JP6456539B1 - Report creation device, report creation device control method, and program - Google Patents

Abstract

An object of the present invention is to easily associate a character string in a document with an image.
A report creation apparatus 100 includes a display control unit 13 that displays a character input field 440, an image input field 450, and a label input field 450a, a character input unit 20 that inputs characters into the character input field 440, and an image. An image input unit 21 for inputting an image in the input field 450, a label input unit 22 for inputting a label in the label input field 450b, a word in the character string input in the character input field 440, and an input in the label editing screen 450b A determination unit 11 that determines a match with the labeled label, and when it is determined that the word and the label match, the labeled image and the word associated with the label are labeled by selecting the word A linking unit 12 for linking the image in a readable manner.
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Description

  The present invention relates to a report creation apparatus, a report creation apparatus control method, and a program.

  When an examination such as CT is performed in a hospital, an image interpretation is performed from an examination image. Interpretation is performed by an interpreting physician who is a specialist. The interpretation doctor displays the requested medical image to be interpreted on the viewer and interprets it, and creates an interpretation report that summarizes the interpretation results.

  Since the interpretation report is a collection of interpretation results for medical images to be interpreted as a document, it is important for the interpretation doctor to be able to confirm which medical image is the interpretation result while creating the interpretation report. ing. In order to facilitate such confirmation work, for example, a report creation apparatus as in Patent Document 1 is used.

  In the report creation apparatus of Patent Document 1, the user specifies a link correspondence range for a character string arranged in the finding column of the report display screen, and drags and drops the medical image being displayed on the monitor to the finding column. Thus, the process of linking the medical image and the character string is performed.

JP 2005-301453 A

  However, in the report creation apparatus of Patent Document 1, it is necessary to manually link character strings and images in a document one by one, which is very complicated. Further, when the medical image is replaced, it is necessary to perform a link operation again, which is very inconvenient.

  Such a problem occurs not only in the creation of an interpretation report, but also in the case where text data and image data are linked, for example, when a website is created.

  Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a report creation apparatus, a control method for the report creation apparatus, and a program capable of easily associating a character string and an image in a document.

In one aspect of the report creation device of the present invention,
A report creation device for creating a report including text and images,
A character input field for inputting a text, an image input field for inputting an image, and a label for inputting a label made up of a character string associated with the image input to the image input field. A display control unit for displaying an input field;
A character input unit for inputting characters in the character input field;
An image input unit for inputting an image in the image input field;
A label input unit for inputting the label in the label input field;
A determination unit for determining a match between the word in the character string input in the character input field and the label input in the label input field;
When it is determined that the word and the label match, the labeled image associated with the label and the word are associated with each other so that the labeled image can be read out by selecting the word. A pegging part,
It is characterized by that.

  According to this aspect, a character is input to the character input field by the character input unit, and an image is input to the image input field by the image input unit. In addition, the label input unit inputs a label made up of a character string associated with the image input in the image input field into the label input field. The determination unit determines whether the word in the character string input in the character input field matches the label input in the label input field. When the determination unit determines that the word and the label match, the labeling unit and the word with the label associated with the label are read out by selecting the word and the labeling unit reads the image with the label. Linked as possible. Therefore, according to this aspect, it is not necessary to manually link the word and the labeled image one by one. Furthermore, even if the image is replaced, if the label is input, the word and the labeled image Therefore, it is possible to provide a report creation device that is convenient for the user.

In one embodiment, the report creation apparatus includes:
The determination unit determines a match between the word and the label when the word is input in the character input field.
It is characterized by that.

  According to the report creation apparatus of this embodiment, when a word is input in the character input field, the match between the word and the label is determined. Therefore, the word and the labeled image are manually and manually processed. It is possible to provide a report creation device that is convenient for users who do not need to be linked.

In one embodiment, the report creation apparatus includes:
The determination unit determines a match between the word and the label when the label is input in the label input field.
It is characterized by that.

