KR20040026775A - Medical image storage system having real time image storage function, image storage method using the same and CD or DVD - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A medical moving picture system and a storage method are provided to store medical moving pictures repeatedly offered according to a medical activity on the spot. CONSTITUTION: The system comprises a moving picture capturing module, and a record module. The moving picture capturing module captures moving pictures of medical processes, and transmits moving picture signals to the record module. The record module includes a capture card, a CD record device, a CPU, a main memory, a display, and an input device. The capture card converts the analog moving picture signals into digital signals. The CD record device records the digital signals at the CD in real time. The CPU controls an operation of each component. The main memory stores application softwares and an operating system. The input device inputs data on the recorded moving picture.

Description

Medical video storage system having a real time video storage function and a method of storing a video using the same and a CD or DVD recorded with the video {medical image storage system having real time image storage function, image storage method using the same and CD or DVD}

The present invention relates to a medical video system, a method for storing video data and video data using the same, and more particularly, a function of storing video data according to medical activities in real time, and to repeatedly store video data within a short time. The present invention relates to a video system having a function, a method of storing video data using the same, and a video produced by the system and the storage method.

With the improvement of living standards and medical standards, modern people are getting more and more interested in health, and as a result, the means of visually confirming the state of health and improvement of their own are appearing one after another.

At first, the form was explained by showing the X-ray photographs taken by the doctor to treat the patient.However, in recent years, the results of the doctor's treatment while watching video taken by installing video equipment such as a video camera at the treatment place Developed to explain

Especially in the case of obstetrics and gynecology hospitals, the expectation of new life to be born and the expectation of the growing fetus growing in awaited by ultrasound, etc. from time to time, and the desire of the mother and family to preserve the image is particularly strong, There is a great demand for means to provide video recordings in a faster, more convenient and tamper-resistant form.

As such, there is an analog method of recording various types of moving images developed to utilize moving images in a medical process on magnetic recording media that are commonly used in hospitals. However, when the video is stored in the analog method, the picture quality is not clear and the user does not quickly search for the video, and there is a problem of permanent preservation.

In order to solve the problem of the analog storage method, Korean Laid-Open Patent Publication No. 1998-033700 proposes a digital video processing system. In the case of storing the digital video in this way, there is an advantage that the image quality is clearer, the permanent preservation is easy, and the faster search is possible than the analog video.

However, in the conventional method, since the FINALIZATION and the UNFINALIZATION for aligning the tracks and sectors of the CD must be performed each time the recording and the like of the image information on the CD are started and finished, the image is required. Since it takes a long time to record information, it is impossible to record it on a CD in real time during the course of treatment, and the captured video data is separately stored in an auxiliary memory medium such as a hard disk or a video tape, edited, and then recorded on a CD. It was taking a form to save again.

Therefore, in order to receive a CD in which a doctor stores his treatment results, there is a problem in that a patient waits for a predetermined time after completing the treatment, and a separate person is required to perform such a task.

Meanwhile, with the development of Internet technology, a system for converting image data such as ultrasound images into digital data, transmitting the same to a database in a data center, editing the images in a data center, and providing the image on the Internet is disclosed in Korean Patent Application Publication. Proposed in 2002-45196.

However, the above method is also inconvenient to wait a considerable time in order to receive the video recording, there is a hassle of having to go through the process of saving the video information provided through the online medium such as the Internet to the recording medium such as CD, In the light of medical use, there may be a psychological disapproval of someone editing their personal information.

As described above, each of the technologies related to the currently developed medical video recording method and recording apparatus has its own advantages, but it is inconvenient for both the medical staff and the patient for use in the field where periodical and repeated recording should be performed. Has become an obstacle.

An object of the present invention is to improve the problems in the prior art as described above, a video system that can be stored directly in the field of video data repeatedly provided according to medical activities, and a video data storage method and video material using the same It is in providing the recorded medium.

1 is a block diagram showing the overall configuration of a medical video system having a real-time video storage function according to the present invention,

2 is a flowchart showing a real-time video storing method according to the present invention,

Figure 3 is a state diagram used to implement a medical video system and a storage method having a real-time video storage function according to the present invention in the production of a newborn album.

The object of the present invention is achieved by the following configuration.

