared side by side has not been sufficiently considered.

  In general, when rearranging images in a desired layout or displaying images side-by-side, specify the desired image from a list or the like, specify the arrangement method on another screen (window), Since the number of screen divisions was determined, the processing was complicated.

  In addition, even if there is an error in the specified contents, it is necessary to re-specify from the beginning, which has forced a very troublesome work.

  Furthermore, when the screen size of the terminal is small, multi-window display is not preferable from the viewpoint of visibility due to screen restrictions, and thus it is necessary to divide and arrange images while switching windows one by one.

  The present invention provides a medical information display device and a medical information display program capable of solving such problems and dividing and displaying a plurality of medical images of a subject on a screen in an easy-to-understand manner with few operations. With the goal.

  In order to achieve the above object, a medical information display device (for example, terminal 40) of the present invention acquires medical information including image data captured by a medical image capturing device from an image server, and displays a screen relating to the medical information. (E.g., a touch panel unit 44) and a preview image from a plurality of preview image screens based on medical information displayed on the display unit are displayed on a template display area (e.g., a fourth display area). An allocation request to a plurality of image division templates (for example, image division templates in the fourth display area 64) displayed in the template display area by an operation of selecting and moving to the display area 64) (eg, drag and drop operation). Input unit (for example, touch panel unit 44), and the control unit selects and moves the image dividing template by an operation of selecting and moving. If the selected preview image is allocated to one of the over bets, a preview image corresponding to the divided layout image segmentation template, and displaying on the display unit.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to divide and display a plurality of medical images of a subject on a screen with little screen transition and no complicated operation.

It is a figure which shows the structure of the medical image display system which concerns on this embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the block configuration of a terminal. It is a figure which shows an example of the top screen of a terminal. It is a figure which shows an example of the image search screen for the image acquisition of a terminal. FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of a result list information screen based on the search condition of FIG. 4. It is a figure which shows an example of the image filtering screen of a terminal. It is a figure which shows an example of the top screen after the image acquisition of a terminal. It is a figure which shows the initial screen of the image viewer screen of a terminal. It is a figure which shows the display of a toolbar in the image viewer screen of a terminal. It is a figure which shows the display of the thumbnail screen of a series list in the image viewer screen of a terminal. FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of dividing in an image display area of a terminal, (a) is a diagram illustrating an operation of dragging from a thumbnail screen to an image viewer screen, and (b) is an existing image by a drop operation. (C) is a figure which shows the result of having divided the image viewer screen into 2 parts. It is a figure which shows the conceptual diagram which shows a virtual drop area. It is a figure which shows the example of a screen transition for creating a division | segmentation preview screen on a terminal, (a) is a figure which shows operation which drags and drops an image to the division | segmentation template of 2 division | segmentation, (b) It shows the result FIG. It is a figure which shows an example at the time of displaying the division | segmentation image of a terminal on an image viewer screen. It is a figure which shows the example of a screen structure in the case of changing reproduction speed. It is a figure which shows the relationship between DB of an image server and DB of a delivery server, (a) is a figure which shows the information table stored in the image server, (b) is the information table stored in the delivery server. FIG. It is a figure which shows the structure of the image file transmitted from a delivery server.

  Conventionally, in medical institutions, desktop (stationary) PCs are mainly used as terminals for displaying examination images obtained by medical imaging apparatuses. However, in this embodiment described below, portable terminals are used. An example of a terminal device, here a tablet-type terminal device, will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration of a medical information display system according to an embodiment of the present invention. In the medical image display system of the present embodiment, a medical image that creates a medical image by imaging a predetermined part of a patient such as an X-ray imaging apparatus, CT (Computer Tomography), MRI (Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Imaging), etc. Distributes a photographing device 10 (hereinafter sometimes referred to as a modality), an image server 20 that stores and manages a photographed image created by the medical image photographing device 10, and a photographed image created by the medical image photographing device 10. The distribution server 30 is connected via a network 51 such as a LAN (Local Area Network). Further, the distribution server 30 and a terminal 40 (medical information display device) that displays a captured image are connected to each other via a network 52 such as a WAN (Wide Area Network). In FIG. 1, the number of medical image capturing devices 10 is not limited to one, and may be composed of a plurality of the same type or different types.

