KR101597135B1 - Medical image storage and transmission system tagging simultaneously with recording - Google Patents

Abstract

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a medical imaging system comprising: a photographing device that transmits the medical image generated through a medical imaging device for generating a medical image to an image control device; A first switch, a second switch, a video input terminal for receiving a medical image received from the photographing apparatus, and a medical image received through the video input terminal to a second video output terminal connected to the second video output apparatus, A video controller for transmitting the medical image to the video output terminal when the 1 switch is pressed and stopping the medical image reception to the video output terminal when the first switch is pressed again; A main storage unit for storing the medical image received from the video output terminal, a request signal receiving unit for receiving a reception request signal from the video output device, and a medical image corresponding to the reception request signal to the corresponding video output device And a server including the image transmitting unit. The present invention also relates to a medical image storing and transmitting system for tagging simultaneously with recording. According to the present invention, medical images captured by a plurality of medical imaging devices held in one hospital are stored in one server, and medical images stored in a server are reproduced through a plurality of image output devices, And a transmission system.

Description

{Image recording and transmission system for medical images tagged simultaneously with recording}

The present invention relates to a medical image storage and transmission system for tagging simultaneously with recording, and more particularly, to a medical image storage and transmission system for tagging medical images simultaneously with recording, The present invention relates to a medical image storage and transmission system for simultaneously tagging a medical image recorded on a server through a device.

The present invention relates to an image storage and transmission system.

As electronic technology developed, various types of medical devices were introduced.

For example, devices such as computerized tomography (hereinafter referred to as CT) and magnetic resonance imaging device (hereinafter referred to as MRI) have been developed. These devices have enabled many diagnostic tests that were not possible in the past and have been a great help in making more accurate diagnoses.

In recent years, the role of the diagnostic radiology department has increased dramatically due to the remarkable development of the diagnostic imaging apparatus, and about 50 to 70% of the patients who have visited the hospital are subjected to radiological examinations, and accordingly the proper treatment policy is determined.

In addition, hospitals are becoming increasingly larger, specialized, and organized. Therefore, it is becoming important to know how efficiently the diagnosis and examination by medical imaging are performed and read, and how quickly the readings are transmitted to the clinicians.

Such devices include, but are not limited to, computed tomography (CT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), X-ray devices, ultrasound (US) devices, angiography devices (COLPOSCOPY), Cervical Imaging System (CERVICOGRAPHY), etc., which are widely used in internal medicine, surgery, and obstetrics and gynecology.

However, if a patient visits a clinic with a doctor's intention to read a medical image to be examined and does not have a medical image photographing apparatus or a medical image photographing apparatus, if the photographing schedule is busy In the consultation hospital, we introduce other hospitals, such as radiology clinics, where medical images can be taken.

A medical imaging apparatus and / or a medical image capturing apparatus capable of capturing a medical image when the medical examination hospital does not have both a medical image capturing apparatus and a readout physician as well as a medical image capturing apparatus, The patient is sent to a hospital having a reading intention that can read out the patient and obtain the result.

Therefore, the existing offline medical diagnosis system is inefficient because it causes a lot of time to wait for the patient or the medical consulting hospital to obtain medical image data and medical image reading result.

If there is no intention to read the medical image data, the medical consultation hospital requests the medical image data of the patient to the reading brokerage company. The reading brokerage company sends the medical image data to the reading group and sends the read result back to the reading brokerage company. The patient is referred to the hospital again and the consultation with the patient is carried out. This also causes the patient and the consulting hospital to spend considerable time and money because the medical image data is transmitted offline.

Particularly, these medical image capturing apparatuses are very expensive, and thus they are not possessed in each hospital. Even if the medical image capturing apparatuses are provided, if there is no readout physician capable of reading the captured medical images The photographing was taken at a hospital having the medical image photographing apparatus and taken to a reading doctor who can read the photographed film or photographed medical image data, and the read result can be known.

In this offline medical diagnosis system, it is not possible to efficiently operate expensive devices and to provide high quality medical services.

In addition, since the current offline medical diagnosis system can not efficiently photograph and diagnose patients and readers, the number of medical imaging devices and the willingness to read medical images are insufficient compared with the number of patients to be photographed, Patients and consulting physicians are waiting for a long wait until they receive accurate medical image readings.

In addition, if the doctor intends to consult the patient through the image after reading the medical image data, the doctor will need to search for the portion of the patient's lesion from the beginning to the end of the image, There is a problem such that the time for the operation is prolonged.

The technique to be a background of the present invention is disclosed in Korean Patent Laid-Open Publication No. 10-2012-0008059.

However, Korean Patent Laid-Open Publication No. 10-2012-0008059 does not provide any solution to the above-mentioned problem.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to solve the above-mentioned problems, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a medical image processing apparatus, which stores medical images captured by a plurality of medical image devices held in a hospital, The present invention provides a medical image storing and transmitting system for simultaneously tagging a medical image stored in a medical image recording apparatus.

