JP2000116604A - Medical image display device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To facilitate physician's comparison based analysis by arranging a parallel display means to display medical images as series of different medical images continuously in parallel in a type which is designed to display series of continuously photographed medical images. SOLUTION: Series S1 and S2 of medical images to be studied by comparison are taken out of an image server 1 by the operation of a physician and a monitor display or a line display is selected by an input means 23. When a parallel display means 202 is selected, medical images A-F and a-f in the series S1 and S2 of medical images are displayed horizontally in one line. On the other hand, when the monitor display is selected, a monitor display is performed and a linkage slide display is carried out by depressing a linkage button b1. The series S1 and S2 of medical images are slid in linkage by depressing a slide button 4 to display new medical images in the series S1 and S2 of medical images separately.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a medical image display device for displaying a series of medical image data of medical image data continuously photographed, and more particularly, to a medical image display device in which medical image series can be easily compared. is there.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In the past, in hospitals, what was photographed with an X-ray apparatus or the like was used for diagnosis or the like using a film. In recent years, medical images have been stored in an image server, and this medical image data has been displayed. Diagnosis has begun. Such devices are, for example, "Medical Image Server Im
ageARQS ", Yokogawa Technical Report, Vol. 40 No. 3 (199
6) pp. 123-126 (ImageARQS is a registered trademark of Yokogawa Electric Corporation).

[0003] Such an apparatus is shown and described in FIG. In the figure, an image server 1 connects to a network L,
CT (computed tomography) equipment, MR (magnetic re
sonance) Stores multiple medical image series from modalities (not shown) such as devices. The medical imaging series
Each of the medical images taken consecutively, 50
It consists of ~ 100 medical image images. The medical image display device 2 is connected to the network L, takes out a desired medical image series from the image server 1, and displays it. The medical image display device 2 includes a control unit 20, monitors 21, 22, and input means 23. The control unit 20 connects the monitors 21 and 22 and has a monitor display unit 200. The monitor display unit 200 slides and displays a desired medical image series from the image server 1 on each of the monitors 21 and 22.
The input unit 23 operates the control unit 20 (monitor display unit 200) with, for example, a keyboard and a mouse.

[0004] The operation of such a device will be described below.
The patient goes to a place where the modality exists at the designated examination date and time, and performs imaging. The modality transmits the medical image series S1 and S
2 is stored in the image server 1. At a later date, the physician operates the medical image display device 2 to set different date and time and different conditions, for example, a series of medical images S1 and S2 in which a contrast agent is used or not.
From the image server 1 via the network L. Then, the monitor display means 200 displays the six medical image images A to F and a to f from the medical image series S1 and S2 under different conditions on the monitors 21 and 22, respectively. The doctor uses the input unit 2 for each medical image of the medical image series S1 and S2 displayed on the monitors 21 and 22.
According to 3, the user slides in the directions of arrows a and b to compare and diagnose while displaying a new medical image.

[0005]

In such a device,
The medical image series S1 and S are displayed on the monitors 21 and 22, respectively.
Because 2 is displayed, the medical image you want to compare,
For example, the medical image images A to F and a to f are distant from each other, so that there is a problem that comparison is difficult.

Further, in the medical image series to be compared, the same number of medical image images are not necessarily taken at exactly the same site, and the display position of the medical image image S1 of the medical image series displayed on one monitor 21 is not always taken. Is changed, the display position of the medical image series S2 displayed on the other monitor 22 must be searched again, which wastes time and hinders the analysis. was there.

It is an object of the present invention to realize a medical image display device that allows a doctor to easily perform comparative analysis.

[0008]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention provides a medical image display device for displaying a series of medical images of medical images taken continuously, and displays medical image images of different medical image series in parallel. Characterized by having parallel display means.

According to the present invention, the parallel display means includes:
Display medical image images of different medical image series in parallel and successively.

[0010]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram showing one embodiment of the present invention. Here, the same components as those in FIG.

In FIG. 1, the control unit 20 has a monitor display means 201 and a parallel display means 202. The monitor display means 201 displays the medical image series S1 and S2 for each of the monitors 21 and 22, and slides the medical image images of the medical series S1 and S2 individually or arbitrarily in conjunction with each other. The column display means 202 sequentially displays the medical image images of the different medical image series S1 and S2 in parallel, and slides the medical image series S1 and S2 individually or arbitrarily in conjunction with each other.

