JPS59155236A - Medical diagnostic apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] This bulletin contains application data before electronic filing, so abstract data is not recorded.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Technical Field of the Invention] The present invention belongs to the technical field of medical diagnostic equipment incorporating an audio device.

[Technical background of the invention and its problems]

Conventionally, in medical diagnostic equipment, various devices that collect radiation data from patients in order to use radiation for diagnosis,
A control device that instructs the operations of the various devices described above is placed in a separate room from the standpoint of ensuring operator safety. ,
In order to eliminate the psychological anxiety of patients who are isolated in a diagnostic room during radiation diagnosis, medical diagnostic equipment is equipped with an audio device that transmits the operating status of the medical diagnostic equipment to the patient.

FIG. 1 shows an example of a medical diagnostic device equipped with a sound and voice device.

In FIG. 1, 1 is a diagnostic device that collects medical information about a subject, such as an X-ray CT scanner, and 1.2 is a control device that controls the X-ray CT scanner 1. 3 is an audio controller that outputs a coded signal indicating the status of control by the controller [2, and 4 is a storage device 4 in which the coded signal and the audio signal are associated with each other. The amplifier 4 is an amplifier that amplifies the output audio signal, and 6 is a speaker that converts the audio signal from the amplifier 4 into audio.

In the X-ray diagnostic apparatus shown in FIG. The coded signal shown in FIG. The device then outputs an audio message to the patient, such as "Please hold your breath."

By the way, in the case of the CT scanner 1, after inputting various control information to the CT scanner 1 and completing the setup state of the CT scanner 10, the operator etc. will be confirmed, and then the scan will begin.For example, the message ``Please hold your breath.'' ] is preferably conveyed to the patient immediately before the start of the scan.

However, when attempting to transmit a voice message in a timely manner just before the start of a scan, conventional medical diagnostic equipment equipped with an audio device cannot control the scan mode of the CT scanner 1 (e.g., multiscan, single scan, dynamic scan, etc.) or the scan area (e.g., Head, neck, abdomen, etc.), the time from set-up to operational status and the time from operator to operational status to scan start are different, so a large-capacity voice storage device is required. Requires. Furthermore, if a variety of voice messages are to be transmitted to the patient in response to various movements, an increasingly large-capacity voice storage device is required.

[Purpose of the invention]

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a medical diagnostic device with an audio device that is capable of transmitting various audio messages to patients with a small storage capacity. .

[Summary of the invention]

The outline of the present invention for achieving the above object is as follows: a diagnostic device that collects information on a subject; a control device that is separated from the diagnostic device and controls the diagnostic device; and a control device that has multiple outputs from the control device. and a voice controller which inputs a signal indicating at least the operating state of the diagnostic device and outputs an address signal; In a medical diagnostic device that has an input and an audio storage device that outputs a necessary audio signal, and transmits an audio message to a subject, a signal that is output from the control device and indicates at least an operating state of the diagnostic device. The diagnostic apparatus is characterized in that it is equipped with a delay controller that inputs a signal and outputs a predetermined delayed signal to the audio controller, thereby making it possible to transmit audio messages according to the operating state of the diagnostic device.

[Embodiments of the invention]

FIG. 2 shows an embodiment of the present invention.

A medical diagnostic device according to an embodiment of the present invention, such as an X-ray C
The T device includes a diagnostic device such as an X-ray CT scanner 11 that irradiates a patient, such as a patient, with K A control device 12 that outputs a control command signal for controlling the scanner 11 to the X-ray CT scanner 11, and outputs a signal indicating the operating status of the X-ray CT scanner 11 to a delay controller 13 and an audio controller 14, which will be described later. , control device 1
By inputting signals that are output more than 2, X-ray CT scanner 1
A delay controller 16 outputs delay data specifying a delay time corresponding to the operation status 1 to the audio controller 14, and a signal output from the control device 12 is inputted to control the operation of the X-ray CT scanner 11. An address signal specifying an address in the voice storage device 15 for storing a voice signal for a voice message corresponding to a situation, etc. is stored in the voice memory after a delay time specified by the delay data output from the delay controller 15. an audio controller 14 that outputs an unvoiced sound signal of a constant frequency to the amplifier 16 via the audio storage device 15 so as to emit an unvoiced sound during the delay time, and sends a voice message to a predetermined address. An audio storage device 15 which is a memory for storing a corresponding audio signal and outputs the audio signal corresponding to the address signal outputted multiple times from the audio controller 14 to the amplifier 16; It has an amplifier 16 that amplifies the unvoiced sound signal output from the audio controller 14 via the signal and audio storage device 15, and a speaker 17 that makes the unvoiced sound signal and the audio signal audible.

In the above case, the delay controller 13, audio controller 14, audio storage device 15, amplifier 16 and speaker 17 constitute an audio device. \to δ It is programmed to output delay data of 55H6 or AAH set in the accumulator to the audio controller 14 in accordance with a predetermined delay time corresponding to a signal indicating the operating status of the scanner 11, etc.

Note that the XimCT scanner 11 and the control device 12 are arranged in separate rooms, and although not shown in FIG. 2, the X-ray CT device has an image reconstruction device, a display device, etc. Needless to say.

The X-ray CT apparatus having the above configuration operates as follows.

The control device 1 is connected to the X-ray CT scanner 11 by an operator operating a console (not shown) in the control device 12.
2 outputs various control command signals, and the control command signals are also output to the computer built in the control device 12 according to its program, so the contents of the control command signals are based on the operation of the X-ray CT scanner 11. Since this indicates the situation, the control device 12 outputs a signal indicating the operating situation of the X-ray CT scanner 11 to the delay controller 13 and the audio controller 14 in response to the output of the control command signal.

The delay controller 13 outputs delay data 55 H (AAH) specifying a delay time corresponding to the operational status of the pX-ray CT scanner 11 to the audio controller 14 in response to the input of the signal. The audio controller 14 inputs the data 55H (AAH) output from the control device 12 and the delay signal output from the delay controller 16, and outputs an unvoiced sound signal and an unvoiced sound signal over a certain period of time. This period is defined as a delay time, and the address signal and the address signal after this delay time are output to the audio storage device 15. The audio storage device 15 outputs the corresponding audio signal to the amplifier 16 by inputting the address signal, and after the unvoiced audio signal and the audio signal are amplified by the amplifier 16,
An audible unvoiced sound is played from the speaker 17 for a predetermined time,
A voice message will then be played to inform the patient of the operating status of the CT scanner and any necessary instructions.

Although one embodiment of this invention has been described above, this invention is not limited to the above embodiment, and can be implemented with appropriate modifications within the scope of not changing the gist of this invention. Not even.

〔Effect of the invention〕

According to this invention, since the timing according to the operating state of the medical diagnostic device is controlled by a delay controller, it is possible to transmit a voice message to a patient at an appropriate timing without requiring a large-capacity storage device. . Therefore, according to the medical diagnostic apparatus according to the present invention, medical diagnosis can be smoothly performed without giving unnecessary anxiety to the patient.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a conventional medical diagnostic apparatus with an audio device, FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 6 is a flow chart showing the operating procedure of a delay controller. 11....CT scanner, 12....
Control device, 16...Delay controller, 14
・・・・・・・・・Voice controller, 15・・・・・・・・・
Voice storage device.

Claims (1)

[Claims] a diagnostic device that collects information about a subject; a control device that is separated from the diagnostic device and controls the diagnostic device;
a voice controller that outputs an address signal by inputting a signal output from the control device and indicating at least an operating state of the diagnostic device; and a voice controller that stores a voice signal corresponding to a voice message at a predetermined address. In a medical diagnostic device, the medical diagnostic device has a voice storage device that outputs a necessary voice signal in response to input of an address signal from the control device, and transmits a voice message to a subject. Medical diagnosis characterized by comprising a delay controller that inputs at least a signal indicating an operating state and outputs a predetermined delayed signal to the audio controller, making it possible to transmit a voice message according to the operating state of the diagnostic device. Device.