JPH0385154A - Ultrasonic diagnosis apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide an effective data for performing a diagnosis on a patient to a doctor by memorizing a large amt. of data related with an ultrasonic diagnosis apparatus in an external store and performing easily retrieval, summing-up, registration and calculation to the data. CONSTITUTION:A system of an ultrasonic diagnosis apparatus is constituted of an ultrasonic diagnosis apparatus main body, an ultrasonic probe 2, a card reader 3, a key board 4, a displaying apparatus 5, an external store 6 for memorizing the data and a communication apparatus 7. As the data memorized in the external store 6 have an indication 602, in performing a retrieval, a data indicated by an indication controlled by a key data has becomes a data to be aimed. In addition, a data needed for performing calculation can be summed up based on the indication 602 and as the data needed for performing a treatment in the ultrasonic diagnosis apparatus main body, the data indicated by the indication 602 controlled by the key data becomes a data to be aimed. Newly generated data is registered in the ultrasonic diagnosis apparatus 6 after it is correlated with each data. As retrieval, summing-up, registration and calculation can be easily performed, an effective data for performing a diagnosis on a patient can be provided.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to an ultrasound diagnostic apparatus equipped with an external storage device, and in particular, searches data stored in the external storage device to determine the state of the ultrasound diagnostic device. It is related to the technology for making settings.

[Prior art]

Conventional ultrasonic diagnostic equipment uses internal memory to store various data.

[Problem to be solved by the invention]

However, because the internal memory of conventional ultrasound diagnostic equipment is small, it is difficult to store information about the ultrasound diagnostic equipment, such as equipment preset information, measurement data, patient data, and lookup (LOOK UP) table information. There is a limit to how much memory can be stored, so you can change the state of the device,
By performing measurements, past data is erased, and there is a limit to the number of the various types of storage information that can be stored.

The present invention has been made to solve the above problems.

An object of the present invention is to provide an external storage device, increase the amount of various types of information that can be registered, and register, search, and aggregate data requested from the outside or inside the device with respect to data stored in the external storage device. The object of the present invention is to provide a technique that allows easy calculation and setting of the state of an ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus based on retrieved data.

The above and other objects and novel features of the present invention will become apparent from the description of this specification and the accompanying drawings.

[Means to solve the problem]

To achieve the above object, the present invention provides an ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus equipped with an external storage device, in which data inputted from a card having a storage medium, patient-related data inputted from an input device, Each data group is provided with an index that associates measured data, ultrasound image data, various internal data related to the ultrasound diagnostic device, etc., and each data group is stored externally in advance in a searchable format using the index. The target data is searched from the external storage device by registering the data in the device and checking the correspondence between the information related to the data registered in the external storage device and the information related to the input data using the index. The most important feature is that it has the means.

In addition, from the data group registered in advance in the external storage device as data related to the ultrasonic diagnostic device, the correspondence relationship with the data that is sequentially required to operate the ultrasonic device is checked using the index, and the ultrasonic device The ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus is characterized in that it includes means for searching for data necessary to operate the apparatus and setting the state of the ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus.

The system also includes means for performing calculations in accordance with specified procedures based on the data of the data groups obtained through each of the searches, providing indexes for the calculations in the results of the calculations, and registering the results in an external storage device. It is characterized by

[Effect]

According to the above-mentioned means, since the data stored in the external storage device has an index for each related data, the data indicated by the index of the data that is the key (KEY) when performing a search is , becomes the desired data.

In addition, the data required for calculation can be aggregated using the above-mentioned indicators, and the data required for processing inside the ultrasound is determined by the data indicated by the data index. Become.

Newly generated data is registered in the external storage device after being associated with each data. In order to perform calculations on aggregated data, each data group has an index that indicates the calculation processing procedure, so it is difficult to know what processing must be performed on that data group. can.

Through the above processing, search, aggregation, registration, and calculation can be easily performed.

[Embodiments of the invention]

Hereinafter, one embodiment of the present invention will be specifically described using the drawings.

In addition, in all the figures for explaining the embodiment, parts having the same functions are given the same reference numerals, and repeated explanations thereof will be omitted.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the system configuration of an ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus equipped with an external storage device for data retrieval according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of the main body of the ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus shown in FIG. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the configuration.

As shown in FIG. 1, the ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus system of this embodiment includes an ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus main body 1, an ultrasonic probe 2, a card reader 3 for reading a magnetic card or an IC card,
It is comprised of a keyboard 4 for manually operating keys, a display device 5 for displaying various information, an external storage device 6 for storing data, and a communication device 7 for communicating with external devices.

