CN116417118A

CN116417118A - Medical image page-fixing system

Info

Publication number: CN116417118A
Application number: CN202211707594.0A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 沈子贵; 洪国栋; 杨建霆; 徐荣辰
Original assignee: Times Polytron Technologies Inc
Current assignee: Beizhi Medical Electronics Co ltd
Priority date: 2022-12-29
Filing date: 2022-12-29
Publication date: 2023-07-11

Abstract

The invention discloses a medical image page-setting system, which comprises at least one processor and a display unit, wherein the processor establishes marking information of characteristic points after identifying at least one characteristic point of a plurality of tissue images, converts the marking information into a characteristic image layer which is graphically displayed, and then applies the characteristic image layer on the tissue images, wherein the characteristic image layer comprises marking information, a page bar, a cursor on the page bar and a characteristic page mark on the page bar; the display unit displays the organization images and the characteristic image layers on a screen, and when the cursor moves on the page bar, the organization images corresponding to the position of the cursor on the page bar are displayed on the screen; when the cursor moves to the feature page mark, an organization image corresponding to the feature page mark is displayed on the screen. The invention can quickly jump to the tissue image with the characteristic points, and can move a plurality of tissue images back and forth by utilizing the cursor, thereby being convenient for observing and identifying the tissue characteristics.

Description

Medical image page-fixing system

Technical Field

The present invention relates to a tissue image display system, and more particularly to a medical image page-fixing system.

Background

In order to accurately diagnose diseases or injuries of internal organs of a human body, or to find out the positions of focuses before performing an operation, doctors often scan the human body by using imaging technologies such as computed tomography (Computed Tomography, CT) or magnetic resonance imaging (Magnetic Resonance Imaging, MRI) and the like, and find out the focuses in a judging way after obtaining images of the internal organs of the human body. However, since hundreds of images are acquired after each scan, even if a physician can empirically lock a range of priority interpretation for the disease's location of good onset, it takes a small amount of time to interpret. In addition, the subsequent steps of locating, marking, and measuring the size of the lesion are time-consuming to perform. In addition to placing a burden on the physician, the physician may be left under time pressure to ignore other lesions outside the preferred interpretation range, causing diagnostic negligence.

Although there is a technology for performing auxiliary interpretation of medical images by using artificial intelligence (Artificial Intelligence, AI) between workshops at present, since additional medical image auxiliary interpretation software is usually required to be installed before the execution, the AI auxiliary interpretation cannot be performed by using the image browsing software originally used by a doctor, so that the doctor needs to spend additional time to be familiar with new software, and the doctor needs to start the medical image auxiliary interpretation software and the existing image browsing software at the same time, and perform interactive comparison on the location of the focus to know the exact location of the focus, which causes great inconvenience in use. Thus, there is a need for an auxiliary interpretation tool that is more convenient for a physician to use.

In view of the foregoing, the present invention addresses the above-mentioned deficiencies and future needs by providing a medical image paging system, and the detailed architecture and embodiments thereof will be described below.

Disclosure of Invention

The invention mainly aims to provide a medical image page-fixing system which generates marking information in a text file form, converts the marking information into a graphical characteristic image layer and applies the graphical characteristic image layer on an organization image, and solves the problem that page number strips are difficult to draw in the prior art.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a medical image page positioning system, which sets a feature page mark on a page bar, and generates a corresponding relationship between the feature page mark and an organization image with the feature point, when the feature page mark is directly clicked, a cursor moves to the feature page mark quickly, and the organization image corresponding to the feature page mark is displayed, so that a doctor does not need to search the feature point image by image, and the operation efficiency of the doctor can be increased.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a medical image paging system, comprising: at least one processor for identifying at least one characteristic point of the plurality of tissue images by utilizing an artificial intelligent model and establishing marking information of the characteristic point, wherein the tissue images are sequentially provided with a page number; converting the marking information into at least one characteristic layer which is graphically displayed, wherein the characteristic layer comprises marking information, a page bar, a cursor on the page bar and at least one characteristic page mark on the page bar, the position of the cursor on the page bar corresponds to the page number of the tissue image, and the characteristic page mark corresponds to the tissue image with characteristic points; applying the feature layer to the tissue image; the display unit is connected with the processor and used for displaying the organization image of the mechanically applied characteristic layer on a screen, and displaying the organization image corresponding to the position of the cursor on the page bar on the screen when the cursor moves on the page bar; when the cursor moves to the feature page mark, an organization image corresponding to the feature page mark is displayed on the screen.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the image receiving unit is connected to the processor, and the image receiving unit receives an organization image provided by an external device and transmits the organization image to the processor.