  The image server 20 divides medical information, which is a captured image of a predetermined part of a patient received from the medical imaging apparatus 10, for each subject, and examines the subject's attribute information, examination date, usage modality, and the like. Is stored / saved in the DB 21 as medical information that can be browsed. DB is an abbreviation for Data Base.

  The distribution server 30 has a DB 31, accepts a user operation of the terminal 40, and registers / manages a plurality of pieces of position information permitting image browsing. In addition, the distribution server 30 issues an image search / acquisition request received by the operation of the terminal 40 or the image server 20 to the image server 20 to acquire an image, and then sends the image to the requesting source or the user-specified terminal 40 to the viewing permission position. Information and reference deadline information are added and transmitted.

  FIG. 14 is a diagram showing the relationship between the DB of the image server and the DB of the distribution server, (a) is a diagram showing an information table stored in the image server, and (b) is stored in the distribution server. It is a figure which shows the information table.

  The medical information stored in the image server 20 includes a subject attribute information, examination date information, examination information, and a table having a tree structure hierarchy of image information obtained by the examination, and is managed by the DB 21. Specifically, the DB 21 includes an attribute information table 211 of the subject, an attribute information table 212 regarding the examination on the current day (examination date), an attribute information table 213 for each examination, an attribute information table 214 of the image generated by the examination, and the like. Is stored.

  The distribution server 30 manages the images acquired from the image server 20 with the DB 31 having the same structure as the image server 20. Further, the DB 31 has a table related to distribution management. Specifically, the DB 31 includes an attribute information table 311 of the subject, an attribute information table 312 regarding the examination on the current day (examination date), an attribute information table 313 for each examination, an attribute information table 314 of an image generated during the examination, A browsing permission position information table 315, a terminal / terminal user management table 316, and the like for setting a permission range of the terminal 40 having a browsing request are stored. When distributing, the distribution server 30 provides distribution information 317 based on the browsing-permitted position information table 315 and the terminal / terminal user management table 316 at the time of distribution.

  FIG. 15 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of an image file transmitted from the distribution server. The image file 33 transmitted from the distribution server 30 includes subject attribute information, inspection attribute information on the day, attribute information for each inspection, image attribute information, distribution information / viewability information, and an image part.

  Returning to FIG. 1, the terminal 40 receives a user's operation such as a doctor and makes a search request for a necessary medical image to the distribution server, and the distribution server 30 receives the corresponding medical image (image unit) from the image server 20. (See FIG. 15) is acquired, and the image file 33 (see FIG. 15) including the acquired medical image is transmitted to the terminal 40, and the terminal 40 displays the medical image on the touch panel unit 44. The touch panel unit 44 has functions of a display unit for displaying an image and an input unit for performing input such as image selection.

  FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of a block configuration of the terminal. The terminal 40 (medical information display device) includes a touch panel unit 44 that performs image display / operation, a control unit 41 that controls each unit, a control program for the control unit 41 to perform overall control, a screen display, and the like. Are connected to a network 52 and a storage unit 42 for storing the layout of a screen displayed on the touch panel unit 44 and medical information from the image server 20 added to the layout, and performs communication control. A communication control unit 43 and a speaker (not shown) are provided, and these are connected to each other via a bus 45. The control unit 41 includes an image processing unit 411 described later.

  Here, it is assumed that the touch panel unit 44 is provided with a touch panel on the display screen and a touch operation is performed. However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and a controller and a mouse for operating the display screen as an input unit, Also, an operation key for setting various parameters, a keyboard provided with operation switches, or the like may be provided separately.

  The storage unit 42 is a magnetic disk, an optical disk, a magneto-optical disk, or the like. The terminal 40 receives medical information from the distribution server 30 via the communication control unit 43 and records it in the storage unit 42. A screen layout corresponding to the received medical information is read under the control of the control unit 41 that executes a predetermined application program, and a medical information display screen is obtained from the medical image information and the layout of the medical information. Is created and displayed on the touch panel unit 44 (display unit and input unit).

