JPH0434593A - Multi-format camera device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To read diagnostic conditions, remarks, etc., together with a diagnostic image by providing a means which performs selection control so that a main image and a subordinate image are supplied to a display means in an integrated or individualized configuration. CONSTITUTION:An external image which is inputted through an external image input terminal 11 is held temporarily in a memory 13 and then converted by a D/A converter 14. Its output is supplied to a CRT display device 18, which receives and displays the diagnostic image as the main image. A terminal 21 for inputting another TV image is provided and a TV camera 22 is connected to supply an image signal to a CRT display device 18. Those devices receive and display a patient's chart image as the subordinate image. Therefore, the subordinate image can be displayed integrally or individually with the original diagnostic image. Consequently, the diagnostic conditions, remarks, etc., can be read together with the diagnostic image.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Structure of the Invention] (Industrial Application Field) The present invention is applicable to various diagnostic modalities such as magnetic resonance imaging devices, X-ray CT scanner devices, ultrasonic diagnostic devices, and nuclear medicine diagnostic devices. The present invention relates to a multi-format camera device, also called an imager device, which takes multiple frames of images on an X-ray film, for example.

(Prior Art) This type of multi-format camera device generally uses C.
It has a display means such as an RT display device and a photographing means for multi-frame photographing, and is capable of photographing polymorphic diagnostic images of the same subject or different subjects on the same image recording medium for interpretation by a doctor, etc. It was designed to be convenient for people.

(Problem to be Solved by the Invention) When a doctor or the like interprets an image, not only the image but also the diagnostic conditions and findings described in the medical chart etc. can be important materials for judgment. Furthermore, the image photographed on the recording medium is what appears on the display surface of the display means.

Therefore, in order to provide the above-mentioned diagnostic conditions and findings for interpretation, text and graphic information such as diagnostic conditions and findings must be entered into the image itself using a keyboard input method. It can be said that it is relatively easy, but
Graphical information is generally difficult to obtain, and this inconvenience has led to a lack of effectiveness.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Therefore, it is an object of the present invention to provide a multi-format camera device that is easy to operate and allows interpretation of diagnostic conditions, findings, etc. along with diagnostic images.

[Structure of the Invention] (Means for Solving the Problems) The present invention has a structure in which the following means are taken to solve the above problems and achieve the objects.

That is, the present invention provides a multi-format camera device that has a display means and a photographing means, and in which the image displayed by the display means is photographed in multiple frames on an image recording medium by the photographing means, in which a main image is supplied to the display means. a main image supply system including an image input means, a sub-image supply system including an image input means, and a selection control for selectively controlling the main image and the sub-image to be supplied to the display means in an integrated form or in an individual form. It is characterized by comprising means.

(Function) According to such a configuration, it is possible to input images of medical records etc. using an image input means such as a TV camera and imprint them integrally or individually on the original diagnostic image without operating the keyboard etc. one by one. Therefore, the operation is easy, and diagnostic conditions, findings, etc. can be interpreted together with the diagnostic images.

(Embodiment) A first embodiment of the multi-format camera device according to the present invention will be described below with reference to FIG. As shown in FIG. 1, an external image input terminal 11 receives digital form images from various diagnostic modalities (not shown);
and a synchronous clock signal input terminal 12 for inputting a synchronous clock signal from the same diagnostic modality. An external image input through an external image input terminal 11 is first stored in a memory 13 and then converted into an analog form signal by a D/A converter (DAC) 14.

In this case, the synchronous clock signal input through the synchronous clock signal input terminal 12 is given to the synchronous signal generator 15. Then, the synchronization signal generator 15 generates vertical and horizontal synchronization signals for this device, and the memory 13
．． It provides write/read pulses and conversion control pulses to the D/A converter (DAC) 14. The output of the D/A converter (DAC) 14 is connected to the C
A CRT display 18 having an RT (cathode ray tube) 18A and a deflection/blanking circuit 18B is provided.

Further, the vertical and horizontal synchronizing signals generated by the synchronizing signal generator 15 are applied to the deflection/blanking circuit 18B of the CRT display device 18 via the switch 17. The above configuration is a system that receives and displays a diagnostic image as a main image.

