JPH07160788A - Medical image access method and medical picture filing device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To remarkably improve operability at the time of selecting a medical image for confirming medial treatment effect and to remarkably shorten its necessary time. CONSTITUTION:The medical image, medical treatment data and medical treatment effect data are coordinate and held by a data holding part 4 in advance. When medical treatment data and medical treatment effect data, if it is pertient, are selected, the medial image coordinate with medical treatment data and medial treatment effect data is retrieved based on the coordinateing relation and visually displayed on a monitor part 8.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a medical image access method and a medical image file device, and more specifically, it stores medical image data and, if necessary, stores medical image data before and after a predetermined treatment. The present invention relates to a medical image access method for selecting and visually displaying and a medical image file device directly applied to the medical image access method.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a photographed film of an affected area, which is represented by an X-ray photography film, has been widely used as a device capable of visually displaying the progress of treatment of a patient. Then, by storing the photographed film before and after the specific treatment, it is possible to analyze the effect of the treatment (hereinafter referred to as the treatment effect). Specifically, when confirming the effect of a drug for treating a specific disease or confirming the effect of a newly manufactured drug, even if there is information that was overlooked at the time of shooting, it will be updated during the analysis. Since it is more likely to be found in, it is possible to improve the analysis accuracy. However, the number of filmed films required to carry out the above-mentioned analysis is considerably large even if the same drug is used for the same disease, and therefore there are many types of diseases and more In the current situation where there are many types, the number of photographed films is remarkably increased, not only a huge storage space is required, but also the time required to search for a desired photographed film is significantly lengthened.

In consideration of this point, medical image data obtained based on a photographed film or the like is stored in an optical disk or the like, a keyword is input by operating a keyboard of an input device, and a medical image is input based on the input keyword. A system that searches image data or displays a list of multiple medical images and selects the desired medical image from the list, and automatically creates keywords for the search based on the information attached to the medical images. Then, a system for searching and displaying medical images based on the created keyword (Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 5-1
No. 01122) is proposed.

In the former medical image file system, a medical image data is searched for by inputting a keyword, or a plurality of medical images are displayed in a list and one of the medical images is selected from the list for treatment. Medical images required for analysis of effects can be visually displayed. Further, in the latter medical image file device, since the keyword is automatically created based on the information given to the medical image, it is possible to achieve the display of the desired medical image without special keyword input. it can. In any case, a doctor or the like can analyze the treatment effect while visually displaying a desired medical image.

[0005]

However, when the former system is adopted, it is necessary to accurately input a keyword in order to select a desired medical image. There is an inconvenience that a considerably complicated work is required to visually display the medical image and it takes a considerably long time.

More specifically, a plurality of medical images necessary for analyzing the treatment effect must be individually found and displayed visually, so that the desired medical image is searched for. It requires extremely complicated work, and the required time becomes extremely long. Also, if the latter system is adopted,
When the number of medical images to be displayed in order to analyze the treatment effect is small, the work can be significantly simplified, and the time required to visually display the necessary medical images can be significantly shortened. It seems that you can do it. However, in general, a large number of medical images are often referred to when performing the analysis of the course of treatment, and in such a case, the medical images to be referred to are searched each time. Although the complexity is hardly a problem, there is an inconvenience that the time required to display the necessary medical image is considerably long as a whole, and the time taken to analyze the treatment effect is considerably long.

[0007]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and a medical image access method and a medical image access method capable of surely selecting a medical image necessary for analyzing a treatment effect by a simple operation. It is an object of the present invention to provide a medical image file device directly applied to an image access method.

[0008]

In order to achieve the above object, the medical image access method according to claim 1 stores the treatment effect data indicating the effect based on the treatment in association with the treatment data indicating the treatment content. In addition, the medical image data before and after the treatment is accumulated in association with each treatment effect data, and the medical image data before and after the treatment is read by selecting the treatment data and the treatment effect data.

According to the medical image filing device of the second aspect, the treatment effect data indicating the effect based on the treatment is stored in the data holding means in association with the treatment data indicating the treatment contents, and each treatment effect data is corresponded. In addition, the medical image data before and after the treatment is stored in the data holding means.

[0010]

According to the medical image access method of claim 1, the treatment effect data indicating the effect based on the treatment is accumulated in association with the treatment data indicating the treatment content, and the treatment is associated with each treatment effect data. The medical image data before and after treatment is stored by accumulating the medical image data before and after the treatment, and the medical image data before and after the treatment is read by selecting the treatment data and the treatment effect data. The corresponding medical image data can be quickly read based on the selectable data. Even when a large number of medical images are read out, for example, since the treatment data is common, the work required of the analyst can be significantly simplified, and a limited number of medical images associated in advance can be used. Since the desired medical image is searched from the images, the time required for the search can be significantly shortened. As a result, the time required to analyze the treatment effect can be significantly reduced.

