JP2016134107A - Image reading support device, image reading support method, and image reading support program - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an image reading support device, an image reading support method, and an image reading support program for reducing a workload in the case of displaying a comparison image.SOLUTION: A monitor 20 for a report and a monitor 22 for a viewer respectively include monitor screens 20s and 22s. When a certain image reading report is selected by an individual report open operation on the monitor screen 20s, a CPU 14 displays a medical image associated with the selected image reading report on the monitor screen 22s. Also, when an operation for selecting the medical image associated with the other image reading report as a comparison image is operated on the monitor screen 22s, the CPU 14 displays a sub-viewer window for reducing and showing the display of the monitor screen 22s on the monitor screen 20s. Furthermore, when an operation for designating a free area on the monitor screen 22s is operated on the sub-viewer window, the CPU 14 additionally displays the comparison image in the designated free area.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

  The present invention relates to an image interpretation support apparatus, an image interpretation support method, and an image interpretation support program, and more particularly to an image interpretation support apparatus, an image interpretation support method, and an image interpretation support program that support an image interpretation operation of a medical image assigned to an image interpretation report.

  A physician in the radiology department (hereinafter referred to as “interpretation physician”) performs interpretation work using an interpretation report system and a medical image viewer (hereinafter simply referred to as “viewer”). In this case, usually one monitor is prepared for the interpretation report system and one or two monitors are prepared for the viewer. Further, a medical image to be diagnosed is often diagnosed in comparison with a medical image taken by another examination. Furthermore, both medical images and comparative images to be diagnosed are displayed on the monitor for the viewer in units of examinations (studies) or series (a plurality of medical images taken in one examination using a radiographic apparatus). Is done.

JP 2007-275558 A

  Since the interpretation doctor inputs findings / diagnosis on the monitor for the interpretation report system, there is a demand for prompt return to the input of findings / diagnosis after the comparison image is additionally displayed on the viewer monitor. Then, in order to perform the observation / diagnosis with reference to the comparison image, it is necessary to move the cursor between the interpretation report system monitor and the viewer monitor.

  However, since the resolution of the monitor for viewers is as high as 2M pixels to 3M pixels, there is a problem that the amount of movement of the cursor by a pointing device such as a mouse is large as mentioned in Patent Document 1.

  Therefore, a main object of the present invention is to provide a diagnosis support apparatus, a diagnosis support method, and a diagnosis support program that can reduce the work load when a medical image is read.

  The image interpretation support device according to the present invention (10: reference numeral corresponding to the embodiment; the same applies hereinafter) selects one of a plurality of image interpretation reports each associated with a medical image on the first monitor screen (20s). First receiving means (S13) for receiving a first selection operation, and image display means (S17, S43˜) for displaying a medical image associated with the interpretation report selected by the first selection operation on the second monitor screen (22s). S45, S71 to S75), second accepting means (S19) for accepting the second selection operation for selecting the comparison image on the first monitor screen after the first selection operation, and displaying the display content of the second monitor screen in a reduced scale. Window display means (S23, S77 to S79) for displaying a window on the first monitor screen in response to the second selection operation, and a window displaying the designation operation for designating an empty area on the second monitor screen. The third to accept above Receiving means (S81) and additional display means (S85 to S93) for additionally displaying a comparison image in the empty area designated by the designation operation are provided.

  Preferably, a heading image display means (S25 to S27) for displaying a heading image corresponding to the comparison image on the first monitor screen is further provided, and the second selection operation clicks on the heading image displayed by the heading image display means. The designation operation corresponds to an operation of clicking an empty area.

  More preferably, the window display means includes display position designation means (S23) for designating a position according to the position of the second selection operation as the window display position.

  Preferably, the comparison image corresponds to a medical image associated with another one of the plurality of interpretation reports.

  Preferably, a window non-display unit (S95) for hiding the window displayed by the window display unit in association with the processing of the additional display unit is further provided.

  Preferably, the additional display unit updates the display mode of the second monitor screen and the display mode of the window displayed by the window display unit when the size of the empty area specified by the specifying operation is insufficient. Update means (S85 to S89) are included.