As shown in FIG. 2, the ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus main body 1 includes a transmitting/receiving circuit 10 that transmits an ultrasonic ejection signal to the ultrasonic probe 2 and receives an echo signal from the ultrasonic probe 2.
1. An analog-to-digital conversion circuit (A/D
) 102. Image processing.

Information processing device 103 consisting of a microcomputer for performing arithmetic processing, control processing, etc., this information processing device 10
3 output to digital/analog conversion circuit (D/A) 1
It is equipped with 04.

The software for writing various data into the external storage device 6 includes, as shown in FIG.
, keyboard input control software 303 for inputting data from the keyboard 4, and communication control software 304 for inputting data from the communication device 7.6 The device main body software 301 performs measurement processing.

Mode settings, table settings (data conversion table).

Setting of lookup tables, etc.) 2 Performs image processing control, etc.

Further, as shown in FIG. 4, the search software 305 first reads input data from each of the input devices (
Step 401). Next, a procedure file corresponding to the input data is searched from a group of files stored in the external storage device 6 (step 402), a procedure file found through this search is read (step 403), and processing is performed according to this procedure file. (step 404)
.

The search process ends.

In addition, the measurement process in the device main body software 301 first starts with the search software 305, as shown in FIG.
is used to search for a patient file corresponding to the input patient ID (step 501), and the data of the procedure file found through this search is displayed on display device B (FIG. 1) (step 502). Next, step 503 sets the state of the ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus, for example, the previous measurement conditions.
), the measurement is performed (step 504). Then, when all measurements are completed, all data is registered (step 505).
The measurement process ends.

Further, the apparatus main body software 301 shown in FIG.
Card input control software 302. Keyboard input control software 303 and communication control software 304
When storing the data in the external storage device 6, the data format shown in FIG. 6 is created and written. That is,
Ultrasonic diagnostic equipment main body 1, card reader 3, keyboard 4
and the data generated by the communication device 7 to the information processing device 1.
03 (Figure 2) and its data (parameters)
601 (an index to a procedure file, for example, 1.2.3...) 602 is added and stored in the external storage device 6.

The data (parameters) 601 includes, for example, patient data (name, ID number, weight, date of birth).

past medical history, last menstrual date, etc.), parameters for input functions equivalent to cards, and data from the device itself (measurement data,
Mode setting, body mark display.

(menu display).

Next, the control operation of the ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus of this embodiment will be explained.

In FIGS. 1 and 4, when data is input for searching from any of the device main body 1, card reader 3, keyboard 4, or communication device 7, events IA, 2A, 3A, and 4A occur.
cause one of the following. In addition, when data is needed for processing inside the ultrasound device, a processing request for data retrieval is generated by the device itself! , the data generated by the card reader 3, the keyboard 4, and the communication device 7 are transferred to the fourth
It is read in the process of step 401 shown in the figure. This step 4
Processing 01 creates the data format shown in FIG. 6 based on the read data. An index 602 to a procedure file indicates one of a group of files that describe internal processing procedures in the external storage device 6. Said data entry event IA, 2A.

An index 602 is determined by 3A and 4A. Parameter 60
1 is the data input by events IA, 2A, 3A, 4A. The process of step 402 (FIG. 4) is performed using the data format shown in FIG. Step 40
Process 2 finds the procedure file indicated by finger 41602 based on this data.

The process of step 403 (FIG. 4) reads this procedure file into the internal memory of the ultrasound diagnostic apparatus body 1, and the process of step 404 (FIG. 4) reads the procedure file based on this read procedure file. Performs various processing.

An example of the processing content of the procedure file in the process of step 404 is the measurement processing software shown in FIG. 5 mentioned above.

The arithmetic processing process shown in FIG. 7 will be explained along the flow shown in FIG.

A patient is identified by an individual (it identifier; I dentifi
er) number, and one file in the patient file group 14 corresponds to that ID number.

For example, ID numbers 1 to 2 are written in the patient file. Through the process in step 501 shown in FIG. 5, the patient file group 14 is searched for the patient file corresponding to the input patient ID number 15. The data of the patient file retrieved by the process in step 501 is displayed. Among the data held in the patient file, the device is set based on the device's condition setting information 17 so that the best ultrasound image can be rendered for the individual patient. is performed in step 503. In the device status setting information 17, the ID number of a new patient is registered at the time of registration. In the process of step 504, the patient is measured. In the process of step 505, the measurement data is newly added to the file group 21 indicated by the index for the patient's individual measurement data group, including today's date 22 and measurement data 2.
It is registered together with 3.