Hereinafter, an example in which medical information is displayed on the terminal 40 will be described with reference to FIGS. 3 to 11.
First, predetermined application software for medical image display stored in the terminal 40 is activated by the user. Then, a character input means such as a keyboard appears on the screen by the touch panel operation of the doctor who is the user on the startup screen. Subsequently, user identification information such as a user ID and a password is input to the terminal. The control unit 41 of the terminal 40 that has received the input transmits the input user identification information to the distribution server 30 via the communication control unit 43. The distribution server 30 authenticates the user based on the received information, and notifies the terminal 40 of authentication permission when authentication is permitted.

  FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of the top screen. The top screen 60 basically includes four display areas (a first display area 61, a second display area 62, a third display area 63, and a fourth display area 64 (template display area)) and a header portion. 65.

  In the first display area 61, a filtering bar for filtering medical information acquired from the distribution server 30 (or stored in advance in the storage unit 42 (see FIG. 2)) is displayed. This filtering bar includes a modality selection area 611 for selecting / displaying a modality, a patient specifying area 612 for selecting / displaying an inspected ID and name, and a status display area 613 for selecting / displaying a status. The filtering of medical information using this filtering bar will be described later with reference to FIG.

  The second display area 62 has a history display area for displaying time-series information of the filtered medical information in the medical information acquired from the distribution server 30 (or stored in the storage unit 42 in advance). ing. The second display area 62 can display progress information of medical information in units of days to years. When the day, week, month, and year buttons are designated (tapped) according to the purpose, the image processing unit 411 (see FIG. 2), which is the processing function of the control unit 41 of the terminal 40, sets the current unit as the starting point. Combined display can be performed. Therefore, it is possible to cope with various uses.

  In the third display area 63, an area for displaying image information in the filtered medical information is formed. In the example of the present embodiment, an image is displayed in a cover flow format. Note that the cover flow format means, for example, displaying a plurality of pieces of image information that are desired to be selected by the user side by side in a line.

  The fourth display area 64 forms an image preview area, and the preview area has a template display area for displaying a divided template for dividing a plurality of images into one area for display. In the case of the present embodiment, the number of image divisions of the division template is 1 or more. For example, the number of image divisions is 1, 2, 3, or 4.

  In addition, the header portion 65 of the screen 60 includes an image acquisition button 651 and a history button 652. The image acquisition button 651 is a search button for acquiring a desired image from the image server 20. Among the acquired image information, for an image that has been preview-displayed, which will be described later, a history is stored in the storage unit 42 together with its layout, and a history button 652 is a history button for browsing the history information.

  Next, a flow for displaying the captured image acquired from the distribution server 30 in the terminal 40 on the touch panel unit 44 will be described below.

  FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of an image search screen for acquiring an image of a terminal. When the image acquisition button 651 is designated (tapped), the control unit 41 that has received the input causes the touch panel unit 44 to display the image search screen 70 stored in advance in the storage unit 42. A display example of the image search screen 70 is shown in FIG.

  The image search screen 70 has an image search tab 77 for selecting image search conditions and a request list tab 78 for displaying a list of image request statuses. The example shown in FIG. 4 is a screen in which the image search tab 77 is selected, and includes a patient information designation column 71 in which patient information such as a subject ID, a subject name, and a reception number can be input as a search condition, A period designation field 72 for inputting a period, an examination part designation field 73 for inputting an examination part, a modality designation field 74 for inputting a modality, and an image search button 75 for requesting an image search under a selected condition. Has been.

  Each input is performed directly via the touch panel unit 44 or in a selection format. When inputting in the selection format, the selection content may be stored in advance in the storage unit 42 provided in the terminal 40, or a list for selection is received from the distribution server 30 and displayed. It is also possible.

  When the user inputs part or all of the search conditions in FIG. 4 and designates (tap) the image search button 75, the control unit 41 that has received the input of the search conditions passes the communication control unit 43 to the distribution server 30. Send the conditions. The distribution server 30 that has received the search condition executes a search from the DB 21 based on the search condition via the image server 20. When the search in the distribution server 30 is completed, the search result list information is transmitted to the terminal.

  FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of a search result screen of result list information based on the search condition of FIG. The terminal 40 that has received the search result list information generates a list screen in the image processing unit 411 and controls the control unit 41 to display the search result list information on the touch panel unit 44 (display unit).

