JP2829497B2 - Film marker for indicating X-ray position of small animals - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a film marker for indicating the position of an X-ray photograph of a small animal. When photographing the skeleton of a small animal such as a dog or a cat with X-rays, it is possible to determine at a glance the position of the transmitted image reflected on the X-ray film.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art When photographing small animals with X-rays, the photographing positions are basically the following four types. Prone (prone) and photographed from the back (dorsal: D), Supine (upturned) and photographed from the ventral (ventral: V), recumbent (sideways) and photographed from the side (lateral:
L), obliquely and photographed obliquely (oblique:
O). Further, in the case of the lateral position and the oblique position, it is necessary to distinguish between the left side (left: L) and the right side (right: R).

If the whole body of an animal is photographed in panorama, the photographing position is obvious. However, photographing only a part of the spine or hip joint often made it difficult to determine the photographing position. Therefore, in order to project the above-mentioned photographing position on an X-ray film, D, V, L, O and left and right L, R dials made of a metal such as lead are attached to the outside of the cassette at the time of photographing with an adhesive tape or the like. Was pasted on. For example, the symbol LL is projected on one corner of the X-ray film in the left lateral position and RL in the right lateral position.

[0004]

However, even if it is understood in the head that the symbol D is in the prone position and V is in the supine position, the translation of V⇒ supine position in the brain at the time of film reading is very easy. I couldn't do it, and I had a few seconds to remember the meaning of the sign. If you get tired of working hard, you are more likely to be sick, and even a skilled veterinarian is often confused by looking at X-ray films as to whether he was in a prone or supine position. For a short time,
For busy animal hospitals, this is completely unnecessary work and waste. In addition, misunderstanding the shooting position by misunderstanding the symbol recognition,
There was even a risk of misjudging the location of the affected area. The veterinarian's tensions to avoid that failure can cause considerable stress. Also, if you leave it to an inexperienced intern, make sure that you did not really misread the shooting position,
It was always a worry for the hospital director. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide an X-ray film marker which solves the above-mentioned drawbacks and enables the photographing position of an animal skeleton reflected on the X-ray film to be determined at a glance at the moment of viewing the X-ray film.

[0005]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a lead marker for projecting numbers and symbols on an X-ray film, wherein the marker has an animal hieroglyphic part in which the contour of the moving object is patterned. It is characterized by comprising a reference part symbolizing the top plate of the X-ray imaging table. Alternatively, the marker may be an animal hieroglyphic part in which the contour of the moving object is patterned, and the reference part may be omitted.

[0006]

According to the X-ray film marker of the present invention having the above-described features, the photographing position of a small animal placed on an X-ray imaging table can be visually recognized on an X-ray film by a positional relationship in which an animal symbol and a reference portion are combined. Can be reflected

[0007]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the embodiments shown in the drawings.

[0008]

Embodiment 1 In the first embodiment of the present invention shown in FIG. 1 to FIG. 4, reference numeral 1 denotes an animal elephant, and a dog outline is formed using a lead wire having a diameter of 1 mm. Reference numeral 2 denotes a reference portion, which expresses the top plate of the plane imaging table in a straight line with a lead line. Numeral 3 denotes a synthetic resin plate which is formed by placing both parts 1 and 2 in a rectangular mold, injecting a quick-setting liquid acrylic resin to a thickness of about 4 mm. By embedding with synthetic resin, the positional relationship between both parts can be fixed. In addition, deformation during use can be prevented. The size of the synthetic resin plate 3 is the same as that for the prone position shown in FIG.
The marker for supine position and the marker for lateral position in FIG. 3 preferably have a length of about 6 to 7 cm and a width of about 3 cm, and the marker for oblique position in FIG. 4 preferably has a length of about 6 cm and a width of about 5 cm. The size is not particularly limited. Reference numeral 4 denotes a hook hole, but need not be provided. If the hook hole 4 is provided at one end of the synthetic resin plate 3, the marker can be hung on a dedicated hanger for easy organization.

[0009] Marker 1 for indicating prone position in Example 1
0a, as shown in FIG. 1, a reference unit 2 which means a plane imaging table is arranged below an animal hieroglyph unit 1 which models the shape of a dog prone on a tabletop of an X-ray imaging table. I have. Similarly, FIG.
The marker 10b for clearly indicating the supine position has the shape of a dog lying on its back on the reference portion 2. FIG. 3 shows an example of the marker 10c for indicating the lateral position, in which the contours of the buttocks and tail of a dog laid sideways are simply patterned to create an animal hieroglyphic part 1.
And FIG. 4 shows an example of the marker 10d for clearly indicating the oblique position, in which the buttocks of the dog are arranged obliquely with respect to the horizontal reference portion 2 and the oblique position is emphasized by a design in which the tail is bent.

