JPH02244277A - Medical picture communication store system - Google Patents

Medical picture communication store system

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JPH02244277A
JPH02244277A JP1015938A JP1593889A JPH02244277A JP H02244277 A JPH02244277 A JP H02244277A JP 1015938 A JP1015938 A JP 1015938A JP 1593889 A JP1593889 A JP 1593889A JP H02244277 A JPH02244277 A JP H02244277A
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Akihiro Toshimitsu
利光 章弘
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Abstract

PURPOSE:To simplify the operation for transfer of the medical picture information and at the same time to attain the transfer of accurate information by using a designating means to designate the doctors of each medical department. CONSTITUTION:A picture transfer controller 9 includes a CPU, etc., and also contains a specific information storage means 9a which stores the specific information that specifies the recording means (picture store devices 4 - 6) of a medical department of a relevant doctor designated by the designating means 2' and 8'. Furthermore a function serving as a transfer means is added to transfer the medical picture information to the recording means of the medical department specified by the specific information. Thus the medical picture information written and stored in a certain one of picture store devices forming a store device group SDB is transferred from an SDB 7 via a network 2 and displayed on a CRT with a display request given from a picture display device 13 for internal diseases for example. As a result, the transfer operation is simplified for the medical picture information and at the same time the accurate transfer of information is attained.

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【発明の詳細な説明】 [発明の目的] (産業上の利用分野) 本発明は、例えば病院等の医療機関において用いられる
医用画像通信保管システムに関する。
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Object of the Invention] (Field of Industrial Application) The present invention relates to a medical image communication and storage system used in medical institutions such as hospitals.

(従来の技術) 近年、X線フィルム画像、X線CT画像、超音波画像等
を各画像発生装置から収集し、これらをデジタル画像情
報として記録手段たるデータベース装置に保管し、必要
に応じてこれらの画像情報を読み出して診断に供するこ
とが行われている。
(Prior art) In recent years, X-ray film images, X-ray CT images, ultrasound images, etc. are collected from various image generating devices, and these are stored as digital image information in a database device that is a recording means, and these images are stored as necessary. Image information is read out and used for diagnosis.

ところで、上述したような各データベース装置は、各診
断料(例えば産婦人科、外科、内科等)にそれぞれ配置
されており、各診断料用に収集された各種画像情報は、
各診断料毎のデータベース装置にそれぞれ記憶させるよ
うにして整理、活用の便を図っている。
By the way, each database device as described above is placed in each diagnostic fee (for example, obstetrics and gynecology, surgery, internal medicine, etc.), and various image information collected for each diagnostic fee is
Each diagnostic fee is stored in a database device for ease of organization and utilization.

このような各画像発生装置とデータベース装置とは、通
信回線(以下、ネットワークという)を介して接続され
るのが一般的であるが、ネットワークとこれら各装置間
の通信は、医用画像通信の標準プロトコルであるACR
−ME)IAと呼ばれる通信プロトコルにより行われて
いる。
Generally, each image generation device and database device are connected via a communication line (hereinafter referred to as a network), but the communication between the network and each of these devices is based on the medical image communication standard. ACR protocol
-ME) This is done using a communication protocol called IA.

このACR−NEHAと呼ばれる通信プロトコルのフォ
−マットは、画像付帯情報と画像データとから構成され
、このうち画像付帯情報には患者ID、担当医師名、デ
ータ量等が含まれてはいるが、診断料に関する情報は含
まれてあらず、しかも、この診断料に関する情報を追記
する記録領域もないものである。
The format of this communication protocol called ACR-NEHA consists of image supplementary information and image data, of which the image supplementary information includes the patient ID, the name of the doctor in charge, the amount of data, etc. Information regarding the diagnostic fee is not included, and furthermore, there is no recording area to additionally record information regarding the diagnostic fee.

(発明が解決しようとする課題) 以上のように、取り込まれた医用画像情報を各データベ
ース装置に振り分けて転送したいにも拘らず、ACR−
NEHAフォーマットの画像付帯情報には、診断料に関
する情報が欠落しているため、オペレータは取り込まれ
た医用画像情報毎に転送先(診断料)をいちいち指定す
る必要があった。
(Problems to be Solved by the Invention) As described above, although it is desired to distribute and transfer the imported medical image information to each database device, the ACR-
Since the image supplementary information in the NEHA format lacks information regarding the diagnostic fee, the operator had to specify the transfer destination (diagnostic fee) for each imported medical image information.

従って、その転送操作が煩雑であり、しかも、このため
に誤って他の診断料に属するデータベース装置に保管し
てしまうという解決すべき問題点があった。
Therefore, the transfer operation is complicated and, moreover, there is a problem that the data may be erroneously stored in a database device belonging to another diagnostic fee.

