JP4837505B2 - Ultrasonic diagnostic equipment - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus, and more particularly to an ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus that can use the ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus under appropriate lighting conditions.

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there is known an ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus in which an illuminating means (desk lamp) is provided in an ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus, and the operation of the illuminating means is controlled according to the brightness of the room (for example, see Patent Document 1).
JP 2006-20777 A ([0034] [0038])

In the conventional ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus, the illumination unit provided in the ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus is controlled according to the brightness of the room.
However, it can be automatically brightened if the room is too dark, but cannot be automatically darkened if the room is too bright. For this reason, there is a problem that the operator cannot always use the ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus under appropriate brightness.
Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide an ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus that can use the ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus under appropriate lighting conditions.

In a first aspect, the present invention provides an illumination condition detection unit for detecting an indoor illumination condition, an illumination condition determination unit that determines whether the illumination condition detected by the illumination condition detection unit is appropriate, and There is provided an ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus comprising illumination information notifying means for notifying an operator of a result determined by an illumination condition determining means.
In the ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus according to the first aspect, the indoor lighting situation is detected, whether or not the current lighting situation is appropriate is determined, and the determination result is notified to the operator. Therefore, the operator may adjust the lighting state so as to be appropriate according to the notified determination result. Thereby, the operator can use the ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus under appropriate lighting conditions.

In a second aspect, the present invention provides the ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus according to the first aspect, wherein the illumination state determination unit detects the illumination state detected by the illumination state detection unit based on preset reference illumination information. An ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus characterized by determining whether or not is appropriate is provided.
In the ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus according to the second aspect, it is possible to perform real-time scanning under illumination conditions that are generally considered appropriate.

In a third aspect, the present invention provides the ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus according to the first aspect, wherein the ultrasonic image is used to display the illumination status information and the reference illumination information set in advance when the operator stores the ultrasonic image. Lighting information storage means for storing the information in association with the lighting condition, and the lighting condition determination means stores the lighting condition information and the reference stored in association with the ultrasonic image when the operator calls the stored ultrasonic image. There is provided an ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus characterized by determining whether or not the illumination status detected by the illumination status detection means is appropriate based on a direction designated by an operator among illumination information.
In the ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus according to the third aspect, the stored ultrasound image is an illumination situation when the person who saved the ultrasound image was viewing the image, or an illumination situation generally considered appropriate. Can be seen below.

In a fourth aspect, the present invention relates to an illumination information storage unit that stores, in the ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus according to the first aspect, illumination status information when an operator stores an ultrasound image in association with the ultrasound image. And the lighting condition determination unit detects the stored ultrasonic image based on the lighting condition information stored in association with the ultrasonic image when the operator calls the stored ultrasonic image. Provided is an ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus characterized by determining whether or not an illumination state is appropriate.
In the ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus according to the fourth aspect, the stored ultrasonic image can be viewed under illumination conditions when the person who stored the ultrasonic image is viewing the image.

In a fifth aspect, the present invention is the ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus according to any one of the first to fourth aspects, further comprising an illumination state notifying unit for notifying an operator of a current illumination state. An ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus is provided.
With the ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus according to the fifth aspect, it is possible to know the current illumination status.

In a sixth aspect, the present invention provides illumination status detection means for detecting an indoor illumination situation, and illumination information for saving an illumination situation when an operator saves an ultrasound image in association with the ultrasound image. A storage unit; and an illumination information notification unit that reads out and stores the illumination status information stored in association with the ultrasound image when the operator calls the stored ultrasound image and notifies the operator. An ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus is provided.
In the ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus according to the sixth aspect, it is possible to know the illumination state when a person who has stored an ultrasonic image is viewing the image.

In a seventh aspect, the present invention provides illumination status detection means for detecting an indoor illumination status, illumination status information when an operator saves an ultrasound image, and preset reference illumination information. Lighting information storage means for storing in association with the ultrasound image, and reading and operating the lighting status information and reference illumination information stored in association with the ultrasound image when the operator calls the stored ultrasound image Provided is an ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus comprising illumination information notification means for notifying a person.
In the ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus according to the seventh aspect, it is possible to know an illumination situation when a person who has stored an ultrasound image is viewing the image or an illumination situation generally considered appropriate.

In an eighth aspect, the present invention provides the ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus according to the sixth or seventh aspect, further comprising an illumination condition notifying unit for notifying an operator of a current illumination condition. A diagnostic device is provided.
With the ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus according to the fifth aspect, it is possible to know the current illumination status.

