JP2007117361A - Small-scale diagnostic system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To relate photographed images to patients efficiently in a small-scale medical facility. <P>SOLUTION: In a small-scale diagnostic system 100, imaging and data generation are performed after a temporary ID written in a patient arrangement IC card is read by an IC card reader and the image data related to the temporary ID is transmitted to an information processing device 2 in an image generating device 1. In the information processing device 2, the image data which is received from the image generating device 1 and is related to the temporary ID is stored in a storage part 261 temporarily, and the image data related to the temporary ID read is temporarily extracted from the storage part when the patient arrangement IC card is read by an IC reader writer and is displayed on a captured image displaying screen. When the patient information is input from an entry section of the captured image displaying screen, the input patient's information is saved in an image DB 30 by relating the input patient's information to the image data. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention captures a patient who visits and generates image data, displays the image data and provides it for diagnosis, associates the displayed image data with patient information, and associates the associated image data with patient information. Relates to a small-scale diagnostic system for storing

  Conventionally, a technician is photographed by using an image generation device such as a CR (Computed Radiography) device, an FPD (Flat Panel Detector) device, etc., and the obtained image can be provided for diagnosis. 2. Description of the Related Art A diagnostic system that performs image processing such as processing, outputs an image-processed image, and provides it for interpretation by a doctor is known.

Such a diagnostic system is responsible for receiving a patient and issuing a radiography order (acceptance), responsible for actually imaging a patient in a radiographing room and generating a digital image (image data), gradation, etc. Judgment of whether or not the obtained image can be diagnosed, and in some cases, the person in charge of correcting the contrast and density (such as an engineer appointed from a general engineer), and the presence or absence of a disease based on the image (diagnosis) A plurality of persons in charge, such as interpretation staff (doctors), share roles and diagnoses are advanced.
Conventionally, this patient's image has been hard-copied on film for diagnosis. Recently, a filmless system using a viewer system such as PACS (Picture Archiving and Communication System) has also appeared ( For example, see Patent Document 1).

  The locations in charge of each of the above roles are often located in large hospitals such as the reception floor on the first floor and the radiology department in the basement, etc., and within the radiology department, multiple patients, multiple engineers, The scene where multiple imaging devices are used to perform imaging at the same time is stationary, and multiple patients are constantly staying in each process, and the correspondence between the generated images and individual patients may be incorrect. In order to avoid this, an ID is assigned to each work in each process, and association is performed via a network such as RIS (Radiology Information System) / HIS (Hospital Information System) (see, for example, Patent Documents 2 and 3).

  For example, at the 1F reception desk, examination contents (imaging contents) are determined based on the patient's main complaint, and imaging order information is registered together with the patient name. FIG. 8A shows an example of a list registered at the reception desk. The list in FIG. 8A is added at any time and displayed on the 1F reception workstation (hereinafter referred to as WS).

  At the same time, the list in FIG. 8 (a) displays the console in the radiology department on the basement floor via the network such as RIS / HIS (in the radiology department, setting the radiographing conditions and RIS / HIS radiography order information) The workstation that will be called the console). In order to increase the efficiency of distributed processing, a plurality of consoles are usually provided, but these are also connected to each other via a network, and a predetermined inspection ID can be selected at any console. In order to prevent duplicate shooting among multiple engineers, a method of notifying that the list is being processed (flashing display, changing color, or beep warning when selecting the same examination, etc.) Used.

  The radiology engineer uses the console close to him / her, selects an examination ID to be photographed from the displayed list, and registers the ID of the CR plate (cassette) to be used (see FIG. 8B). .

  The engineer holds cassettes for the number of shots, moves to the radiographing room, and photographs the patient. Thereafter, the photographed cassette is read by a reader. The reading device reads the cassette ID attached to the inserted cassette, attaches it to the image data, transmits the cassette ID, and finally associates the examination ID (patient ID) with the generated image data. It is done. The generated image data is transmitted to the console where the engineer has selected the examination ID, and displayed on the console. At this stage, the imaging positioning is confirmed. If the positioning is poor, the imaging is performed again, and it is also determined whether or not to apply density and contrast correction and frequency enhancement processing. Thereafter, the image is stored in a server waiting for interpretation (waiting for diagnosis).

