JP2010200936A - Medical image display, medical image display method, and program - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To reduce the burden of mouse operation in reading work of medical images. <P>SOLUTION: A display 24 displays an image reading display screen 241 including medical images and thumbnail images. As the medical images or the thumbnail images displayed on the image reading display screen 241 are selected by means of a mouse 25a, they are superposed on the image reading display screen 241, and a new image box 244 is displayed. As a screen constitution changing instruction is input to the new image box 244 by means of the mouse 25a, screen constitution of the image reading display screen 241 is changed based on the input to be displayed on a display 24. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a medical image display device, a medical image display method, and a program.

  Conventionally, in the medical field, digitization of medical images obtained by photographing a patient has been realized. A medical image is digitized by various modalities such as an image forming apparatus such as a CR (Computed Radiography) apparatus, a CT (Computed Tomography) apparatus, an MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) apparatus, and a cassette reading apparatus.

  Along with the digitized medical image, DICOM basic information that conforms to the DICOM (Digital Imaging and Communication In Medicine) standard is stored in the management server. The medical image stored in the management server is placed under the management of a medical image management system (hereinafter, PACS: Picture Archiving and Communication System for medical application). In PACS, patient information and examination information associated with medical images include various information received from a hospital information system (hereinafter referred to as HIS: Hospital Information System) or a radiation information system (hereinafter referred to as RIS: Radiology Information System). It can also be used.

  The interpretation doctor displays a medical image on a high-definition monitor installed in an examination room or the like. In particular, in a medical image related to digital mammography, a large monitor is used to interpret the details of the affected area. Various methods for improving mouse operability when displaying medical images on these monitors have been devised.

  Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2004-228561 discloses a technique for searching for a movement destination according to an initial operation of a cursor and moving the cursor to a corresponding movement destination in a medical image interpretation apparatus having a pointing device that moves the cursor.

JP 2007-275558 A

  However, when the cursor is moved according to the initial movement of the cursor as in the technique of Patent Document 1, the amount of movement of the mouse can be reduced, but only predetermined operation assistance can be performed. . For example, in the case where the position of a medical image to be displayed on a monitor is determined by dragging and dropping with a mouse, it is difficult for an interpreting doctor to place the medical image at an arbitrary position. In the case of normal mouse operation, a drag-and-drop mouse operation is required from one end to the other end of the area corresponding to the large monitor.

  In addition, when there are a large number of tomographic images (hereinafter referred to as series images) that are related to each other, the number of medical images to be displayed on the monitor increases, and therefore, the display layout is often changed. In order to give a layout change instruction, an input operation on the menu bar is necessary, and the number of operations increases, which causes a burden on the interpretation doctor.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to reduce the mouse operation burden in the interpretation of medical images.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, the invention described in claim 1
Display means for displaying an image interpretation display screen including medical images and thumbnail images;
Mouse and
When a medical image or a thumbnail image displayed on the display unit is selected by the mouse, an arrangement destination image box is displayed on the display unit so as to be superimposed on the interpretation display screen, and the arrangement destination image box is displayed with respect to the arrangement destination image box. When an instruction to change the screen configuration of the interpretation display screen is input from the mouse, a control unit that causes the display unit to change the screen configuration of the interpretation display screen based on the input change instruction, and
Is provided.

The invention according to claim 2 is the invention according to claim 1,
The screen configuration of the placement destination image box corresponds to the screen configuration of the image interpretation display screen,
When the predetermined position of the placement destination image box displayed on the display means is designated by the mouse, the control means is selected by the mouse at the position of the interpretation display screen corresponding to the designated position. A medical image corresponding to the medical image or the thumbnail image is displayed.

The invention according to claim 3 is the invention according to claim 2,
The control means inserts and displays a medical image corresponding to the medical image or thumbnail image selected by the mouse at a position on the interpretation display screen corresponding to the designated position.

The invention according to claim 4 is the invention according to claim 2,
The control means causes a medical image corresponding to the medical image or thumbnail image selected by the mouse to be overwritten on the position of the interpretation display screen corresponding to the designated position.

The invention according to claim 5 is the invention according to any one of claims 2 to 4,
When a medical image is selected by the mouse, the control means moves the selected medical image to a position on the interpretation display screen corresponding to the designated position for display.

The invention according to claim 6 is the invention according to any one of claims 2 to 4,
When a medical image is selected by the mouse, the control means displays the same medical image as the selected medical image at a position on the interpretation display screen corresponding to the designated position.