According to the embodiment of the invention, the image receiving unit receives an image package of the tissue image.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the marker information includes coordinates, size, and shape of the feature points.

According to the embodiment of the invention, the processor further establishes the page bar, the cursor and the at least one feature page mark, and converts the page bar, the cursor and the at least one feature page mark into a part of the at least one feature layer.

According to the embodiment of the invention, the processor correspondingly sets a plurality of scales on the page number bar according to the number of the tissue images.

According to the embodiment of the invention, the processor generates the characteristic page marks at the positions corresponding to the page numbers on the page number bar according to the page numbers of the tissue images to which the characteristic points belong, and establishes connection between the characteristic page marks and the corresponding tissue images respectively.

In accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, the tissue image conforms to the digital imaging transmission protocol for medical (Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine, DICOM) format.

According to the embodiment of the invention, the marking information is json text file, and is converted into a feature layer by a processor through a gray scale soft copy presentation state (Grayscale Softcopy Presentation State, GSPS).

According to the embodiment of the invention, the number of the characteristic layers is plural, and the characteristic layers have different display contents.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the display device further includes an interface module, which is connected to the processor and the display unit, and the interface module is operable to control the cursor to move on the page bar.

According to the embodiment of the invention, the display unit further displays a layer option, and displays the selected feature layer after receiving the operation through the interface module.

Drawings

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a medical image paging system according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a medical image paging system according to another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a flow chart of a medical image paging system to which the present invention is applied.

Fig. 4 is a flowchart of a text file for creating feature points in the medical image paging system of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram of an embodiment of the present invention.

Reference numerals illustrate: 10-a medical image paging system; 11-an image receiving unit; 12-a processor; 14-a display unit; 16-an interface module; 20-organizing the image; 22-screen; 24-feature points; 26-feature point information; 30-page bars; 32-cursor; 34-feature page flag; 36-layer options.

Detailed Description

The following description of the embodiments of the present invention will be made clearly and fully with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which it is evident that the embodiments described are some, but not all embodiments of the invention. Based on the embodiments of the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by a person skilled in the art without making any advanced effort are within the scope of the present invention.

It should be understood that the terms "comprises" and "comprising," when used in this specification and the appended claims, specify the presence of stated features, integers, steps, operations, elements, and/or components, but do not preclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, integers, steps, operations, elements, components, and/or groups thereof.

It is also to be understood that the terminology used in the description of the invention herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the invention. As used in this specification and the appended claims, the singular forms "a," "an," and "the" are intended to include the plural forms as well, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.

It should be further understood that the term "and/or" as used in the present specification and the appended claims refers to any and all possible combinations of one or more of the associated listed items, and includes such combinations.

The invention provides a medical image page setting system which is used for sequentially displaying a group of medical images and presenting a page bar representing the image display progress on a display interface, wherein the position of a cursor on the page bar represents the page number of the medical images. When the cursor slowly moves up and down on the page bar, the medical image continuously changes pages like a film is played; when the cursor moves to a fixed point, the user can jump to the medical image of the page represented by the fixed point and display the medical image.

Referring to FIG. 1, a block diagram of a medical image paging system 10 according to the present invention is shown. The medical image paging system 10 includes at least one processor 12 and a display unit 14, wherein the processor 12 is connected to the display unit 14. The processor 12 receives a plurality of tissue images 20 input from the outside and recognizes feature points of the tissue images 20 using an artificial intelligence model (AI model). The tissue image 20 is a continuous computed tomography image of a particular tissue, and in one embodiment, the tissue image 20 conforms to the digital imaging transmission protocol (Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine, DICOM) format. The feature points are abnormal tissue, such as nodules, in the tissue image 20. The processor 12 sequentially assigns a page number to each of the tissue images 20, and determines each of the tissue images 20, respectively, without necessarily having feature points in each of the tissue images 20. The processor 12 establishes the marking information of the feature points, including the coordinates, size and shape of the feature points. The processor further establishes a page bar, a cursor on the page bar, and at least one feature page marker on the page bar.

The marking information is a text file and the processor 12 converts the marking information into at least one feature layer that is graphically displayed. In one embodiment, the markup information is a json text file that is converted to feature layers by the processor using a gray scale soft copy rendering state (Grayscale Softcopy Presentation State, GSPS). The feature layer includes marking information, page bars, cursors, and feature page markers. The frame is a fixed length conforming to the frame size, but a plurality of scales are set on the frame according to the number of the organization images 20, for example, a scale is generated every 10 organization images 20 on the frame. The cursor position on the page bar corresponds to the page number of the organization image 22, for example, if the organization image 20 has 200 sheets in total, the middle position of the page bar represents the 100 th organization image 20, the 1/4 position represents the 50 th organization image 20, and so on. The feature page markers correspond to the sheet of tissue image 22 having feature points. The processor 12 then applies the feature map layer over the tissue image 22.

