JPH06290245A - Image filing device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide the image filing device which can store many images with a small storage capacity by selecting image data corresponding to part of an image displayed on a display means through a selecting means. CONSTITUTION:A necessary part in a screen 1 is specified. Namely, a mouse cursor is moved to a desired position P1 on the screen, the switch of the mouse is pressed, and moved to a position P2 with the switch of the mouse kept ON and a rectangular figure is drawn on the screen when the switch is released, thereby specifying the range to be cut. The range to be cut on the screen 1 is copied to a screen 2 by a specified method. Then a menu is selected and the image copied to the screen 2 is edited by enlargement (1), rotation (2), movement (3), etc. Further, a next image is displayed on the screen 1 and the specification of a cut range, the copying of the image in the range, and the editing of the copied image are repeated to edit the image. Thus, only a necessary part is stored to efficiently use the storage capacity.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an image filing device, and more particularly to a medical image filing device for filing by performing a certain process on image data obtained by observing cells or specimens collected from a patient with a microscope. Is.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, with the progress of computers and image processing techniques, it has been performed in various fields to convert an image of an object into digital information and store it as image data in a storage device of the computer.

For example, in medical institutions such as university hospitals and general hospitals, cells and samples collected from organs of patients have been conventionally attached to slide glasses to prepare specimens. , Instead of this specimen, the HDTV (hi
gh-definition television: A high-definition television) camera is used to digitize the image information and store it in a storage device of a computer.

[0004]

However, the HDTV captured from the camera mounted on the microscope as described above.
An image has an enormous amount of data of about 6 MB per image, and thus there is a problem that the capacity of the storage device is insufficient, and a solution thereof has been desired.

The present invention has been made in order to solve the problem in the conventional image filing apparatus, and an object thereof is to obtain an image filing apparatus capable of storing more images with a small storage capacity. To do.

[0006]

[Means for Solving the Problems] To achieve the above object,
The present invention relates to an image filing apparatus that includes an image input unit for inputting a video image of an object and a storage unit for storing image data input by the image input unit, wherein Image display means for displaying the image input by the means, and selection means for selecting image data corresponding to a part of the image displayed on the image display means. The present invention relates to an image filing device characterized by storing only image data selected by.

[0007]

In the present invention, the image of the object is input from the image input means, and the input image data is stored in the storage means. Here, in the present filing apparatus, the image input by the image input means is displayed by the image display means. Then, the selecting means can select image data corresponding to a part of the image displayed on the display means, and only the selected image data can be stored in the storage means.

As described above, in the present image filing apparatus, it is possible to select only the necessary portion of the image taken in from the image input means and store it in the storage means, so that the capacity of the storage means can be used efficiently. It is possible to save more images.

[0009]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the system configuration of an embodiment of the present invention.

In the figure, 1 is a CPU 101, a memory 102, a workstation controller 103, and S.
A computer equipped with a CSI controller 104, 2 is a film scanner for capturing images such as slides and radiographs of cells and specimens, 3 is a microscope, 4 is an HDTV camera, and in this device, a patient's organs, etc. Images of cells, specimens and the like collected from the HDTV camera 4 can be directly taken into the computer 1 via the frame buffer 5 and the bus 6.

Reference numeral 7 is an HDT for displaying an image taken from the camera 4 or the scanner 2 or an image obtained by editing the image.
V monitor, 9 is a display for editing images,
Reference numeral 10 is a storage device for filing images, 11 is a keyboard, and 12 is a mouse.

In the image filing apparatus according to this embodiment having such a configuration, the image taken in from the HDTV camera 4 or the film scanner 2 is used as the workstation 1
A new HDTV image can be created by displaying it on the display 9 and extracting the necessary part from this image. Further, the image displayed on the display 9 can be edited, for example, the image can be enlarged / rotated / moved. For this reason, in this apparatus, it is also possible to carry out filing collectively for the parts extracted from a plurality of images into one image.