  The search result screen 80 includes request information 81 that is information such as a request source, a priority 82 when acquiring image data, a search result list 83, and a request button 85 for image data for requesting image data. Specific examples of the request information 81 include request date, user, hospital affiliation, identification information of the requesting terminal 40, and acquisition conditions.

  Based on the search result list 83, the user inputs a desired check into the check box, and then designates (tap) a request button 85 for image data to the server, thereby receiving the designation input. Requests image data from the distribution server 30 and acquires the image data.

  Here, when the image server 20 is crowded or when the data amount becomes large, it may take time to acquire the image data. At this time, it is also possible to set the image acquisition priority 82. The priority 82 is set in four stages, for example, low ⇒ medium ⇒ high ⇒ emergency, and the ranked information is read by the distribution server 30 and distributed so as to adjust the speed for search and distribution. The priority control is performed in the server 30.

  Further, the example of the test result list 83 in FIG. 5 is a list of subjects. However, if the subject and the date and time are specified in the search condition, the search result list 83 includes the identification information of the image data. Is displayed. At this time, identification information of desired image data can be designated from the search result list 83 by a touch panel operation. When receiving the input, the control unit 41 transmits an image request signal to the distribution server 30. The distribution server 30 receives the request signal, acquires the corresponding image from the image server 20, and transmits the corresponding image data to the terminal 40 from the distribution server 30.

  Here, an example in which an image request signal is transmitted to the distribution server 30 when selection is accepted has been shown. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the image data is bundled with the terminal 40 together with the search result list. May be configured to transmit.

Next, the filtering function of the top screen 60 (see FIG. 3) will be described.
FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of the image filtering function of the terminal. As described above, the filtering bar for filtering medical information is displayed in the first display area 61. This filtering bar includes a modality selection area 611 for selecting / displaying a modality, a patient specifying area 612 for selecting / displaying a subject ID and name, and a status display area 613 for selecting / displaying a status.

  In this example, an example having three selection areas is taken. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the modality selection area 611 and the patient identification area 612 may be included. , Sex, and similar cases) can be specified.

  In filtering, as shown in FIG. 6, when a modality selection area 611 displayed on the touch panel unit 44 is designated (touched), a list of modalities stored in advance in the storage unit 42 is displayed as a search condition. The user designates a desired modality by a touch operation.

  CR is an abbreviation for Computed Radiography, CT is an abbreviation for Computed Tomography, MR is an abbreviation for Magnetic Resonance imaging, US is an abbreviation for Ultrasonography, and OT is an abbreviation for Occupational Therapy.

  In the above, an example in which a list of modalities is stored in advance is shown. However, if the configuration is such that the modality type is acquired from the image server as the attribute information of the acquired image data, only the modalities included in the image acquisition list are selected. It can also be displayed.

  Similarly, the patient identification area 612 is displayed in the selection format. At this time, the format may be such that the subject ID can be directly input, and if the configuration is such that the modality type is acquired from the distribution server as the attribute information of the acquired image data, it is included in the image acquisition list. Only patient information can be displayed in the selected area. As another example, the patient list stored in advance in the DB 31 of the distribution server 30 may be received and displayed.

  Regarding the status display area 613, when the status display area 613 is designated (touched) by the touch panel, a list of statuses stored in advance in the storage unit 42 is displayed as a search condition. Alternatively, as described above, if the status type is acquired from the distribution server 30 as the attribute information of the acquired image data, it is possible to display only the patient information included in the image acquisition list in the selection area.

  When the desired patient information, modality, or the like is selected or input as described above, the control unit 41 that has received the input transmits the input information to the distribution server 30 as a search condition. The distribution server 30 executes an image transmission request to the image server 20 based on the input information, and transmits the image file 33 (see FIG. 15) acquired from the image server 20 to the terminal 40.

  FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating an example of the top screen after image acquisition of the terminal. As shown in FIG. 7, the image processing unit 411 (see FIG. 2) of the terminal 40 that has received the image data stores the image file in chronological order in the shooting date and time in the second display area 62 of the touch panel unit 44 (display unit). Existence information is displayed, and detailed information such as the shooting date, modality type, and name is displayed in a cover flow format together with the image in the third display area 63. The center of the third display area 63 is a focus area, and when an image displayed in the focus area is designated (touched), a transition is made to an image viewer screen 90 as shown in FIG. 8A. Become.

