JPH02184976A - Medical image filing device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To eliminate the need for the setting of a complicated retrieval condition by making an input operation for part information into a simple input operation only to select any of various part graphics. CONSTITUTION:When any of modality names is designated by a pointing device 8, the designated modality name DR is reversely displayed, and simultaneously, the input of the modality name is also made into a modality table for each patient. Therefore, a part table for each corresponding modality is selected out of plurally provided respective modality tables for respective modalities, and simultaneously, the simple graphics of various parts indicated by a part graphic table corresponding to the part table are displayed on a display 9. Further, when any of the simple graphics of the various parts is designated by the pointing device 8, processing to retrieve an image list for each part out of an image list for each patient is executed. Thus, the input operation for the information for each part at every modality can be easily executed.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Objective of the Invention] (Industrial Application Field) The present invention refers to a patient-specific image list and a region-specific image list linked thereto when inputting search conditions is completed. The present invention relates to a medical image file device that displays images of file contents indicated by search conditions on a display, and particularly relates to improvements in technology for simplifying the input operation of search conditions.

(Prior Art) Conventionally, in this type of medical image file device, when searching for images, data such as patient name, examination date, modality, and site information are required as search conditions. Part information includes magnetic resonance imaging and X-ray CT scans.

It was complicated and varied depending on various modalities such as ultrasound imaging.

(Problem to be Solved by the Invention) Therefore, in the case of this type of conventional medical image file device, when inputting search conditions, especially when inputting body part information, complicated and troublesome operations are not required (problems to be solved by the invention). In this case, there was a problem in that the psychological burden on the operator who inputs the search conditions was heavy, and he was more likely to make operational errors.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and its purpose is to provide a medical image file system U that allows easy input of site-specific information for each modality.

[Structure of the Invention] (Means for Solving and Overcoming the Problems) In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the present invention provides, when the input operation of search conditions is completed, a list of images classified by bereaved person and images classified by body parts linked thereto. In a medical image file device that displays an image of file contents indicated by search conditions on a display by referring to list 1~, a patient-specific modality table in which various modalities are recorded in a designated area on a predetermined memory, and this patient A plurality of modality part tables in which various parts corresponding to each modality of the separate modality table are registered, and a part figure table in which various part figures corresponding to each modality part table are registered, In response to a predetermined input operation for selecting a modality, a corresponding modality-specific body part table is selected from the modality-specific body part tables, and at the same time, various body part figures in the body part figure table are displayed as images on the display. A registered body part on the corresponding modality-specific body part table indicated by a corresponding body part figure selected in response to a control means and a predetermined input operation for selecting one of the various body part figures displayed as an image on the display is The present invention is characterized by comprising a region search execution means for executing a process of searching the region-specific image list from the patient-specific image list based on specified region search information.

<Function> With the medical bilateral file device according to the present invention, inputting site search information for each modality, which was extremely troublesome in the past, can be done by selecting a desired modality from among the various modalities whose images are displayed on the display. You can do it alone.

(Embodiment) FIG. 1 is a block diagram schematically showing the entire system of a medical image file device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The medical image file device of this embodiment basically includes a CPU 1 which serves as the control center of the entire system, a ROM 2 in which a sequence program is stored, and a RAM 3 which is used as a data storage and working memory. .

The devices connected to the CPU system bus 4 include an external storage section 52, an image file section 6, and a keyboard 7.
, point inch vice 8. It is equipped with a display 9, etc.

The external storage unit 5 stores various search information, and also stores a patient-specific table 5a, a patient-specific list 5b, a site-specific image list 5c, a patient-specific modality table 5d, a plurality of modality-specific site tables 5e, and F7 site figure tables. 5f
It has a memory area to create and store each file. Note that a magnetic Y-isk device is used as the external storage section in this embodiment.

The image file section 6 can file images of various modalities.

A keyboard 7 and a pointing device 8 are provided to perform input operations such as the fool's name, gender, path shadow date, and selection of three modalities. Note that a mouse is used as the pointing vice in this embodiment.

To explain in more detail the contents stored in the external storage device 5 in each of these sections, the patient-specific modality table 5d includes various modalities such as magnetic resonance imaging, XICT imaging, ultrasound tomography, and electronic endoscope imaging. Modalities are registered for each patient.

In the plurality of modality-specific body parts tables 5e, various body parts such as one head and chest corresponding to each modality in the breather-specific modality table 5d are registered.

In the plurality of part figure tables 5f, each rod part figure corresponding to each modality part table is recorded as zero.

On the other hand, the CPUI functions as a display control means 1a and a body part search execution means 1b, and the display control means 1a has the following functions:
Pointing device 8 for selecting modality
In response to the input operation, a corresponding modality-specific body part table is selected from the modality-specific body part table 5e, and at the same time, simple figures of various body parts indicated by the corresponding body part figure table 5r are called from the image file unit 6 and displayed on the display 9.
Executes displaying an image on top.