In the first embodiment, the marker 10c for specifying the lateral position shown in FIG. 3 and the marker 10d for specifying the oblique position shown in FIG. That is, in FIGS. 3 and 4, the left side of the moving object is in contact with the imaging table, but if the marker is turned over, depending on the direction of the foot and tail of the design,
Right supine position and right oblique position can be specified respectively. Therefore, there is no need to project the left and right LR symbols on the film. In order to use one marker from both sides, a transparent synthetic resin is used for embedding.

[0011]

Second Embodiment FIG. 5 shows a second embodiment of the present invention. In the case of using a concave-top curved imaging table, the reference portion 2 is represented by an arc-shaped lead. The illustrated supine position indicating marker 10b is an example, and is composed of an animal hieroglyphic part 1 in which the whole body of a cat laid on his back on a curved table is patterned and an arc-shaped reference part 2. In order to emphasize the reference part 2, a wavy line that is easier to distinguish than a single line may be used.

[0012]

Embodiment 3 FIG. 6 shows Embodiment 3 of the present invention, in which an animal hieroglyphic part 1 and a reference part 2 are formed by using thin lead plates instead of lead wires.
Is molded. In this embodiment, the silhouette of the cat's face is the animal hieroglyph 1, but may be the silhouette of the whole body. The photographing position of the small animal can be easily identified based on the positional relationship between the silhouette and the reference unit 2.

[0013]

Fourth Embodiment FIG. 7 shows a fourth embodiment of the present invention.
In addition, L and R symbols are provided side by side with lead wires. By doing so, it is possible to prevent an unskilled intern from mistakenly mistaken the left and right of the marker during shooting. Also, when reading a film, it is easy for a beginner to identify. Further, the back side of the synthetic resin plate may be made opaque so that the right and left are not mixed up. For example, when the synthetic resin is poured into the mold described in the first embodiment, a colored synthetic resin is used for the lower layer, and a transparent synthetic resin is used for the upper layer, so that the front and back of the synthetic resin plate can be distinguished. it can.

[0014]

Fifth Embodiment FIG. 8 shows a fifth embodiment of the present invention, and is an example in which a photographing position can be clearly indicated even if a reference line is missing. That is, in the illustrated prone position indicating marker 10a, the X-ray film was taken in the prone position by using only the animal hieroglyphic part 1 in which the shape of the prone animal was patterned with a vertical line. Can be reflected in Similarly, in the animal hieroglyph part 1 of the supine position indicating marker 10b shown in the drawing, the shape of the animal laid on its back is simply represented by a vertical line.

[0015]

Sixth Embodiment FIG. 9 shows a sixth embodiment of the present invention, in which an animal hieroglyphic part 1 is formed using a thin metal plate such as lead and is used without being covered with a synthetic resin. Animal Hieroglyph 1
May be used alone as a marker, or may be combined with the plate-like reference portion 2 to clearly indicate the photographing position. When a thin plate is used, the characteristics of breeds of dogs and cats can be expressed, as in the illustrated dachshund. In addition, by projecting the penis, it is possible to project the image on an X-ray film up to the distinction between male and female.

[0016]

As is apparent from the above description, according to the present invention, at the moment when an X-ray film is viewed, anyone can confirm the photographing position at a glance. For this reason, the interpreter does not need to translate conventional symbols such as D and V in his head.
Therefore, the present invention is free from unnecessary confusion and tension, and the brain can be quickly concentrated on the diagnosis of the affected part.

Surprisingly, the following unexpected effects have been observed. In other words, a veteran veterinarian can easily determine whether a dog or a cat, or even a breed or age, just by looking at an X-ray photograph of the bone, but it is difficult for a beginner to distinguish between a dog and a cat, It was a serious problem. This is a problem unique to the veterinary field that cannot be imagined in human medicine. However, according to the present invention, dogs and cats,
The difference between various animals such as rabbits can be reflected on the X-ray film with simple patterns. As a result, the problems faced by veterinarians in new rice were solved at once. In addition to the explicit effect of the photographing position, which could not be obtained with the conventional markers of numbers and symbols, the effect of specifying the animal species was unexpectedly obtained.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a plan view showing the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a plan view showing the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a plan view showing the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a plan view showing a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a plan view showing a third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a plan view showing a fourth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a plan view showing a fifth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing a sixth embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1: Animal anatomical part 2: Reference part 3: Synthetic resin plate 4: Hook hole 10a: Marker for prone position indication 10b: Marker for supine position indication 10c: Marker for lateral position indication 10d: Marker for oblique position indication

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. The outline of the doll and the top of the X-ray table are symbolized.
In X-ray film mark having a reference portion, before
A film marker for indicating the X-ray photographing position of a small animal, wherein the outline of the doll is an animal hieroglyphic part in which the outline of the moving object is patterned.