  Here, when the number of images displayed in the third display area 63 is large, it is possible to scroll forward by a touch operation.

  In the example of the present embodiment, the display form in the cover flow format has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and when the images are displayed side by side in the third display area 63 and cannot be displayed, a scroll bar is provided. Anyway.

  FIG. 8A is a diagram showing an initial screen of the image viewer screen of the terminal. On the initial screen of the image viewer screen 90, the designated image is enlarged and displayed at the center of the screen, and toolbar display icons 91 (91a, 91b, 91c, 91d) are arranged at the four corners of the screen. List display tabs 92 (92a, 92b, 92c, 92d) are arranged at the center of the four sides of the screen.

  Here, the series means a series of temporally causal images related to the enlarged image displayed at the center of the image viewer screen 90 shown in FIG. 8A. For example, when the subject obtains a CT tomographic image continuous from the chest to the abdomen, the continuous CT tomographic image becomes a series of images.

  In addition, on the initial screen of the image viewer screen 90, a cine reproduction display bar 93 and a reproduction button 94 for reproducing cine image data included in the series are displayed. Specifically, in the example of FIG. 8A, there are 12 images included in the series, and the playback speed adjustment is being played back at a setting of 4 × speed, and it is shown that the second picture is currently being played back.

  FIG. 8B is a diagram showing a tool bar display on the image viewer screen of the terminal. The example of the image viewer screen 90B in FIG. 8B shows a state in which the toolbar 91T is displayed toward the upper side of the drawing of the toolbar display icon 91b when the toolbar display icon 91b is touched.

  The tool bar 91T includes a movement adjustment icon T1 that performs movement detection adjustment of the upper, lower, left, and right movements of the screen at the time of a touch operation, a measurement icon T2 that measures a distance between the start point of touching and the end point of end of touch, touch In order to customize the screen, an area icon T3 for selecting an area area with two points of the start start point and the end point of the touch end, a cine playback setting icon T4 for setting image forward / backward and playback speed adjustment, and a screen Custom icons T5 and the like.

  Note that a screen customization menu is displayed by touching the custom icon T5, and the display direction of the tool bar 91T can be set therein. Specifically, in the example of FIG. 8B, it has been described that when the tool bar display icon 91b is touched, the tool bar 91T is displayed toward the upper side of the drawing. However, the tool bar 91T can be displayed toward the left side of the drawing. Similarly, the display orientation can be set for the other toolbar display icons 91a, 91c, and 91d.

  FIG. 8C is a diagram showing a display of a thumbnail screen of a series list on the image viewer screen of the terminal. In the example of the image viewer screen 90C of FIG. 8C, when the series list display tab 92b shown in FIG. 8A is designated (touched), the series list display tab 92b moves upward in the drawing and displays a plurality of thumbnail images of the series list. The series list thumbnail screen 95 (preview screen) is displayed. The thumbnail images of the series list can be displayed by sliding the screen (for example, tracing the screen left and right with one finger) to display other thumbnail images of the series list.

  Here, an example of changing a part of the displayed image to another image or dividing the image on the image viewer of FIG. 8C will be described with reference to FIGS. 9 and 10.

  FIG. 9 is a diagram showing an example of dividing in the image display area of the terminal. FIG. 9A is a diagram showing an operation of dragging from the thumbnail screen to the image viewer screen, and FIG. It is a figure which shows that the existing image slides by operation, (c) is a figure which shows the result of having divided the image viewer screen into two.

  When comparing images, there are cases where it is desired to refer to another image, to replace an image with another image, and to delete the image itself.

  At this time, in FIG. 9A, in the state where the series list display tab 92b (see FIG. 8C) is designated (touched) and the thumbnail image of the series list is displayed, any user of the series list thumbnail screen 95 is displayed by the user. A thumbnail image is selected, and the thumbnail image is dragged and dropped onto the image display area.