The invention according to claim 7 is the invention according to any one of claims 1 to 6,
When an instruction for changing the interpretation display screen layout is input from the mouse to the placement destination image box displayed on the display means, the control means changes the layout of the interpretation display screen based on the instruction. Let

The invention according to claim 8 provides:
A method for displaying a medical image of a medical image display device comprising a display means for displaying an image interpretation display screen including a medical image and a thumbnail image, and a mouse,
When the medical image or thumbnail image displayed on the display unit by the mouse is selected by the medical image display device, an arrangement destination image box is displayed on the display unit so as to be superimposed on the interpretation display screen, and the arrangement is performed. When an instruction to change the screen configuration of the interpretation display screen is input from the mouse to the previous image box, the screen configuration of the interpretation display screen is changed based on the input change instruction and displayed on the display unit. A step of causing

The invention according to claim 9 is:
A computer with a mouse
Display means for displaying an image interpretation display screen including medical images and thumbnail images;
When a medical image or a thumbnail image displayed on the display unit is selected by the mouse, an arrangement destination image box is displayed on the display unit so as to be superimposed on the interpretation display screen, and the arrangement destination image box is displayed with respect to the arrangement destination image box. When an instruction to change the screen configuration of the interpretation display screen is input from the mouse, a control unit that causes the display unit to change the screen configuration of the interpretation display screen based on the input change instruction,
To function as.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the movement amount of the mouse | mouth in the interpretation work of a medical image can be reduced, and an operation burden can be reduced.

It is a figure which shows the example of whole structure of the medical image system in this Embodiment. It is a principal block diagram which shows the functional structure of the medical image display apparatus of FIG. It is a figure which shows an example of the image interpretation display screen displayed on the display part of FIG. It is a flowchart of the arrangement | positioning destination image box display process performed by the control part of FIG. It is a figure which shows an example of the image interpretation display screen displayed on the display part of FIG. It is a flowchart of the selection destination image display process performed by the control part of FIG. It is a figure which shows an example of the image interpretation display screen displayed on the display part of FIG. It is a figure which shows an example of the image interpretation display screen displayed on the display part of FIG. It is a flowchart of the layout change process performed by the control part of FIG. It is a figure which shows an example of the image interpretation display screen displayed on the display part of FIG.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 shows the configuration of the medical image system 1. As shown in FIG. 1, the medical image system 1 includes a server 10 and a medical image display device 20 according to the present embodiment. The server 10 and the medical image display device 20 are connected to each other via a network N so that data can be transmitted and received. An example of the communication method is DICOM, which is generally used as a communication method for medical images.

  The server 10 stores medical images taken with various modalities (not shown), thumbnail images corresponding to the medical images, reports, and the like. The server 10 transmits a medical image, a thumbnail image, and the like to the medical image display device 20 in response to a request from the medical image display device 20.

  A UID for identifying the medical image is attached to the medical image, and the UID and the thumbnail image are associated with each other and stored in the server 10. The medical image and the thumbnail image are accompanied by image type information indicating whether each is a medical image or a thumbnail image.

  The medical image display device 20 acquires medical images and thumbnail images from the server 10 and displays them. In addition, the medical image display device 20 creates an electronic medical record and a report according to the operation of the doctor, and transmits the electronic medical record and report to the server 10.

FIG. 2 shows a functional configuration of the medical image display apparatus 20.
As shown in FIG. 2, the medical image display device 20 includes a control unit 21, a RAM 22, a storage unit 23, a display unit 24, an operation unit 25, a communication unit 26, an I / F unit 27, and a CD / DVD drive 28. Yes.

  The control unit 21 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) and the like. The control unit 21 performs various calculations in cooperation with the program stored in the storage unit 23 and controls the operation of each unit constituting the medical image display apparatus 20.

  The RAM 22 functions as a work area for temporarily storing various programs, input or output data, parameters, and the like read from the storage unit 23 in various processes controlled by the control unit 21.

  The storage unit 23 is composed of, for example, a hard disk, and stores parameters, files, and the like necessary for processing performed by the control unit 21 in addition to various programs. The storage unit 23 stores configuration information and layout information of an interpretation display screen 241 to be described later.

  The display unit 24 includes one or more displays. The display unit 24 displays an image interpretation display screen 241 for displaying a medical image for image interpretation under the control of the control unit 21.