According to the medical image filing device of claim 2, the treatment effect data indicating the effect based on the treatment is stored in the data holding means in association with the treatment data indicating the treatment content, and each treatment effect data is stored. Since the medical image data before and after the treatment is stored in the data holding means in association with the medical treatment data, the medical image data corresponding to the medical image data can be quickly and quickly selected based on the data that can be easily and accurately selected by the person who analyzes the treatment effect. Can be read. Even when a large number of medical images are read out, for example, since the treatment data is common, the work required of the analyst can be significantly simplified, and a limited number of medical images associated in advance can be used. Since the desired medical image is searched from the images,
The search time can be significantly reduced. As a result, the time required to analyze the treatment effect can be significantly reduced.

[0012]

Embodiments will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings showing embodiments. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the medical image filing apparatus of the present invention. An image input unit 1 for inputting medical image data and a data input unit 2 for inputting treatment data, therapeutic effect data and the like. , A data registration unit 3 that performs necessary processing for data registration based on the input medical image data, treatment data, treatment effect data, and the like.
And a data holding unit 4 for storing the data that has been subjected to the necessary processing by the data registration unit 3, and a data searching unit 5 for searching for reading desired data from the data holding unit 4.
And a data processing unit 6 that performs a predetermined processing process (graph creation process or the like) based on a part of the data retrieved by the data retrieval unit 5 and a control necessary for display on the monitor unit 8. It has a display control unit 7 for performing the operation and an instruction input unit 9 including a mouse and the like.

The image input unit 1, the data input unit 2, and the data registration unit 3 are also designed to exchange data with the display control unit 7. The data retrieval unit 5 also exchanges data with the display control unit 7.
The processed data obtained by the data processing unit 6 is supplied to the display control unit 7. The instruction input unit 9 exchanges data with the display control unit 7.

The operation of the medical image access device configured as described above is as follows. When the patient is examined and treated, and the treatment site is imaged, the name of the patient is input through the data input unit 2 and the image data of the treatment site is input through the image input unit 1. The treatment data, the treatment effect and the like are inputted by the input unit 2. Then, the data registration unit 3 performs the processing required for registration based on these various types of input or created data, and stores the data in the data holding unit 4. Of course, when the data corresponding to the patient is already stored, the stored data may be read once, the necessary processing may be performed, and then stored in the data holding unit 4 again. The processing in the data registration unit 3 is as follows.

In the data registration unit 3, as shown by A to E in FIG. 2, patient data A, imaged region data B, image data C, treatment effect record data D and treatment data E.
To create. The patient data A has at least one reference address for the name, date of birth, sex, individual comment, and imaging region data B. The imaged region data B has at least one reference address for the imaged region, comments regarding image capturing, and image data C. The image data C has a reference address for the patient data A, a reference address for the imaging region data B, an imaging date / time, image data, a reference address for the preceding treatment effect recording data, and a reference address for the next treatment effect recording data. is doing. The treatment effect recording data D has a reference address for the image data C before treatment, the treatment content, a reference address for the image data C after treatment, and treatment effect data. Here, as the treatment effect data, for example, the effect that "the deterioration of the symptom can be confirmed", the effect that "the part where the symptom is deteriorated is seen", the effect that "the change is not recognized", the "the part that has the effect" The effect of being seen,
It is possible to exemplify that it is roughly divided into the effect that “the effect can be confirmed” and that a numerical value is assigned to each category. The treatment data E is at least 1 with respect to the treatment content, a comment regarding the treatment content, and the treatment effect recording data D.
It has one reference address.

Therefore, as for the patient data A, the imaged region data B, the image data C and the treatment effect record data D, as shown in FIG. The data holding unit 4 has a tree-like data structure that can refer to the recorded data D.
These data can be stored in, and the treatment effect recording data D and the treatment data E have a data structure as shown in FIG. 4 which can be referred to by the treatment effect recording data D and the image data C from the treatment data E. The holding unit 4 can store these data. However, in FIG.
The image data C and the treatment effect recording data D shown in FIG. 4 are commonly used.

After storing the necessary data in the data holding unit 4 as described above, by selecting the processing for confirming the treatment effect, the necessary medical images and other appropriate medical images are selected as follows. Information can be displayed visually. When the specific treatment data E is selected, the corresponding treatment effect data is easily retrieved based on the data structure shown in FIG. 4. Therefore, by instructing the graph display, the statistical graph shown in FIG. 5 is displayed. be able to. By further selecting the treatment effect and selecting the list display of reduced images, the selected treatment and the treatment effect are displayed and the medical images before and after the corresponding treatment are displayed in a list as shown in FIG. can do. Further, if the treatment and the treatment effect are selected and the image is displayed at the same size, as shown in FIG. 7, not only the selected treatment and the treatment effect but also the information about the patient, the imaging site, and the imaging date are visible. It is possible to display the medical images before and after the corresponding treatment in the same size. In either of FIGS. 6 and 7, by pointing a black triangle mark portion in the display screen with a mouse or the like, the displayed medical image and other information, if applicable, as a new medical image, It can be changed to other information. 6 and 7, the medical image before the treatment is displayed on the left side and the medical image after the treatment is displayed on the right side.