  Preferably, there is further provided list display means (S7) for displaying a list listing a plurality of interpretation reports on the first monitor screen, and the first selection operation is any of a plurality of interpretation reports from the list displayed by the list display means. This corresponds to an operation for selecting one of them.

  Preferably, report display means (S41) for displaying the interpretation report selected by the first selection operation on the first monitor screen is further provided.

  An interpretation support method according to the present invention is an interpretation support method executed by a processor (14) provided in an interpretation support apparatus (10), and is any one of a plurality of interpretation reports each associated with a medical image. A first accepting step (S13) for accepting a first selection operation for selecting an image on the first monitor screen (20s), and a medical image associated with the interpretation report selected by the first selection operation on the second monitor screen (22s) Image display step (S17, S43 to S45, S71 to S75), a second reception step (S19) for receiving a second selection operation for selecting a comparison image on the first monitor screen after the first selection operation, 2. Window display step (S23, S77 to S79) for displaying a window representing a reduced display content of the monitor screen on the first monitor screen in response to the second selection operation, and specifying an empty area on the second monitor screen Win specified operation Third reception step of receiving on the displayed window by window display step (S81), and comprises an additional display step of adding displaying the comparison image in the specified vacant regions (S85 ~ S93) by the specified operation.

  The interpretation support program according to the present invention provides a processor (14) provided in the interpretation support apparatus (10) with any one of a plurality of interpretation reports associated with medical images on the first monitor screen (20s). A first receiving step (S13) for receiving the first selection operation selected in step (S13), and an image display step (S17, for displaying a medical image associated with the interpretation report selected by the first selection operation on the second monitor screen (22s)). S43 to S45, S71 to S75), a second receiving step (S19) for receiving a second selection operation for selecting a comparison image on the first monitor screen after the first selection operation, and reducing the display content of the second monitor screen The window display step (S23, S77 to S79) for displaying the window to be displayed on the first monitor screen in response to the second selection operation, and the window display step for specifying operation for designating an empty area on the second monitor screen are displayed. And third receiving step (S81) that receives on a window, and for executing an additional display step of adding displaying the comparison image in the specified vacant regions (S85 ~ S93) by specifying operation, a interpretation support program.

  When a certain interpretation report is selected by the first selection operation, a medical image assigned thereto is displayed on the second monitor screen. When a comparison image is selected by the second selection operation, a window representing a reduced display of the second monitor screen is displayed on the first monitor screen. Further, when an empty area on the second monitor screen is specified by the specifying operation, a comparative image is additionally displayed in the specified empty area.

  Here, all of the first selection operation, the second selection operation, and the designation operation are accepted on the first monitor screen or the window displayed on the first monitor screen. This reduces the work burden when displaying the comparative image.

  The above object, other objects, features and advantages of the present invention will become more apparent from the following detailed description of embodiments with reference to the drawings.

It is a block diagram which shows an example of a structure of the interpretation report system applied to this Example. It is an illustration figure which shows an example of the correspondence of an interpretation report, a series thumbnail, and a medical image. It is a flowchart which shows a part of report list display control task performed under image interpretation report software. It is a flowchart which shows the other part of the report list display control task performed under interpretation report software. It is a flowchart which shows a part of individual report display control task performed under interpretation report software. It is a flowchart which shows the other part of the individual report display control task performed under the interpretation report software. It is a flowchart which shows a part of process of viewer software. It is a flow figure showing other part of processing of viewer software. It is an illustration figure which shows an example of the report list window displayed on the monitor for reports. It is an illustration figure which shows another example of the report list window displayed on the monitor for reports. It is an illustration figure which shows another example of the report list window displayed on the monitor for reports. It is an illustration figure which shows an example of the separate report window displayed on the monitor for reports. It is an illustration figure which shows an example of the medical image displayed on the monitor for viewers. It is an illustration figure which shows another example of the report list window displayed on the monitor for reports. It is an illustration figure which shows an example of the Schaukasten window displayed in multiple by the report list window. It is an illustration figure which shows another example of the medical image displayed on the monitor for viewers. It is an illustration figure which shows another example of the Schaukasten window multiple-displayed on the report list window. It is an illustration figure which shows another example of the medical image displayed on the monitor for viewers. It is an illustration figure which shows another example of the Schaukasten window multiple-displayed by the report list window. It is an illustration figure which shows another example of the medical image displayed on the monitor for viewers.