そこで本発明は、医用画像情報の転送操作の簡略化を図
るとともに、正確な転送が行える医用画像通信保管シス
テムの提供を目的とする。
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a medical image communication and storage system that simplifies the transfer operation of medical image information and allows accurate transfer.

[発明の構成1 (課題を解決するための手段) 上記目的を達成するための本発明の構成は、前述した医
用画像通信保管システムにおいて、各診断料に所属する
医師を指定可能な指定手段と、この指定により、その指
定医師が所属する診断料の記録手段を特定する特定情報
が記録された特定情報記録手段と、この特定された診断
料の記録手段に、医用画像情報を転送する転送手段とを
備えたものとしている。
[Structure 1 of the Invention (Means for Solving the Problems) The structure of the present invention for achieving the above object includes a designation means that can designate a doctor belonging to each diagnostic fee in the medical image communication storage system described above. , With this designation, a specific information recording means in which specific information identifying the diagnostic fee recording means to which the designated doctor belongs is recorded, and a transfer means for transmitting medical image information to the specified diagnostic fee recording means. It is said to be equipped with the following.

(作 用) 上記構成を備えた本発明の作用は、特定の診断料に所属
する医師を指定手段により指定すると、画像発生装置よ
り取り込まれた医用画像情報は、その診断料に配置され
た記憶手段に自動的に転送されて書き込まれる。
(Function) The function of the present invention having the above-mentioned configuration is that when a doctor belonging to a particular diagnostic fee is designated by the specifying means, the medical image information taken in by the image generating device is stored in the memory arranged in the diagnostic fee. automatically transferred and written to the means.

(実施例) 以下、本発明について図面を参照して説明する。(Example) Hereinafter, the present invention will be explained with reference to the drawings.

第1図は一実施例としての医用画像通信保管システムの
概略構成を示すブロック図である。
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a medical image communication storage system as an embodiment.

同図に示す医用画像通信保管システム1は、放射線科等
に配置されたX線装置8.X線CT装置や超音波診断装
置2等の、医用画像情報を発生する画像発生手段と、各
診断料に所属する医師を指定可能な指定手段2’ 、8
’ と、詳細を後述する画像転送制御装置9と、前記医
用画像情報を一時的に保管する比較的高速で小容量の画
像保管装置く以下、MDBという)3と、例えば放射線
科に設けられた画像発生装置2から取り込まれた各診断
料用の医用画像情報を記録して保管可能な、比較的低速
で大容量からなる画像保管装置群(以下、SDBという
)7と、必要に応じて5DB7から医用画像情報を読み
出して表示する画像表示装置群10とを備えたものとし
ている。
A medical image communication and storage system 1 shown in the figure includes an X-ray device 8. An image generating means for generating medical image information, such as an X-ray CT device or an ultrasound diagnostic device 2, and a specifying means 2', 8 for specifying a doctor who belongs to each diagnostic fee.
', an image transfer control device 9 whose details will be described later, a relatively high-speed and small-capacity image storage device (hereinafter referred to as MDB) 3 that temporarily stores the medical image information, and a An image storage device group (hereinafter referred to as SDB) 7 which is relatively slow and has a large capacity and is capable of recording and storing medical image information for each diagnostic fee taken in from the image generation device 2, and 5DB 7 as necessary. and an image display device group 10 that reads and displays medical image information from.

前記指定手段2’ 、8’ は、キーボードを備えた入
力部と表示部(いずも図示しない)とを有するもので、
本実施例では各画像発生装置の一部として設けられてい
る。この構成による医師の指定は、入力部のキーボード
から医師のイニシャル等をキー人力することで行う。ま
た、この入力された文字は同時に表示部に表示されるよ
うになってあり、これにより指定ミスを防止できるよう
にしている。
The designation means 2', 8' have an input section with a keyboard and a display section (not shown),
In this embodiment, it is provided as a part of each image generating device. The designation of a doctor with this configuration is performed by manually inputting the doctor's initials, etc. from the keyboard of the input unit. Furthermore, the input characters are displayed on the display section at the same time, thereby preventing specification errors.

前記5DB7は、放射線科等に設けられた画像発生装置
2等から取り込まれた医用画像情報を、診断料毎に記録
して保管する比較的低速で大容量のものであり、例えば
画像発生装置2から取り込まれた内科用画像情報を、磁
気ディスク等に記録して保管する内科用画像保管装置4
.同様に外科用画一像情報を保管する外科用画像保管装
置5.産婦人科用画像情報を保管する産婦人科用画像保
管装置6等から構成されている。
The 5DB 7 is a relatively low-speed, large-capacity device that records and stores medical image information taken in from an image generation device 2 installed in a radiology department or the like for each diagnostic fee. Internal medicine image storage device 4 that records and stores internal medicine image information imported from a magnetic disk or the like.
.. 5. Surgical image storage device that similarly stores surgical image information. It is comprised of an image storage device 6 for obstetrics and gynecology that stores image information for obstetrics and gynecology.