In a ninth aspect, the present invention provides an illumination status detection unit for detecting an indoor illumination status, an illumination status determination unit that determines whether the illumination status detected by the illumination status detection unit is appropriate, and There is provided an ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus comprising illumination control means for controlling an illumination apparatus installed independently of the ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus in accordance with a result determined by an illumination state determination means.
In the ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus according to the ninth aspect, the indoor lighting situation is detected, it is determined whether or not the current lighting situation is appropriate, and the illumination installed on the ceiling so as to be appropriate according to the determination result Adjust the device automatically. Thereby, the operator can use the ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus under appropriate lighting conditions. Further, it is not necessary for the operator to turn on / off or dimm the lighting device installed independently of the ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus.

In a tenth aspect, the present invention provides the ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus according to the ninth aspect, wherein the illumination status determination unit detects the illumination status detected by the illumination status detection unit based on preset reference illumination information. An ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus characterized by determining whether or not is appropriate is provided.
In the ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus according to the tenth aspect, real-time scanning can be performed under illumination conditions that are generally considered appropriate.

In an eleventh aspect, the present invention relates to the ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus according to the ninth aspect, wherein the ultrasound image is obtained by using the illumination status information when the operator stores the ultrasonic image and the reference illumination information set in advance. Lighting information storage means for storing the information in association with the lighting condition, and the lighting condition determination means stores the lighting condition information and the reference stored in association with the ultrasonic image when the operator calls the stored ultrasonic image. There is provided an ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus characterized by determining whether or not the illumination status detected by the illumination status detection means is appropriate based on a direction designated by an operator among illumination information.
In the ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus according to the eleventh aspect, the stored ultrasound image is the illumination situation when the person who saved the ultrasound image was viewing the image or the illumination situation generally considered appropriate. Can be seen below.

In a twelfth aspect, the present invention relates to an illumination information storage unit that stores, in the ultrasound diagnostic apparatus according to the ninth aspect, illumination status information when an operator stores an ultrasound image in association with the ultrasound image. And the lighting condition determination unit detects the stored ultrasonic image based on the lighting condition information stored in association with the ultrasonic image when the operator calls the stored ultrasonic image. Provided is an ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus characterized by determining whether or not an illumination state is appropriate.
In the ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus according to the twelfth aspect, the stored ultrasonic image can be viewed under illumination conditions when the person who stored the ultrasonic image is viewing the image.

In a thirteenth aspect, the present invention is characterized in that in the ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus according to any one of the ninth to twelfth aspects, an illumination condition notifying unit for notifying an operator of a current illumination condition is provided. An ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus is provided.
With the ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus according to the thirteenth aspect, it is possible to know the current illumination status.

In a fourteenth aspect, the present invention provides the ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus according to any one of the ninth to thirteenth aspects, wherein the illumination control means includes a remote controller that wirelessly controls the illumination apparatus. An ultrasound diagnostic apparatus is provided.
In the ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus according to the fourteenth aspect, the illumination state can be adjusted by wirelessly controlling the illumination apparatus.

In a fifteenth aspect, the present invention provides the ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus according to the fourteenth aspect, wherein the remote controller is a learning remote controller.
In the ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus according to the fifteenth aspect, the illumination apparatus can be controlled by learning a control signal from a remote controller dedicated to the illumination apparatus.

In a sixteenth aspect, the present invention provides the ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus according to any one of the first to fifteenth aspects, wherein the illumination state is at least one of illuminance and color temperature. A diagnostic device is provided.
In the ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus according to the sixteenth aspect, the brightness and color temperature of illumination can be made appropriate.

In a seventeenth aspect, the present invention provides an ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus characterized by comprising an illumination control means for controlling an illumination apparatus installed independently of the ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus.
In the ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus according to the seventeenth aspect, the illumination state can be adjusted by controlling the illumination apparatus. Therefore, it is not necessary for the operator to turn on / off or dimm the illumination device installed independently of the ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus.

In an eighteenth aspect, the present invention provides the ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus according to the seventeenth aspect, wherein the illumination control unit controls the illumination apparatus according to reference illumination information set in advance corresponding to an image display condition. An ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus is provided.
In the ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus according to the eighteenth aspect, the lighting state can be adjusted according to the image display condition.

In a nineteenth aspect, the present invention provides the ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus according to the seventeenth or eighteenth aspect, wherein the illumination control means includes a remote control that wirelessly controls the illumination apparatus. Providing equipment.
In the ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus according to the nineteenth aspect, the illumination state can be adjusted by wirelessly controlling the illumination apparatus.

In a twentieth aspect, the present invention provides the ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus according to the nineteenth aspect, wherein the remote controller is a learning remote controller.
In the ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus according to the twentieth aspect, the illumination apparatus can be controlled by learning a control signal from a remote controller dedicated to the illumination apparatus.