  With reference to FIG. 1, the interpretation report system of this embodiment includes an interpretation support apparatus 10 and a server PC 30 connected to each other via a communication network 40. In the image interpretation support apparatus 10, a communication I / F 12, a CPU 14, a keyboard 16, a mouse 18, a report monitor 20, a viewer monitor 22, a DRAM 24, and a main storage device 26 are connected to the bus BS1.

  The report monitor 20 is provided with a monitor screen 20s, and the viewer monitor 22 is provided with a monitor screen 22s. The resolution of the monitor screen 20s is as low as about 1M pixel, and the resolution of the monitor screen 22s is as high as about 2M pixels to 3M pixels. In this embodiment, one report monitor 20 and one viewer monitor 22 are prepared, but the number of viewer monitors 22 may be two or more.

  The server PC 30 is provided with an interpretation report DB 32 in which a large number of interpretation reports (image diagnosis reports) are stored, and a medical image DB 34 in which a large number of DICOM (Digital Imaging and Communication in Medicine) files are stored. Each DICOM file stores medical images or medical image data captured by a radiation imaging apparatus (not shown). A large number of DICOM files stored in the medical image DB 34 are classified by examination unit or series unit.

  In each interpretation report, in addition to examination information such as examination date and time, examination time, performing doctor, and patient name, findings, diagnosis, and comments entered by the interpreting doctor are described, and one or more series thumbnails are also included. It is pasted. As described above, a large number of DICOM files stored in the medical image DB 34 are classified by examination unit or series unit, and the series thumbnail is a thumbnail image or thumbnail image data for a headline representing a plurality of classified DICOM files. It is.

  Therefore, the correspondence shown in FIG. 2 is established among the interpretation report, the series thumbnail, and the DICOM file, and the DICOM file is associated with the interpretation report via the series thumbnail. Further, any one of the plurality of classified DICOM files is set as a reference DICOM file.

  The CPU 14 provided in the interpretation support apparatus 10 interprets the interpretation support according to the flowcharts shown in FIGS. 3 to 8 in order to support the work of the interpretation doctor who intends to input findings or diagnosis into the interpretation report stored in the server PC 30. Execute.

  Among these, the flowcharts shown in FIGS. 3 to 4 represent report list display control tasks executed under the interpretation report software, and the flowcharts shown in FIGS. 5 to 6 are individual processes executed under the interpretation report software. The report display control task is shown, and the flowcharts shown in FIGS. Control programs corresponding to the interpretation report software and the viewer software are stored in the main storage device 26.

  Referring to FIG. 3, in step S <b> 1, image data representing a report list window is expanded in DRAM 24, and reading of this image data is requested to report monitor 20. As a result, a report list window is displayed on the monitor screen 20s. As shown in FIG. 9, the report list window is provided with a list column LP1, a history column HP1, a finding column RP1, a diagnosis column DP1, a comment column CP1, and a thumbnail column SP1. However, when the processing in step S1 is completed, all the columns are blank.

  In step S3, it is determined whether or not an interpretation report search operation (operation in which a modality type is specified and a “search” button is clicked) has been performed. In step S5, it is determined whether or not another operation has been performed. If both the determination result in step S3 and the determination result in step S5 are NO, the process returns to step S3. If the determination result in step S5 is YES, the process proceeds to another process. If the determination result in step S3 is YES, the process proceeds to step S3. Proceed to S7.

  In step S7, the server PC 30 is accessed via the communication I / F 12 and the communication network 40, and a desired interpretation report is searched from the interpretation report DB 32. The detected interpretation report is received via the communication I / F 12 and taken into the DRAM 24.