  FIG. 3 shows an example of the image interpretation display screen 241 displayed on the display unit 24. As shown in FIG. 3, the image interpretation display screen 241 displays thumbnail image display fields 242a and 242b (hereinafter, these two are simply combined) for displaying thumbnail images of medical images taken by a modality (not shown). A thumbnail image display column), and image display columns 243a and 243b (hereinafter, these two are collectively referred to as an image display column) for displaying a medical image corresponding to the thumbnail image.

  The image interpretation display screen 241 is displayed with the screen configuration determined based on the configuration information stored in the storage unit 23, the layout information, and the image display position information stored in the RAM 22. The configuration information is information for identifying the number of thumbnail image display columns and image display columns to be displayed on the image interpretation display screen 241 and the display position. In the example shown in FIG. 3, the configuration information indicates that two thumbnail image display fields and two image display fields are arranged side by side in parallel.

  The layout information is information relating to the arrangement of medical images displayed in the image display field. For example, 3 × 3 (3 columns vertically and 3 columns horizontally) or 4 × 4 (vertically) 4 rows and 4 rows on the side)). In the following, each of the areas for displaying a medical image constituting the image display field is referred to as a frame. In the case of 3 × 3 as in the image display fields 243a and 243b in FIG. 3, there are nine frames each.

When there are a plurality of image display fields to be displayed on the interpretation display screen 241, layout information is associated with each of the plurality of image display fields and stored in the storage unit 23.
The values of the configuration information and the layout information stored in the storage unit 23 can be changed by a user input via the operation unit 25 from a setting screen (not shown).

  When the display unit 24 is configured by a plurality of displays, the plurality of thumbnail image display fields and the image display fields may be displayed on different displays. For example, in the example shown in FIG. 3, the thumbnail image display field 242a and the image display field 243a are displayed on a display, and the thumbnail image display field 243b and the image display field 243b are displayed on a different display. Good.

When a thumbnail image displayed in the thumbnail image display field is dragged and dropped onto the image display field by operating the mouse 25a, a medical image corresponding to the thumbnail image is displayed in the image display field. That is, the medical image corresponding to the thumbnail image at the position where the mouse 25a is buttoned down is displayed on the frame in the image display column corresponding to the position where the mouse 25a is buttoned up.
Similarly, when a medical image displayed in the image display field is dragged and dropped onto another frame, the medical image can be moved and displayed on this frame.

  Information indicating the position of the medical image displayed in the image display field is stored in the RAM 22 as image display position information. As the image display position information, for example, the UID that uniquely identifies the medical image and the display order of the image display field are associated with each other and stored as the image display position information. When there are a plurality of image display fields, each of these image display fields has image display position information.

  Further, the layout of the medical image to be displayed in the image display field can be changed by executing layout change processing described later and changing the layout information. Note that the layout of the image display field can be changed as appropriate by input from the operation unit 25 to a menu bar (not shown) or the like, even if the layout change process is not executed.

  The operation unit 25 includes a mouse 25a and a keyboard, generates operation signals according to these operations, and outputs them to the control unit 21. Note that the operation unit 25 may be a touch panel integrated with the display of the display unit 24.

  The communication unit 26 includes a communication interface, and performs communication with an external device connected to the network N such as the server 10 according to the communication control of the control unit 21. For example, the communication unit 26 transmits medical image request information to the server 10 and receives a medical image from the server 10.

  The I / F unit 27 is connected to the CD / DVD drive 28 and transmits / receives data to / from the CD / DVD drive 28.

  The CD / DVD drive 28 reads / writes data from / to the medium M. The medium M is a CD or a DVD. For example, the CD / DVD drive 28 can read past medical images and thumbnail images recorded on the medium M and display them on the interpretation display screen 241.

Next, the operation will be described.
FIG. 4 shows a flowchart of an arrangement destination image box display process executed when an image selection instruction is input to the control unit 21. The image selection instruction refers to the thumbnail image displayed in the thumbnail image display field of the image interpretation display screen 241 displayed on the display unit 24 or the medical image displayed in the image display field, and the mouse 25a is right-clicked. Etc. The image selection instruction may be a predetermined operation of the mouse 25a, and is not limited to a right click, but may be a double click or the like.
The placement destination image box display process is executed in cooperation with the control unit 21 and the program stored in the storage unit 23.

  First, as shown in FIG. 4, the configuration information stored in the storage unit 23 is acquired (step S11). Similarly, the layout information stored in the storage unit 23 is acquired (step S12). An arrangement destination image box (see FIG. 5) is generated based on the configuration information and layout information acquired in steps S11 and S12 (step S13).