An image interpretation doctor extracts and displays an image related to a predetermined patient from an image stored in the image reading waiting server workstation (often a high-definition monitor for the viewer function) and the image interpretation waiting server, and performs image interpretation (diagnosis). Do.
US Pat. No. 5,235,510 JP 2002-159476 A JP 2002-311524 A

  However, according to the investigation and analysis by the inventors of the present application, in the case of a relatively small facility such as a medical practitioner or clinic, the number of image generation devices is small, and the assistant positions the patient and receives a notification of completion of positioning. In many cases, a doctor controls the X-ray exposure switch, or the doctor himself performs all operations including patient positioning.

  Furthermore, the above-mentioned association can be considered in cooperation with a small-scale facility reception computer (Rececon), but it is difficult to perform uniform operation due to differences in the specifications of each device manufacturer. Even if the number of devices is reduced while maintaining the configuration concept in a large-scale facility, it is not optimal for a small-scale facility.

  An object of the present invention is to make it possible to efficiently associate a captured image with a patient in a small-scale medical facility.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, the invention described in claim 1
One or more image generation devices that generate image data by imaging a site to be examined of a patient who has visited the hospital, display an image on a display unit based on the generated image data, and display the displayed image and the patient In a small-scale diagnosis system comprising an information processing apparatus that stores patient information in association with a storage unit,
The image generation device includes:
IC card reading means for reading an IC card in which a temporary ID assigned to a patient is written;
Image generating means for imaging the examination target region of the patient and generating image data;
When the temporary ID of the patient is input by the IC card reading unit of the image generation device and the image data of the patient is generated by the image generation unit, the read temporary ID and the generated image data Control means for associating and transmitting to the information processing apparatus,
The information processing apparatus includes:
Temporary storage means for temporarily storing the image data and temporary ID transmitted from the image generation device in association with each other;
Input means for performing operation input;
IC card reading means for reading the IC card assigned to the patient;
The image data corresponding to the temporary ID read by the IC card reading unit of the information processing apparatus is extracted from the temporary storage unit, and the patient information related to the patient is received from the input unit of the information processing apparatus. A control means for storing the input patient information and the extracted image data in association with the storage means of the information processing apparatus or an external storage means;
It is characterized by having.

The invention described in claim 2
One or more image generation devices that generate image data by imaging a site to be examined of a patient who has visited the hospital, display an image on a display unit based on the generated image data, and display the displayed image and the patient In a small-scale diagnosis system comprising an information processing apparatus that stores patient information in association with a storage unit,
The image generation device includes:
IC card reading means for reading an IC card in which a temporary ID assigned to a patient is written;
Image generating means for imaging the examination target region of the patient and generating image data;
When the temporary ID of the patient is input by the IC card reading unit of the image generation device and the image data obtained by photographing the patient is generated by the image generation unit, the read temporary ID is used as the generated image data. Control means for sending the information to the information processing apparatus as incidental information.
The information processing apparatus includes:
Temporary storage means for temporarily storing the image data transmitted from the image generation apparatus and the accompanying information in association with each other;
Extracting image data corresponding to the temporary ID read by the IC card reading means of the information processing apparatus from the temporary storage means, accepting input of patient information regarding the patient from the input means of the information processing apparatus, Control means for overwriting the content of the incidental information attached to the extracted image data with the input patient information, and storing the information in the storage means of the information processing apparatus or an external storage means;
It is characterized by having.

The invention according to claim 3 is the invention according to claim 1 or 2,
The control means of the information processing apparatus displays an image based on the extracted image data on the display means when receiving input of the patient information.

The invention according to claim 4 is the invention according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
The control means of the information processing apparatus is characterized by erasing the image data stored in the temporary storage means after outputting the image data to the storage means.

The invention according to claim 5 is the invention according to any one of claims 1 to 4,
The IC card is written with date information of a date when the IC card is issued together with the temporary ID.

  According to the first and second aspects of the present invention, it is only necessary to perform a simple operation of reading the IC card on which the provisional ID of the patient to be imaged is written by the IC card reading unit with the image generating apparatus. By simply reading the IC card with the IC card reading means in the apparatus, the image data of the patient can be extracted from the image data stored in the temporary storage means and displayed and associated with the patient information. In a large-scale medical facility, it is possible to reliably associate a patient and image data with a simple operation even if simultaneous photographing in the image generation apparatus occurs. In addition, since patient information is handled only by the information processing device, personal information protection in a medical facility can be strengthened as compared with the conventional case.