  In step S7, image data representing the list of interpretation reports (interpretation report list) acquired in this way is drawn in the DRAM 24, and the report monitor 20 is requested to read the drawn image data. As a result, the interpretation report list is displayed in the list field LP1 of the report list window.

  When “CT” is designated as the type of modality, the interpretation report list is displayed in the list field LP1 as shown in FIG. If a desired interpretation report is not detected, the interpretation report list is not displayed.

  In step S9, it is determined whether or not an interpretation report selection operation (an operation for clicking a desired column or row in the list field LP1 (hereinafter referred to as “column”)) has been performed. If the determination result is NO, step S13 is performed. On the other hand, if the determination result is YES, the following process is executed in step S11, and then the process proceeds to step S13.

  In step S11, text data representing the findings, diagnosis, and comments described in the interpretation report of the selected column and one or more series thumbnails pasted on the interpretation report of the selected column are rendered on the DRAM 24. Then, the report monitor 20 is requested to read the drawn text data and one or more series thumbnails.

  In step S11, an interpretation report referred to in the past in relation to the interpretation report for the selected column is detected, and image data representing a list of the interpretation reports (interpretation report history list) is drawn on the DRAM 24. The report monitor 20 is requested to read the drawn image data.

  As a result, the selected column is highlighted, the findings, diagnosis, and comment are displayed in the observation column RP1, diagnosis column DP1, and comment column CP1, respectively, and one or more series thumbnails are displayed in the report list window. The interpretation report history list is displayed in the thumbnail field SP1, and the interpretation report history list is displayed in the history field HP1. The display of the report list window is updated from FIG. 10 to FIG. 11, for example.

  In step S13, whether an individual report open operation (an operation of pressing the enter key of the keyboard 16 in a state where a desired column on the interpretation report list is selected or an operation of double-clicking a desired column on the interpretation report list) has been performed. In step S15, it is determined whether another operation has been performed. If both the determination result in step S13 and the determination result in step S15 are NO, the process returns to step S9. If the determination result in step S15 is YES, the process proceeds to another process. If the determination result in step S13 is YES, the process proceeds to step S9. In S17, the individual report display control task shown in FIGS.

  In step S41, the window representing the interpretation report selected by the individual report open operation, that is, the image data of the individual report window is developed in the DRAM 24, and the report monitor 20 is requested to read this image data. As a result, an individual report window is displayed on the monitor screen 20s.

  Referring to FIG. 12, in the individual report list window, a finding field RP2, a diagnosis field DP2, and a comment field CP2 are provided. The descriptions in the finding column RP2, the diagnostic column DP2, and the comment column CP2 are the same as the descriptions in the finding column RP1, the diagnostic column DP1, and the comment column CP1 of the report list window at the time when the individual report open operation is accepted.

  In step S43, the viewer software is activated. As a result, the processing shown in FIGS. 7 to 8 is started. In a succeeding step S45, the medical image in which the identification information for identifying the selected interpretation report, that is, the examination identification information is described in order to display the medical image associated with the selected interpretation report on the monitor screen 22s of the viewer monitor 22. A display request is issued to the viewer software. The examination identification information includes one or more series identifiers for identifying one or more series thumbnails pasted on the selected interpretation report.

  Jumping to FIG. 7, in step S71, it is repeatedly determined whether or not a medical image display request has been issued. If the determination result is updated from NO to YES, the flow proceeds to step S73. In step S73, one or more series identifiers are read from the examination identification information described in the medical image display request, and the server PC 30 is requested to transfer a plurality of DICOM files corresponding to the read series identifiers. The requested plurality of DICOM files are returned from the server PC 30, and the returned plurality of DICOM files are acquired by the communication I / F 12.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the plurality of DICOM files classified for each series thumbnail include a reference DICOM file. In step S75, the medical image data of the reference DICOM file is drawn on the DRAM 24, and the viewer monitor 22 is requested to read the drawn medical image data. As a result, one or more medical images corresponding to one or more series identifiers are displayed on the monitor screen 22s.