On the other hand, this device has a terminal 21 for inputting other TV images (not shown), and is also equipped with an image input device including a TV camera 22 and an optical system 23. The image shown is the switch 24.
The selected image is sent to the TV signal processing circuit 25, where it is separated into an image signal and a synchronization signal. And T
The image signal separated by the V signal processing circuit 25 is sent to the switch 1.
6 to the CRT (cathode ray tube device) 18A of the CRT display device 18, and a similarly separated synchronization signal is applied to the deflection/blanking circuit 18 of the CRT display device 18.
given to B. The above configuration is a system that receives and displays a medical chart image as a sub-image.

Note that 19 is an optical system, and 2o is an Xi film for multi-frame photography, and these imaging systems are used to take multiple frames of images appearing on the display screen of a CRT (cathode ray tube device) 18A onto an X-ray film 20. It is possible to do this.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, it is possible to take multiple frames of diagnostic images as main images, and also to use the simple operation of television shooting to perform sub-images (medical chart images) of the medical record K taken with the TV camera 22. ) can also be used to take multiple frames. Therefore, diagnostic conditions, findings, etc. can be referred to during image interpretation, which is extremely meaningful clinically.

In addition, in the first embodiment described above, by sequentially switching the switches 16 and 17, it is possible to print the main image and the sub image together on the same recording medium, or to print them as a single image. It is possible. However, each frame is imprinted with either a main image or a sub-image.

The second embodiment shown in FIG. 2 is an example in which a main image and a sub-image can be integrally imprinted for each frame. That is, the TV image as a sub-image introduced by the terminal 21 or the image as a sub-image obtained by the TV left camera 2 is set to the amplifier 24. to match the gain of the main image.
After the gain is adjusted by 25, the diagnostic image as the main image is introduced from the terminal 11, as well as the switch 26A.

26B, 26C, an amplifier 27A, and a resistor 27B.
18A. Further, the vertical and horizontal synchronizing signals generated by the synchronizing signal generator 15 are applied to the deflection/blanking circuit 18B of the CR7 display device 18.

As described above, according to this embodiment, it is possible to take multiple frames of the diagnostic image as the main image, and also use the simple operation of television shooting to take the medical chart K as a sub-image (medical chart) taken with the TV left camera 2. Images) can also be taken in multiple frames. Furthermore, it is also possible to take multiple frames of an image in which the main image and the sub-image are integrally printed. Therefore, diagnostic conditions, findings, etc. can be referred to during image interpretation, which is extremely meaningful clinically.

The present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and it is possible to use an image input device in place of the TV left camera 2, an image display device in place of the CRT 18A, and an image recording medium in place of the X-ray film. Needless to say, the invention can be modified and implemented in various ways without departing from the gist of the invention.

[Effects of the Invention] As described above, the present invention provides a main image supply system that supplies a main image to a display means, a sub-image supply system that includes an image input means,
By including a selection control means for selectively controlling the main image and the sub-image to be supplied to the display means in an integrated form or in an individual form, medical records etc. can be displayed without operating a keyboard or the like one by one. can be manually imaged using the image input means of the TV left camera and imprinted on the original diagnostic image either integrally or individually, making it easy to operate and allowing diagnostic conditions, findings, etc. to be interpreted along with the diagnostic image. It can be.

Therefore, according to the present invention, it is possible to provide a multi-format camera device that is easy to operate and allows interpretation of diagnostic conditions, findings, etc. as well as diagnostic images.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a first embodiment of a multi-format camera device according to the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a second embodiment of the multi-format camera device according to the present invention. be. 11... Main image input terminal, 12... Synchronous clock signal input terminal, 13... Memory, 14... D/A converter (DAC) 15... Synchronous signal generator, 16.1
7... Switch, 18... CRT display device, 19.
...Optical system, 20...X-ray film, 21...Sub image input terminal, 22...TV left camera 23...Optical system, 24...Switch, 25...Sync signal generator ,2
6A, 26B, 26C...switch, 27-mount adder amplifier, K...medical record. Applicant's agent Patent attorney Takehiko Suzue P-

Claims (1)

[Claims] In a multi-format camera device having a display means and a photographing means, and in which the image displayed by the display means is photographed in multiple frames on an image recording medium by the photographing means, a main image supply system for supplying a main image to the display means; , comprising a sub-image supply system including an image input means, and a selection control means for selectively controlling the main image and the sub-image to be supplied to the display means in an integrated form or in an individual form. A multi-format camera device featuring: