JP3204722B2 - Ultrasound diagnostic equipment - Google Patents

Ultrasound diagnostic equipment

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JP3204722B2
JP3204722B2 JP07903992A JP7903992A JP3204722B2 JP 3204722 B2 JP3204722 B2 JP 3204722B2 JP 07903992 A JP07903992 A JP 07903992A JP 7903992 A JP7903992 A JP 7903992A JP 3204722 B2 JP3204722 B2 JP 3204722B2
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晃 坪井
実 後藤
英貴 柘植
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【発明の詳細な説明】DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

【0001】[0001]

【産業上の利用分野】本発明は、医療用超音波診断装置
特に胎児発育診断機能の胎児発育状況表示を行う診断装
置に関するものである。
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a medical ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus, and more particularly to a diagnostic apparatus for displaying a fetal growth status of a fetal growth diagnostic function.

【0002】[0002]

【従来の技術】医療用超音波診断装置は、多くの場合、
胎児の超音波断層像から体格の代表部位の長さを計測
し、これから胎児の発育の正常/異常を診断するための
胎児発育診断機能を具備している。ここで代表部位と
は、頭部最大横径(以下、BPDと略す。)、頭でん長
(以下、CRLと略す。)、大腿骨長(以下、FLと略
す。)などがある。
2. Description of the Related Art Medical ultrasonic diagnostic apparatuses are often
It has a fetal growth diagnostic function for measuring the length of a representative part of the physique from an ultrasonic tomographic image of the fetus and diagnosing normal / abnormal development of the fetus based on the length. Here, the representative site includes a maximum head lateral diameter (hereinafter abbreviated as BPD), a head extension (hereinafter abbreviated as CRL), a femur length (hereinafter abbreviated as FL), and the like.

【0003】胎児発育診断にはいくつかの方法がある
が、代表的な方法として、青木嶺夫博士らの方法があ
り、「胎児発育の診断」と題する論文(「産婦人科治
療」、Vol.47 NO.5)(1983年11月)
に詳述されている。本診断法では、あらかじめ、数多く
の胎児について代表部位を計測して胎児の年齢に当たる
妊娠週数tと代表部位の長さdとの間の関係式fを統計
学的手法を用いて求めておき、これを診断のためのデー
タとして用いる。即ち、
[0003] There are several methods for fetal growth diagnosis. As a typical method, there is a method by Dr. Mineo Aoki et al., And a paper entitled "Diagnosis of fetal growth"("Obstetrics and Gynecology Treatment", Vol. 47 NO.5) (November 1983)
In detail. In the present diagnostic method, representative sites are measured for a large number of fetuses in advance, and a relational expression f between the number of gestational weeks t corresponding to the age of the fetus and the length d of the representative site is determined in advance using a statistical method. This is used as data for diagnosis. That is,

【数1】d=f(t)## EQU1 ## d = f (t)

【数2】σd=σf(t) ここで、σfは、妊娠週数tにおける胎児の間の代表部
位の計測長のばらつき即ち標準偏差を与える。
Σ d = σ f (t) Here, σ f gives the variation of the measurement length of the representative part between fetuses at the gestational age t, that is, the standard deviation.

【0004】妊娠週数tにおけるある代表部位の計測値
がDである胎児の発育は、次の偏差率I(即ち発育の標
準値からのずれ(D−f(t))の、標準偏差に対する
割合を示す値)を示す式
[0004] The growth of a fetus whose measured value at a certain representative site is D in the number of weeks of gestation is the following deviation ratio I (ie, deviation from the standard value of growth (D-f (t)) with respect to the standard deviation: Expression that indicates the percentage)

【数3】I=(D−f(t))/σf(t) で評価できる。この場合、90%の胎児は|I|≦1.
67の範囲内にはいる。また、代表部位は、BPD、F
Lなど幾種類もあるから、それぞれの偏差率の大きさを
一目で比較できると便利である。
## EQU3 ## It can be evaluated by I = (D−f (t)) / σ f (t). In this case, 90% of the fetuses have | I | ≦ 1.
67. Representative sites are BPD, F
Since there are several types such as L, it is convenient to be able to compare the magnitudes of the deviation rates at a glance.

【0005】[0005]

【発明が解決しようとする課題】しかしながら、従来の
超音波診断装置には、これらの複数の偏差率の値を一目
で比較できる表示法はなかった。
However, in the conventional ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus, there is no display method capable of comparing these plurality of deviation rate values at a glance.

【0006】従って、本発明の目的は、上記した胎児発
育診断法における複数の偏差率の値を一目で比較できる
診断装置を提供することである。
Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide a diagnostic apparatus which can compare a plurality of deviation rate values in the above-mentioned method for diagnosing fetal growth at a glance.