  According to FIG. 11, three series thumbnails are pasted to the interpretation report of the column highlighted on the list field LP1. When an individual report window representing this interpretation report is displayed on the monitor screen 20s, the corresponding three medical images are displayed on the monitor screen 22s as shown in FIG.

  Returning to FIG. 4, in step S19, it is determined whether or not one of one or more series thumbnails displayed in the thumbnail field of the report list window has been right-clicked with the mouse 18, and in step S25, the interpretation report history is recorded. In step S25, it is determined whether or not a selection operation (an operation for clicking a desired column in the history column HP1) has been performed.

  If the decision result in the step S25 is YES, the following process is executed in a step S27. That is, the text data representing the findings, diagnosis, and comments described in the interpretation report of the column selected from the history column HP1 and one or more series thumbnails pasted on the interpretation report of the selected column are stored in the DRAM 24. The report monitor 20 is requested to read out the drawn text data and one or more series thumbnails.

  As a result, the selected column is highlighted, and the display in the finding column RP1, diagnostic column DP1, comment column CP1, and thumbnail column SP1 of the report list window is updated. The display of the report list window is updated, for example, from FIG. 11 to FIG. When the update is completed, the process returns to step S19.

  If the determination result of step S19 is YES, it will progress to step S21 and it will be discriminate | determined whether any column of the log | history column HP1 is being selected. If a determination result is NO, it will return to Step S19, and if a determination result is YES, it will progress to Step S23. In step S23, a Sharksten window display request is issued to the viewer software.

  The Sherkasten window display request is a request for displaying a Shercus ten window on the monitor screen 20s in a right-clicked position by reducing the display content of the monitor screen 22s. The Shercus Ten window display request includes display position information describing the right-click position and a series identifier for identifying the right-clicked series thumbnail. When the process of step S23 is completed, the process returns to step S19.

  Jumping to FIG. 7, in step S77, it is repeatedly determined whether or not a Sharksten window display request has been issued. If the determination result is updated from NO to YES, the flow proceeds to step S79. In step S79, the image data of the Sharksten window is developed in the DRAM 24, and the report monitor 20 is requested to read this image data. As a result, the Sharksten window is displayed in multiple in the report list window. At this time, the position of the upper left coordinate of the Sharksten window is matched with the right click position.

  Accordingly, when the lower series thumbnail of the two series thumbnails displayed in the thumbnail field SP1 shown in FIG. 14 is right-clicked, the Shasten window is displayed as shown in FIG.

  Strictly, the display of the Schaukasten window is different from a display obtained by simply reducing the display of the monitor screen 22s provided in the viewer monitor 22. However, the reduced image displayed in the Sherkasten window is an image obtained by reducing the medical image displayed on the monitor screen 22s, and the arrangement of the reduced image is matched with the arrangement of the corresponding medical image. Therefore, it can be said that the Shakasten window is a window representing the display content of the monitor screen 22s in a reduced manner.

  In step S81, it is determined whether or not a left click operation with the mouse 18 has been performed on the Shakasten window. In step S83, it is determined whether or not another operation has been performed. If the determination result in step S81 and the determination result in step S83 are both NO, the process returns to step S81. If the determination result in step S83 is YES, another process is executed. If the determination result in step S81 is YES, the process returns to step S81. Proceed to step S85.

  In step S85, it is determined whether or not there is a sufficient free area at the left click position. If the determination result is YES, the process proceeds to step S91. In step S91, the series identifier is read from the Shercus Ten window display request, and a plurality of DICOM files associated with the read series identifier are acquired from the medical image DB 34 in the same manner as described above.

  In step S93, the medical image data stored in the reference DICOM file among the plurality of acquired DICOM files is drawn on the DRAM 24, and the viewer monitor 22 is requested to read the drawn medical image data. As a result, the medical image in the reference DICOM file is additionally displayed in the empty area of the monitor screen 22s.

  According to FIG. 15, there is a sufficient free area at the lower right of the Schaukasten window. Therefore, when left-clicking in this empty area, a medical image corresponding to the series thumbnail that has been right-clicked is additionally displayed in the empty area existing at the lower right of the monitor screen 22s.

