JPH11120268A - Method and device for preparing medical certificate and medium imaging system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To efficiently prepare a medical certificate by preparing the medical certificate synthesizing a diagnostic image based on diagnostic image information acquired from a reagent into a medical certificate format image which can describe character information. SOLUTION: A signal sampling part 2 samples a signal from a reagent 4 and based on that signal, an image is generated by an image generating means 6. The generated image is stored in a memory provided at the image generating means 6. An operator selects the desired image to be added to the medical certificate out of a tomograph. The selection of the image is performed by matching a cursor with the desired image and clicking it while operating a pointing device such as a mouse provided at an operating part 16. When a medical certificate display icon displayed on a screen is clicked, the medical certificate format image is read from the memory of an image processing means 8 and displayed. Since the medical certificate format image displays patient information such as the ID name and sex of a patient, labor for input work can be saved.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a method and an apparatus for creating a medical certificate and a medical image apparatus, and more particularly to a method and an apparatus for creating a medical certificate based on a medical image, and a medical image apparatus having the apparatus for creating a medical certificate. About.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art For example, an X-ray CT (computed tomograph)
y) Equipment, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
g) When a medical image of a patient is acquired by a medical imaging device such as an apparatus or an ultrasonic imaging device, and a diagnosis is performed based on the acquired medical image, a medical certificate in which diagnostic findings and the like are written is created. The preparation of a medical certificate is performed by filling out a document in a predetermined format on a doctor's desk or the like.

[0003]

As the speed of medical imaging devices increases, the throughput of medical image acquisition (through pu) increases.
t) has been improved, and the method of creating a medical certificate as described above is becoming incompatible with the high throughput of medical imaging devices.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to realize a method and an apparatus for preparing a medical certificate for efficiently generating a medical certificate and a medical image apparatus.

[0005]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

(1) According to a first aspect of the present invention, a diagnostic certificate is formed by synthesizing a diagnostic image based on diagnostic image information obtained from a subject with a diagnostic document format image in which character information can be described. Is created.

(2) A second aspect of the present invention for solving the above-mentioned problems is a diagnostic image generating section for generating a diagnostic image based on acquired diagnostic image information of a subject, and storing information of a diagnostic report format image. It is characterized by comprising a medical certificate format image storage means, and an image processing unit for synthesizing the diagnostic image and the medical certificate format image.

(3) According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided a diagnostic image information acquiring means for acquiring diagnostic image information from a subject, and a diagnostic image generation for producing an image based on the acquired diagnostic image information. Unit, a medical certificate format image storage unit for storing information of the medical certificate format image, an image processing unit for combining the diagnostic image and the medical certificate format image and outputting information of the medical certificate image, and the medical certificate A display unit for displaying an image.

In the second invention or the third invention, the image processing section has an entry means for enabling entry of a diagnostic finding on the medical certificate format image in that the medical certificate is effectively created. preferable.

In this case, it is preferable that the entry means allows entry by rewriting past diagnostic findings in order to more effectively create a medical certificate. (Action) In the present invention, the diagnostic image and the medical certificate style image
Since the medical certificate is created by combining and integrating by image processing,
The medical certificate can be created on the operator console, workstation or personal computer of the medical imaging device.

[0010]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings. Note that the present invention is not limited to the embodiment.

FIG. 1 shows a block diagram of a medical imaging apparatus.
The figure is shown. This device is an example of an embodiment of the present invention.
The configuration of the present apparatus shows an example of an embodiment relating to the apparatus of the present invention. An example of an embodiment of the method of the present invention is shown by the operation of the present apparatus.

(Configuration) As shown in FIG. 1, the present apparatus has a signal sampling unit 2 as diagnostic image information obtaining means. The signal collecting unit 2 collects a signal for generating a medical image from the subject (patient) 4. The signal sampling unit 2 has various forms according to the type of the medical image device.

For example, in an X-ray CT apparatus, a gantry (g) having an X-ray irradiation / detection system for scanning a subject 4 is provided.
antry) is used. In the MRI apparatus, a magnet system (m) for collecting a signal from the subject 4 using magnetic resonance
agnet system) is used. In the ultrasonic imaging apparatus, an ultrasonic transmitting / receiving system that transmits an ultrasonic wave into the subject 4 and receives an echo of the ultrasonic wave is used. As such a signal sampling unit 2, an existing one can be used. For other medical image devices, existing devices can be used depending on the type.