As is apparent from the above description, in this embodiment, it is only necessary to select a treatment and a treatment effect, and thereafter to direct a black triangle mark to perform a medical operation necessary for analysis or the like. The image can be displayed easily and in a short time. Even if the same treatment is performed, the treatment effect may differ depending on the symptom. Therefore, in such a case, a multi-window display function may be provided in order to display the medical image in an easy-to-see manner. Further, it is preferable to store the reference address in the internal memory for the treatment data once selected for the search, and it is possible to shorten the search time when the same treatment data is selected next time.

[0019]

[Embodiment 2] FIG. 8 is a flow chart for explaining an embodiment of the medical image access method of the present invention.
Wait until the action is selected in P1, step SP
In 2, the menu screen including the selected treatment and including the selectable display method is displayed, and the display method is selected in step SP3, and if applicable, the procedure waits until the treatment effect is selected. Then, in step SP4, it is determined which display method has been selected, and steps SP5 to SP corresponding to the selected display method.
The display processing of any one of 7 is performed, and it is determined in step SP8 whether or not the continuation of the medical image access is instructed. If the continuation is instructed, the processing of step SP1 is performed again. On the contrary, if the continuation is not instructed, the series of processing is ended as it is.

In step SP5, statistical graph creation processing and display processing (see FIG. 5) are performed, and in step SP6, a list of reduced images corresponding to the selected treatment and treatment effect is displayed (see FIG. 5). 6) is performed, and in step SP7, a display process (see FIG. 7) of equal-magnification images corresponding to the selected treatment and treatment effect is performed.

Therefore, when the specific treatment data E is selected, the corresponding treatment effect data is easily retrieved based on the data structure shown in FIG. 5. A statistical graph can be displayed. In addition, by further selecting the treatment effect and selecting the list display of the reduced images, as shown in FIG.
As shown in, the selected treatment and the treatment effect can be displayed, and the medical images before and after the corresponding treatment can be displayed in a list. Also, select treatment and treatment effect,
Moreover, if the same size display of the image is selected, as shown in FIG.
Not only the selected treatment and the treatment effect but also the information about the patient, the imaged site and the imaged date can be visually displayed, and the medical images before and after the corresponding treatment can be displayed at the same time. In either of FIGS. 6 and 7, by pointing a black triangle mark portion in the display screen with a mouse or the like, the displayed medical image and other information, if applicable, as a new medical image, It can be changed to other information.

As is apparent from the above description, also in this embodiment, it is possible to perform medical treatment necessary for analysis and the like simply by performing a simple operation of selecting a treatment and a treatment effect and then instructing a black triangle mark. The image can be displayed easily and in a short time.

[0023]

As described above, according to the first aspect of the present invention, the medical image data corresponding to the treatment effect can be quickly read out based on the data that can be easily and accurately selected by the person who analyzes the treatment effect. Even when a large number of medical images are read out, for example, since the treatment data is common, the work required of the analyst can be significantly simplified, and a limited number of medical images associated in advance can be used. Since a desired medical image is searched from among these, the time required for the search can be significantly shortened, and the time required for the analysis of the treatment effect can be greatly shortened.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the medical image data can be quickly read out based on the data which can be easily and accurately selected by the person who analyzes the treatment effect.
In particular, even when a large number of medical images are read out, for example, since the treatment data is common, the work required of the analyst can be remarkably simplified, and moreover, it is associated in advance.
Since a desired medical image is searched from a limited number of medical images, the time required for the search can be remarkably shortened, and the time required for the analysis of the treatment effect can be remarkably shortened. There is a unique effect.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of a medical image file device of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram showing an example of data created in a data registration unit.

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram showing a tree-shaped data structure in which imaging region data, image data, and treatment effect recording data can be sequentially referred to from patient data.

FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram showing a data structure in which treatment effect recording data and image data can be referred to from treatment data.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a display example of a statistical graph.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of a list display of medical images before and after treatment.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of a 1 × display of medical images before and after treatment.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart illustrating an embodiment of the medical image access method of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 4 Data storage

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A treatment effect data indicating an effect based on a treatment is accumulated in association with treatment data indicating a treatment content, and medical image data before and after treatment is accumulated in association with each treatment effect data. A medical image access method, wherein the medical image data before and after the treatment is read by selecting the treatment data and the treatment effect data. 2. The data holding means (4) stores the treatment effect data showing the effect based on the treatment in association with the treatment data showing the treatment content, and the treatment effect data in association with each treatment effect data. A medical image file device characterized in that the medical image data before and after is stored in a data holding means (4).