  According to the report creation apparatus of this embodiment, when a label is input in the label input field, the match between the word and the label is determined. Therefore, even when the image is replaced, by inputting the label, it is possible to link the word and the image with the label, and it is possible to provide a report creation apparatus that is highly convenient for the user.

In one embodiment, the report creation apparatus includes:
The display control unit displays the word associated with the labeled image in the character input field so as to be distinguishable from other characters in the character string.
It is characterized by that.

  According to the report creation apparatus of this embodiment, the word associated with the labeled image is displayed in a character input field so as to be distinguishable from other characters in the character string. Therefore, the user can easily grasp that the word is associated with the labeled image, and the work burden in creating the report is reduced.

In one embodiment, the report creation apparatus includes:
The display control unit displays a cursor at least in the character input field, and when the word is selected by a first operation in which the cursor is placed on the identifiable displayed word, Displaying the associated labeled image so as to be distinguishable from other images;
It is characterized by that.

  According to the report creation apparatus of this embodiment, when a cursor is placed on an identifiable displayed word and a word is selected, a labeled image associated with the word can be identified from other images. Is displayed. Therefore, the user can easily grasp whether or not a correct image is associated.

In one embodiment, the report creation apparatus includes:
In a state where the cursor is placed on the identifiable displayed word and the word is further selected by a second operation for designating the word, the cursor is displayed on the image in the image input field. The labeled image is displayed in the same display manner as when the second operation for designating the image is further performed in a state where is placed.
It is characterized by that.

  According to the report creation apparatus of this embodiment, in a state where the cursor is placed on the identifiable displayed word, the word is further selected by a second operation for designating the word, for example, by double clicking. In this case, with the cursor placed on the image in the image input field, for example, a labeled image associated with the word is displayed in the same display manner as when double-clicking is performed. Therefore, the user can easily confirm the image associated with the word, and the work burden when creating the report is reduced.

In one embodiment, the report creation apparatus includes:
The report is a medical interpretation report, the sentence is a finding, and the image is a medical image.
It is characterized by that.

  According to the report creation apparatus of one embodiment, characters for medical interpretation report creation are input to the character input field by the character input unit, and medical images are input to the image input field by the image input unit. Further, the label input unit inputs a label made up of a character string associated with the medical image input in the image input field into the label input field. The determination unit determines whether the word in the character string input in the character input field matches the label input in the label input field. If the determination unit determines that the word and the label match, the labeling medical image and the word to which the label is associated are selected by the associating unit, and the medical image with the label is selected by selecting the word. Is linked to be readable. Therefore, according to this aspect, in creating a medical interpretation report, it is not necessary to manually link a word and a medical image with a label one by one, and even if the medical image is replaced, the label is not changed. If input, the word and the medical image with the label are linked. Therefore, it is possible to reduce the burden of interpretation report creation work by the interpretation doctor as a user and provide a highly convenient report creation apparatus.

In one aspect of the control method of the report creation device of the present invention,
A method for controlling a report creation device for creating a report including text and images,
A character input field for inputting a text, an image input field for inputting an image, and a label for inputting a label made up of a character string associated with the image input to the image input field. Displaying the input field by the display control unit;
Inputting a character into the character input field by a character input unit;
Inputting an image into the image input field by an image input unit;
A step of inputting the label into the label input field by a label input unit;
A step of determining a match between the word in the character string input in the character input field and the label input in the label input field by the determination unit;
When it is determined that the word and the label match, the labeling unit reads the labeled image and the word to which the label is linked, and reads the labeled image by selecting the word. Linking to possible,
It is characterized by that.

  According to this aspect, it is not necessary to manually link the word and the image with the label one by one, and even if the image is replaced, if the label is input, the word and the image with the label are Since the association is performed, convenience for the user can be improved.