The signal collecting section 2 is connected to the image generating means 6 and inputs a signal collected from the subject 4 to the image generating means 6. The image generation unit 6 is an example of an embodiment of the diagnostic image generation unit according to the present invention. The image generating means 6 generates an image based on the signal input from the signal sampling unit 2.

As the image generating means 6, various types are used according to the type of medical image apparatus. For example, X-ray C
In the T device, projection data of a plurality of views (views) of the subject 4
An apparatus for back-projecting (data) to reconstruct a tomographic image is used. In an MRI apparatus, an inverse Fourier (Fouri) of a magnetic resonance signal is used.
e) An apparatus for reconstructing an image by conversion is used. In an ultrasonic imaging apparatus, an apparatus that obtains a B-mode (mode) image based on the intensity of an ultrasonic echo is used. Any of these image generating means 6 can use existing ones.
For other medical image devices, existing devices can be used depending on the type.

An image processing means 8 is connected to the image generating means 6. The image processing unit 8 is an example of an embodiment of an image processing unit according to the present invention. The image processing means 8 captures the image generated by the image generating means 6 and performs predetermined image processing. The image processing means 8 also
5 is an example of an embodiment of an image synthesizing unit according to the present invention. The image processing means 8 is, for example, a computer.
And so on. The details of the image processing will be described later.

A display unit 10 is connected to the image processing means 8 so as to display the image output from the image processing means 8 and other information. The display unit 10 includes, for example, a graphic display device. The image processing means 8 includes a memory for storing image information and an interface for externally inputting image information to the memory. The image processing unit 8 is also connected to a printing unit 12 so as to print the image output from the image processing unit 8 and other information.

As described above, the signal sampling unit 2, the image generating means 6,
The image processing means 8, the display unit 10, and the printing unit 12 are connected to the control unit 14. The control unit 14 is configured using, for example, a computer. The control section 14 supplies a control signal to each section to control its operation. In addition, a state notification signal is input from each unit to the control unit 14.

An operation unit 16 is connected to the control unit 14 so that various commands and information can be input by an operator. The operation unit 16 includes, for example, a keyboard.
And an operation console equipped with other operation tools.

(Operation) The operation of the present apparatus will be described. The operation of the present device proceeds under the control of the control unit 14 based on a command given by the operator through the operation unit 16.

FIG. 2 shows a flowchart of the operation of the present apparatus.
First, the subject 4 is imaged in a step 202.
That is, a signal is sampled from the subject 4 by the signal sampling unit 2, and an image is generated by the image generation unit 6 based on the signal. The generated image is stored in a memory provided in the image generating means 6.

Next, in step 204, an image is displayed based on a command from the operator. Thereby, for example, an image as shown in FIG. That is, a plurality of tomographic images 10 having different imaging locations or imaging conditions.
2 to 108 are displayed in one screen.

Next, at step 206, an image is selected.
At this time, the operator selects an image to be pasted on a medical certificate described later from the tomographic images 102 to 108. When the number of captured images is large, the next and subsequent sets of images are sequentially displayed by switching the page of the display screen, and a desired image is selected from among them.

To select an image, for example, a pointing device such as a mouse or a track ball provided on the operation unit 16 is operated to move a cursor (not shown) to a desired image. , By clicking a click button or the like.

After selecting the image, when the user clicks a medical certificate display icon in the icon group 110 displayed on the screen, a medical certificate display is performed in step 208. Thereby, for example, a medical certificate style image as shown in FIG. 4 is displayed. The medical certificate form image is stored in advance in a memory provided in the image processing means 8, and is read out and displayed.

The medical certificate format image is, for example, a patient column 11
2. Finding entry field 114 and image pasting fields 116 and 118
Having. In the patient column 112, the patient ID (identificat
ion), name, gender, age and other patient information are displayed.

These patient information are displayed using the patient information input at the start of the imaging. Such information is usually stored in the memory as a part of the header information of the captured image, so that it can be easily used.
Thereby, labor for inputting patient information to the medical certificate can be saved. It is needless to say that it may be input again on the medical certificate form screen.

The finding entry column 114 is a column for entering a diagnostic finding from now on, and is initially blank. The images selected in step 206 are displayed in the image pasting columns 116 and 118. That is, the medical certificate form image is displayed in a form in which the selected image is pasted on the image pasting columns 116 and 118.
If there are three or more selected images, they are pasted in the image pasting column on the next page and thereafter.

The image display at step 208 may be simultaneously displayed on the same screen as the captured image with a different window. This is preferable in that the captured image is easily attached to the medical certificate format image using the copy function between windows.

Next, at step 210, the operator (doctor)
Enters a diagnostic finding in the finding entry field 114. The entry of the diagnostic findings is performed by the word processing (w
(ordprocessing) function by inputting characters from the keyboard of the operation unit 16. This makes it possible to efficiently create a medical certificate combined with the captured image.

In filling in the diagnostic findings, the icon group 12
By clicking a predetermined icon in 0, the previous diagnostic finding stored in the memory can be displayed. Alternatively, when the previous diagnostic finding is stored in the memory, it may be displayed from the beginning. If this function is used, only the differences from the previous time can be rewritten to create the present diagnostic findings. As a result, the work of filling in the diagnostic findings can be saved and the efficiency can be further improved.

If it becomes necessary to add a pasting image in the process of filling in the diagnostic findings, the user clicks the image addition icon in the icon group 120. In accordance with the command issued by clicking the icon, the process returns from step 212 to step 204, and the image is displayed again.

With respect to the displayed image, an additional image is selected at step 206 in the same manner as described above, and a medical certificate format image is displayed at step 208. Then, a medical certificate with the additional image attached is displayed. In step 210, a diagnostic finding based on the additional image is added.

The above operation is repeated while there is an additional image. In this process, when changing the image once pasted,
When an unnecessary image is deleted from the image pasting columns 116 and 118 using a predetermined icon in the icon group 120, the image can be replaced with an additional image.

When the medical certificate is completed and the save icon in the icon group 120 is clicked, the medical certificate is stored in the memory at step 214. When the print icon is clicked, it is determined in step 216 and step 21 is executed.
At 8, the printing by the printing unit 12 is performed. As a result, a hard copy of the medical certificate (har
d copy).

FIG. 5 shows another flowchart of the operation of the present apparatus. In FIG. 2, after the imaging in step 302, the medical certificate form image is displayed first (step 308 '), and the captured image is then displayed (step 304) in FIG.
It is different from the case. Displaying the medical certificate form image first is preferable in that it is clear that the operation to be performed is a medical certificate creation operation.

In the image display in step 304, the window may be made different and displayed simultaneously on the same screen as the medical certificate form image. This is preferable in that the captured image is easily attached to the medical certificate format image using the copy function between windows.

The above is an example in which the medical image apparatus is provided with a function of creating a medical certificate. However, a configuration corresponding to the image processing means 8, the display unit 10, the printing unit 12, the control unit 14, and the operation unit 16 is used. For example, doctor console (doctor cons
ole) or a work station (work station), etc., may be configured separately from the medical imaging device, connected to the medical imaging device to acquire the captured image, and combined with the medical certificate format image. Of course.

In this case, the doctor console or the workstation is an example of the embodiment of the medical image acquiring means in the present invention. It is also an example of an embodiment of an image synthesizing unit.

[0040]

As described in detail above, according to the present invention, the image obtained by the medical image apparatus and the medical certificate format image are combined by image processing, so that the diagnosis for efficiently preparing the medical certificate is made. A document creation method and device, and a medical image device can be realized.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a device according to an example of an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing an operation of the apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of a screen of a display unit in the device according to the example of the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of a screen of a display unit in the device according to the example of the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing an operation of the apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention;

[Explanation of symbols]

 2 signal sampling unit 4 subject 6 image generation unit 8 image processing unit 10 display unit 12 printing unit 14 control unit 16 operation unit 102 to 108 tomographic image 110, 120 icon 112 patient column 114 finding entry column 116, 118 image pasting column

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A medical certificate, wherein a medical certificate is created by synthesizing a diagnostic image based on diagnostic image information acquired from a subject with a medical certificate format image in which character information can be described. How to make. A diagnostic image generating unit configured to generate a diagnostic image based on the acquired diagnostic image information of the subject; a diagnostic report format image storage unit configured to store information of a diagnostic report format image; A medical certificate creating apparatus comprising: an image processing unit that synthesizes a medical certificate format image. 3. A diagnostic image information obtaining means for obtaining diagnostic image information from a subject, a diagnostic image generating unit for generating an image based on the obtained diagnostic image information, and a diagnosis for storing information of a medical certificate format image Medical image device comprising: a medical certificate image storage unit; an image processing unit that combines the diagnostic image and the medical certificate image to output information of the medical certificate image; and a display unit that displays the medical certificate image. .