It is another object of the present invention to provide a method and apparatus for recording and transmitting a medical image for tagging a medical image corresponding to a time when a specific button is clicked by clicking a specific button during medical image recording through the medical image control apparatus, System.

It is another object of the present invention to provide a medical image storage and transmission system that performs tagging simultaneously with recording in the form of a foot switch that can be used for footing so that the progress of the recording, .

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a medical imaging system including: a photographing device that transmits the medical image generated through a medical imaging device that generates a medical image to an image control device; The medical image is transmitted to the video output terminal when the first switch, the second switch, the video input terminal for receiving the medical image received from the photographing apparatus and the first switch are pressed, and when the first switch is pressed again, An image control device including an image processing unit for stopping medical image transmission; A main storage unit for storing the medical image received from the video output terminal, a request signal receiving unit for receiving a reception request signal from the video output device, and a medical image corresponding to the reception request signal to the corresponding video output device Wherein the image processing unit generates a still image including time information of the pressed time when the second switch is pressed and transmits the still image to the main storage unit of the server through the video output terminal, The image transmitting unit of the server tags the time information corresponding to the still image to the medical image and transmits the tagged image to the corresponding image output device. The main storing unit further stores the still image received through the image processing unit, The first switch and the second switch are formed on the upper side and the image input terminal and the video output terminal are installed outside Wherein the first switch and the second switch are formed in a pedal shape so that the user can step on the foot, and the image control device compresses the medical image received from the image input terminal And an image compression unit for transmitting the image information to the main server through a video output terminal, wherein the image transmission unit comprises: a list information generation unit for generating list information by listing one or more medical images stored in the main storage unit; A list transmitter for receiving a list request signal from a video output device, a list transmitter for transmitting list information corresponding to the list request signal to a corresponding video output device, And the image output apparatus transmits the image to the video output apparatus, A list information output unit for outputting the list information, a list information request unit for selecting one or more medical images from the list information output to the list information output unit A medical image selecting unit; A request signal generation unit for generating a reception request signal for requesting reception of at least one medical image selected by the medical image selection unit; And a signal transmitter for transmitting the list request signal generated by the list request signal generator to the server.

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As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to store medical images captured by a plurality of medical image devices held in a hospital in one server, record and record medical images stored in a server through a plurality of image output devices, It is possible to provide a medical image storage and transmission system for tagging at the same time.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a medical image storage and transmission system for simultaneously tagging a medical image corresponding to a time when a specific button is clicked by clicking a specific button during medical image recording through the medical image control apparatus, .

Also, according to the present invention, it is possible to provide a medical image storage and transmission system that performs tagging simultaneously with recording in the form of a foot switch usable for footing so that recording progress, termination, and tagging can be simultaneously performed during medical operations such as surgery.

1 is a block diagram illustrating a medical image storage and transmission system for tagging simultaneously with recording according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a perspective view illustrating an image control apparatus of a medical image storage and transmission system tagging simultaneously with recording according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a block diagram illustrating a connection between respective components of a medical image storage and transmission system tagged simultaneously with recording according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4 is a side view illustrating an image input terminal of an image control apparatus of a medical image storage and transmission system tagging simultaneously with recording according to an embodiment of the present invention.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS The advantages and features of the present invention and the manner of achieving them will become apparent with reference to the embodiments described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. The present invention may, however, be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as limited to the embodiments set forth herein. Rather, these embodiments are provided so that this disclosure will be thorough and complete, and will fully convey the scope of the invention to those skilled in the art. To fully disclose the scope of the invention to those skilled in the art, and the invention is only defined by the scope of the claims. Like reference numerals refer to like elements throughout the specification.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings for describing a medical image storage and transmission system for tagging simultaneously with recording according to embodiments of the present invention.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a medical image storage and transmission system for tagging simultaneously with recording in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a medical image storage and transmission system tagging simultaneously with recording according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating a connection between respective components of a medical image storage and transmission system for tagging simultaneously with recording according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG.

1 to 3, the medical image storage and transmission system for tagging simultaneously with recording according to the present invention includes a photographing apparatus 200, an image control apparatus 100, a server 300, a second image output apparatus 210, And a video output device 400.

The imaging device 200 generates a medical image through the medical imaging device and transmits the generated medical image to the image control device 100. [

Here, the photographing apparatus 200 is generally referred to as a camera, but it is preferable that the photographing apparatus 200 is not limited to the form as long as it can be photographed only for medical use such as an endoscopic camera and an MRI.

The image control apparatus 100 includes a main body, a first switch 110, a second switch 120, a video input terminal 130, an image processing unit 150, and an image compression unit 155.