One aspect of the program of the report creation device of the present invention solves the above-described problem,
A program of a report creation device for creating a report including text and images, the program being stored in a computer,
A character input field for inputting a text, an image input field for inputting an image, and a label for inputting a label made up of a character string associated with the image input to the image input field. A step for displaying an input field;
Inputting characters in the character input field;
Inputting an image in the image input field;
Inputting the label in the label input field;
Determining a match between the word in the character string input in the character input field and the label input in the label input field;
When it is determined that the word and the label match, the labeled image associated with the label and the word are associated with each other so that the labeled image can be read out by selecting the word. And comprising steps
It is characterized by that.

  According to this aspect, it is not necessary to manually link the word and the image with the label one by one, and even if the image is replaced, if the label is input, the word and the image with the label are Since the association is performed, convenience for the user can be improved.

  As is clear from the above, according to the report creation device, the control method of the report creation device, and the program of the present invention, it is possible to easily link the character string and the image in the document, and the user can Work burden when creating can be reduced.

It is the schematic which shows the report production system in one Embodiment. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of a report production system. It is a figure which shows an example of a report preparation screen. It is a figure which shows an example of a label edit screen. It is a flowchart which shows report preparation assistance processing. It is a flowchart which shows report preparation assistance processing. It is a figure which shows the example of a display when a word is input into a character input column and a label is input into a label input column. It is a figure which shows the example of a display when the highlighted word is selected. It is a figure which shows the example of a display when the highlighted word is selected.

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

(Overview of report creation system)
FIG. 1 shows an overview of a report creation system 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, the report creation system 1 in this embodiment includes a report creation device 100, a viewer 200, and an image server 300. The report creation apparatus 100, the viewer 200, and the image server 300 are connected via a network N so as to be communicable.

  In the present embodiment, as an example, a case where an interpretation doctor creates an interpretation report using the report creation apparatus 100 will be described.

  The report creation apparatus 100 and the viewer 200 are so-called computers, each of which includes a calculation control unit (CPU: Central Processing Unit), a main storage unit (RAM: Random Access Memory), an external storage unit (HDD: Hard Disk Drive), A communication controller is provided.

  The report creation apparatus 1 is configured by connecting an input device such as a keyboard and a mouse and a monitor (display unit) such as a liquid crystal display to a computer. Each external storage unit stores an OS (operating system) and application programs. The communication controller is connected to the connection line of the network N, for example, via the network N by data communication control such as WWW (World Wide Web), DICOM (Digital Imaging and Communication in Medicine) communication protocol, TCP / IP protocol, etc. Controls data communication to be performed.

  The image server 300 is connected to an image diagnostic apparatus (not shown) via the network N, and registers and stores medical images created by the image diagnostic apparatus in an image database. The diagnostic imaging apparatus 3 captures a patient, creates a medical image reflecting the imaging result, and transmits the created medical image to the image server 300.

  When the image interpretation doctor is requested to interpret the medical image, the image interpretation doctor operates the viewer 200 to acquire the medical image from the image server 300 and causes the viewer 200 to display the medical image. The interpretation doctor performs interpretation based on the medical image displayed on the viewer 200, and creates an interpretation report that summarizes the interpretation results by the report creation apparatus 1.

  The image interpretation doctor operates the report creation apparatus 1 to acquire, from the viewer 200 or the image server 300, a medical image used for creating an image interpretation report among the medical images displayed on the viewer 200.

  In the present embodiment, the report creation device 1 and the viewer 200 are separate devices, but the report creation device 1 and the viewer 200 may be combined.

  The interpretation report is data in which the result of interpretation of a medical image is described, and has an electronic file format such as text data, HTML data, or XML data format. The report creation apparatus 1 has a display function for medical images to be interpreted and a document creation function.

(Function block of report creation device)
FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing functional blocks of the report creation apparatus 1. As shown in FIG. 2, the report creation apparatus 1 includes a control unit 10, a character input unit 20, an image input unit 21, a label input unit 22, a display unit 30, a storage unit 40, and a communication processing unit 50. And. The control unit 10 includes a determination unit 11, a stringing unit 12, and a display control unit 13.

