JP2009077960A - Ultrasonographic diagnostic device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To create a guideline of an examination process and provides an examiner with it. <P>SOLUTION: A process recording function part 11 records to a process record part 12a an operating procedure performed and a function used by an ultrasonographic diagnostic device 1, an image to be used for diagnosis, numerical values to be used for diagnosis obtained by operation, set value of the device, and the like in the process performed now. When an analysis part 13 determines that the number of processes recorded to the process record part 12a has reached a preset prescribed number, it analyzes the operating procedure, a recording function (used function), data record (images or numerical value to be used for diagnosis, set value of the ultrasonographic diagnostic device 1, and the like), and selects one whose frequency or number of times used has reached the preset prescribed frequency or the number of times. A new process creation part 14 reconstructs the selected operating procedure, function recording, and data record as a new process. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an ultrasonic diagnostic imaging apparatus, and more particularly to an ultrasonic diagnostic imaging apparatus that can create and provide guidelines for an examination process for an examiner.

  In recent years, X-ray diagnostic devices, CT (Computed Topography) devices, ultrasound diagnostic devices, magnetic resonance diagnostic devices, and medical diagnostic devices such as gamma cameras and PET (Positron-Emission Topography) It has become widespread and has been introduced into many medical institutions. Since these various medical diagnostic apparatuses take time to become familiar with the operation, there is a method of recording the procedure and operation at the time of inspection and performing the operation for each procedure based on the call record according to the purpose. (For example, refer to Patent Document 1).

In addition, methods for presenting the inspection process to the inspector have existed conventionally, but the method for creating the inspection process to be presented is to observe the academic literature, the actions of the doctor or engineer who actually performs the inspection, interview, etc. It was to build the inspection process by human.
JP 2007-20730 A

  By the way, in the inspection method such as a CT apparatus or an MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) apparatus, the patient is fixed in a fixed posture and the data of the examination site is mechanically obtained, so that leakage of data to be obtained and missing of the examination occur. There are few things. On the other hand, in an ultrasonic diagnostic imaging apparatus, there is a large part that depends on the skill level of the inspector's device usage and the skill level of the examination procedure, and inexperienced doctors and engineers may experience omissions in data acquisition and missing examinations. There is.

  Therefore, in order to eliminate omission of data acquisition and omission of inspection, for example, an inspection process may be presented and used as an inspection guide. However, the inspection process used by the inspector is the inspection process recorded at a specific time or manually edited and modified by the inspector and the inspection process user based on the inspection process recorded in the past. It does not necessarily provide an inspection process suitable for the usage environment. Therefore, it is possible to approximate the ideal inspection process by repeatedly editing and modifying, but this requires a lot of human labor.

  In addition, the conventional inspection process is created as a result of selection based on human sensory values, and even if it is an ideal system for one inspector, it is not necessarily an ideal system for other inspectors. That is not to say that it is an optimal inspection process.

  The present invention has been made in view of such a situation, and it is an object of the present invention to provide an ultrasonic diagnostic imaging apparatus capable of creating a guideline for an inspection process that eliminates leakage of data to be acquired and missing inspection. .

  A feature according to an embodiment of the present invention is that an acquisition unit that acquires a reception signal obtained by scanning a subject with ultrasonic waves, and an ultrasonic image is generated based on the reception signal acquired by the acquisition unit. In an ultrasonic diagnostic imaging apparatus having a generating unit and a display unit for displaying the ultrasonic image generated by the generating unit, operation procedures performed by a user of the ultrasonic diagnostic imaging apparatus, used for diagnosis Recording means for recording the functions performed, images taken for diagnosis, numerical values obtained by the operation for diagnosis, and setting values of the ultrasonic diagnostic imaging apparatus, operation procedures recorded by the recording means, and use Analysis means for analyzing the functions performed, the captured images, the numerical values obtained by the operation, and the set values of the ultrasonic diagnostic imaging apparatus based on the frequency of use or the number of times of use, and the analysis results of the analysis means The procedure from the start to the end of the use of the ultrasonic diagnostic imaging apparatus is newly combined by combining the operation procedure, the function used, the captured image, the numerical value obtained by the operation, and the setting value of the ultrasonic diagnostic imaging apparatus. Creating means for creating.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to create a guideline for an inspection process that eliminates leakage of data to be acquired and missing inspection.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of an ultrasound diagnostic imaging apparatus 1 to which the present invention is applied.