It consists of a recording unit for applying a video signal by taking a medical procedure, and a recording unit for receiving the output video signal and storing in the CD,

The recording unit includes a capture card for converting an analog video signal applied by the photographing unit into a digital signal, a CD recording apparatus for recording the converted digital signal on a CD in real time, and central processing for controlling each component of the system. And a main memory device having application software and an operating system installed thereon, a display device providing an interface between the user and the system, and an input device which is means for inputting information about a recorded video.

In a specific embodiment of the present invention, the application program is filtering software for filtering the digital signal applied from the capture card and recorder control software for compressing the digital signal and storing it in a CD.

In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the imaging unit includes at least one of a video camera having both recording or recording functions, and medical equipment such as endoscope, ultrasound, X-ray, CT, and MRI.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of storing medical video, comprising: a first step of applying analog video data by a photographing unit; Converting the applied analog video signal into a digital video signal by a capture card; Compressing the converted signal with a video codec; A fourth step of recording the compressed codec on a CD in real time by a CD recording apparatus; When the recording of the moving picture data is completed in the fourth step, and comprises a fifth step of ending the recording without the finalization process.

In a specific embodiment of the present invention, another moving picture data is added and stored to the CD produced by the above method immediately through the first to fifth steps without undergoing unfinalization.

In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the second step; And the step of filtering the digital video signal between the third steps.

The invention also relates to a CD or DVD on which a moving picture is recorded, which is produced according to the method using the moving picture system.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings will be described the present invention.

1 is a block diagram showing the overall configuration of a medical video system according to the present invention, with reference to Figure 1 will be described the medical video system according to the present invention.

For convenience of description, a CD or DVD used as a storage medium in the present invention will be collectively referred to as "CD" and the present invention will be described in detail below.

As shown in FIG. 1, the medical video system according to the present invention includes a photographing unit which photographs a medical examination video and the like and applies a photographed video signal, and a recording unit which receives the applied video signal and records the CD.

The photographing unit may be any one of general imaging equipment such as a video camera or a microphone having a function of recording or recording and both as well as medical means such as endoscope, ultrasound, X-ray, CT, MRI, etc. It can be provided and can also be equipped with two or more types of equipment as needed.

On the other hand, the recording unit for storing the video signal applied from the photographing unit in real time on a CD, a capture card for converting the analog signal applied from the photographing unit into a digital signal, and compressing the converted digital signal with a video codec, and CD recording device that transmits and saves compressed codec to CD in real time, auxiliary memory device with application software and operating system, and input device and graphic such as keyboard, mouse, touch pen, remote controller that provides interface between user and system It can be seen that a display device such as a card, a monitor, etc., wherein each of the components, that is, the capture card, the CD recording device, the auxiliary memory device, the input device, and the display device, are controlled by the central control device.

The application software includes filtering software for realizing various video effects and high definition of the digital signal converted from the capture card, and recording software for controlling the recorder to compress the filtered video signal and record it on a CD with a recorder. do.

The filtering software applies various filtering effects, including soft effects, blurring effects, edge extraction, embossing effects, and delicate effects, to the digital signal converted by the capture card to provide a moving image required by the user.

The method of implementing such filtering includes a method in which a user stores an optimal threshold value in advance in the software to filter digital signals applied from a capture card in accordance with the threshold values, and a digital signal applied from the capture card. Is provided to the user by the display device, there is a method for the user to provide a filtering effect for each video frame, such a method and application software is known in the art and is intended as the technical scope of the present invention. .

On the other hand, as the recorder control software, UDF (Universal Disk Format) is supported such as "DIRECT CD" or "INCD" so as not to perform finalization and unfinalization in CD recording.

In this case, finalization and unfinalization is to perform "DH format" so that the CD created by the recorder can be recognized and played by another CD player. It will be longer.

According to the above configuration, when the photographing unit photographs various moving images occurring in the medical procedure and applies an analog video signal to the recording unit, the capture card of the recording unit receives the signal and is converted into a digital signal.

The converted signal is filtered by a filtering software and a recorder control software and then compressed into a moving picture codec, which is transmitted to a CD recording apparatus in real time and recorded on a CD.