【0007】[0007]

【課題を解決するための手段】上記目的を達成するた
め、本発明では、N種の代表部位の長さに関する偏差率
をそれぞれ同一スケールで比較するためのN本の偏差率
軸とそれらの原点を通る1本の原点ラインとを表示指示
する偏差率表示制御部と、N本の偏差率軸Ii上で|Ii
|≦α(αは正数)で与えられる正常範囲の上下限を示
す2本の直線を表示指示する正常限界線表示制御部と、
算出した偏差率の値を偏差率軸上にプロット指示する偏
差率プロット制御部を、医療用超音波診断装置に新たに
設けるようにした。
In order to achieve the above object, according to the present invention, N deviation ratio axes for comparing the deviation ratios relating to the lengths of N representative portions on the same scale and their origins are provided. one and the deviation rate display control unit that displays instructing the origin line, N present deviation index axis on I i passing through the | I i
A normal limit line display control unit for instructing display of two straight lines indicating the upper and lower limits of a normal range given by | ≦ α (α is a positive number);
A deviation rate plot control unit for plotting the calculated value of the deviation rate on the deviation rate axis is newly provided in the medical ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus.

【0008】[0008]

【作用】本発明は、複数の偏差率の値が、同一スケール
の、そして原点が同一直線上にある偏差率軸上でプロッ
トされているのでそれらの大小比較が容易である。更
に、正常限界線も表示されているので、胎児の発育状態
の正常/異常の診断が容易である。
According to the present invention, since a plurality of deviation rate values are plotted on a deviation rate axis having the same scale and the origin being on the same straight line, their magnitudes can be easily compared. Furthermore, since the normal limit line is also displayed, it is easy to diagnose the normal / abnormal development of the fetus.

【0009】[0009]

【実施例】以下、本発明の一実施例を図1により説明す
る。この超音波診断装置は、超音波計測部1、キーボー
ド2、中央処理部3、体格データメモリ4、胎児週数メ
モリ5、標準体格テーブルメモリ6、偏差率算出部7、
偏差率メモリ8、偏差率軸表示制御部9、正常限界線表
示制御部10、偏差率プロット制御部12、表示部1
3、より成る。超音波計測部1は、胎児を含む人体の超
音波観測を行い、胎児の体格を計測し、BPD、FL等
の計測データを取得する。これらの計測は、超音波技師
の手を介してマンマシン的に行われる。当該超音波計測
部1は、キーボード2からの起動要求に従って、中央処
理部3により起動される。計測結果は体格データメモリ
4に格納される。
An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIG. This ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus includes an ultrasonic measuring unit 1, a keyboard 2, a central processing unit 3, a physique data memory 4, a fetal week number memory 5, a standard physique table memory 6, a deviation rate calculating unit 7,
Deviation rate memory 8, deviation rate axis display control section 9, normal limit line display control section 10, deviation rate plot control section 12, display section 1
Three. The ultrasonic measuring unit 1 performs ultrasonic observation of a human body including a fetus, measures the physique of the fetus, and acquires measurement data such as BPD and FL. These measurements are performed man-machinely through the hands of an ultrasonic engineer. The ultrasonic measurement unit 1 is started by the central processing unit 3 in response to a start request from the keyboard 2. The measurement result is stored in the physique data memory 4.

【0010】また、妊婦の超音波診断時に、妊婦の最終
月経日(以下ではLMPという)をキーボード2から入
力することにより、現在日付との差即ち胎児週数を中央
処理部3が算出し、胎児週数メモリ5に格納する。メモ
リ6は標準体格テーブルメモリである。前述した2つの
関数である(数1)、(数2)式を、tをキーとして検
索可能な数表として記憶する。偏差率算出部7は、キー
ボード2からの起動要求により、中央処理部3によって
起動される。起動されると、胎児週数メモリ5から胎児
週数tを取り込む。次に、tをキーとして、BPD、F
L等の代表部位毎に標準体格テーブルメモリ6から(f
(t)、σf(t))を読み出し、更に、BPD、FL
等の計測データDを体格データメモリ4から取り込み、
偏差率Iを(数3)により計算する。算出結果は、偏差
率メモリ8に格納される。
Further, at the time of ultrasonic diagnosis of the pregnant woman, the central processing unit 3 calculates the difference from the current date, that is, the number of fetus weeks by inputting the last menstrual date (hereinafter referred to as LMP) of the pregnant woman from the keyboard 2; It is stored in the fetal week number memory 5. The memory 6 is a standard physique table memory. The two functions (Equation 1) and (Equation 2) described above are stored as a searchable number table using t as a key. The deviation rate calculation unit 7 is started by the central processing unit 3 in response to a start request from the keyboard 2. When activated, the fetal week number t is fetched from the fetal week number memory 5. Next, using t as a key, BPD, F
L from the standard physique table memory 6 for each representative part such as L
(T), σ f (t)), and further, BPD, FL
, Etc. from the physique data memory 4,
The deviation rate I is calculated by (Equation 3). The calculation result is stored in the deviation rate memory 8.