  In the example of the present embodiment, a total of four virtual drop areas are provided by vertically and horizontally dividing the image display area by virtual lines 96a and 96b. For example, as shown in FIG. When the image is dragged and dropped in the area, the currently displayed image is reduced and slides upward toward the screen, and the newly dragged and dropped image is moved to the lower area as shown in FIG. Be placed. By repeating this operation, the image can be divided by an arbitrary number of divisions with a simple operation.

  In the example of the present embodiment, an example in which an image display area can be divided by a simple operation of dragging and dropping the image is shown. The virtual drop area will be further described with reference to FIG.

  FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a conceptual diagram showing a virtual drop area. In the example of this embodiment, the display area of the image is virtually divided into five areas (1) to (5). Here, for example, when a new image selected from the series list thumbnail screen 95 (see FIG. 8C) is dropped at the position (4), the new image is arranged at the lower position as in the example shown in FIG. The original displayed image is arranged at the upper position. In other cases (1) to (3), the preview area is divided and displayed based on the same concept as in (4).

  When a new image is dropped in the area (5), the already displayed image is replaced with the newly selected image. That is, the original display image is deleted from the display area, and the newly selected image can be displayed with one operation.

  Conventionally, when it is desired to replace an image, a process of temporarily deleting the original image and then a process of designating a new image and displaying it in a predetermined display area is required. An image can be replaced with a single operation without requiring complicated processing.

  Further, in the case of a portable terminal like the terminal 40 shown in the present embodiment, there is an inherent problem that the screen size becomes small in order to facilitate carrying. A normal stationary PC terminal is not subject to screen size restrictions. For example, if you want to delete the original image, you can delete the image by providing a separate “trash can” icon and specifying the icon or button. Will do.

  However, if a new icon or button is placed on a portable tablet device, the toolbar will become wider and the preview area and other areas will be reduced accordingly, so a new icon or button will be displayed. In addition, it is beneficial to be able to delete and replace an image with a simple operation as described above.

  Next, an example of image selection / display when a plurality of images are selected and displayed on the top screen 60 shown in FIG. 7 will be described.

  In medical institutions, there is a need to compare past patient images with current captured images when used for patient explanations and diagnosis support. At this time, in the prior art, processing such as selecting an image from a list or the like, arranging images in another window, and compositing the images is necessary, and many operations are compelled to compare. .

  Therefore, in the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 7, a fourth display area 64 is provided, and a divided template is displayed in the fourth display area 64.

  FIG. 11 is a diagram showing an example of screen transition for creating a split preview screen on the terminal. FIG. 11A is a diagram showing an operation of dragging and dropping an image into a split template of two splits. These are figures showing the results. When the image file 33 selected in the third display area 63 is dragged and dropped onto this divided template by a touch operation, a predetermined template in the divided template in the fourth display area 64 is displayed as shown in FIG. 9B. A preview of the selected image file 33 is displayed in the divided area.

  When the divided template is divided into two, the preview image after the division is displayed in the fourth display area 64 by performing the same operation twice for the desired image file 33. Along with this preview display, display control is performed so that the position of the divided template that is not selected is shifted in either the left or right direction or the upper or lower direction, so that a display space for displaying the preview is widened, and is visible to the user. Property is improved.

  By shifting the display in this way, if the number of divisions is to be changed or the layout is to be changed, the divided layout can be changed by simply dragging and dropping the preview image onto another division template. .

  In the divided template shown in FIG. 11, the number of divisions is initially set to 1 to 4 in advance. As shown in FIG. 11 (b), if the user wants to move to a one-, three-, or four-divided template after placing the template once in a two-divided template, the corresponding preview image can be moved after touching. It is also possible to display a preview on a plurality of divided templates. Furthermore, once the image file 33 arranged in the fourth display area 64 is unnecessary, it can be restored by dragging and dropping it into the third display area 63 by a touch operation.

  This makes it possible to execute image editing that is more convenient for the user. Needless to say, the number of divisions of the division template may be one or more and can be arbitrarily set.

  In this way, the divided preview screen can be displayed in the fourth display area 64 by a simple operation of providing a divided template in the same screen as the image selection screen and moving the image file 33 to the divided template. The user who operates 40 can immediately perform image processing for image comparison without error. The divided image is stored in the storage unit 42 of the terminal 40, and when the history button 652 in FIG. 3 is designated, it is possible to check past divided images.