  According to the ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus of the present invention, the ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus can be used under appropriate lighting conditions.

  Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to embodiments shown in the drawings. Note that the present invention is not limited thereby.

FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram illustrating an ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus 100 according to a first embodiment and a room in which the apparatus is installed.
The ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus 100 includes an optical sensor 8 for detecting indoor lighting conditions, a learning-type infrared remote controller 761 that can learn a control signal from the infrared remote controller R of the lighting apparatus L installed on the ceiling, an LCD, and a CRT. The monitor 41 is provided.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a configuration of the ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus 100.
The ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus 100 includes an ultrasonic probe 1, a transmission / reception unit 2 that drives the ultrasonic probe 1 to scan the inside of the subject with an ultrasonic beam, and an ultrasonic image based on the ultrasonic echo. An image generation unit 3 to be generated, an image display unit 4 for displaying an ultrasonic image and a message on the monitor 41, an operation unit 5 for an operator to give instructions and data, an ultrasonic image, an illumination state, and the like are recorded. A recording unit 6, a control unit 7, an optical sensor 8, and a learning type infrared remote controller 761 are provided.

  The control unit 7 includes an illumination state detection unit 71 that detects an indoor illumination state by the optical sensor 8, illumination state information when the operator stores the ultrasonic image in the recording unit 6, and preset reference illumination information. Is stored in association with the ultrasound image when the operator calls the ultrasound image stored in the recording unit 6. The illumination information reading unit 73 that reads the illumination status information and the reference illumination information from the recording unit 6, the preset reference illumination information, the illumination status information read from the recording unit 6, or the reference illumination information read from the recording unit 6 Based on the lighting status determination unit 74 for determining whether or not the current lighting status is appropriate, and the current lighting status and preset reference illumination information and the illumination read from the recording unit 6 The illumination information notifying unit 75 for notifying the operator of the status information and the result of the determination by the reference lighting information read from the recording unit 6 and the lighting status determining unit 74, and the learning type infrared depending on the result determined by the lighting status determining unit 74 And an illumination control unit 76 that drives the remote controller 761 and controls the illumination device L.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing illumination control processing by the control unit 7. This illumination control process is activated by an instruction from the operator.
In step P1, the current lighting condition in the room is detected by the optical sensor 8.
In step P2, reference illumination information set in advance corresponding to various image display conditions is searched, and reference illumination information corresponding to the current image display conditions is extracted.
In Step P3, if the operation for reading and displaying the ultrasonic image stored in the recording unit 6 is in progress, the process proceeds to Step P4, and if not, the process proceeds to Step P5. For example, if real-time scanning is in progress, the process proceeds to step P4.
In step P4, if the illumination status information associated with the ultrasonic image read from the recording unit 6 is not stored in the recording unit 6, the process proceeds to step P5, and if stored, the process proceeds to step P7. For example, when an ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus that does not have a function of storing illumination status information in association with an ultrasonic image has set a medium storing the ultrasonic image in the recording unit 6 and has read the ultrasonic image, go to Step P5. move on.

In Step P5, the current lighting state detected in Step P1 is compared with the reference lighting information extracted in Step P2, and it is determined whether or not the current lighting state is appropriate.
In step P6, the current lighting state detected in step P1, the reference lighting information extracted in step P2, and the determination result are notified to the operator. The notification of the current lighting condition and the reference lighting information displays, for example, the illuminance and / or the color temperature on the monitor 41. For the notification of the determination result, for example, a relative index such as “appropriate”, “bright”, and “dark” or an illuminance difference is displayed on the monitor 41. Then, the process proceeds to Step P11.

In step P <b> 7, the illumination status information and the reference illumination information associated with the ultrasonic image read from the recording unit 6 are read from the recording unit 6.
In step P8, the operator designates either the reference illumination information extracted in step P2 or the illumination status information and reference illumination information read in step P7.
In Step P9, the current lighting situation detected in Step P1 is compared with the information specified in Step P8, and it is determined whether or not the current lighting situation is appropriate.
In step P10, the current lighting state detected in step P1, the reference lighting information extracted in step P2, the lighting state information and reference lighting information read in step P7, and the determination result are notified to the operator. Then, the process proceeds to Step P11.

  In step P11, the learning type infrared remote controller 761 is driven to control the illumination device L in accordance with the result determined in step P6 or step P9. Then, the process ends.

  According to the ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus 100 of the first embodiment, the ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus 100 can be used under appropriate lighting conditions. Further, it is not necessary for the operator to turn on / off or dimm the illumination device L installed independently of the ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus 100.