The operation of such a device will be described below.
FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing the operation of the apparatus shown in FIG. FIG. 3 shows the monitor display means 201 and the parallel display means 20.
3 is a flowchart showing the operation of FIG.

The doctor takes out the medical image series S1 and S2 to be compared and examined from the image server 1. Input means 2
3, the monitor display or the column display is selected. When the monitor display is selected, the monitor display means 201 operates and the display is performed as shown in FIG.

Then, the doctor performs the interlocking slide display by pressing the interlocking button b1 with the input means 23, and presses the slide button b4 with the input means 23, thereby interlocking the medical image series S1 and S2 with the arrow a. , Slide in the direction of b, each medical image series S
A new medical image image of S1 and S2 is displayed.

When the doctor presses the "1" button b2 by the input means 23, the medical image series S1 is slid and the slide button b4 is pressed by the input means 2.
By pressing with the number 3, the medical image series S1 slides in the direction of arrow A to display a new medical image image, and the medical image series S2 does not slide.

Similarly, when the doctor presses the "2" button b3 with the input means 23, the medical image series S2
When the slide button b4 is pressed by the input means 23, the medical image series S2 slides in the direction of arrow B, a new medical image is displayed, and the medical image series S1 does not slide.

The parallel display means 202 is input by the input means 23.
Is selected, the parallel display means 202 operates, and the image is displayed as shown in FIG. That is, the medical image images A to F of the medical image series S1 are displayed in a horizontal line, and the medical image images a to f of the medical image series S2 are displayed in a horizontal line in parallel with the medical image series S1.

When the doctor presses the interlocking button b1 with the input means 23, the doctor performs the interlocking slide display. When the doctor presses the slide button b4 with the input means 23, the medical image series S1, S2 interlocks with the arrow C. , And d to display new medical image images of the respective medical image series S1 and S2.

When the doctor presses the "1" button b2 by the input means 23, the medical image series S1 is slid and the slide button b4 is pressed by the input means 2.
By pressing with 3, the medical image series S1 slides in the direction of arrow C to display a new medical image image, and the medical image series S2 does not slide.

Similarly, when the doctor presses the "2" button b3 by the input means 23, the medical image series S2
When the slide button b4 is pressed by the input means 23, the medical image series S2 slides in the direction indicated by the arrow D, a new medical image is displayed, and the medical image series S1 does not slide.

As described above, the parallel display means 202
Since the two medical image series S1 and S2 are displayed in parallel, comparison can be performed easily. Thereby, the diagnosis time is shortened and the diagnosis accuracy is improved.

Further, since the two medical image series S1 and S2 slide in conjunction with each other by the parallel display means 202, it is possible to make a comparison while sliding easily.

Similarly, by the monitor display means 201, 2
Since the two medical image series S1 and S2 slide in conjunction with each other, the slide can be easily performed but the comparison can be performed.

Note that the present invention is not limited to this, and an example using two medical image series S1 and S2 has been described. However, a case where three or more medical image series are displayed is also included in the present invention. .

[0025]

According to the present invention, the following effects can be obtained. According to the first aspect, since different medical image series are displayed in parallel by the parallel display means, comparison can be easily performed. Thereby, the diagnosis time is shortened and the diagnosis accuracy is improved.

According to the second aspect, by the parallel display means,
Since different medical image series slide in conjunction,
You can make comparisons while easily sliding.

According to the third aspect, the different medical image series slides in conjunction with each other by the monitor display means, so that the slide can be easily performed but compared.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram showing one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing the operation of the device shown in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing the operation of a monitor means 201 and a parallel display means 202;

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a monitor display example.

FIG. 5 is a configuration diagram showing a conventional medical system.

[Explanation of symbols]

 2 Medical image display device 201 Monitor display means 202 Parallel display means S1, S2 Medical image series AF, a to f Medical image image

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A medical image display device for displaying a medical image series of medical image images taken continuously, comprising: a parallel display means for displaying medical image images of different medical image series in parallel and continuously. A medical image display device. 2. The medical image display device according to claim 1, wherein the parallel display means is capable of individually sliding the medical image images of the medical image series and slidably arbitrarily. 3. A monitor display means for displaying a medical image series on each monitor and sliding the medical image images of the medical series individually or arbitrarily and slidably linked. The medical image display device as described in the above.