  According to the invention described in claim 3, it is possible for the operator to associate the patient information with the image data while confirming the image displayed on the display means.

  According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, it is possible to prevent such a problem that the temporary storage means accumulates image data for the capacity, and the temporary storage means cannot store the image data from the image generation device.

  According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, since the date information of the issued date is written in the IC card, for example, the IC card is issued every day and is passed to the received patient, and read by the IC card reading means. If the date generation information is not today's date, a control such as warning is added to the image generation device or information processing device. Etc. can be prevented.

First, the configuration of the present embodiment will be described.
FIG. 1 is a conceptual diagram showing a system configuration of a small-scale diagnosis system 100 in the present embodiment. The small-scale diagnosis system 100 is a system provided in a clinic or clinic of a practitioner. As shown in FIG. 1, the image generation apparatuses 1a to 1c, the information processing apparatus 2, and the server 3 are LAN (Local Area Network) or the like. The communication network N is connected so that data can be transmitted and received.

  The image generation apparatus 1 includes, for example, patient radiographs such as CR (Computed Radiography), FPD (Flat Panel Detector), CT (Computed Tomography), MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging), mammography apparatus (mammography), and ultrasound imaging apparatus. This is an apparatus that takes an image of a region to be inspected as a subject and digitally converts the taken image to generate image data of the taken image. In the present embodiment, an example will be described in which the image generation device 1a is an ultrasonic imaging device, the image generation device 1b is an endoscope imaging device, and the image generation device 1c is a CR device.

  Here, the CR device 1c performs radiography of the subject using the stimulable phosphor, accumulates the radiation energy transmitted through the subject in the stimulable phosphor, and reads the image accumulated in the stimulable phosphor. This is a device for generating image data. The CR device 1c has a radiation source and a built-in photostimulable phosphor. The CR device 1c includes a type that performs imaging to reading with a single unit and a portable cassette that contains a photostimulable phosphor sheet. There are types to use. In the present embodiment, a cassette type CR device will be described as an example, but the present invention is not limited to this.

Hereinafter, the configuration of the image generation device 1 will be described by taking the CR device 1c as an example.
The cassette type CR device 1c includes an imaging device 10a having a radiation source, and a reading device that reads the image from the photostimulable phosphor sheet accommodated in the cassette subjected to radiation imaging in the imaging device 10a and generates image data. 10b (see FIG. 4).

FIG. 2 shows a functional configuration example of the reading device 10b.
As shown in FIG. 2, the reading device 10 b includes a CPU 11, an input unit 12, a communication unit 13, a RAM 14, a storage unit 15, an image generation unit 16, an IC card reader 17, a warning unit 18, and the like. Has been.

  The CPU 11 reads out a control program stored in the storage unit 15, develops it in a work area formed in the RAM 14, and controls each unit of the reading device 10b according to the control program. Further, the CPU 11 reads out various processing programs such as the image generation device 1 side processing program in the patient / image association sequence shown in FIG. 5 or 7 stored in the storage unit 15 according to the control program and stores them in the work area. Various processes including the image generation apparatus 1 side process in the patient / image association sequence shown in FIG. 5 or 7 are executed in cooperation with the expanded and read program. The CPU 11 implements a control unit of the image generation apparatus by executing the image generation apparatus 1 side processing in the patient / image association sequence illustrated in FIG. 5 or 7.

  The input unit 12 includes a numeric keypad and various function keys, and outputs a key press signal as an input signal to the CPU 11.

  The communication unit 13 includes a network interface or the like, and transmits / receives data to / from an external device connected to the communication network N.

  The RAM 14 forms a work area for temporarily storing various programs, input or output data, parameters, and the like that can be executed by the CPU 11 read from the storage unit 15 in various processes controlled by the CPU 11.

  The storage unit 15 is configured by a non-volatile semiconductor memory or the like, and includes a control program executed by the CPU 11, various programs including the image generation device 1 side processing program in the patient / image association sequence in FIG. Store data etc.

  The image generation unit 16 is configured to be capable of mounting a cassette used for radiography, takes out the photostimulable phosphor sheet from the mounted cassette, scans it with excitation light, and stores and stores it in the photostimulable phosphor sheet. The generated radiation image information is stimulated to emit light, and image data is generated based on an image signal obtained by photoelectrically reading the stimulated emission light.

The IC card reader 17 is an IC card reading unit that reads information recorded on an IC chip on the IC card and outputs the information to the CPU 11. In the present embodiment, the IC card reader 17 corresponds to a non-contact type IC card, but may be a contact type IC card reader / writer.
The warning unit 18 generates a beep sound based on an instruction from the CPU 11.

  The ultrasonic imaging apparatus 1a has substantially the same configuration as that shown in FIG. 2, but the function of the image generation unit 16 is different from that of the reading apparatus 10b. In the ultrasonic imaging apparatus 1a, the image generation unit 16 includes a probe, and the probe inputs ultrasonic waves to the examination target site of the patient, and generates image data based on the reflection (echo) signal. To do. Moreover, the ultrasonic imaging apparatus 1a includes a display unit that displays an image based on the generated image data.

  The endoscope imaging apparatus 1b has substantially the same configuration as that shown in FIG. 2, but the function of the image generation unit 16 is different from that of the reading apparatus 10b. In the endoscope imaging apparatus 1b, the image generation unit 16 includes an electronic endoscope including a lighting unit, an objective optical system, a solid-state imaging device such as a CCD (Charge Coupled Device) or a CMOS (Complementary Metal-Oxide Semiconductor). And generating image data based on an image signal obtained by being imaged by an electronic endoscope inserted into a body cavity of a patient. In addition, the endoscope imaging apparatus 1b includes a display unit that displays an image based on the generated image data.

  The information processing device 2 receives the image data transmitted from the image generation device 1, performs image processing, displays the image data on the display unit for interpretation by the doctor, and associates the received image data with the patient information in the server 3. PC (Personal Computer) to be stored in

FIG. 3 shows a functional configuration example of the information processing apparatus 2. As shown in FIG. 3, the information processing apparatus 2
A CPU 21, an input unit 22, a display unit 23, a communication unit 24, a RAM 25, a storage unit 26, and an IC card reader / writer 27 are configured, and each unit is connected by a bus 28.

  The CPU 21 reads the system program stored in the storage unit 26, develops it in a work area formed in the RAM 25, and controls each unit according to the system program. Further, the CPU 21 reads out the processing program on the information processing apparatus 2 side in the patient / image association sequence of FIG. 5 or 7 stored in the storage unit 26 and develops it in the work area, and displays the patient / image of FIG. Various processes including the information processing apparatus 2 side process in the association sequence are executed. CPU21 implement | achieves the control means of an information processing apparatus by performing the information processing apparatus 2 side process in the patient and image matching sequence shown in FIG.

  The input unit 22 includes a keyboard having cursor keys, numeric input keys, various function keys, and the like, and a pointing device such as a mouse. A key pressing signal pressed by the keyboard and an operation signal by the mouse Is output to the CPU 21 as an input signal.

  The display unit 23 includes a monitor such as an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) or a CRT (Cathode Ray Tube), and displays an input instruction, data, and the like from the input unit 22 in accordance with an instruction of a display signal input from the CPU 21.

  The communication unit 24 is configured by a network interface or the like, and transmits / receives data to / from an external device connected to the communication network N.

  The RAM 25 forms a work area for temporarily storing various programs, input or output data, parameters, and the like that can be executed by the CPU 21 read from the storage unit 26 in various processes controlled by the CPU 21.

  The storage unit 26 includes an HDD (Hard Disc Drive), a nonvolatile semiconductor memory, and the like, and stores a system program executed by the CPU 21 and a processing program on the information processing apparatus 2 side in the patient / image association sequence in FIG. Various processing programs including the beginning, various data such as image processing parameters, and the like are stored. These various programs are stored in the form of readable program codes, and the CPU 21 sequentially executes operations according to the program codes.

  In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 3, the storage unit 26 includes a temporary storage unit 261 that temporarily stores the image data transmitted from the image generation apparatus 1 in association with the temporary ID.

  The IC card reader / writer 27 reads data from the IC card and outputs it to the CPU 11. Further, based on an instruction from the CPU 11, data is written (recorded) on the IC card. In the present embodiment, the IC card reader / writer 27 is described as corresponding to a non-contact type IC card, but may be a contact type IC card reader / writer.

  The server 3 is a computer including a CPU, an input unit, a display unit, a communication unit, a RAM, a storage unit, and the like, similarly to the information processing apparatus 2 illustrated in FIG. The server 3 includes an image DB (Data Base) 30 as a storage unit, and stores image data input from the information processing apparatus 2 via the communication unit. Note that the image DB 30 as the storage unit may be provided in the information processing apparatus 2.

  FIG. 4 shows an arrangement example of each device when the small-scale diagnosis system 100 is applied to a medical facility such as a doctor's office. The information processing apparatus 2 is an apparatus that performs diagnosis by displaying an image taken by a doctor, and is generally arranged on a desk in an examination room. The CR device 1c is disposed in a radiographing room separate from the examination room in order to shield radiation. The endoscope imaging apparatus 1b is arranged in an examination room separate from the examination room for privacy protection.

  As described above, when the image generating apparatus 1 is dispersed in several rooms and there is a possibility that the photographing is performed at the same time, the image data and the subject of the photographed image taken without mistaking other patients become subjects. A means for associating with patient information of a patient is required. However, like the systems installed in conventional large hospitals, workstations and consoles are arranged in the reception, photographing, and examination rooms, respectively, and registration work for photographing contents (examination contents) at the reception and photographing rooms (inspection) The ID registration operation of the cassette in the room) is rather inefficient and burdensome at medical facilities such as a medical practitioner's clinic, which is small in scale and rarely causes simultaneous imaging.

  Therefore, in the small-scale diagnosis system 100, the patient / image association sequence shown in FIG. 5 is efficient in a small medical facility and even if there is a possibility of simultaneous imaging, Provided is a photographing to medical examination workflow capable of definitely associating image data of photographed images.

  Here, in the medical facility where the small-scale diagnosis system 100 is installed, before the start of the examination on that day, the date information of the present day (issue date) and the order of acceptance for the patients who come to the non-contact type IC card. An arrangement IC card is prepared by writing a temporary ID number to be assigned (hereinafter referred to as a temporary ID) by, for example, the IC card reader / writer 27 of the information processing apparatus 2. The temporary ID is a serial number assigned to the patient who visited the hospital. For example, IC cards corresponding to the number of patients exceeding the maximum number of patients stagnating in the medical facility for one day are prepared. , 01 to 30), and this organizing IC card is sequentially given to the received patients.

Hereinafter, with reference to FIG. 5, a patient / image association sequence executed when associating one patient with an image of the patient in the small-scale diagnosis system 100 will be described.
Note that an operator who performs imaging such as a doctor or an imaging engineer is hereinafter referred to as an imaging operator.

  First, the radiographer takes the patient to be imaged to the image generation device 1, and in the image generation device 1, the organization IC card provided to the patient is held over the IC card reader 17 and written to the organization IC card. After reading the date information and the temporary ID, the patient's examination target part is imaged and the image data of the captured image is generated. For example, when the image generating device 1 is the CR device 1c, the organizing IC card provided to the patient to be imaged is held over the IC card reader 17 provided in the reading device 10b, and the imaged cassette is placed in the reading device 10b. Set and read the radiation image recorded in the cassette.

  In the image generating apparatus 1, when the date information and temporary ID written in the IC card for patient organization are read by the IC card reader 17 (step S1; YES), the read date information is compared with the system date. Thus, it is determined whether or not the read date information is today's date. If the date information is not today's date (step S2; NO), the warning unit 18 outputs a beep sound (step S3). With this beep sound, the radiographer can discover that the patient does not go through today's reception, and can prevent omission of insurance points.

  Next, when image data is generated by the image generation unit 16 in accordance with the operation of the photographer (step S4), the read temporary ID and the generated image data are associated with each other via the communication unit 13. It is transmitted to the information processing device 2 (step S5). When a plurality of images of one patient are captured under a plurality of imaging conditions, all the generated image data is transmitted to the information processing apparatus 2 in association with the temporary ID. If the temporary ID is not read in step S1, the image generation unit 16 does not generate image data. In addition, as a method of associating the read temporary ID with the generated image data and transmitting it to the information processing apparatus 2, for example, the temporary ID is first transmitted between the communication connection and the communication disconnection. Then, image data is transmitted, and communication is disconnected after the transmission is completed.

  In the information processing apparatus 2, when the image data and the temporary ID are received via the communication unit 24, the received image data and the temporary ID are associated with each other and stored in the temporary storage unit 261 (step S6). In the temporary storage unit 261, not only the image data of the patient but also image data obtained by imaging other patients and image data that has not been examined yet is associated with the temporary ID. It is accumulated one after another.

  When the imaging is completed, the patient moves to the examination room with the organizing IC card. The doctor holds an IC card for organizing the patient to be examined over the IC card reader / writer 27 of the information processing apparatus 2 and reads the temporary ID recorded on the organizing IC card. In the information processing apparatus 2, when the temporary ID is read by the IC card reader / writer 27 (step S7), the image data corresponding to the read temporary ID is extracted from the temporary storage unit 261 (step S8). The processed image data is subjected to image processing such as gradation processing and frequency enhancement processing, and a thumbnail image obtained by reducing the image processed image data is created and displayed on the captured image display screen 231 of the display unit 23 (step S31). S9).

  FIG. 6 shows an example of the captured image display screen 231 displayed on the display unit 23 in step S9. As shown in FIG. 6, the captured image display screen 231 has image display fields 231a to 231d for displaying a list of images corresponding to the temporary ID. When any one of the image display fields 231a to 231d is selected with a mouse or the like, the selected image is displayed alone in the life size. Using this single display image, the doctor can observe the details of the image and make an interpretation diagnosis. An image processing adjustment field 231e is provided at the upper right of the screen, and the doctor can adjust the density and contrast by operating the image processing adjustment field 231e with a mouse or the like. When the OK button 231h displayed corresponding to each image is pressed, the displayed image can be determined as an image to be stored in the image DB 30. In addition, the captured image display screen 231 is provided with a patient information input field 231f for receiving input of patient information such as a patient ID and a patient name associated with the displayed captured image. The doctor inputs patient information from the patient information input field 231f.

  When patient information related to the patient is input from the patient information input field 231f via the input unit 22 (step S10), the input patient information is associated with the image data extracted in step S8 for communication. The data is transmitted to the server 3 via the unit 24 and stored in the image DB 30 (step S11). When the end button of the captured image display screen 231 is pressed by the input unit 22 to instruct the end of diagnosis (step S12; YES), the image data and temporary ID stored in the server 3 in step S11 are temporarily stored. The data is deleted from the storage unit 261 (step S13), and this process ends.

  After completion of the doctor's examination, the organizing IC card is collected at the doctor or the reception.

FIG. 7 shows a modification of the above-described patient / image association sequence.
This sequence is different from the sequence of FIG. 5 in that the temporary ID is written in the incidental information of the captured image data to associate the image data with the temporary ID.

  First, the radiographer takes the patient to be imaged in front of the image generation apparatus 1, and in the image generation apparatus 1, the organization IC card provided to the patient is held over the IC card reader 17. After reading the date information and the temporary ID written in, image data of the examination target part of the patient is generated. For example, when the image generating apparatus 1 is the CR apparatus 1c, the IC card reader 17 provided in the reading apparatus 10b is held over the organizing IC card given to the patient, and the imaged cassette is set in the reading apparatus 10b. Read the radiation image recorded in the cassette.

  In the image generating apparatus 1, when the date information and the temporary ID written in the IC card for organizing the patient to be imaged are read by the IC card reader 17 (step S21; YES), the read date information and the system date are read. It is determined whether or not the read date information is today's date. If the date information is not today's date (step S22; NO), the warning unit 18 outputs a beep sound (step S23). . With this beep sound, the radiographer can discover that the patient does not go through today's reception, and can prevent omission of insurance points.

Next, when image data is generated by the image generation unit 16 in accordance with the operation of the photographer (step S24), the read temporary ID is written as incidental information of the generated image data, and the communication unit 13 is set. To the information processing device 2 (step S25). If the temporary ID is not read in step S21, the image generation unit 16 does not generate image data.
In the information processing apparatus 2, when image data with a temporary ID attached thereto is received via the communication unit 24, the received image data and accompanying information are stored in the temporary storage unit 261 (step S26).

  When the imaging is completed, the patient moves to the examination room with an arrangement card. The doctor holds the patient's organization IC card over the IC card reader / writer 27 of the information processing apparatus 2 and reads the temporary ID recorded on the organization IC card. In the information processing apparatus 2, when the temporary ID is read by the IC card reader / writer 27 (step S27), image data with the read temporary ID attached as additional information is extracted from the temporary storage unit 261 (step S27). S28), the extracted image data is subjected to image processing such as gradation processing and frequency emphasis processing, and a thumbnail image obtained by reducing the image processed image data is created and displayed on the captured image display screen 231 of the display unit 23. (Step S29).

  When patient information related to the patient is input from the patient information input field 231f (see FIG. 6) of the photographed image display screen 231 via the input unit 22 (step S30), the image data extracted in step S28 is attached. The temporary ID of the information is overwritten on the input patient information, and is transmitted to the server 3 via the communication unit 24 and stored in the image DB 30 (step S31). When the end button on the captured image display screen 231 is pressed by the input unit 22 to instruct the end of diagnosis (step S32; YES), the image data stored in the server 3 in step S31 is temporarily stored in the storage unit 261. (Step S33), and this process ends.

  In the sequence shown in FIG. 7, the image data and the temporary ID are associated with each other by including the temporary ID in the incidental information of the image data. 5 and 7, the image data and the patient can be temporarily associated with each other by a simple numeric keypad operation without any prior manipulation of imaging order information.

  As described above, according to the small-scale diagnosis system 100, the organization IC card in which the date information indicating today's date and the temporary ID that is the serial number in the order of reception is recorded is given to the patient. The IC card reader 17 reads the temporary ID from the organizing IC card at the time of shooting in the image generation apparatus 1, then performs shooting and generation of image data, and transmits the image data and the temporary ID in association with each other to the information processing apparatus 2. . In the information processing apparatus 2, the image data received from the image generation apparatus 1 and the temporary ID are associated with each other and stored in the temporary storage unit 261. When the doctor makes the patient's organizing IC card read by the IC reader / writer 27 of the information processing apparatus 2 at the time of the patient's examination, the information processing apparatus 2 receives image data corresponding to the read temporary ID from the temporary storage unit 261. Extracted and displayed on the captured image display screen 231. The captured image display screen 231 is provided with a patient ID and patient name input field for receiving patient information. When patient information is input from the input field, the input patient information, image data, Are stored in the image DB 30 in association with each other.

  Therefore, the radiographer does not have to register the radiographing order information and the cassette ID in advance, and even if radiographing is simultaneously performed in the image generation device, the patient organizing IC card is used at the time of radiographing. By simply holding it over the IC card reader 17, the information processing apparatus 2 can definitely associate the patient with the image, reduce the operation burden at the time of photographing, and efficiently associate the image with the patient. It becomes possible. Moreover, at the time of a medical examination, the patient's taken image can be displayed simply by holding the IC card reader / writer 27 of the information processing apparatus 2 over the patient's organizing IC card. Patient association and diagnosis can be performed efficiently. Furthermore, since patient information is handled only by the information processing apparatus, personal information protection in a medical facility can be enhanced as compared with the conventional case.

  Also, since the date information of today is recorded on the organizing IC card, if the date information on the IC card is different from the date of the day, the patient who has the organizing IC card goes through the reception. It is possible to discover that there is no insurance, and to prevent omission of insurance score claims.

  In addition, the description content in the said embodiment is a suitable example of the small-scale diagnosis system 100 which concerns on this invention, and is not limited to this.

  For example, in the above-described embodiment, the doctor inputs patient information at the time of medical examination. However, the doctor enters a list of correspondences between temporary IDs and patients on paper or the like, After completion of the examination, the association between the image and the patient may be input together. In such an operation, for the case where the display end operation of the captured image display screen 231 is performed without inputting patient information, the image data and temporary ID in the temporary storage unit 261 are left as they are without being deleted. At the end of the day's work, a screen listing temporary IDs of image data not deleted from the temporary storage unit 261 can be displayed, and input of patient information can be accepted for each temporary ID. When the patient information is associated with the temporary ID, the information processing apparatus 2 stores the patient information input to the image data corresponding to the temporary ID in the image DB 30 and stores the image from the temporary storage unit 261. Delete the data.