  When the additional display is completed, the process proceeds to step S95, and the report monitor 20 is requested to hide the Sharksten window. As a result, the Sharksten window disappears from the monitor screen 20s. When the process of step S95 is completed, the process returns to step S77.

  If the decision result in the step S85 is NO, the process advances to a step S87 to request the viewer monitor 22 to update the display mode so as to secure a sufficient free area on the monitor screen 22s. As a result, an empty area is formed on the monitor screen 22s.

  If the lower series thumbnail displayed in the thumbnail field SP1 shown in FIG. 14 is right-clicked again while the medical image is displayed on the monitor screen 22s in the manner shown in FIG. It is displayed in the manner shown in. In this state, when the lower position of the Sharksten window is left-clicked, the display on the monitor screen 22s is updated from FIG. 16 to FIG.

  In step S89, the image data of the Sharksten window corresponding to the display of the updated monitor screen 22s is developed in the DRAM 24, and the report monitor 20 is requested to read this image data. As a result, the display of the Sharksten window is matched with the monitor screen 22s. In other words, the display of the Schaukasten window is updated from FIG. 17 to FIG.

  When the process of step S89 is completed, the process returns to step S81. Accordingly, when the lower right position of the Shakasten window shown in FIG. 19 is left-clicked, a medical image corresponding to the right-clicked series thumbnail is displayed in the empty area present on the lower right side of the monitor screen 22s as shown in FIG. It is additionally displayed.

  Returning to FIG. 5, in step S47, it is determined whether or not an observation / diagnosis input operation (an operation for inputting a character string into the observation column or the diagnosis column with the keyboard 16) has been performed. If the determination result is YES, the process proceeds to step S49, and a character string is additionally displayed in the finding column RP2 or the diagnostic column DP2 of the individual report window shown in FIG. When the additional display of the character string is completed, the process returns to step S47.

  If the determination result in step S47 is NO, it is determined in step S51 whether or not the “hold” button on the individual report window is left-clicked, and whether or not the “confirm” button on the individual report window is left-clicked. Is determined in step S53, whether or not the “close” button on the individual report window is left-clicked is determined in step S55, and whether or not another operation is performed is determined in step S57.

  If the decision result in the step S51 is YES, the finding / diagnosis holding process is executed in a step S59, and then the process proceeds to the step S63. If the decision result in the step S53 is YES, the finding / diagnosis confirmation process is executed in a step S61, and then the process proceeds to the step S63. The finding / diagnosis pending process in step S59 or the finding / diagnosis confirmation process in step S61 is a process for changing the setting of the interpretation report stored in the interpretation report DB 32.

  If the determination result of step S55 is YES, it will progress to step S63 as it is. If the determination result of step S57 is YES, it will progress to another process. If any determination result in steps S51 to S57 is NO, the process returns to step S47.

  In step S63, the individual report window is not displayed, and in step S65, the viewer software is stopped. The individual report display control task is terminated after the process of step S65.

  Returning to FIG. 4, if the determination result in step S25 is NO, it is determined in step S29 whether or not another operation has been performed, and whether or not the individual report display control task is ended is determined in step S31. . If both the determination results in steps S29 and S31 are NO, the process returns to step S19. If the determination result in step S29 is YES, another process is executed. If the determination result in step S31 is YES, the process returns to step S9. .

  As can be seen from the above description, the report monitor 20 and the viewer monitor 22 have monitor screens 20s and 22s, respectively. When an individual report open operation for selecting a certain interpretation report is received on the monitor screen 20s (S13), the CPU 14 displays a medical image associated with the selected interpretation report on the monitor screen 22s (S17, S43 to S45). , S71 ~ S75). When a right-click operation for selecting a medical image associated with another image interpretation report as a comparison image is performed on the monitor screen 22s (S19), the CPU 14 displays a Sharksten window representing a reduced display of the monitor screen 22s. It is displayed on the monitor screen 20s (S23, S77 to S79). Further, when a left click operation for designating an empty area on the monitor screen 22s is performed on the window (S81), the CPU 14 additionally displays a comparative image in the designated empty area (S85 to S93).