  The character input unit 20 inputs a character input by the image interpretation doctor using an input device such as a keyboard or a mouse into a character input field displayed on the display unit 30. The image input unit 21 inputs a medical image acquired from the viewer 200 or the image server 300 into an image input field displayed on the display unit 30. The label input unit 22 inputs characters input by the interpretation doctor using an input device such as a keyboard and a mouse into a label input field displayed on the display unit 30.

  The display control unit 13 displays an interpretation report creation screen on the display unit. The interpretation report creation screen includes a character input field, an image input field, and a label input field. When characters and medical images are input in these fields, the characters and medical images are displayed in these fields.

  The determination unit 11 determines a match between the word in the character string input in the character input field and the label input in the label input field.

  When it is determined that the word input in the character input field matches the label input in the label input field, the associating unit 12 associates the labeled image with the label and the word. When this association is performed, an associated labeled image can be read out by selecting a word.

  The display unit 30 displays a character input field, an image input field, a label input field, and an interpretation report creation screen including the characters and medical images input in these fields.

  The storage unit 40 stores a program for report creation processing, characters, images, and data necessary for report creation processing.

  The communication processing unit 50 communicates with the viewer 200 and the image server 300 via the network N.

(Overview of report creation screen)
Next, a report creation screen in the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 3 and 4. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of a report creation screen 400 in the present embodiment. FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of the label editing screen 450b. As shown in FIG. 3, the report creation screen 400 includes a bibliographic item field 410, a character input field 440, an image input field 450, and a button display field 460.

  In the bibliographic item column 410, for example, a patient ID, a patient name, and the like are input. Such information may be input in the report creation apparatus 1 or may be acquired from the viewer 200.

  In the character input field 440, the findings as a result of the interpretation of the medical image by the interpretation doctor are input as text. For example, a finding “Lymph node metastasis is observed in this image.

  In the image input field 450, a medical image to be referred to when the interpretation doctor creates an interpretation report is input. The medical image is acquired from the viewer 200 or the image server 300 and is input to the image input field 450.

  A label edit button 450a as a label input field is displayed below the medical image displayed in the image input field 450. By selecting the label edit button 450a by clicking or the like, a label edit screen 450b pops up around the image input field 450. The interpreting physician can input a label on the label editing screen 450b.

  The label is a keyword related to the finding about the medical image, and for example, a label such as “lymph node metastasis” is input. This label is input using an input device such as a keyboard or a mouse of the report creation apparatus 100. When the label is input, the label is linked to the medical image. Note that the label may be input in the diagnostic imaging apparatus. In this case, when the report creation apparatus 100 acquires a medical image from the image diagnostic apparatus, a label associated with the medical image is input together with the medical image.

  In the button display field 460, a button for temporarily confirming, confirming, or saving the sentence input in the character input field 440 is displayed.

(Operation of report creation device)
Next, the operation of the report creation apparatus 1 will be described with reference to FIGS. 5 and 6 are flowcharts showing the operation of the report creating apparatus 1. In the following description, the interpretation doctor has selected a medical image to be referred to in order to create an interpretation report in the viewer 200, acquired from the viewer 200 or the image server 300, and input the image input field 450. Suppose that it is in a state. 5 and 6 are performed at predetermined time intervals.

  First, when the image interpretation doctor performs key input of a character string in the character input field 440 using an input device such as a keyboard and a mouse, the character input unit 20 inputs the character string into the character input field 440 and performs display control. The part 13 is displayed in the character input field 440. When the interpretation doctor inputs a character in the character input field 440, the determination unit 11 determines whether or not the word is confirmed (S10). If the determination unit 11 determines that the word has not been confirmed (S10: NO), the determination unit 11 exits this process. However, when the interpretation doctor determines the word consisting of the input character string, the determination unit 11 determines that the word has been determined (S10: YES). Next, the determination unit 11 determines whether a label is input (S20). In the present embodiment, the label is input after the findings are described in the character input field 440. If the determination unit 11 determines that no label has been input (S20: NO), it exits this process. However, it is assumed that the interpretation doctor describes the findings in the character input field 440, and then selects the label edit button 450a to display the label edit screen 450b and inputs the label. In this case, the determination unit 11 determines that a label has been input (S20: YES), and determines whether the word in the character string input to the character input field 440 matches the input label (S30). ).