The display unit 14 is configured to display the feature layer and the applied tissue image 20 on a screen 22, and when the cursor moves on the page bar, the tissue image corresponding to the position of the cursor on the page bar is displayed on the screen 22, for example, if the tissue image 20 is 200 sheets in total, and the cursor moves to the middle position of the page bar, representing that the cursor points to the 100 th tissue image 20, the 100 th tissue image 20 is displayed on the screen 22. When the cursor is moved to the feature page marker, an organization image 20 corresponding to the feature page marker is displayed on a screen 22.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a medical image paging system according to another embodiment of the present invention. The medical image paging system 10 includes an image receiving unit 11, a processor 12, a display unit 14 and an interface module 16. The image receiving unit 11 is connected with the processor 12, and the interface module 16 is connected with the display unit 14 and the screen 22. The image receiving unit 11 is configured to receive an organization image 20 provided by an external device, and transmit the organization image to the processor 12 for feature point recognition, text file creation, feature layer conversion, and application. The image receiving unit 11 receives an image package of the tissue image 20, and disassembles the image package into a plurality of tissue images 20. The interface module 16 is operable to manipulate a cursor to move over the page bars. For example, interface module 16 accepts a mouse-operated cursor to move over the page bars.

Referring to fig. 3, a flowchart of a medical image paging system 10 according to the present invention is shown. In step S10, the image receiving unit 11 receives a plurality of tissue images 20. Steps S12 to S18 are operations of the processor 12. In step S12, the processor 12 identifies at least one feature point of the plurality of tissue images 20 using the artificial intelligence model; next, step S14 establishes the marking information of the feature points, and the marking information is a text file. Next, in step S16, the processor 12 converts the marking information into at least one feature layer graphically displayed, wherein the feature layer includes the marking information, the page bar, the cursor on the page bar, and the feature page mark on the page bar. In step S18, the processor 12 applies the feature layer to the tissue image 20. Finally, in step S19, the display unit 14 displays the tissue image 20 with the applied feature layer on the screen 22, and the user can control which page of the tissue image 20 is to be displayed on the screen 22 through the interface module 16.

Fig. 4 is a detailed flowchart of a text file for creating feature points for the medical image paging system 10 according to the present invention. First, in step S20, the processor 12 records the marking information of the feature points identified by the artificial intelligence model, including the coordinates, the size and the shape of the feature points. Next, in step S22, a plurality of scales are correspondingly set on the page bars according to the number of the tissue images 20. Assuming that the number of the tissue images 20 is less than 300, the number of the interval between the scales is 10, and when the number of the tissue images 20 is greater than 300, the number of the interval between the scales is 50. In step S24, the processor 12 generates a position of the feature page mark corresponding to the page number on the page bar according to the page number of the organization image 20 to which the feature point belongs, and establishes connection with the corresponding organization image 20 respectively. Finally, the text file of the tag information is completed as described in step S26. Thus, when the text file is converted into the patterned feature layer, a page bar with graduations appears, and a feature page mark is marked on the page bar.

In the above step S24, the purpose of establishing connection between the feature page mark and the corresponding tissue image 20 is that when the interface module 16 receives the operation signal for clicking the feature page mark, the processor 12 automatically searches the tissue image 20 corresponding to the feature page mark, and the display unit 14 displays the tissue image 20 on the screen 22.

Please refer to fig. 5, which is a diagram illustrating an embodiment of the present invention. The medical image paging system 10 receives a set of image packages, which in this embodiment comprise 1216 tissue images 20. In addition to displaying a tissue image 20, a feature layer is displayed on the screen 22. This feature layer includes page bars 30, feature points 24, feature page markers 34, and cursors 32. The page bar 30 has a plurality of graduations thereon, and the cursor 32 on the page bar 30 indicates that the 302 th page of 1216 tissue images 20 is currently displayed on the screen 22. Feature points 24 are circled by the artificial intelligence model and the processor 12 is attached with feature point information 26, including, for example, feature point numbers, feature point sizes, etc. The feature page marks 34 on the page bar 30 are represented by triangle symbols, which correspond to the tissue image 20 having the feature points 24, such as the 302 th sheet having one feature point 24, so that the feature page marks 34 are provided at the 302 th sheet on the page bar 30. The lower left corner of the screen 22 further displays information related to the organization image 20, including page count, image scaling, image pixels, image size, etc. Wherein CT indicates that the tissue image 20 is a computed tomography image (Computed Tomography).