  An ultrasonic diagnostic imaging apparatus 1 shown in FIG. 1 includes an apparatus main body 2, an ultrasonic probe 3 for scanning an affected area of a subject with ultrasonic waves, an input device 4 including a trackball 4a, a switch 4b, and the like, and an ultrasonic probe. 3 is composed of a monitor 5 that displays an image received at 3 and processed by the apparatus body 2.

  The ultrasonic probe 3 is for transmitting and receiving ultrasonic waves by bringing its tip surface into contact with the body surface of a subject, and has a plurality of piezoelectric vibrators, which are two-dimensionally arranged. Yes. The trackball 4a and the switch 4b of the input device 4 are provided for measuring the size of a target portion (for example, a tumor) in a captured image, starting and ending an examination, and performing a freeze operation. The monitor 5 displays image data received by the ultrasonic probe 3 and processed by the apparatus main body 2, and a general inspection procedure (hereinafter referred to as a standard workflow) for an operator created by the apparatus main body 2. indicate.

  The control unit 2a of the apparatus main body 2 includes, for example, a CPU (Central Processing Unit), and the apparatus main body 2 is transferred from the auxiliary storage device 2c-2 of the storage device 2c based on an input signal from the operation panel 2d-1 or the input device 4. A boot program for starting is read and executed, and various operating systems stored in the auxiliary storage device 2c-2 are read. Further, the control unit 2a reads out and executes various software programs from the software storage unit 2b based on input signals from the operation panel 2d-1 and the input device 4, and executes a series of processes such as data calculation or processing. Then, each part connected via the bus 2e is controlled.

  The software storage unit 2b stores a software program necessary for the control unit 2a to perform various processes. The main storage device 2c-1 of the storage device 2c is composed of, for example, a semiconductor memory or a magnetic disk, and data processed by the control unit 2a and ultrasonic image data output from the image memory 2j via the bus 2e. Memorize etc. The auxiliary storage device 2c-2 is configured by, for example, a ROM (Read Only Memory), a RAM (Random Access Memory), and the like, and stores programs and data necessary for the control unit 2a to perform various processes.

  The interface 2d includes an operation panel 2d-1, an external storage device 2d-2, and a network control unit 2d-3. The operation panel 2d-1 is configured by an input device such as a keyboard and a mouse through which an inspector of the apparatus main body 2 inputs various operations. The operation panel 2d-1 generates an input signal based on the operation of the inspector and passes through the bus 2e. To the control unit 2a. The external storage device 2d-2 is configured by an optical disk, a flexible disk, or the like, and signals read / written by a disk drive (not shown) are transmitted / received to / from the control unit 2a via the bus 2e. The network control unit 2d-3 includes a LAN (Local Area Network) card, a modem, and the like, and enables the apparatus main body 2 to be connected to a network 6 such as a local area network or the Internet. That is, the network control unit 2d-3 transmits data received from the network 6 to the control unit 2a via the bus 2e, and transmits data received from the control unit 2a to the network 6 via the bus 2e.

  The transmission / reception unit 2 f generates an ultrasonic drive signal for generating a transmission ultrasonic wave from the ultrasonic probe 3 and transmits it to the ultrasonic probe 3. Further, the transmission / reception unit 2f performs phasing addition on the ultrasonic reception signals of a plurality of channels obtained from the piezoelectric vibrator of the ultrasonic probe 3, and outputs the result to the B-mode processing unit 2g and the Doppler processing unit 2h.