FIG. 2 is a flow chart showing the processing operation of image filing by this apparatus. In this apparatus, image filing is performed as follows. That is, when filing of images is started in step 201, first, in step 202, the image to be edited is displayed on the display.

In step 203, a necessary portion of the displayed image is selected, and in step 204, the portion is copied onto another screen. An image is edited in step 206 for the copied image (step 205).

The image editing process in step 206 is shown in steps 211 to 216, 220 to 223, and 230 to 233. In step 212, an edit item is selected, and in step 215, an edit item is selected. Step 2
Data conversion is performed according to the item selected in 12, and an image based on the converted data is displayed in step 216.

As the data conversion in step 215, for example, in the case of image enlargement, step 22
When the enlargement magnification is input at 1, and the inputted enlargement magnification is 2 at step 222, the data of 1 pixel (pixel) is displayed by 4 pixels, and the enlargement magnification is 1/2.
When the number is doubled, the data is thinned out pixel by pixel.

When the selected edit item is image rotation, the rotation angle is input in step 231 and the pixel corresponding to the rotation angle is input in step 232 as the data conversion in step 215. The data is rearranged.

When the image editing in step 206 is performed in this way, next, step 207 to step 2
At 08, it is determined whether or not there is extraction of an image other than the edited image, and when extraction of another image is performed,
Steps 202 to 208 are repeated.

On the other hand, if another image is not extracted, the image data is stored in the storage device 10 in step 209, and the image filing is completed in step 210.

The above processing operation will be further described with reference to FIG. 3 showing the screen of the display 9 of FIG.
The range (required part) to be extracted is specified on the screen 1 of FIG. That is, bring the cursor of the mouse 12 to a desired position P1 on the screen, press the switch button of the mouse 12, move the cursor to the position P2 while pressing and release the switch button of the mouse 12, and a rectangular figure will appear on the screen. The area to be extracted is specified.

Next, bring the cursor of the mouse 12 into the rectangular figure drawn on the screen, press the button of the mouse 12, and move the cursor to the position P3 on the screen 2 as it is.
And the button of the mouse 12 is released, the designated range is copied to the screen 2.

Then, as shown in FIG. 3B, a menu is selected to enlarge (rotate in the same figure), rotate (in the same figure) or move (in the same figure) the image copied on the screen 2. Edit. Further, the next image is displayed on the screen 1, and the above-described designation of the extraction range, copying of the range image, and editing of the copied image are repeated.

As described above, in the filing apparatus, the capacity of the storage device 10 can be efficiently used by erasing unnecessary portions of the image and storing only the necessary portions, and the above-mentioned filing apparatus can be used. By thus editing the images, it is possible to organize a plurality of images into one.

In particular, in the medical image obtained by photographing the cells and specimens as described above, the necessary part in the image is generally a very small part, and most of the other parts are unnecessary. Is a big one.

Further, since the present apparatus has the editing function such as rotating the image as described above, the position and the direction of the object are taken into consideration when the image is taken in from the camera 4 or the scanner 2. No need.

The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment. For example, in the device according to the embodiment, the mouse 12 is used as the selection unit for selecting the image data corresponding to a part of the image displayed on the image display unit, but another position input device (for example, trackball, Of course, a joystick, a light pen) or other means for selecting a part of the image may be used.

[0027]

As described above, according to the present invention,
It is possible to realize an image filing device that can store more images with a small storage capacity.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a system configuration of an image filing device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing the operation of the image filing device according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a screen of a display of the image filing device according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 Computer 2 Film Scanner 3 Microscope 4 HDTV (high-definition television) Camera 5, 8 Frame Buffer 6 Bus 7 HDTV Monitor 9 Display 10 Storage Device 11 Keyboard 12 Mouse

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. An image filing apparatus comprising image input means for inputting an image of an object and storage means for storing image data input by the image input means, the image filing apparatus comprising: An image display means for displaying an image input by the input means, and a selection means for selecting image data corresponding to a part of the image displayed on the image display means are provided, and the selection is made with respect to the storage means. An image filing device, which stores only image data selected by the means.