In an embodiment of the present invention, the number of feature layers is plural, and the feature layers have different display contents. As shown in fig. 5, the display unit 14 further displays a layer option 30, and after receiving an operation via the interface module 16, the selected feature layer is displayed on the screen 22.

As the cursor 32 moves over the page bar 30, an organizational image 20 corresponding to the position of the cursor 32 on the page bar 30 is displayed on the screen 22. And when the cursor 32 is moved to the feature page marker 34, the tissue image 20 corresponding to the feature page marker 34 is displayed on the screen 22. Thus, with the medical image paging system 10 of the present invention, the tissue image 20 is continuously paged as if it were a movie, so that the doctor can move the cursor 32 up and down to view the tissue image 20 photographed from a similar angle. In addition, the tissue image 20 marked with the feature points 24 can be found more quickly, the time is not required to search the tissue image 20 one by one to find the feature points 24, the efficiency of doctors can be greatly improved, and the error rate of manual operation is reduced.

In summary, the medical image page-fixing system provided by the invention sets the feature page mark on the page bar according to the number of the tissue images and the page number of the feature point, and generates the corresponding relation between the feature page mark and the tissue image with the feature point. When the characteristic page mark is clicked directly, the cursor can be moved to the characteristic page mark quickly, and the tissue image corresponding to the characteristic page mark is displayed at the same time, so that a doctor does not need to search for characteristic points by images, the operation efficiency of the doctor can be improved, and the occurrence of judgment errors caused by fatigue when hundreds or thousands of images are watched is reduced.

The foregoing description is only of the preferred embodiment of the invention and is not intended to limit the scope of the invention. It is therefore intended that all such equivalent variations or modifications as fall within the scope of the invention as defined in the appended claims be embraced thereby.

Claims

1. A medical image paging system, comprising:

at least one processor configured to:

identifying at least one characteristic point of a plurality of organization images by utilizing an artificial intelligent model, and establishing marking information corresponding to the at least one characteristic point, wherein the plurality of organization images are sequentially provided with a page number;

converting the marking information into at least one feature layer which is displayed in a graphical mode, wherein the at least one feature layer comprises the marking information, a page bar, a cursor on the page bar and at least one feature page mark on the page bar, the position of the cursor on the page bar corresponds to the page number of the plurality of tissue images, and the feature page mark corresponds to the tissue image with the feature point; and

sleeving the at least one characteristic layer on the plurality of tissue images; and

a display unit connected to the at least one processor for:

displaying the plurality of tissue images using the at least one feature layer on a screen,

displaying an organization image corresponding to the position of the cursor on the page bar on the screen when the cursor moves on the page bar; and

when the cursor moves to the at least one characteristic page mark, an organization image corresponding to the at least one characteristic page mark is displayed on the screen.

2. The medical image paging system set forth in claim 1, further comprising an image receiving unit connected to the at least one processor, the image receiving unit for receiving the plurality of tissue images provided by an external device and transmitting the plurality of tissue images to the at least one processor.

3. The medical image paging system set forth in claim 2, wherein the image receiving unit receives an image package of the plurality of tissue images.

4. The medical image paging system set forth in claim 1, wherein the marking information comprises coordinates, dimensions and shape of the at least one feature point.

5. The medical image paging system set forth in claim 1, wherein the at least one processor further establishes the page bar, the cursor and the at least one feature page marker, and converts the page bar, the cursor and the at least one feature page marker into a portion of the at least one feature layer.

6. The medical image paging system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the at least one processor is configured to set a plurality of scales on the page bar according to the number of the plurality of tissue images.

7. The medical image paging system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the at least one processor generates the at least one feature page mark at a position corresponding to the page number on the page bar according to the page number of the plurality of tissue images to which the at least one feature point belongs, and establishes connection between the at least one feature page mark and the corresponding plurality of tissue images, respectively.

8. The medical image paging system set forth in claim 1, wherein the plurality of tissue images conform to a format of a digital image transmission protocol.

9. The medical image paging system set forth in claim 1, wherein the markup information is a json text file, and the at least one processor converts the markup information into the at least one feature layer using a gray scale soft copy rendering state.

10. The medical image paging system set forth in claim 1, wherein the at least one feature layer is plural in number and has different display contents.

11. The medical image paging system set forth in claim 1, further comprising an interface module coupled to the at least one processor and the display unit, the interface module being operable to manipulate the cursor to move over the page bar.

12. The medical image paging system set forth in claim 11, wherein the display unit further displays a layer option to display the selected feature layer after receiving operation via the interface module.