JPH03171041A - Film data imprinting device for x-ray radiographic equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To improve the operability of the X-ray radiographic equipment by installing an information reading part in a photograph preparation room, and providing a remote console desk with a confirmation display which displays patient identification information read by means of the information reading part. CONSTITUTION:The information reading part 6 installed in the photograph preparation room 5 reads identification information filled in a patient identification card or chart 9 by successively scanning it line by line. The patient identification information read by the information reading part 6 is displayed on the confirmation display 8 provided on the remote console desk 2. The read identification information is also displayed on an imprinting display 15 provided on a device part which places a film into an X-ray radiographic image photographing position. The displayed identification information is image-formed by an optical system 16, and is imprinted on a part of the film 3. Thus, the operability of the X-ray radiographic equipment is improved, and efficiency in photographing is also improved.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial Application Field] The present invention provides an X-ray imaging apparatus for photographing an X-ray transmission image of a diagnostic region of a patient on film. Regarding the film data imprinting device that imprints identification information such as The present invention relates to a film data imprinting device for an X-ray imaging device that can be inserted into an X-ray imaging device.

[Conventional technology]

Generally, when using an X-ray imaging device to take an X-ray image of a diagnostic area of a patient, identifying information such as the patient's name, age, and gender is imprinted on a portion of the film, and the photographed area is then This allows you to check which patient's items belong to and organize them. As one measure for this, the present inventor has conventionally disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 1-72132, a technique for writing information on the patient's identification card or medical record on the remote control console of the M imaging device. An information reading section that sequentially scans and reads the identified identification information line by line is provided so that the operator can operate it arbitrarily on a remote control table, and the device section that moves the film to the X-ray transmission image shooting position is equipped with an information reading section that reads the identification information line by line. In addition to providing a display that displays the identification information read by the reading section,
A film data imprinting device has been proposed that is equipped with an information recording section that imprints the patient's identification information displayed on the display onto a portion of the film. [Problem to be solved by the invention] However, in such a film data imprinting device, the information reading unit is installed on a remote control console in the operation room, so it is not necessary for X-ray technicians etc. Although it is possible to read the patient's medical record and record the identification information on film using a remote control tabletop without the operator having to go to the photography room each time, for example, it is possible to record the patient's medical record on film while the patient is waiting. It was not possible to operate the above-mentioned information reader in the preparation room to imprint the identification information of each patient onto the film. However, some medical institutions such as hospitals do not allow the identification information of each patient to be photographed. In the preparation room, there is a place where nurses and others write and check when new and old patients are swapped. In such medical institutions, each time a nurse or the like finishes testing one patient, they go from the imaging preparation room to the remote control console in the control room and operate the information reader to begin testing for the next patient. ID information must be input by reading the person's medical record, etc.

In this case, the photography preparation room and the operation room are often about 10 meters apart, and moving between them requires time and effort. Then, the work of inputting the identification information of the examinees is photographed for the number of examinees to be photographed (for example, 15 to 2
(approximately 0 people) had to be repeated. Therefore, the operability of the X-ray imaging apparatus is reduced, the imaging efficiency is also reduced, and the fatigue of operators, nurses, etc. is increased.

Therefore, the present invention solves these problems and provides an X-ray camera that allows a nurse or the like to imprint identification information onto a film by operating an information reading unit in the additional photography room where the patient is waiting. An object of the present invention is to provide a film data imprinting device for a line photography device.

[Means to solve the problem]

In order to achieve the above object, the film data imprinting device for an X-ray imaging device according to the present invention has an information reading unit that sequentially scans and reads identification information written on a patient's identification card or medical record line by line. , an imprinting display provided in the device section that brings the film to the imaging position and displaying the identification information read by the information reading section, and for imprinting the patient's identification information displayed on this onto a part of the film; X-ray photography is equipped with an information recording unit consisting of an optical system that forms an image in In the film data imprinting device of the device, the above-mentioned information reading section is installed in the imaging preparation room, and the remote control console is equipped with a confirmation display that displays the patient's identification information read by the information reading section. It is. In addition, in order to confirm the read identification information, there is another confirmation display in the imaging preparation room that displays the patient's identification information read by the information reading unit in synchronization with the confirmation display on the remote control console. It is effective to provide a display. [Operation] The film data imprinting device of the X-ray imaging device configured as described above reads the identification information written on the patient's identification card or medical record line by line using the information reading section installed in the imaging preparation room. The patient's identification information read by this information reading section is displayed on a confirmation display provided on the remote control console, and the read identification information is displayed at the imaging position of the X-ray transmission image. The identification information is displayed on an imprinting display provided in the device section that serves the film, and the displayed identification information is formed into an image by an optical system and is imprinted on a part of the film. This allows nurses, etc. to input the patient's identification information in the imaging room, and allows operators to operate X-ray imaging in the operation room while checking the entered identification information. .

〔Example〕

Embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram showing an embodiment of a film data imprinting device for an X-ray imaging apparatus according to the present invention.