  The B-mode processing unit 2g performs envelope detection on the phasing-added signal output from the transmission / reception unit 2f, and then performs logarithmic conversion. Then, the B mode processing unit 2g converts the logarithmically converted signal into a digital signal to generate B mode image data, and outputs the B mode image data to the image generation unit 2i. The Doppler processing unit 2h detects the Doppler shift frequency from the phasing-added signal output from the transmission / reception unit 2f, converts it to a digital signal, extracts only blood flow information, and extracts the extracted Doppler signal. Autocorrelation processing is performed on. Then, the Doppler processing unit 2h calculates an average blood flow velocity value, a variance value, and the like based on the autocorrelation processing result, generates Doppler image data, and outputs the Doppler image data to the image generation unit 2i.

  The image generation unit 2 i generates two-dimensional or three-dimensional image data based on the image data output from the B-mode processing unit 2 g and the Doppler processing unit 2 h and displays the data on the monitor 5. The image generation unit 2i temporarily stores the generated two-dimensional or three-dimensional image data in the image memory 2j.

  In the main storage device 2c-1 of the storage device 2c of the ultrasonic diagnostic imaging apparatus 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention, for example, a workflow creation that creates and displays a standard workflow for the operator of the ultrasonic diagnostic imaging apparatus 1 A display program, created workflow data, and the like are stored. Further, the workflow creation display program is read and executed by the control unit 2a of the ultrasonic diagnostic imaging apparatus 1, whereby the new process creation function unit 10, the process check function unit 20, the function setting unit 30, and the inspection shown in FIG. A process guideline display unit 40 is mounted on the ultrasonic diagnostic imaging apparatus 1.

  In the following, a case where the workflow creation display program and the like are stored in the main storage device 2c-1 will be described as an example, but the workflow creation display program and the like may be stored in the external storage device 2d-2. Good.

  FIG. 3 is a detailed view focusing on the new process creation function unit 10 of FIG. FIG. 4 is a detailed view focusing on the recording unit 12 and the process check function unit 20 of the new process creation function unit 10 of FIG. FIG. 5 is a detailed view focusing on the function setting unit 30 of FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the new process creation function unit 10 includes a process recording function unit 11, a recording unit 12, an analysis unit 13, a new process creation unit 14, and a new process creation notification unit 15. The recording unit 12 includes a process recording unit 12a, a new process recording unit 12b, and a process recording unit 12c created in the past. The process recording unit 12a further includes an operation procedure recording unit 12a-1 and a function recording unit 12a. -2 and data recording unit 12a-3.

  The process recording function unit 11 records the operation procedure performed by the ultrasonic diagnostic imaging apparatus 1 in the operational procedure recording unit 12a-1 of the process recording unit 12a in the currently executed process, and the ultrasonic diagnostic imaging apparatus 1 Are recorded in the function recording unit 12 a-2, the images used for diagnosis taken by the ultrasound diagnostic imaging apparatus 1, the numerical values used for the diagnosis obtained by the operation, and the ultrasound diagnostic imaging apparatus 1. A set value or the like is recorded in the data recording unit 12a-3.

  The analysis unit 13 manages whether or not the number of processes recorded in the process recording unit 12a has reached a predetermined number set in advance by the inspector, and records the past from the process recording unit 12a when determining that the predetermined number has been reached. Read all processes that have been executed. Then, the analysis unit 13 uses operation procedures, recording functions (used functions), data recording (images and numerical values used for diagnosis, setting values of the ultrasonic diagnostic imaging apparatus 1 and the like) in terms of frequency of use or number of uses. From the analysis, a device that has reached a predetermined use frequency or the number of uses preset by an inspector is selected and output to the new process creation unit 14.

  The new process creation unit 14 reconfigures the operation procedure, function record, and data record as a new process based on the information supplied from the analysis unit 13, and outputs the new process to the new process record unit 12b. The new process recording unit 12b adds a temporary name to the new process supplied from the new process creation unit 14 and records the new process in the process recording unit 12c created in the past. Outputs information that it has been recorded. The process recording unit 12c created in the past includes, for example, an HDD (Hard Disc Drive), an MO (Magnetic Optical Disc), a CD (Compact Disc), a DVD, a Compact Flash (registered trademark), a USB memory, or a file server. It is.