The image display position information stored in the RAM 22 is acquired (step S14), and it is determined whether there is a medical image being displayed in the image display field (step S15).
If it is determined that there is a medical image being displayed (step S15; YES), the image display position information is reflected in the placement destination image box (step S16). Specifically, the frame of the placement destination image box corresponding to the frame on which the medical image is displayed is displayed in a shaded manner.

  If it is not determined that there is a medical image being displayed (step S15; NO), the placement destination image box is displayed at a position corresponding to the image selected by the image selection instruction (step S17), and the process ends.

FIG. 5 shows an example of the image interpretation display screen 241 displayed in step S17. As shown in FIG. 5, in step S <b> 17, an arrangement destination image box 244 having the same screen configuration as the interpretation display screen 241 is created based on the configuration information and layout information, and is displayed superimposed on the interpretation display screen 241. The The frames in the placement destination image box 244 correspond to the frames in the image interpretation display screen 241. Based on the image display position information, the frames corresponding to the frames of the medical image displayed in the image display field are shaded. Is displayed.
In the example shown in FIG. 5, the placement destination image box 244 is shaded based on the image display position information, but the frame corresponding to the medical image displayed in the image display column is the placement destination image. It may be shown in box 244, but is not limited thereto.

FIG. 6 shows a flowchart of a selection destination image display process executed when the mouse cursor moves on the placement destination image box 244 displayed on the display unit 24.
The selection destination image display process is executed in cooperation with the control unit 21 and the program stored in the storage unit 23.

First, as shown in FIG. 6, it is determined where the mouse cursor displayed on the display unit 24 is in the placement destination image box 244 (step S21).
If it is determined that the frame is positioned on the frame of the placement destination image box 244 (step S21; top of the frame), whether or not the frame of the placement destination image box 244 has been designated (clicked) by the input from the mouse 25a. Is determined (step S22).

  If it is not determined that a frame has been designated (step S22; NO), the type of the original image is acquired (step S23). The type of the original image is an image type corresponding to an image (medical image or thumbnail image) for which an image selection instruction is input when the placement destination image box display process is executed.

  Next, the type of the original image acquired in step S23 is determined (step S24). When it is determined that the type is a medical image (step S24; medical image), the behavior setting of the original image after the image placement is acquired (step S25). Behavior setting means whether to move the display frame position in the image display field of a medical image for which an image selection instruction has been input, or to copy the same medical image at a predetermined position (that is, whether to display the same medical image) ), And the value is stored in the storage unit 23.

If the behavior setting is movement (step S26; movement), the original image being displayed in the image display field is deleted (not displayed) (step S27).
On the other hand, when it is determined that the type is a thumbnail image (step S24; thumbnail image), and when the behavior setting is copy (step S26; copy), the image arrangement method setting is acquired (step S28). The image arrangement method setting is a value indicating whether a medical image in which an image selection instruction is input is inserted between medical images of a destination frame or overwritten on a medical image of a destination frame. 23.

  When it is determined that the image placement method setting is insertion (step S29; insertion), the image display position stored in the RAM 22 so as to insert the medical image in which the image selection instruction is input at the position of the selected frame The information is updated, and the medical image being displayed in the image display field is displayed by being shifted in order from the selected frame (step S30).

  When it is determined that the medical image arrangement method setting is overwriting (step S29; overwriting), the image stored in the RAM 22 is overwritten so that the medical image in which the image selection instruction is input at the position of the selected frame is overwritten. The display position information is updated, and a medical image for which an image selection instruction has been input is displayed on the selection destination frame (step S31).

  FIG. 7 shows an example of the image interpretation display screen 241 displayed in step S31 when it is determined in step S26 that the behavior setting is movement. As shown in FIG. 7, the image for which the image selection instruction has been input (the medical image displayed in the upper left frame of the image display field 243a) is moved to the selected frame (the lower right frame of the image display field 243b). Displayed.

  FIG. 8 shows an example of the image interpretation display screen 241 displayed in step S31 when it is determined in step S26 that the behavior setting is copy. As shown in FIG. 8, the image (the medical image displayed in the upper left frame of the image display field 243a) in which the image selection instruction is input is copied to the selected frame (the lower right frame of the image display field 243b). Displayed.

  On the other hand, when it is determined that it is aligned with the end of the placement destination image box (step S21; end of the placement destination image box), layout change processing is executed (step S32), and the processing returns to step S21 and displayed. It is determined where in the placement destination image box 244 the mouse cursor displayed in the section 24 is.