2 is a flowchart showing a real-time video storage method according to the present invention, with reference to Figure 2 describes a medical video storage method according to the present invention.

In the storage method of the medical video system according to the present invention, as shown in Figure 2, after inserting a blank CD into the CD recording device of the recording unit, and outputs a video according to the treatment by the photographing unit installed in the treatment place, The capture card receives the output analog video signal and converts it into a digital signal.

The converted digital signal is filtered to a high quality by filtering software and then compressed into a video codec by a recorder control software. In this case, the compressed video codec is not transmitted to and stored on a hard disk or a magnetic recording medium. It is transmitted to the recording device in real time and stored on the CD.

When the moving of the moving picture data to the CD is completed by the above process, the CD recording apparatus is terminated without performing finalization on the CD.

On the other hand, when recording another video on a CD produced by the above method, after recording the video data without performing unfinalization, if the recording is completed, the process ends without performing finalization. do.

FIG. 3 is a state diagram of a medical video system having a real-time video storage function and a video storing method according to the present invention for producing a growing album of a fetus. Referring to FIG. 3, an example of using a video system of the present invention will be described. .

The imaging unit of the medical video system according to the present invention is provided with an ultrasound checker in a place where a pregnant woman receives or waits, for example, a medical office, and a video camera is installed in a delivery room, a nursery room, a waiting room, and the like.

When a pregnant woman visits the hospital for an ultrasound, she records a story or a happy picture she wants to tell her baby to be born in the waiting room and saves it on a CD. Next, after entering the doctor's office and undergoing an ultrasound examination, the ultrasound image of the fetus was recorded on the CD by the video storage method of the present invention using the video system according to the present invention, and then the whole family recorded on the CD after returning home. You can watch the growth of the fetus while watching. This process is repeated until the birth because the pregnant woman is regularly visited by obstetrics and gynecology. When the birth is near, the mother goes to the gynecologist and waits for her birth while she talks about her baby's birth in the powder room, and the baby's birth and mother's appearance at the time of discharge, and the baby's delivery. The appearance of the medical staff and the like is recorded and stored on a CD using the video system according to the present invention.

These stored CDs can be played at home by simply clicking on the videos arranged by the date of the visit at home. As a baby grows, he can feel the love of his parents while watching the recorded CD of his birth history. It can be a memory album for your family.

As described above, the medical video system and the storage method using the same according to the present invention store the video provided by the photographing unit on a CD in real time, so that real-time storage and playback can be easily performed as in a general VTR. will be.

In addition, since the finalization and unfinalization of aligning tracks and sectors of CDs at the time of low-definition video data are not performed, it is an effective invention that can reduce the time required for CD production.

Claims (7)

It consists of a recording unit for applying a video signal by taking a medical procedure, and a recording unit for receiving the output video signal and storing in the CD, The recording unit includes a capture card for converting an analog video signal applied by the photographing unit into a digital signal, a CD recording apparatus for recording the converted digital signal on a CD in real time, and central processing for controlling each component of the system. A device, a main memory device having application software and an operating system installed thereon, a display device providing an interface between a user and the system, and an input device which is a means for inputting information about a recorded video. Medical video system having. 2. The medical video system according to claim 1, wherein the application software is filtering software for filtering the digital signal and recorder control software for compressing and storing the digital signal. The method of claim 1, wherein the recording unit is provided with any one or more of the recording or recording and video camera having both functions and endoscope, ultrasound, X-ray, CT, MRI, medical equipment. Medical video system with real-time video storage. A first step of applying analog video data by the photographing unit; Converting the applied analog video signal into a digital video signal by a capture card; Compressing the converted signal with a video codec; A fourth step of recording the compressed codec on a CD in real time by a CD recording apparatus; And a fifth step of terminating the recording without a finalization process when the recording of the moving picture data is completed in the fourth step. 5. The method of claim 4, further comprising: the second step; And storing the digital signal between the third step. [Claim 5] The medical video of claim 4, wherein another video data is added to and stored in the CD produced by the method immediately through the first to fifth steps without undergoing unfinalization. How to save. A CD or DVD with a moving picture recorded in the moving picture storage method according to claim 4 or 6 using the moving picture system according to claim 1 or 3.