  The new process creation notifying unit 15 notifies the inspector or the manager that a new process has been created based on the information that the new process supplied from the new process recording unit 12b has been recorded. More specifically, the new process creation notification unit 15 creates a screen indicating that a new process has been created as shown in FIG. 6, for example, and displays it on the monitor 5 via the interface 2d. The screen shown in FIG. 6 displays the creation date of the new process, the inspection type, and the like. When the inspector or administrator confirms the contents of the newly created process, “Check a new process” is displayed. Select the button and select the “Close” button to close this screen. As will be described later with reference to FIG. 7, the inspector can set the timing for notifying the screen of FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the process check function unit 20 includes a process over / shortage detection unit 21 and a process over / deficiency notification unit 22. The process excess / deficiency detection unit 21 reads an actually performed process recorded by the process recording function unit 11 in the process recording unit 12a, reads a process as a guideline recorded in the new process recording unit 12b, and compares them. . The process excess / deficiency detection unit 21 performs the process when the process recorded by the process recording function unit 11 in the process recording unit 12a is excessive or insufficient with respect to the process serving as the guideline recorded in the new process recording unit 12b. Information indicating that the process is excessive or insufficient is output to the excess / deficiency notification unit 22. The process excess / deficiency notification unit 22 notifies the inspector or the manager that the process is excessive or insufficient based on the information that the process supplied from the process excess / deficiency detection unit 21 is excessive or insufficient. More specifically, the process excess / deficiency notification unit 22 creates, for example, a screen including a message such as “There was an excess or deficiency in the process” and displays it on the monitor 5 via the interface 2d.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the function setting unit 30 includes a new process creation function use / non-use setting unit 31, a display control unit 31a indicating that a new process has been created, an inspection guideline use / non-use setting unit 32, It comprises a guideline use / nonuse setting unit 32a for each inspector, an inspection process guideline display unit / non-display setting unit 32b, and an inspection process guideline display position setting unit 32c.

  The new process creation function use / non-use setting unit 31 controls whether the new process creation function of the new process creation function unit 10 is used or not by ON / OFF, and uses the new process creation function. The display control unit 31a indicating that a new process has been created and the inspection guideline use / nonuse setting unit 32 are also set to be usable.

  The display control unit 31a indicating that a new process has been created controls the timing at which the new process creation notification unit 15 sends a new process creation notification.

  The inspection guideline use / non-use setting unit 32 controls whether the process check function of the process check function unit 20 is used or not by ON / OFF. The guideline use / nonuse setting unit 32a is also set to be usable.

  The guideline use / nonuse setting unit 32a for each inspector uses the process check function of the process check function unit 20 for each inspector when the setting of the inspection guideline use / nonuse setting unit 32 is in use. If the process check function for each inspector is used, the inspection process guideline display / non-display setting unit 32b is also set to be usable.

  The inspection process guideline display / non-display setting unit 32b controls whether or not to use the inspection process guideline display function of the inspection process guideline display unit 40 by ON / OFF so that the inspector can visually confirm. When the inspection process guideline display function is used, the inspection process guideline display position setting unit 32c is also set to be usable.

  The inspection process guideline display position setting unit 32c controls the position of the new process displayed on the monitor 5 so as to be visually confirmed. That is, the inspection process guideline display position setting unit 32c has initial setting positions such as the right side of the screen, the left side of the screen, the upper part of the screen, and the lower part of the screen, and has a function of allowing the inspector to set which part of the screen is displayed. Further, the inspection process guideline display position setting unit 32c can be displayed at an arbitrary position on the screen designated by the inspector other than the initial setting positions such as the right side of the screen, the left side of the screen, the upper part of the screen, and the lower part of the screen.

  When the inspection process guideline display / non-display setting unit 32b is configured to display the inspection process guideline, the inspection process guideline display unit 40 transmits the new process created by the new process creation unit 14 via the interface 2d. It is displayed on the monitor 5.

  For the actual setting of the function setting unit 30, for example, the screen shown in FIG. The inspector can set whether or not to create and notify a new process by checking “New process create” on the setting screen shown in FIG. By checking each of “Shutdown” and “Other”, the timing for notifying that a new process has been created can be set at the time of start-up, at the end, or by specifying the time. In addition, the inspector can set whether to use the new process as a guideline by checking “Test guideline use”, and check “Test guideline use” in the item below. It is possible to set to match with the guideline at the end of the test by putting it in, and to set so that the guideline is visually presented at the time of checking by checking `` Show a testing process guideline '' Can do. As a method for presenting the guideline at the time of inspection, for example, an operation device to be operated next is turned on or blinked, or the guideline is displayed on the monitor 5.

  In this way, the inspector can arbitrarily switch whether or not to use the new process as the inspection guideline, and can be set to visually present the next operation.

  Further, the currently executed process may be compared with a newly created guideline process, and the closest process may be dynamically switched to be used as an inspection guideline.

  Next, a new process creation process executed by the new process creation function unit 10 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

  In step S1, the process recording function unit 11 determines whether the operation panel 2d-1 is operated by the inspector and the inspection is started, and waits until it is determined that the inspection is started. When the inspection is started, the process recording function unit 11 stores a series of inspections currently performed by the inspector in step S2. In step S3, the process recording function unit 11 determines whether or not the operation panel 2d-1 has been operated by the inspector and the inspection has been completed. If it is determined that the inspection has not been completed, the process recording function unit 11 returns to step S2. The above processing is repeated.

  If the process recording function unit 11 determines in step S3 that the inspection has been completed, the process recording function unit 11 proceeds to step S4, and records a series of stored inspection procedures in the process recording unit 12a. More specifically, the operation procedure performed in the ultrasound diagnostic imaging apparatus 1 is recorded in the manipulation procedure recording unit 12a-1, and the function used in the ultrasound diagnostic imaging apparatus 1 is recorded in the function recording unit 12a-2. The image used for diagnosis, the numerical value used for diagnosis, the set value of the ultrasonic image diagnostic apparatus 1 and the like captured by the ultrasonic image diagnostic apparatus 1 are recorded in the data recording unit 12a-3.

  In step S5, the analysis unit 13 determines whether or not a predetermined number (for example, 100) of inspection procedures set in advance is recorded for each subject or each inspection site, and the predetermined number of inspection procedures are still recorded. If it is determined that it is not, the process returns to step S1 and the above-described processing is repeated.

  If the analysis unit 13 determines in step S5 that a predetermined number of examination procedures have been recorded for each subject or examination site, the analysis unit 13 proceeds to step S6 and reads all the recorded examination procedures from the process recording unit 12a. The operating procedure, the recording function (the function used), and the data recording (images and numerical values used for diagnosis, set values of the ultrasonic diagnostic imaging apparatus 1 and the like) are analyzed from the viewpoint of use frequency or use frequency. As a result of the analysis, a device that has reached a predetermined use frequency or use frequency set in advance is selected and output to the new process creation unit 14.

  In step S7, the new process creation unit 14 creates a new standard workflow based on the examination procedure obtained from the analysis result.

  FIG. 9 is a diagram schematically illustrating an example of creating a standard workflow. In the process recording unit 12a, inspection 1, inspection 2, inspection 3, and a predetermined number of inspections (not shown) are recorded. The analysis unit 13 outputs the inspection information of “PR”, “Freeze”, and “2D image store” that has reached a predetermined use frequency or use frequency set in advance to the new process creation unit 14. Accordingly, the new process creation unit 14 can create a standard workflow (WF) based on the inspection information. The standard workflow can also be edited by the inspector using the input device 4 such as changing the inspection procedure.

  Returning to the description of the processing in FIG. In step S8, the new process recording unit 12b gives a temporary name to the standard workflow (new process) created by the new process creation unit 14 and records it in the process recording unit 12c created in the past. After the new process is recorded, the process returns to step S1 and the subsequent processing is repeatedly executed, whereby the standard workflow is sequentially recorded in the recording unit 12c of the process created in the past.

  With the above processing, a new process as an inspection guideline that has been created manually can be automatically created from the accumulated inspection process. In addition, since the automatically created inspection process is based on, for example, data for each hospital or each examination site, it is possible to flexibly cope with a special examination at a certain hospital.

  Next, with reference to the flowchart of FIG. 10, a comparison process between the inspection actually performed and the standard workflow executed by the process check function unit 20 will be described.

  In step S11, the process excess / deficiency detection unit 21 determines whether or not a standard workflow as a guideline is recorded in the new process recording unit 12b. If it is determined that the standard workflow is recorded, the process proceeds to step S12. Further, it is determined whether or not the standard workflow guide is set to ON.

  If it is determined in step S12 that the standard workflow guide is set to ON, the process proceeds to step S13, and the process recording function unit 11 stores a series of actually performed inspection procedures in the process recording unit 12a. Record. In step S14, the process excess / deficiency detection unit 21 reads the standard workflow recorded in the new process recording unit 12b, reads the current inspection procedure recorded in the process recording unit 12a, and compares them.

  In step S15, the process excess / deficiency detection unit 21 determines whether or not there is a missing or leaked data in the current inspection based on the comparison result. The process over / deficiency notification unit 22 is notified that there is a missing inspection or data leakage. In step S <b> 16, the process excess / deficiency notification unit 22 causes the monitor 5 to display an inspection procedure in which the inspection is missing or data is leaked. As a result, the inspector can check the monitor and perform additional inspections with missing inspections or data leakage.

  In step S17, the process excess / deficiency detection unit 21 determines whether or not an additional inspection has been performed. If it is determined that the additional inspection has not been performed, the process returns to step S16 and repeats the subsequent processing. If the process excess / deficiency detection unit 21 determines in step S17 that the additional inspection has been performed, the process excess / deficiency detection unit 21 proceeds to step S18 to determine again whether there is any omission in the inspection or data leakage. If it is determined that there is omission or data leakage, the process returns to step S16 and the subsequent processing is repeated. If it is determined in step S18 that there is no omission or missing data in the inspection, the comparison process is terminated.

  If it is determined in step S11 that there is no standard workflow, in step S12, if it is determined that the standard workflow guide is not set to ON (that is, set to OFF), the process proceeds to step S19. The process recording function unit 11 records a series of inspection procedures in the process recording unit 12a and performs normal processing.

  As described above, each time an inspection is performed, the inspection procedure is accumulated as data, and when the number of accumulated data exceeds a predetermined number, the inspection procedure and the inspection procedure are automatically used. It is possible to easily provide an ideal inspection process that has traditionally been edited and created manually by re-analyzing and reconstructing a new standard workflow. In other words, the automatically created standard workflow includes the data of highly skilled inspectors. By providing the automatically created standard workflow as inspection guidelines, even inexperienced inspectors are highly skilled. Inspection data close to the inspector can be obtained.

  The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments as they are, and in the implementation stage, the constituent elements may be modified and embodied without departing from the scope of the invention, or a plurality of configurations disclosed in the above-described embodiments may be used. Various inventions can be formed by appropriately combining the elements. For example, some components may be deleted from all the components shown in the embodiment. Furthermore, you may combine the component covering different embodiment suitably.

It is a figure which shows the structural example of the ultrasonic image diagnostic apparatus to which this invention is applied. It is a block diagram which shows the example of an internal structure of an ultrasonic image diagnostic apparatus. FIG. 3 is a detailed view focusing on a new process creation function unit of FIG. 2. FIG. 3 is a detailed diagram focusing on a new process creation function unit and a process check function unit in FIG. 2. FIG. 3 is a detailed view focusing on a function setting unit in FIG. 2. It is a figure which shows the example of a screen displayed when a new process is created. It is a figure which shows the example of a screen displayed when performing the setting of a function setting part. It is a flowchart explaining a new process creation process. It is a figure which shows typically the example which produces a standard workflow. It is a flowchart explaining the comparison process of the test | inspection currently actually performed and a standard workflow.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Ultrasonic image diagnostic apparatus 2 Apparatus main body 3 Ultrasonic probe 4 Input device 5 Monitor 10 New process creation functional part 11 Process recording functional part 12 Recording part 13 Analytical part 14 New process creation part 20 Process check functional part 30 Function setting part

Claims (12)

An acquisition unit that acquires a reception signal obtained by scanning a subject with ultrasonic waves, a generation unit that generates an ultrasonic image based on the reception signal acquired by the acquisition unit, and a generation unit that is generated by the generation unit In an ultrasonic diagnostic imaging apparatus having display means for displaying the ultrasonic image,
Operation procedures performed by a user of the ultrasonic image diagnostic apparatus, functions used for diagnosis, images taken for diagnosis, numerical values obtained by operation for diagnosis, and ultrasonic image diagnosis Recording means for recording the setting value of the device;
Analyzing the operation procedure recorded by the recording means, the used function, the captured image, the numerical value obtained by the operation, and the set value of the ultrasonic diagnostic imaging apparatus according to the frequency of use or the number of times of use. Analysis means to
Based on the analysis result by the analysis means, the operation procedure, the used function, the captured image, the numerical value obtained by the operation, and the setting value of the ultrasonic diagnostic imaging apparatus are combined, and the new An ultrasonic image diagnostic apparatus comprising: a creation unit that creates a process from the start to the end of use of the ultrasonic image diagnostic apparatus. The recording means stores the operation procedure, the used function, the captured image, a numerical value obtained by the operation, and a setting value of the ultrasonic diagnostic imaging apparatus for each subject or each examination site. The ultrasound diagnostic imaging apparatus according to claim 1, wherein recording is performed. The ultrasonic diagnostic imaging apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising: a recording availability setting unit that sets whether to perform recording by the recording unit. The newly created process is compared with the process currently executed by the creation means, and the operation procedure, the function to be used, the image to be used for diagnosis, the numerical value to be used for diagnosis, or the Detection means for detecting excess or deficiency of set values of the ultrasonic diagnostic imaging apparatus;
The ultrasonic image diagnostic apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising an excess / deficiency notification unit that notifies that there is an excess / deficiency when excess / deficiency is detected by the detection unit. The process according to any one of claims 1 to 4, further comprising: a new process notification means for notifying that a new process has been created at a predetermined timing when a new process is created by the creation means. Ultrasound image diagnostic equipment. The ultrasonic image diagnostic apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the new process notifying unit displays a screen for setting a timing for notifying that a new process has been created. The new process notifying means assigns a name to a newly created process and records it on a storage medium mounted on the ultrasonic diagnostic imaging apparatus or an extensible external storage medium. The ultrasonic diagnostic imaging apparatus described in 1. The apparatus further comprises availability setting means for setting whether or not the creation means creates a new process and whether or not the process newly created by the creation means is used as an inspection guideline. The ultrasonic diagnostic imaging apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 5. 9. The display control unit according to claim 8, further comprising: a display control unit that controls display of the inspection guideline when the process newly created by the usability setting unit is set to be used as an inspection guideline. The ultrasonic diagnostic imaging apparatus described. The ultrasonic image diagnostic apparatus according to claim 9, wherein the display control unit changes a display position of the examination guideline to a position designated by a user. The control unit according to any one of claims 1 to 5, further comprising a control unit that compares a process that is currently executed with a newly created process and dynamically switches to use the closest process as an inspection guideline. The ultrasonic diagnostic imaging apparatus described in 1. The ultrasonic diagnostic imaging apparatus according to claim 11, wherein the control unit visually presents a next examination based on a dynamically switched process.

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