  Here, the individual report open operation, the right click operation, and the left click operation are all accepted on the monitor screen 20s provided in the report monitor 20 or on the Schacus Ten window displayed thereon. This reduces the work burden when displaying the comparative image.

  In this embodiment, a series thumbnail pasted on the interpretation report of the same patient is assumed as an object to be right-clicked in step S19 shown in FIG. However, the right-click target may be a series thumbnail pasted on another patient's interpretation report.

10 ... Diagnosis support device 14 ... CPU
18 ... Mouse 20 ... Report monitor 22 ... Viewer monitor 24 ... DRAM
26 ... Main storage device 30 ... Server PC
32 ... Interpretation report DB
34 ... Medical image DB
40 ... Communication network

Claims (10)

First accepting means for accepting a first selection operation for selecting any one of a plurality of interpretation reports each associated with a medical image on the first monitor screen;
Image display means for displaying a medical image associated with the interpretation report selected by the first selection operation on a second monitor screen;
Second receiving means for receiving a second selection operation for selecting a comparison image on the first monitor screen after the first selection operation;
Window display means for displaying, on the first monitor screen, a window representing a reduced display content of the second monitor screen in response to the second selection operation;
Third accepting means for accepting a designation operation for designating an empty area on the second monitor screen on the window displayed by the window display means; and additionally displaying the comparison image in the empty area designated by the designation operation. An image interpretation support device comprising additional display means. A headline image display means for displaying a headline image corresponding to the comparison image on the first monitor screen;
The second selection operation corresponds to an operation of clicking a heading image displayed by the heading image display means,
The image interpretation support apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the designation operation corresponds to an operation of clicking the empty area.   The interpretation support apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the window display means includes display position designation means for designating a position according to the position of the second selection operation as a display position of the window.   The image interpretation support apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the comparison image corresponds to a medical image associated with another one of the plurality of image interpretation reports.   5. The image interpretation support apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a window non-display unit that hides the window displayed by the window display unit in association with the processing of the additional display unit.   The display for updating the display mode of the second monitor screen and the display mode of the window displayed by the window display unit when the size of the empty area specified by the specifying operation is insufficient. 6. The image interpretation support apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising an aspect update unit. A list display means for displaying a list listing the plurality of interpretation reports on the first monitor screen;
The image interpretation support apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the first selection operation corresponds to an operation of selecting any one of the plurality of image interpretation reports from a list displayed by the list display unit.   The interpretation support apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising report display means for displaying the interpretation report selected by the first selection operation on the first monitor screen. An interpretation support method executed by a processor provided in an interpretation support apparatus,
A first receiving step of receiving a first selection operation for selecting any one of a plurality of interpretation reports each associated with a medical image on the first monitor screen;
An image display step of displaying a medical image associated with the interpretation report selected by the first selection operation on a second monitor screen;
A second receiving step of receiving a second selection operation for selecting a comparison image on the first monitor screen after the first selection operation;
A window display step of displaying a window representing a reduced display content of the second monitor screen on the first monitor screen in response to the second selection operation;
A third accepting step for accepting a designation operation for designating an empty area on the second monitor screen on the window displayed by the window display step; and additionally displaying the comparative image in the empty area designated by the designation operation. An interpretation support method comprising an additional display step. In the processor provided in the interpretation support device,
A first receiving step of receiving a first selection operation for selecting any one of a plurality of interpretation reports each associated with a medical image on the first monitor screen;
An image display step of displaying a medical image associated with the interpretation report selected by the first selection operation on a second monitor screen;
A second receiving step of receiving a second selection operation for selecting a comparison image on the first monitor screen after the first selection operation;
A window display step of displaying a window representing a reduced display content of the second monitor screen on the first monitor screen in response to the second selection operation;
A third accepting step for accepting a designation operation for designating an empty area on the second monitor screen on the window displayed by the window display step; and additionally displaying the comparative image in the empty area designated by the designation operation. An interpretation support program for executing additional display steps.

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