The body part search execution means 1b searches a body part table by corresponding modality indicated by a corresponding simple figure selected in response to a predetermined input operation for selecting one of the simple figures of various body parts displayed as an image on the display 9. Based on the site search information specified by the registered site on 5e, a process of searching the site-specific image list from the patient-specific image list is executed.

The entire operation section of the apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention has an appearance as shown in FIG.
It is equipped with a display 9a and a display 9b.

Next, regarding one embodiment of the present invention, its operation is shown in Fig. 3 (
The process will be explained according to the flowchart of FIG. 5 while referring to the state transition diagrams on the display 9 as shown in A) to (D) and the state transition diagram on the program as shown in FIG. 4.

When the system is initialized and becomes searchable, a large number of patient names registered in the patient-specific table 5a are displayed on the display 9. At this time, when, for example, rMORIJ is specified as a patient name as shown in FIG.
The search condition list is highlighted as shown in FIG. 4A, and at the same time, the search condition list corresponding to the patient name is selected (FIG. 4 - ).

Next, inputs other than the body part to be imaged, such as the gender input in Figure 4 (■), the imaging date input (Figure 4 ■), and the modality input (Figure 4 ■) are performed by operating the keyboard 7 (step 502).
Until this operation is completed, step 203 is denied),
A search process (step 504) is executed to find an image list that satisfies the search conditions from the patient-specific image list, and when the keyboard 7 operation is completed (step 503 affirmative), the specified patient name and various modality names are displayed on the display 9. is displayed.

Here, when one of the modality names is specified using the pointing device 8, the specified modality name (DR) is displayed in reverse video as shown in FIG. Eru (Fig. 4 ■).

Therefore, a corresponding modality-specific body part table is selected from among multiple modality tables provided for each modality (Fig. 4 ■), and at the same time, simple figures of various body parts indicated by the corresponding body part figure table are displayed on the display 9. (Figure 4 ■, same figure [stock]). Note that if the modality is different, other modality-specific body part tables and body part figures are selected as shown by dotted lines in FIG.

Here, when one of the simple figures of various parts is specified with the pointing device 8, the specified simple figure is displayed in reverse video as shown in Fig. 4 (0) (step 505) and Fig. 3 (C). Based on the region search information for the registered region on the corresponding modality-specific region table indicated by the simple figure, a process is executed to search the region-specific image list from the patient-specific field of view list (Fig. 4 @) (Step 506) .

When the site-specific image list is determined as shown in FIG. 4 in this manner, the image number is displayed on the display 9. At this time, by operating the pointing device 8, the image No.
When specified, the actual image for each modality corresponding to the specified simple figure is displayed on the display 9 through the display mode as shown in FIG. 3(D) (step 508
).

As described above, according to one embodiment of the present invention, the input operation of body part information, which has conventionally been considered extremely troublesome, can be performed by simply specifying a simple figure, so body parts figures for each desired modality can be extracted. It has become extremely easy to draw on a display.

[Effect of the Invention J As explained above, the medical image file device to which the present invention is applied allows the input operation of body part information to be as simple as selecting one of various body parts figures, which is different from the conventional method. This eliminates the need to set complicated search conditions, and the operation has been significantly improved compared to the previous version.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an outline of the entire system of an embodiment to which the present invention is applied, FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing an outline of the entire operation section, FIG. 3 is a state transition diagram on the display screen, and FIG. FIG. 4 is a state transition diagram on the program, and FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing the control flow of the entire system. 1...CPU 2...ROM3...RAM
4...System bus 5...External storage unit 6
...Image file section 7...Keyboard 8...Pointing device 9...Display

Claims (1)

[Claims] (1) In a medical image file device that displays the file contents indicated by the search conditions on the display by referring to the patient-specific image list and the region-specific image list linked thereto when the input operation of the search conditions is completed; A patient-specific modality table in which various modalities are registered in a designated area on a predetermined memory, a plurality of modality-specific region tables in which various parts corresponding to each modality of this patient-specific modality table are registered, and each of these A body part figure table in which various body part figures corresponding to the body part table by modality are registered is provided, and in response to a predetermined input operation for selecting a modality, the corresponding body part table by modality is selected from the body part table by modality. display control means for selecting one of the various body part figures indicated by the corresponding body part figure table on the display at the same time; Based on the part search information corresponding to the registered part on the corresponding modality-specific part table indicated by the corresponding part figure specified in response to the input operation,
A medical image file device comprising: a body part search execution unit that executes a process of searching the body part image list from the patient body image list.