An ID number is attached to each file in the calculation processing procedure file group 10, and when calculation processing is performed using one of the calculation processing procedure file group 10 using the measurement data 23, the ID number is assigned to each file. is registered in the finger to the calculation processing procedure file group 1124, and the calculation result is the calculation result 25.
will be registered.

In addition, when calculation processing is performed using the calculation processing procedure file group 10 based on the data in the file group 21 indicated by the index to the patient's individual measurement data, the ID number is added to the index 19 to the calculation processing procedure file group. Then, the calculation results are registered in the statistical processing result 2o.

Also, based on all the data in the patient file group 14.

When calculation processing is performed using the calculation processing procedure file group 10, the number and result from the procedure file are stored in the patient's individual calculation processing result file group 11 as the statistical processing procedure file group index 12 and statistical processing result 13, respectively. be registered.

As can be seen from the above description, according to this embodiment, the data stored in the external storage device 6 is as follows.

Since each related data has an index 602, the data indicated by the index of the key data in the search becomes the target data.

In addition, the data necessary for calculation is the above-mentioned indicator 6.
02 enables aggregation, and the data required for processing inside the ultrasound diagnostic apparatus main body is the data indicated by the holding finger 5602.

Newly generated data is registered in the external storage device 6 after being associated with each data. In order to perform calculations on aggregated data, each data group has an index 602 that indicates the calculation processing procedure, so it is difficult to know what processing must be performed on the data group. can.

This makes it possible to easily perform searches, aggregations, registrations, and calculations, thereby providing doctors with data that is effective in diagnosing patients.

In addition, since the state of the device is set according to the purpose of use, operation can be facilitated.

The present invention has been specifically described above based on examples, but 1.
It goes without saying that the present invention is not limited to the embodiments described above, and can be modified in various ways without departing from the spirit thereof.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As explained above, according to one aspect of the present invention, a large amount of data regarding an ultrasound diagnostic apparatus is stored in an external storage device,
Since the data can be easily searched, aggregated, registered, and calculated, it is possible to provide doctors with data that is effective in diagnosing patients. Furthermore, since the state of the device is set according to the purpose of use, operation can be facilitated.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the system configuration of an ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus equipped with an external storage device for data retrieval according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of the main body of the ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus shown in FIG. FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing the configuration. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing software names for writing various data to the external storage device shown in FIG. 1. FIG. Flowchart, FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing the measurement processing process in the software of the ultrasound diagnostic apparatus shown in FIG. 1, FIG. 6 is a diagram showing the configuration of the data format of this embodiment, and FIG. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing the relationship between a group of files in which various data are written in an external storage device. In the figure, 1... Ultrasonic diagnostic equipment main body, 2... Ultrasonic probe, 3... Card reader, 4... Keyboard, S
... Display device, 6... External storage device, 7... Communication device, 10... Calculation processing procedure file group, 11...
Calculation processing result file group, 12... Statistical processing procedure file group index, 13... Statistical processing result, 14... Patient file group, 15... ID number, 16... Name, 1
7... Device status setting information, 19... Index to calculation processing procedure file group, 20... Statistical processing results, 21.
...File group indicated by the index to the patient's individual measurement data group, 22...Date, 23...Measurement data, 24...
Index to calculation processing procedure file group, 25... Calculation result, 101... Transmission/reception circuit, 102... Analog-digital conversion circuit, 103... Information processing device, 104
...Digital-to-analog conversion circuit, 301...Device main body software, 302...Card input control software, 303...Keyboard input control software, 304...Communication control software, 305...
Search software, 601...data (parameter)
, 802...Finger w (finger to procedure file>
.

Claims (3)

[Claims] (1) In an ultrasound diagnostic device equipped with an external storage device,
An index that associates data input from a card with a storage medium, patient-related data input from an input device, data measured by an ultrasound diagnostic device, ultrasound image data, various internal data related to the ultrasound diagnostic device, etc. Each data group is registered in advance in an external storage device in a data searchable format using the index, and information regarding the data registered in the external storage device and input information are provided in the data group. An ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus characterized by comprising means for searching for target data from the external storage device by checking the correspondence with information regarding the data based on the index. (2) In the ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus according to claim 1,
From the data group registered in advance in the external storage device as data related to the ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus, the correspondence relationship with the data that will be sequentially required to operate the ultrasonic apparatus is checked using the index, and the ultrasonic apparatus is operated. What is claimed is: 1. An ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus characterized by comprising means for searching for data necessary to perform a diagnostic operation and setting a state of the ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus. (3) In the ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus according to claim 1 or 2, calculations are performed according to specified procedures based on the data of the data groups obtained by each of the searches, and the calculation results are 1. An ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus, comprising means for providing an index for searching and registering it in an external storage device.