  FIG. 9 shows a flowchart of the layout change process executed in step S32. As shown in FIG. 9, first, it is determined whether or not the end of the placement destination image box 244 has been selected (clicked or the like) by the mouse 25a (step S321). When it is determined that the end has been selected (step S321; YES), the position of the selected end is determined (step S322).

  When it is determined that the position of the end is the right end of the placement destination image box 244 (step S322; right end), a column is added / deleted to the placement destination image box according to the behavior of the mouse 25a (step S323). For example, when the right end of the placement destination image box 244 is clicked by the mouse 25a and the mouse 25a moves to the right, a column is added, and when the mouse 25a moves to the left, the column is deleted.

  When it is determined that the end location is the lower end of the arrangement destination image box 244 (step S322; lower end), a column is added / deleted to the arrangement destination image box according to the behavior of the mouse 25a (step S324). For example, when the lower end of the placement destination image box 244 is clicked with the mouse 25a and the mouse 25a moves down, a line is added, and when it moves up, the line is deleted.

  When it is determined that the end location is the lower right corner of the placement destination image box 244 (step S322; lower right corner), rows and columns are added / deleted to the placement destination image box according to the behavior of the mouse 25a (step S322). S325). For example, when the mouse 25a is clicked on the lower right corner of the destination image box 244 and the mouse 25a moves to the lower right, a row and a column are added, and when moved to the upper left, the row and the column are deleted. .

  The layout of the placement destination image box 244 is changed in steps S323 to S325 (step S326). Based on the image display position information stored in the RAM 22, the display position of the medical image after the layout change in the image display field is determined (step S327).

  Based on the display position determined in step S327, the image display position is reflected in the placement destination image box 244 (step S328). Specifically, the image display position is reflected by changing the shaded display of the placement destination image box 244 based on the changed image display position.

The layout information of the image display field to be changed stored in the RAM 22 is changed to the layout information similar to the layout in step S326 (step S329). For example, the layout information of the image display field 243b is changed from 3 × 3 to 4 × 4.
Next, the image display position of the medical image is changed and displayed based on the image display position information stored in the RAM 22 (step S330).

  FIG. 10 shows an example of the image interpretation display screen 241 displayed in step S330. In the example shown in FIG. 10, the layout of the image display field 243b is changed from 3 × 3 to 4 × 4 and displayed. As for the position of the shaded display in the arrangement destination image box 244, the corresponding position is shaded as the image display field 243b is changed.

  On the other hand, when it is not determined that the end has been selected (step S321; NO), the process returns to FIG.

  As described above, according to the medical image display device 20 in the present embodiment, when a medical image or thumbnail image displayed on the interpretation display screen 241 is selected with a mouse (right click or the like), the arrangement destination image box 244 is displayed. Is displayed. When an instruction for changing the screen configuration of the interpretation display screen 241 (such as clicking on a frame or an edge) is given to the placement destination image box 244 by an input from the mouse 25a, the screen configuration of the interpretation display screen 241 is changed. Therefore, the image interpretation doctor can change the screen configuration of the image interpretation display screen 241 without requiring a complicated mouse operation. That is, even if the display unit 23 has a large display, only the operation input to the display area of the placement destination image box 244 is required to change the screen configuration, and thus the amount of movement of the mouse 25a can be reduced.

  In addition, when a frame in the placement destination image box 244 is selected (clicked), the designated medical image can be displayed at the selected position, so that the thumbnail image in the thumbnail image display column or the medical image in the image display column can be dragged. The amount of movement of the mouse can be reduced as compared with the case of performing an AND drop. By moving or copying the specified medical image, inserting or overwriting, and changing the layout of the interpretation display screen 241, the movement amount of the mouse can be reduced as compared with the case where the mouse 25 a is operated on the interpretation display screen 241. Can be reduced.

Note that the description in the present embodiment described above is an example of a suitable medical image display apparatus according to the present invention, and the present invention is not limited to this.
For example, the display position and layout of the medical image are changed by inputting the mouse 25a to the placement destination image box 244. However, if the screen configuration corresponding to the operation of the mouse 25a to the placement destination image box 244 can be changed. Well, it is not limited to the example of this embodiment. For example, when a frame with the placement destination image box 244 is double-clicked with the mouse 25a, a medical image corresponding to this frame may be enlarged and displayed.

  Further, the thumbnail image and the medical image displayed on the interpretation display screen 241 are stored in the server 10, but may be stored in the storage unit 23 of the medical image display device 20.