【0011】偏差率軸表示制御部9は、N種の代表部位
に対応するN本の偏差率軸とそれらの原点を通る1本の
原点ラインとを表示装置13に表示する。正常限界線表
示制御部10は、N本の偏差率軸Ii(i=1、…、
N)上で|Ii|≦αで与えられる正常範囲の上下限を
示す2本の直線を表示装置13に表示する。本実施例で
は原点ラインと区別するため点線で表示する。正常限界
値メモリ11は、上記の正常限界値αを記憶する。αは
キーボード2から入力できるので可変である。偏差率プ
ロット制御部12は、偏差率メモリ8から偏差率を取り
込み、表示部13の偏率軸上にプロットし、表示する。
The deviation rate axis display controller 9 displays on the display device 13 N deviation rate axes corresponding to the N types of representative portions and one origin line passing through the origins. The normal limit line display control unit 10 includes N deviation rate axes I i (i = 1,...,
N) On the display device 13, two straight lines indicating the upper and lower limits of the normal range given by | I i | ≦ α are displayed. In this embodiment, it is indicated by a dotted line to distinguish it from the origin line. The normal limit memory 11 stores the above normal limit α. Since α can be input from the keyboard 2, it is variable. The deviation rate plot control unit 12 takes in the deviation rate from the deviation rate memory 8 and plots and displays the deviation rate on the polarization axis of the display unit 13.

【0012】図2は、本実施例における胎児発育現況表
示画面の概念図である。14は、胎児の妊娠週数であ
る。15は、CRL、BPD、FLの3つの代表部位に
対する偏差率軸である。16は、上記偏差率軸の原点を
通る原点ラインである。17は、正常範囲の上下限を示
す2本の直線である。18は、偏差率のプロット表示で
ある。本実施例ではバツ印“×”を用いているが、これ
は一例であり任意に選定できる。19は、代表部位の名
称である。20は、代表部位の計測値の数値表示であ
る。21は、代表部位の計測値の偏差率の数値表示であ
る。本実施例では、偏差率軸15、16、19は偏差率
軸表示制御部9の指示で表示され、正常範囲を示す2本
の直線17は、正常限界線表示制御部10の指示で表示
され、その他の表示14、18、20、21は偏差率プ
ロット制御部12の指示で表示される。
FIG. 2 is a conceptual diagram of a fetal growth status display screen in this embodiment. 14 is the gestational age of the fetus. Reference numeral 15 denotes a deviation rate axis with respect to three representative portions of CRL, BPD, and FL. Reference numeral 16 denotes an origin line passing through the origin of the deviation rate axis. Reference numeral 17 denotes two straight lines indicating the upper and lower limits of the normal range. 18 is a plot display of the deviation rate. In the present embodiment, crosses “x” are used, but this is an example and can be arbitrarily selected. 19 is the name of the representative part. Numeral 20 is a numerical display of the measured value of the representative part. 21 is a numerical display of the deviation rate of the measured value of the representative part. In the present embodiment, the deviation rate axes 15, 16, and 19 are displayed by the instruction of the deviation rate axis display control unit 9, and the two straight lines 17 indicating the normal range are displayed by the instruction of the normal limit line display control unit 10. , Other displays 14, 18, 20, 21 are displayed according to the instruction of the deviation rate plot control unit 12.

【0013】尚、表示制御部9、10、プロット制御部
12は、中央処理部3の指示によってソフトウェアで実
現可能である。この場合、制御部9、10、12は、単
一の制御部で代替えし、画像メモリを内部に設け、この
メモリの中に偏差率軸、正常限界線、偏差率のプロット
化したもの、を格納し、これを表示部13に表示させ
る。また、上記実施例では、体格の代表部位である長さ
に限定して説明したが、面積、体積、体重、その他の計
測についても同様に適用できる。
The display control units 9 and 10 and the plot control unit 12 can be realized by software in accordance with an instruction from the central processing unit 3. In this case, the control units 9, 10, and 12 are replaced with a single control unit, and an image memory is provided therein. In this memory, a plot of the deviation rate axis, the normal limit line, and the deviation rate is plotted. It is stored and displayed on the display unit 13. Further, in the above-described embodiment, the description is limited to the length, which is the representative portion of the physique, but the present invention can be similarly applied to the measurement of the area, volume, weight, and the like.