前記画像転送制御装置9はCPU等を含んで構成され、
本システムの制御中枢となるとともに、指定手段2’ 
、8’ による医師の指定により、その指定医師が所属
する診断料の記録手段(画像保管装置4乃至6)を特定
する特定情報を記憶する特定情報記憶手段9aを内蔵し
、この特定情報により特定された診断料の記録手段に医
用画像情報を転送する転送手段としての機能を備えたも
のである。
The image transfer control device 9 includes a CPU and the like,
In addition to being the control center of this system, the designation means 2'
, 8', a specific information storage means 9a is built-in for storing specific information for specifying the diagnostic fee recording means (image storage devices 4 to 6) to which the designated doctor belongs, and the specific information can be used to specify It has a function as a transfer means for transferring medical image information to a recording means for diagnostic fees obtained.

この記憶手段9aはRAM等から構成され、ここには第
2図に示すような参照テーブル18が記録されている。
This storage means 9a is composed of a RAM, etc., and a reference table 18 as shown in FIG. 2 is recorded therein.

第2図に示す参照テーブル18は、特定情報として医師
名(例えばA、B等)と、その医師が所属する診断料(
例えば内科、外科等)内に設置された医用画像保管装置
とを一対一に関連付けたものである。従って、画像転送
制御装置9は指定手段2’ 、 8’での医師の指定に
従い、その指定医師が所属する診断料を参照し、その診
断料内に設置されている画像保管装置に、前記画像発生
装置2から取り込まれた医用画像情報を自動的に記録す
ることになる。
The reference table 18 shown in FIG.
For example, a medical image storage device installed in an internal medicine department, a surgical department, etc.) is associated with the medical image storage device on a one-to-one basis. Accordingly, the image transfer control device 9 refers to the diagnostic fee to which the designated doctor belongs in accordance with the doctor's designation in the designation means 2', 8', and stores the image in the image storage device installed in the diagnostic fee. The medical image information taken in from the generator 2 will be automatically recorded.

前記画像表示装置群10は、それぞれCRT等を備えた
内科用画像表示装置13.外科用画像表示装置12.産
婦人科用画像表示装置11等を有して構成されており、
各診断料内に設置されている画像保管装置に記録されて
いる医用画像情報を表示できるようにしたものである。
The image display device group 10 includes internal medicine image display devices 13. each including a CRT or the like. Surgical image display device 12. It is configured with an obstetrics and gynecology image display device 11, etc.
It is possible to display medical image information recorded in the image storage device installed in each diagnostic fee.

ところで前記各端末装置は、それぞれネットワークイン
ターフェースユニット(以下、NIUという)19を介
して14乃至17で示す通信回線(以下、ネットワーク
という)と接続され、これらネットワーク14乃至17
と各端末装置との間の通信は、前述した医用画像通信の
標準プロトコルであるACR−NEMAプロトコルによ
り行われるようになっている。
By the way, each of the terminal devices is connected to communication lines 14 to 17 (hereinafter referred to as networks) via a network interface unit (hereinafter referred to as NIU) 19, and these networks 14 to 17
Communication between the terminal device and each terminal device is performed using the ACR-NEMA protocol, which is the standard protocol for medical image communication described above.

次に、以上のように構成された医用画像通信保管システ
ムの作用、効果について第3図をも参照して説明する。
Next, the functions and effects of the medical image communication and storage system configured as described above will be explained with reference to FIG. 3 as well.

まず、画像発生装置2で発生した医用画像情報は、指定
手段2’ 、 8’の医師名の入力及び実行キーの押下
により、医師名とともにネットワーク14を経由してM
DB3に次々に転送され、ここに−旦記録されて保管さ
れる。
First, the medical image information generated by the image generating device 2 is transmitted to the M.
The information is transferred one after another to DB3, where it is recorded and stored.

画像転送制御装@9は、MDB3に記録されている医用
画像情報の保管容量を監視しており、残りの保管容量が
なくなったことを検出すると、それまで保管されていた
医用画像情報をネットワーク14を経由して5D87に
転送する。
The image transfer control device @ 9 monitors the storage capacity of medical image information recorded in the MDB 3, and when it detects that the remaining storage capacity is used up, it transfers the medical image information stored until then to the network 14. Transfer to 5D87 via .

この場合に転送される医用画像情報は、画像転送制御装
置9により自動的にその転送先が定まる。
The transfer destination of the medical image information transferred in this case is automatically determined by the image transfer control device 9.