In the figure, an operation room and an imaging room are separated by a radiation protection wall 1, and a remote control console 2 inside the operation room sends control commands to the X-ray tube device that emits X-rays to the examinee.
A photographing room 5 is equipped with a snapshot device 4 for placing a film 3 at a position for photographing an X-ray image of the subject, an X-ray tube device (not shown), a top plate on which the subject is placed, etc. , these constitute an X-ray imaging device. Then, according to a control command from the remote control console 2, the xi tube device emits X-rays to the subject, and the X-ray transmission image of the subject is captured by the quick-transmission device 4.
It is designed to shoot on film 3. Further, a photography preparation room 5 is provided at a location slightly away from the operation room and the photography room, where the subject waits.

In such an X-ray imaging apparatus, a film data imprinting device that imprints the patient's identification information onto the film is comprised of an information reading section 6 provided in the imaging preparation room 5 and an information recording device provided in the snapshot device 4. 7 and a confirmation display 8 provided on the remote control console 2. The information reading unit 6 is used to sequentially scan and read the identification information written on the identification card or medical record 9 containing the patient's name, age, gender, etc. line by line. 5, so that it can be operated arbitrarily by hand on a desk or the like. That is, as shown in FIG. 2, a charge coupled device (COD) is installed inside a rectangular support frame 10.
) arranged in an array in a straight line CCD line sensor 1
1, and a light source 12 extending parallel to the CCD line sensor 11 along its longitudinal direction and providing the amount of light necessary for the CCD line sensor 1l to read the identification information of the medical chart 9, etc., is attached, and CC above
A guide roller 13 is attached to guide the D-line sensor 11 when it is scanned in the direction of arrow A perpendicular to its longitudinal direction, and the above-mentioned CCD is attached to one end of the guide roller 13.
An encoder 14 is attached to obtain position information in the scanning direction when the line sensor 11 is scanned in the direction of arrow A. Thereby, a nurse or the like can hold the information reading unit 6 in their hand and scan the top surface of the medical record 9 etc. on the desk in the imaging preparation room 5 as desired and read the required identification information.

The information recording section 7 imprints the patient's identification information read by the information reading section 6 onto a portion of the film 3, and includes an imprinting display 15 and an optical system 16. The imprinting display 15 is for displaying the identification information read by the information reading section 6, and is a part of the snapshot device 4 that brings the film 3 to the X-ray transmission image shooting position, as shown in FIG. e.g. electroluminescence (EL).
) display, liquid crystal display or fluorescent discharge tube, etc. Note that reference numeral 17 is a display controller that inputs the identification information reading signal from the information reading section 6 and sends a display signal to the imprinting display 15. The optical system 16 imprints the patient's identification information displayed on the imprinting display 15 onto a part of the film 3;
It is also provided in the snapshot device 4 and consists of a convex lens, etc., which reduces or enlarges the identification information displayed on the imprint display 15 to a certain size and forms an image on the film 3 (step 8). Furthermore, the confirmation display 8 displays the patient's identification information read by the information reading unit 6 in the imaging wall equipment room 5 so that the operator can confirm it. It is installed at a certain point and consists of, for example, an EL display, a liquid crystal display, or a fluorescent discharge tube. Next, the operation of the film data imprinting device configured as described above will be explained. When performing X-ray photography on a subject, the subject waits in the radiography preparation room 5 and enters the radiography room when a nurse or the like is called, for example.
Take a radiograph. At this time, when the patient is called in the photographing preparation room 5, the nurse or the like operates the information reading section 6 to imprint the patient's identification information onto the film 3. In other words, the nurse etc. must first provide the patient's name, age,
Place the identification card or medical record 9 on which identification information such as gender is recorded on the flat surface of an appropriate desk.Next, place the information reading section 6 on the top surface of the medical record 9, etc., and read the information written on it on the film 3. The CCD line sensor 11 shown in FIG. The upper surface of the medical record 9, etc. is scanned in the direction of arrow A, perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the CCD line sensor 1, on the plane. As a result, the identification information written on the medical record 9 or the like is sequentially scanned line by line and read by the information reading section 6. Then, the reading signal of this identification information is input to the imprinting display 15 via the signal lineman 9 and the display controller 17, and the imprinting display is displayed as shown in FIGS. 3(.) to (c). The identification information of the subject is sequentially displayed one line at a time on the screen of the device 15 according to the reading scan of the information reading section 6. At the same time, the display controller 17 also sends a display signal to the confirmation display 8 provided on the remote control console 2, and the screen of the confirmation display 8 appears as shown in FIG. 3(a). As shown in ~(Q), the identification information of the subject is sequentially displayed one line at a time according to the reading scan of the information reading section 6. When all the identification information to be read has been read, the identification information of the subject displayed on the imprinting display 15 is reduced or enlarged to a certain size by the optical system 6 of the information recording section 17. , is imaged (18) on the film 3, and an image of the identification information is imprinted on one corner of the film 3.