  In the example shown in FIG. 3, two thumbnail image display fields and two image display fields are shown. However, the number may be a predetermined number, for example, corresponding to the number of monitors constituting the display unit 24. You may do it.

  Further, in step S29 of the present embodiment, the arrangement method setting is stored in the storage unit 23. However, the arrangement method setting only needs to be determined by a predetermined determination method, and is not limited thereto. . For example, when the center of the frame of the placement destination image box 244 is clicked, it is determined to be overwritten in step S29, and when the space between the frames is clicked, it is determined to be inserted in step S29. May be.

  In the above description, an example in which a hard disk, a semiconductor nonvolatile memory, or the like is used as a computer-readable medium of the program according to the present invention is disclosed, but the present invention is not limited to this example. As another computer-readable medium, a portable recording medium such as a CD-ROM can be applied. A carrier wave is also applied as a medium for providing program data according to the present invention via a communication line.

  In addition, the detailed configuration and detailed operation of each device constituting the medical image display device can be changed as appropriate without departing from the spirit of the present invention.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Medical image system 10 Management server 20 Medical image display apparatus N Network 21 Control part 22 RAM
23 Storage unit 24 Display unit 241 Interpretation display screen 242a Thumbnail image display column 242b Thumbnail image display column 243a Image display column 243b Image display column 244 Arrangement destination image box 25 Operation unit 25a Mouse 26 Communication unit 27 I / F unit 28 CD / DVD Drive M media

Claims (9)

Display means for displaying an image interpretation display screen including medical images and thumbnail images;
Mouse and
When a medical image or a thumbnail image displayed on the display unit is selected by the mouse, an arrangement destination image box is displayed on the display unit so as to be superimposed on the interpretation display screen, and the arrangement destination image box is displayed with respect to the arrangement destination image box. When an instruction to change the screen configuration of the interpretation display screen is input from the mouse, a control unit that causes the display unit to change the screen configuration of the interpretation display screen based on the input change instruction, and
A medical image display device comprising: The screen configuration of the placement destination image box corresponds to the screen configuration of the image interpretation display screen,
When the predetermined position of the placement destination image box displayed on the display means is designated by the mouse, the control means is selected by the mouse at the position of the interpretation display screen corresponding to the designated position. The medical image display apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a medical image corresponding to the medical image or the thumbnail image is displayed.   The medical image according to claim 2, wherein the control unit inserts and displays a medical image corresponding to the medical image or thumbnail image selected by the mouse at a position of the interpretation display screen corresponding to the designated position. Display device.   3. The medical image according to claim 2, wherein the control unit displays a medical image corresponding to the medical image or thumbnail image selected by the mouse by overwriting the position of the interpretation display screen corresponding to the designated position. Display device.   5. The control unit according to claim 2, wherein when the medical image is selected by the mouse, the control unit moves the selected medical image to a position on the interpretation display screen corresponding to the designated position and displays the selected medical image. A medical image display device according to claim 1.   The said control means displays the medical image same as the said selected medical image in the position of the said interpretation display screen corresponding to the said designated position, when a medical image is selected with the said mouse | mouth. The medical image display device according to any one of the above.   When an instruction for changing the interpretation display screen layout is input from the mouse to the placement destination image box displayed on the display means, the control means changes the layout of the interpretation display screen based on the instruction. The medical image display apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 6. A method for displaying a medical image of a medical image display device comprising a display means for displaying an image interpretation display screen including a medical image and a thumbnail image, and a mouse,
When the medical image or thumbnail image displayed on the display unit by the mouse is selected by the medical image display device, an arrangement destination image box is displayed on the display unit so as to be superimposed on the interpretation display screen, and the arrangement is performed. When an instruction to change the screen configuration of the interpretation display screen is input from the mouse to the previous image box, the screen configuration of the interpretation display screen is changed based on the input change instruction and displayed on the display unit. A medical image display method comprising the step of: A computer with a mouse
Display means for displaying an image interpretation display screen including medical images and thumbnail images;
When a medical image or a thumbnail image displayed on the display unit is selected by the mouse, an arrangement destination image box is displayed on the display unit so as to be superimposed on the interpretation display screen, and the arrangement destination image box is displayed with respect to the arrangement destination image box. When an instruction to change the screen configuration of the interpretation display screen is input from the mouse, a control unit that causes the display unit to change the screen configuration of the interpretation display screen based on the input change instruction,
Program to function as.

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