そして、5DB7をなすいづれかの画像保管装置に白き
込まれて保管された医用画像情報は、例えば内科用画像
表示装置13からの表示要求により、5DB7からネッ
トワーク2を経由して転送され、そのCRTに表示され
る。
Then, the medical image information white-printed and stored in one of the image storage devices that make up the 5DB 7 is transferred from the 5DB 7 via the network 2 in response to a display request from the internal medicine image display device 13, and is stored on the CRT. Is displayed.

以上詳述した医用画像通信保管システムによれば、診断
料に関する情報を有しない通信プロトコルであっても、
医用画像情報毎に転送先を指定する必要がない。従って
、操作が容易であり、誤って他のデータベース装置に保
管してしまうといった、従来は解決できなかった問題点
を解決することができる。また、これにより転送に要す
る操作時間の短縮を図ることもできるようになる。
According to the medical image communication storage system detailed above, even if the communication protocol does not include information regarding diagnostic fees,
There is no need to specify a transfer destination for each piece of medical image information. Therefore, it is easy to operate, and it is possible to solve problems that could not be solved in the past, such as accidentally storing data in another database device. This also makes it possible to reduce the operation time required for transfer.

尚、本発明は前記一実施例に限定されるものではなく、
その要旨の略凹内で様々に変形実施が可能である。
It should be noted that the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment,
Various modifications can be made within the gist of the invention.

例えば、前記実施例では通信プロトコルとして、ACR
−NEHAを用いる場合を例として説明したが、他の診
断料に関する情報を有しないプロトコルでおっても適用
することができる。この場合にも、前記実施例と同様の
効果を得ることができる。
For example, in the above embodiment, ACR is used as the communication protocol.
- Although the case where NEHA is used has been described as an example, the present invention can also be applied to protocols that do not have information regarding other diagnostic materials. In this case as well, the same effects as in the embodiment described above can be obtained.

また、特定の診断料に所属する医師に変動がおった場合
は、記録手段9aに書き込まれている参照テーブルの更
新をすればよい。
Furthermore, if there is a change in the number of doctors affiliated with a particular diagnostic fee, the reference table written in the recording means 9a may be updated.

[発明の効果] 以上詳述した本発明によれば、医用画像情報の転送の際
の操作の簡略化を図るとともに、正確な転送が行える医
用画像通信保管システムの提供ができる。
[Effects of the Invention] According to the present invention described in detail above, it is possible to provide a medical image communication and storage system that not only simplifies operations when transferring medical image information but also allows accurate transfer.

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

第1図は本発明の医用画像通信保管システムの一実施例
を示す概略構成ブロック図、第2図は記憶手段内に記憶
された参照テーブルの説明図、第3図は医用画像情報の
システム内での流れを示す説明図である。 2.8・・・画像発生手段、 2’ 、 8’・・・指定手段、 4乃至6・・・記録手段、 9・・・転送手段、 9a・・・特定情報記録手段、 14乃至17・・・通信回線。 第 第 図 図
FIG. 1 is a schematic block diagram showing an embodiment of the medical image communication storage system of the present invention, FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram of a reference table stored in the storage means, and FIG. 3 is an illustration of the system for medical image information. It is an explanatory diagram showing a flow in . 2.8... Image generating means, 2', 8'... Specifying means, 4 to 6... Recording means, 9... Transfer means, 9a... Specific information recording means, 14 to 17. ...Communication line. Fig.

Claims (1)

【特許請求の範囲】[Claims] 医用画像情報を発生する画像発生手段と、各診断料毎に
配置され、医用画像情報を書き込み可能な複数の記録手
段とを有し、前記発生した医用画像情報を所定の通信プ
ロトコルによる通信回線を介して記録手段に書き込み可
能な医用画像通信保管システムにおいて、各診断料に所
属する医師を指定可能な指定手段と、この指定により、
その指定医師が所属する診断料の記録手段を特定する特
定情報が記録された特定情報記録手段と、この特定され
た診断料の記録手段に、医用画像情報を転送する転送手
段とを備えたことを特徴とする医用画像通信保管システ
ム。
It has an image generating means for generating medical image information, and a plurality of recording means arranged for each diagnostic fee and capable of writing medical image information, and the generated medical image information is transmitted through a communication line according to a predetermined communication protocol. In a medical image communication storage system that can write information in a recording means through a designation means that can designate a doctor who belongs to each diagnostic fee, and by this designation,
A specific information recording means in which specific information for specifying the diagnostic fee recording means to which the designated doctor belongs is recorded, and a transfer means for transmitting medical image information to the specified diagnostic fee recording means. A medical image communication storage system featuring:
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