  FIG. 12 is a diagram illustrating an example when a divided image of the terminal is displayed on the image viewer screen. When a divided image is generated by a method as shown in FIG. 11 and the divided image displayed as a preview is designated by a touch operation on the display unit, the screen transitions to an image viewer screen 90 as shown in FIG. The basic layout of the image viewer screen is the same as the contents shown in FIGS. 8A and 8B. However, in the image viewer screen 90 in FIG. 12, the divided images created by the divided template are displayed in the image display area. Become.

  As described above, since image selection and divided image preview can be performed only by a touch operation within one screen, it is possible to perform image display without error even in subsequent display on the image viewer screen 90. Thereby, the analysis efficiency using the image of the doctor who is the user is improved as compared with the prior art.

  According to the medical information display device (for example, the terminal 40) of the present embodiment, the enlarged display is performed on at least one predetermined area of the four sides of the image viewer screen 90 displayed on the display unit (for example, the touch panel unit 44). A display tab (for example, a series list display tab 92) for calling a thumbnail image related to an image (for example, in the central portion of the image viewer screen 90 in FIG. 8A, the image is an image enlarged to 129.87%) is controlled. When receiving an instruction to select a display tab from the input unit (for example, the touch panel unit 44), the unit 41 displays a list thumbnail screen (for example, a series list thumbnail screen) that displays a list of thumbnail images related to the enlarged image. 95) can be displayed in the image viewer screen 90.

  FIG. 13 is a diagram showing a screen configuration example when changing the playback speed of cine playback, (a) is a diagram showing the entire image viewer, and (b) is an operation for touching the periphery of the playback button. (C) is a figure which shows the display of a reproduction | regeneration adjustment cursor, (d) is a figure which shows the state in reproduction | regeneration, (e) is a figure which shows the state in the pause. An example of displaying a continuous image or moving image of cine reproduction on the image viewer screen will be described below with reference to FIG.

  When the reproduction button 94 displayed on the screen shown in FIG. 13A is designated, reproduction of a moving image is started in the image display area. At this time, as shown in FIG. 13B, when a predetermined area around the playback button 94 is designated (touched), a playback adjustment cursor is displayed as shown in FIG. 13C. The reproduction adjustment cursor is displayed so that the reproduction speed indicator 94b surrounds the reproduction button 94 (pause button during moving image reproduction), and a reproduction speed adjustment cursor 94a is displayed.

  During the reproduction shown in FIG. 13D, when the control unit 41 receives an operation for rotating the cursor displayed on the reproduction speed adjustment cursor 94a clockwise or counterclockwise, the control unit 41 (see FIG. 2). Controls to change the playback speed of the moving image, and further displays the state of the playback speed on the playback speed indicator 94b arranged on the inner peripheral side of the playback speed adjustment cursor 94a.

  During the pause shown in FIG. 13E, the playback speed adjustment cursor 94a functions as an image / frame advance cursor. In addition, when receiving a pause instruction, the control unit 41 controls the playback speed indicator 94b to be inactive. When the control unit 41 receives an operation for rotating the image / frame advance cursor clockwise or counterclockwise, the control unit 41 performs control to start image frame advance.

  In this manner, according to the arrangement form as shown in FIG. 13, when the operation with the finger is the basic as in the tablet terminal, the scroll bar is not hidden with the finger. This makes it possible to perform reliable playback speed setting and image feed operation regardless of whether or not it is affected.

  Also, by arranging the operations necessary for image playback in layers around the playback button 94, a series of playback operations such as playback, speed adjustment, and frame advance can be performed with one finger. It is possible to operate only by the movement of the finger without releasing the hand.

  Although this embodiment demonstrated as a medical information display apparatus (for example, terminal 40), medical information including the image data image | photographed with the medical image imaging device 10 from the image server 20 is acquired, and the screen regarding medical information is displayed on the display unit. The medical information display program which functions the medical information display apparatus 40 which has the control part 41 displayed on this and an input part may be sufficient.