  For example, as shown in FIG. 7, after inputting a character string “Lymph node metastasis is recognized in this image....” In a character input field 440, a label “Lymph node metastasis” is input. Suppose that When a label is input in this way, the medical image in the image input field 450 in which this label is input is linked to this label. In the present embodiment, a medical image associated with a label is referred to as a labeled medical image. The association between the label and the medical image may be performed by the association unit 12, or the control unit 10 may have a function of associating the label and the medical image separately from the association unit 12.

  In this example, the determination unit 11 determines that the “lymph node metastasis” that is the word in the character string input in the character input field 440 matches the input “lymph node metastasis” (S40). : YES)

  When it is determined that the word and the label match, the associating unit 12 associates the word with the medical image with the label associated with the label (S50). When this association is performed, an image with a label can be read by selecting a word in the character input field 440.

  Next, the display control unit 13 performs highlight display for displaying the word in the character input field 440 associated with the medical image with the label so that the word can be distinguished from other characters in the character string in the character input field 440. (S60). FIG. 7 shows an example in which the word “lymph node metastasis” is highlighted.

  Next, the operation when the highlighted word is selected in the state where the word and the labeled medical image are linked as described above and the word is highlighted will be described with reference to FIGS. This will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 8 and FIG. 9 are diagrams showing display examples when a highlighted word is selected.

  As shown in FIG. 8, it is assumed that the interpretation doctor performs a so-called mouse-over operation (first operation) in which a cursor is placed on a highlighted word and this word is selected. In this case, the display control unit 13 determines that the highlight portion has been mouse-overed (FIG. 5: S100; YES), and the labeled medical image associated with this word is as shown in FIG. It is displayed near the cursor so that it can be distinguished from other medical images in the image input field 450. (FIG. 5: S110). In the present embodiment, the display when the mouse is over is referred to as an image display 1.

  Further, it is assumed that the interpretation doctor places the cursor on the highlighted word and double-clicks to select this word (second operation). In this case, the display control unit 13 determines that the highlight portion has been doubled over (FIG. 5: S120; YES), and the labeled medical image associated with this word is as shown in FIG. The medical image is enlarged and displayed on the full screen (image display 2, FIG. 5: S130). In the present embodiment, the display when double-clicked is referred to as an image display 2. This image display 2 is also performed when each medical image is double-clicked in the image input field 450. That is, when the highlighted word is selected by double-clicking, the display control unit 13 is labeled with the same display manner as when the double-clicking is performed on the medical image in the image input field 450. Display a medical image.

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, when a character string is input to the character input field 440, a word is confirmed, and a label is input on the label editing screen 450b, a match between the input label and the word is determined. . If it is determined that the input label and the word match, the word and the medical image with label are linked. In this way, the interpreting doctor enters the findings while confirming the contents of the sentences described as the findings and the referred medical images without manually linking the words to the medical images, and creates an interpretation report. can do. Therefore, according to the present embodiment, it is possible to reduce the work burden when creating an interpretation report.

  In addition, even when the medical image is replaced, simply by inputting the label, the label and the word are determined as described above, and the word and the medical image with the label are associated with each other. The burden can be reduced.

  Furthermore, since the word associated with the labeled medical image is highlighted, it is possible to easily confirm the word referring to the medical image in the character string in the sentence created as the finding. Therefore, it is possible to easily check the reference location of the medical image.

  In addition, since the labeled medical image is enlarged and displayed by mouse-over or double-clicking on the highlighted word, it is possible to confirm whether or not the correct medical image is being referred to.

(Modification)
In the above-described embodiment, the aspect in which the label is input after the finding is described in the character input field 440 has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to such an aspect. For example, the label may be input during the input of the findings or before the input of the findings.