【0014】[0014]

【発明の効果】本発明によれば、複数種類の代表部位の
長さの偏差率の値が、同一スケールの、そして原点が整
列したそれぞれの偏差率軸上でプロット表示されるの
で、また、正常範囲の上下限が2本の直線で示されてい
るので胎児の発育状態の正常/異常の判別が容易であ
る。
According to the present invention, the values of the deviation rates of the lengths of a plurality of types of representative portions are plotted and displayed on the respective deviation rate axes of the same scale and whose origins are aligned. Since the upper and lower limits of the normal range are indicated by two straight lines, it is easy to determine whether the fetal growth state is normal or abnormal.

【図面の簡単な説明】[Brief description of the drawings]

【図1】本発明の一実施例のシステムブロック図であ
る。
FIG. 1 is a system block diagram of one embodiment of the present invention.

【図2】本実施例における胎児発育現況表示画面の概念
図である。
FIG. 2 is a conceptual diagram of a fetal growth status display screen in the present embodiment.

【符号の説明】 1 超音波計測部 2 キーボード 3 中央処理部 4 体格データメモリ 5 胎児週数メモリ 6 標準体格テーブルメモリ 7 偏差率算出部 8 偏差率メモリ 9 偏差率軸表示制御部 10 正常限界線表示制御部 11 正常限界メモリ 12 偏差率プロット制御部 13 表示部 14 妊娠週数表示 15 偏差率軸表示 16 原点ライン表示 17 正常範囲表示 18 偏差率プロット表示[Description of Signs] 1 Ultrasonic measurement unit 2 Keyboard 3 Central processing unit 4 Physique data memory 5 Fetal week number memory 6 Standard physique table memory 7 Deviation rate calculation unit 8 Deviation rate memory 9 Deviation rate axis display control unit 10 Normal limit line Display control unit 11 Normal limit memory 12 Deviation rate plot control unit 13 Display unit 14 Pregnancy week number display 15 Deviation rate axis display 16 Origin line display 17 Normal range display 18 Deviation rate plot display

───────────────────────────────────────────────────── フロントページの続き (56)参考文献 特開 昭58−22044(JP,A) 特開 平2−11129(JP,A) 特開 平3−261464(JP,A) 田所義晃他、「当院における胎児 B iparietal Diamete r,Femur Length の発育 曲線」、北里医学、第18巻、第3号、第 267−274頁、昭和63年6月30日 (58)調査した分野(Int.Cl.7,DB名) A61B 8/00 - 8/15 ──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continuation of the front page (56) References JP-A-58-22044 (JP, A) JP-A-2-11129 (JP, A) JP-A-3-26,164 (JP, A) Tadokoro Yoshiaki et al. Developmental Curve of Fetal Biparial Diameter, Femur Length at Our Hospital ", Kitasato Medical, Vol. 18, No. 3, pp. 267-274, June 30, 1988 (58) Fields surveyed (Int. . 7, DB name) A61B 8/00 - 8/15

Claims (1)

(57)【特許請求の範囲】(57) [Claims] 【請求項1】 胎児の体格を超音波画像上で計測し、そ
の計測部位の胎児の妊娠週数における標準値と標準偏差
を用いて、(計測値−標準値)/標準偏差で定義される
偏差率を算出、表示する機能を有する超音波診断装置に
おいて、計測する複数の部位の偏差率軸を同一スケール
でかつ座標原点が同一直線上に整列するように表示指示
すると共に、各偏差率軸において発育正常範囲の上下限
を示す機能を表示指示する正常限界線表示制御部と、算
出した偏差率の値を偏差率軸上にマークで指示する偏差
率プロット制御部と、上記正常限界線表示制御部と偏差
率プロット制御部との表示指示に従って画面上にその指
示内容を表示する表示部と、を設けた超音波診断装置。
1. The body size of a fetus is measured on an ultrasonic image, and is defined as (measured value−standard value) / standard deviation using a standard value and a standard deviation of the fetus at the measurement site in the number of gestational weeks. In an ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus having a function of calculating and displaying a deviation rate, a display instruction is provided so that the deviation rate axes of a plurality of parts to be measured are on the same scale and the coordinate origins are aligned on the same straight line. A normal limit line display control unit for displaying and indicating a function indicating the upper and lower limits of the normal growth range, a deviation rate plot control unit for indicating the value of the calculated deviation rate with a mark on the deviation rate axis, and the normal limit line display. An ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus, comprising: a display unit that displays the content of an instruction on a screen in accordance with a display instruction from a control unit and a deviation rate plot control unit.
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