Through these operations, a nurse or the like in the additional imaging room 5 collects the patient's name, age, etc. from the patient's identification card or medical record 9.
Identification information such as gender can be input, and an operator such as an X-ray technician can perform X-ray imaging operations while checking the input identification information at the remote control console 2 in the operation room.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing another embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, a second confirmation display is provided in the imaging preparation room 5 for displaying the patient's identification information read by the information reading section 6 on a monitor in synchronization with the confirmation display 8 of the remote control console 2. vessel 20
It has been established.

This second confirmation display 20 is an EL display, similar to the first confirmation display 8 provided on the remote control console 2.
It consists of a liquid crystal display or a fluorescent discharge tube, and is connected to the first confirmation display 8 in order to display information in synchronization with the first confirmation display 8. In order for the above-mentioned confirmation displays 8 and 20 to display in synchronization,
A synchronous clock signal must be sent and received between the two, but since this synchronous clock signal is high-speed (eg 16MHZ), it cannot be sent or received on the hall signal line if it is about 10 meters away due to noise contamination. Therefore, in this embodiment, when connecting the first confirmation display 8 and the second confirmation display 20, the first optical/electrical converter 21,
a second optical/electrical converter 22; An optical fiber 23 is used to connect the two. Then, the high-speed synchronized clock signal transmitted from the first confirmation display 8 side is converted into an optical signal by the first optical/electrical converter 621, and this optical signal is transferred at high speed through the optical fiber 23, This received optical signal is again converted into a synchronized clock signal in the form of an electrical signal by the second optical/electrical converter 22, and is inputted to the second confirmation display 20. As a result, The identification information of the subject can be displayed simultaneously by synchronizing the confirmation display 8 of the remote control console 2 and the confirmation display 20 of the imaging preparation room 5. In the case of this embodiment, the actual reading operation is performed in the photo preparation room 5. S, etc. can confirm the content of the identification information read from the medical record 9 etc. by the information reading unit 6 on the display on the second confirmation display 20, and the operator who is performing the photographing operation at the remote control console 2 can also read the above information. The content of the identified identification information is displayed on the first confirmation display 8.
This can be confirmed by the display. Therefore, input errors and test subject errors can be eliminated by two people checking.

Note that in the embodiments shown in FIGS. 1 and 4 above, the explanation has been made assuming that the nurse or the like holds the information reading unit 6 in their hand and scans the top surface of the medical chart 9, etc., but the present invention is not limited to this. First, the information reading section 6 may be mechanically moved for scanning, or the medical chart 9 or the like may be automatically moved by a conveying mechanism, and the scanning mechanism may automatically read and scan the information.
[Effects of the Invention] Since the present invention is configured as described above, a nurse or the like can input identification information of a subject in the radiography preparation room 5, and an operator can input the input identification information in the operation room. You can operate X-ray photography while checking the information. Therefore, nurses and the like do not have to move between the imaging preparation room 5 and the operation room as in the past, and the time and effort required for moving can be reduced. Therefore, the identification information of the next subject can be input in a short time, and the operability of the X-ray imaging apparatus can be improved, as well as the imaging efficiency. In addition, in the case where a display 20 for confirming the identification information inputted in the imaging preparation room 5 is provided, the information read by the information reading unit 6 and the operator located at the remote control console 2 can be displayed. By checking with two people, input errors and test subject errors can be eliminated.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram showing an embodiment of a film data imprinting device for an X-ray imaging apparatus according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a partially cutaway perspective view showing a specific structural example of an information reading section, and FIG. FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing a state in which identification information of a subject is sequentially displayed line by line on the screen of the imprinting display, and FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing another embodiment of the present invention. 2...Remote control console, 3...Film, 4...
Snapshot device, 5... Shooting preparation room, 6... Information reading section, 7... Information recording section, 8, 20... Confirmation display, 9... Medical record, 15... Imprinting display device, 16...optical system, 17...display controller, 1
9...Signal line, 21.22...Optical/electrical converter,
23...Optical fiber. Figure 1 Figure 2 A Figure 3 Figure 15

Claims (2)

[Claims] (1) An information reading section that sequentially scans and reads the identification information written on the patient's identification card or medical record line by line, and an information reading section that is installed in the device section that brings the film to the shooting position and identifies the information read by the information reading section. It is equipped with an information recording unit consisting of an imprint display that displays information and an optical system that forms an image to imprint the patient's identification information displayed on the display onto a part of the film, and the In a film data imprinting device of an X-ray imaging device that emits X-rays from an X-ray tube device to a subject according to a control command and photographs the transmitted X-ray image on film, the information reading unit is installed in the imaging preparation room. ,
1. A film data imprinting device for an X-ray imaging device, characterized in that a remote control console is provided with a confirmation display for displaying identification information of a subject read by an information reading section of the remote control console. (2) The photography preparation room is characterized by being equipped with another confirmation display that displays the patient's identification information read by the information reading section in synchronization with the confirmation display on the remote control console. A film data imprinting device for an X-ray imaging apparatus according to claim 1.