  In addition, the detailed configuration and detailed operation of each device constituting the small-scale diagnosis system 100 can be changed as appropriate without departing from the spirit of the present invention.

It is a figure showing the whole small-scale diagnostic system 100 composition concerning the present invention. It is a block diagram which shows the functional structure of the image generation apparatus 1 of FIG. It is a block diagram which shows the functional structure of the information processing apparatus 2 of FIG. It is a figure which shows the example of arrangement | positioning of each apparatus at the time of applying the small-scale diagnosis system 100 in medical facilities, such as a doctor's office. It is a flowchart which shows the patient and image matching sequence performed in the small-scale diagnosis system 100 of FIG. FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of a captured image display screen 231 displayed on the display unit 23 in step S7 of FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the modification of the patient and image matching sequence performed in the small-scale diagnosis system of FIG. (A) is a figure which shows an example of the list registered in the reception desk in the conventional diagnostic system, (b) is an example which the radiology engineer registered in the list shown in (a) in the conventional diagnostic system. FIG.

Explanation of symbols

100 Small-scale diagnosis system 1 Image generation device 2 Information processing device 3 Servers 11 and 21 CPU
12, 22 Input unit 13, 24 Communication unit 14, 25 RAM
15, 26 Storage unit 16 Image generation unit 17 IC card reader 18 Warning unit 23 Display unit 27 IC card reader / writer 19, 28 Bus

Claims (5)

One or more image generation devices that generate image data by imaging a site to be examined of a patient who has visited the hospital, display an image on a display unit based on the generated image data, and display the displayed image and the patient In a small-scale diagnosis system comprising an information processing apparatus that stores patient information in association with a storage unit,
The image generation device includes:
IC card reading means for reading an IC card in which a temporary ID assigned to a patient is written;
Image generating means for imaging the examination target region of the patient and generating image data;
When the temporary ID of the patient is input by the IC card reading unit of the image generation device and the image data of the patient is generated by the image generation unit, the read temporary ID and the generated image data Control means for associating and transmitting to the information processing apparatus,
The information processing apparatus includes:
Temporary storage means for temporarily storing the image data and temporary ID transmitted from the image generation device in association with each other;
Input means for performing operation input;
IC card reading means for reading the IC card assigned to the patient;
The image data corresponding to the temporary ID read by the IC card reading unit of the information processing apparatus is extracted from the temporary storage unit, and the patient information related to the patient is received from the input unit of the information processing apparatus. A control means for storing the input patient information and the extracted image data in association with the storage means of the information processing apparatus or an external storage means;
A small-scale diagnostic system characterized by comprising One or more image generation devices that generate image data by imaging a site to be examined of a patient who has visited the hospital, display an image on a display unit based on the generated image data, and display the displayed image and the patient In a small-scale diagnosis system comprising an information processing apparatus that stores patient information in association with a storage unit,
The image generation device includes:
IC card reading means for reading an IC card in which a temporary ID assigned to a patient is written;
Image generating means for imaging the examination target region of the patient and generating image data;
When the temporary ID of the patient is input by the IC card reading unit of the image generation device and the image data obtained by photographing the patient is generated by the image generation unit, the read temporary ID is used as the generated image data. Control means for sending the information to the information processing apparatus as incidental information.
The information processing apparatus includes:
Temporary storage means for temporarily storing the image data transmitted from the image generation apparatus and the accompanying information in association with each other;
Extracting image data corresponding to the temporary ID read by the IC card reading means of the information processing apparatus from the temporary storage means, accepting input of patient information regarding the patient from the input means of the information processing apparatus, Control means for overwriting the content of the incidental information attached to the extracted image data with the input patient information, and storing the information in the storage means of the information processing apparatus or an external storage means;
A small-scale diagnostic system characterized by comprising   The small-scale diagnosis according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the control unit of the information processing apparatus displays an image based on the extracted image data on the display unit when receiving input of the patient information. system.   The control unit of the information processing apparatus deletes the image data stored in the temporary storage unit after outputting the image data to the storage unit. Small scale diagnostic system as described.   5. The small-scale diagnosis system according to claim 1, wherein date information on a date when the IC card is issued is written in the IC card together with the temporary ID.

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