  The medical information display program displays, on the same display unit, preview images from a plurality of preview image screens based on medical information displayed in the third display area 63 of the display unit with respect to the input unit of the medical information display device. By performing an operation of selecting and moving to the fourth display area (template display area) (drag and drop operation), an input process for requesting allocation to a plurality of image division templates displayed in the fourth display area 64 is executed. When the selected preview image is assigned to one of the divided templates by the operation of selecting and moving the control unit 41 of the medical information display device, a preview image corresponding to the divided layout of the assigned divided template is displayed. It is a medical information display program for performing the process displayed on a display part.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Medical imaging device 20 Image server 21, 31 DB
30 distribution server 40 terminal (medical information display device)
41 control unit 42 storage unit 43 communication control unit 44 touch panel unit (display unit, input unit)
51, 52 Network 60 Top screen 61 First display area 62 Second display area 63 Third display area 64 Fourth display area (template display area)
65 Header part 70 Image search screen 80 Search result screen 90 Image viewer screen 91 Toolbar display icon 91T Toolbar 92 Series list display tab (display tab)
93 Cine playback display bar 94 Playback button 94a Playback speed adjustment cursor 94b Playback speed indicator 95 Series list thumbnail screen (list thumbnail screen)

Claims (10)

A controller that acquires medical information including image data captured by a medical image capturing device from an image server, and displays a screen related to the medical information on a display;
A plurality of preview images displayed in the template display area are displayed by an operation of selecting and moving a preview image to a template display area on the same display section from a plurality of preview image screens based on the medical information displayed on the display section. An input unit for requesting allocation to the image division template of
When the selected preview image is assigned to any of the image division templates by the operation of selecting and moving, the control unit displays the preview image corresponding to the division layout of the assigned image division template. A medical information display device characterized by displaying on a department. The medical information display device according to claim 1,
The medical information display device, wherein the number of image divisions of the image division template is one or more. The medical information display device according to claim 1,
The medical information display device, wherein the control unit shifts and displays the position of the image division template in which the selected preview image is not assigned among the plurality of image division templates. The medical information display device according to claim 1,
When the control unit receives an input to move the preview image to another image division template after the assignment, the control unit generates a preview image according to the division layout of the other image division template that has been assigned. And displaying it as a new preview image. The medical information display device according to claim 2,
When the control unit receives a command for designating a preview image corresponding to a division layout of the image division template from the input unit,
An image viewer screen having a medical image display area capable of displaying the preview image in an enlarged manner is displayed on the display unit. The medical information display device according to claim 5,
A display tab for calling a thumbnail image related to the enlarged image in at least one predetermined area of four sides of the image viewer screen displayed on the display unit;
When the control unit receives a command for designating the display tab from the input unit, the control unit displays a list thumbnail screen for displaying a list of the thumbnail images related to the enlarged image in the image viewer screen. A medical information display device characterized by the above. The medical information display device according to claim 6, wherein
When the control unit receives an operation of selecting and moving at least one thumbnail image from the list thumbnail screen into the medical image display area,
Based on the position in the medical image display area that has received the movement, the medical image display area is divided or replaced with an enlarged image corresponding to the thumbnail image that has received the movement from the enlarged image. A medical information display device characterized by performing. The medical information display device according to claim 5,
In the image viewer screen, a playback button for playing back a plurality of images related to the enlarged image as a moving image is displayed,
When the control unit receives an operation for designating a predetermined area around the playback button,
A medical information display device, wherein a playback speed indicator is displayed so as to surround the playback button, and a playback speed adjustment cursor is displayed outside the playback button. Medical information that acquires medical information including image data captured by a medical image capturing device from an image server, and that functions as a medical information display device having a control unit that displays a screen related to the medical information on a display unit, and an input unit A display program,
An operation of selecting and moving a preview image from a plurality of preview image screens based on the medical information displayed on the display unit to a template display area on the same display unit with respect to the input unit of the medical information display device An input process for requesting allocation to a plurality of image division templates displayed in the template display area,
When the selected preview image is assigned to one of the image division templates by the operation of selecting and moving the control unit of the medical information display device, the control unit according to the division layout of the assigned image division template A medical information display program for executing a process of displaying a preview image on the display unit. The medical information display program according to claim 9, wherein
A medical information display program for causing the control unit to execute a process of shifting and displaying the position of the image division template in which the selected preview image has not been assigned among the plurality of image division templates.