The illumination controller 76, the learning-type infrared remote controller 761, and step P11 of FIG. 3 may be omitted from the ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus 100 of the first embodiment.
In this case, if the operator operates the infrared remote controller R with reference to the display on the monitor 41, an appropriate lighting condition can be obtained.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram illustrating the ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus 200 according to the third embodiment and a room in which the apparatus is installed.
The ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus 200 includes a learning type infrared remote controller 761 that can learn a control signal from the infrared remote controller R of the illumination apparatus L installed on the ceiling, and a monitor 41 such as an LCD or CRT.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing a configuration of the ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus 200.
The ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus 200 includes an ultrasonic probe 1, a transmission / reception unit 2 that drives the ultrasonic probe 1 to scan the inside of the subject with an ultrasonic beam, and an ultrasonic image based on the ultrasonic echo. An image generation unit 3 to be generated, an image display unit 4 for displaying ultrasonic images and messages on the monitor 41, an operation unit 5 for an operator to give instructions and data, a control unit 9, and a learning infrared remote controller 931 It is equipped with.

  The control unit 9 searches for reference illumination information set in advance corresponding to the image display condition, extracts a reference illumination information suitable for the current image display condition, and retrieves the reference illumination information. The reference illumination information notification unit 92 that notifies the operator of the above and the illumination control unit 93 that drives the learning-type infrared remote controller 931 in accordance with the reference illumination information to control the illumination device L.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing illumination control processing by the control unit 9. This illumination control process is activated by an instruction from the operator.
In step S1, reference illumination information set in advance corresponding to various image display conditions is searched, and reference illumination information corresponding to the current image display condition is extracted.
In step S2, the operator is notified of the reference illumination information extracted in step S1. For the notification of the reference illumination information, for example, indicators such as illuminance and “all light”, “light control”, “nightlight”, and “off” are displayed on the monitor 41.
In step S3, the learning-type infrared remote controller 931 is driven according to the reference illumination information extracted in step S1 to control the illumination device L. Then, the process ends.

  According to the ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus 200 of the third embodiment, the ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus 200 can be used under appropriate lighting conditions. Further, it is not necessary for the operator to turn on / off or dimm the illumination device L installed independently of the ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus 200.

  When the lighting state can be adjusted only in steps, it is preferable to adjust the image display condition to the most preferable step and finely adjust the image display conditions according to the adjusted lighting state.

  In addition to the adjustment of illumination, an index of adjustment of the air conditioner may be notified by the ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus, or the air conditioner may be controlled by the ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus.

  It can be used to adjust the lighting in hospital rooms.

It is explanatory drawing which shows the installation state of the ultrasonic diagnosing device concerning Example 1. FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of an ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus according to Embodiment 1. FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the illumination control process by the ultrasonic diagnosing device concerning Example 1. FIG. It is explanatory drawing which shows the installation state of the ultrasonic diagnosing device concerning Example 3. FIG. FIG. 6 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of an ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus according to a third embodiment. FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing illumination control processing by the ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus according to the third embodiment.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 7 Control part 71 Illumination condition detection part 72 Illumination information preservation | save part 73 Illumination information reading part 74 Illumination condition determination part 75 Illumination information alerting | reporting part 76 Illumination control part 761 Learning type infrared remote control 8 Optical sensor 9 Control part 91 Reference illumination information extraction part 92 Reference illumination information notification unit 93 Illumination control unit 100, 200 Ultrasonic diagnostic device L Illumination device R Infrared remote control

Claims (5)

Manipulating the lighting status detection means for detecting the lighting status of the room, the lighting status determination means for determining whether the lighting status detected by the lighting status detection means is appropriate, and the result determined by the lighting status determination means An ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus comprising illumination information notification means for notifying a person. 2. The ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the illumination status determination unit determines whether the illumination status detected by the illumination status detection unit is appropriate based on reference illumination information set in advance. A characteristic ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus. The ultrasound diagnostic apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising: an illumination information storage unit configured to store the illumination status information when the operator stores the ultrasound image and the reference illumination information set in advance in association with the ultrasound image. The lighting condition determination means includes the lighting condition information and the reference lighting information specified by the operator among the lighting condition information and the reference lighting information which are stored in association with the ultrasonic image when the operator calls the stored ultrasonic image. And determining whether or not the illumination status detected by the illumination status detection means is appropriate. The ultrasound diagnostic apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising illumination information storage means for storing illumination status information when an operator stores an ultrasound image in association with the ultrasound image, wherein the illumination status determination means includes: And determining whether or not the illumination status detected by the illumination status detection means is appropriate based on the illumination status information stored in association with the ultrasound image when the operator calls the stored ultrasound image An ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus. The ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 4, further comprising an illumination state notifying unit for notifying an operator of a current illumination state.

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