  In the above-described embodiment, the aspect in which the report creation apparatus 100 of the present invention is used when creating an interpretation report has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to such an embodiment. For example, when a web page or the like is created, the present invention can be applied to a case where an image is inserted into a page while inputting a character string into the page. In this case, a label is attached to the image in advance, and the same word as that label may be input to the image insertion location in the page. Alternatively, a word for image insertion may be determined in advance, and the same label as that word may be attached to the image.

  The above embodiments are merely examples, and various modifications can be made without departing from the scope of the present invention. The plurality of embodiments described above can be established independently, but combinations of the embodiments are also possible. In addition, various features in different embodiments can be established independently, but the features in different embodiments can be combined.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 11 Determination part 12 Linking part 13 Display control part 20 Character input part 21 Image input part 22 Label input part 100 Report creation apparatus 200 Viewer 400 Report creation screen 440 Character input field 450 Image input field 450b Label edit screen

Claims (6)

An interpretation report creation device for creating a medical interpretation report including a sentence of a finding and a medical image,
A text entry field for inputting a sentence findings, an image input section for inputting a medical image, provided corresponding to the image input section, a label consisting of a string attached cord in the medical image inputted in the image input section A display control unit for displaying a label input field for inputting
A character input unit for inputting characters in the character input field;
An image input unit for inputting an image in the image input field;
A label input unit for inputting the label in the label input field;
When the word is input in the character input field or when the label is input in the label input field, the word in the character string input in the character input field and the label input field are input. A determination unit for determining a match with the labeled label;
When it is determined that the word matches the label, the labeled medical image can be read by selecting the word from the labeled medical image and the word associated with the label. A stringing unit for stringing,
An interpretation report creation device characterized by that. The display control unit displays the word associated with the labeled image in the character input field so as to be distinguishable from other characters in the character string .
The image interpretation report creating apparatus according to claim 1. The display control unit displays a cursor at least in the character input field, and when the first operation for placing the cursor is performed on the identifiable word, the display control unit associates the word with the word. Displaying the labeled image in a distinguishable manner from other images ,
The report creation apparatus according to claim 2 . The display control unit performs a second operation for selecting an object on which the cursor is placed in addition to the first operation on which the cursor is placed on the word displayed in an identifiable manner, When a word is selected, and when the second operation is performed in addition to the first operation in which the cursor is placed on the image in the image input field, and the image is selected. , Enlarge and display the labeled image,
The report creation device according to claim 3 .
A method for controlling an interpretation report creating apparatus for creating a medical interpretation report including a sentence of a finding and a medical image,
A label made up of a character input column for inputting a sentence of observation, an image input column for inputting a medical image, and a character string associated with the medical image input to the image input column. Displaying a label input field for inputting, by the display control unit;
Inputting a character into the character input field by a character input unit;
Inputting an image into the image input field by an image input unit;
A step of inputting the label into the label input field by a label input unit;
When the word is input in the character input field, or when the label is input in the label input field, a word in the character string input to the character input field by the determination unit and the label Determining a match with the label entered in the input field;
When it is determined that the word and the label match, the labeling unit reads the labeled image and the word to which the label is linked, and reads the labeled image by selecting the word. Linking to possible,
A method of controlling an interpretation report creating apparatus characterized by the above. A program of an interpretation report creating apparatus for creating a medical interpretation report including a sentence of a finding and a medical image, the program being stored in a computer,
A label made up of a character input column for inputting a sentence of observation, an image input column for inputting a medical image, and a character string associated with the medical image input to the image input column. A step for displaying a label input field for inputting,
Inputting characters in the character input field;
Inputting an image in the image input field;
Inputting the label in the label input field;
When the word is input in the character input field or when the label is input in the label input field, the word in the character string input in the character input field and the label input field are input. Determining a match with the labeled label;
When it is determined that the word and the label match, the labeled image associated with the label and the word are associated with each other so that the labeled image can be read out by selecting the word. And comprising steps
A program characterized by that.