Here, the image control device 100 includes a main body 100 having the first switch 110 and the second switch 120 formed on the upper side thereof and the image input terminal 130 and the video output terminal 140 provided outside And the first switch 110 and the second switch 120 are formed in a pedal shape so that the user can step on the foot.

When the first switch 110 is pressed, the medical image is transmitted to the image output terminal 140, and when the second switch 110 is pressed again, the medical image transmission to the image output terminal 140 is stopped.

The second switch 120 generates a still image including time information of the pressed time when it is pressed and transmits the still image to the main storage unit 310 of the server 300 through the video output terminal 140.

The video input terminal 130 receives the medical image generated by the photographing apparatus 200. [

4 is a side view showing an image input terminal 130 of an image control apparatus 100 of a medical image storage and transmission system tagging simultaneously with recording according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 4, it is preferable that at least one image input terminal 130 is formed so that various types of sockets can be connected.

The image processing unit 150 transmits the medical image to the video output terminal 140 when the first switch 110 is pressed and transmits the medical image to the video output terminal 140 when the first switch 110 is pressed again Stop.

When the second switch 120 is pressed, it is preferable that a still image of the medical image corresponding to the pressed time is generated and transmitted to the main storage unit 310.

The image compression unit 155 compresses the medical image received from the image input terminal 140 by the image processing unit 150 and transmits the compressed medical image to the main server through the video output terminal.

That is, when the image format of the medical image received from the image input terminal 130 is TV, VGA, HDMI, DVI, or HD-SDI, the image processing unit 150 compresses the medical image and outputs the compressed medical image to the image output terminal 140 And converting the medical image into an HD-SDI or TV format and compressing the medical image.

Here, the technique of compressing an image may be any method that compresses an image, such as a lossy compression method and a lossless compression method, and is a widely used technique, and thus a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

The server 300 includes a main storage unit 310, a request signal receiving unit 320 and an image transmitting unit 330. The image transmitting unit 330 includes a list information generating unit 332, a list signal receiving unit 334, And a transmission unit 336.

The main storage unit 310 stores the medical image received from the video output terminal 140.

That is, the medical image received from the image output terminal 140 is received and stored, and the still image received through the image processing unit is received and stored.

The request signal receiving unit 320 receives the reception request signal from the video output apparatus 400.

The image transmission unit 330 transmits the medical image corresponding to the reception request signal to the corresponding image output device 400.

The image transmitting unit 330 may tag the time information included in the still image received from the image processing unit of the image control apparatus 100 to the medical image and transmit the tagged image to the corresponding image output apparatus 400.

The list information generating unit 332 generates list information by listing one or more medical images stored in the main storage unit 310.

The list signal receiving unit 334 receives the reception request signal and the list request signal from the at least one video output apparatus 400.

The list transmission unit 336 transmits the list information corresponding to the list request signal to the corresponding video output apparatus 400.

The video output apparatus 400 includes a list request signal generation unit 410, a list information output unit 420, a medical image selection unit 430, a request signal generation unit 440, and a signal transmission unit 450.

The list request signal generating unit 410 generates a list request signal for requesting reception of the list information generated by the list information generating unit 332.

The list information output unit 420 outputs the received list information.

The medical image selecting unit 430 selects one or more medical images from the list information output to the list information output unit 420. [

The request signal generation unit 430 generates a reception request signal for requesting reception of at least one medical image selected by the medical image selection unit 430.

The signal transmitter 450 transmits the list request signal generated by the list request signal generator 410 to the server 300.

It will be understood by those skilled in the art that the present invention may be embodied in other specific forms without departing from the spirit or essential characteristics thereof. It is therefore to be understood that the above-described embodiments are illustrative in all aspects and not restrictive. The scope of the present invention is defined by the appended claims rather than the foregoing detailed description, and all changes or modifications derived from the meaning and scope of the claims and the equivalents thereof are included in the scope of the present invention Should be interpreted.

100: image control device 110: first switch
120: second switch 130: video input terminal
140: video output terminal 150:
155: image compressing unit 200: photographing apparatus
300: server 310: main storage unit
320: request signal receiving unit 330:
332: List information generating unit 334: List signal receiving unit
336: List transmission unit 400: Video output device
410: list request signal generation unit 420: list information output unit
430: medical image selecting unit 440: request signal generating unit
450: Signal transmitter

Claims (5)

A photographing device for transmitting the medical image generated through a medical imaging device for generating a medical image to an image control device; The medical image is transmitted to the video output terminal when the first switch, the second switch, the video input terminal for receiving the medical image received from the photographing apparatus and the first switch are pressed, and when the first switch is pressed again, An image control device including an image processing unit for stopping medical image transmission; A main storage unit for storing the medical image received from the video output terminal, a request signal receiving unit for receiving a reception request signal from the video output device, and a medical image corresponding to the reception request signal to the corresponding video output device And a server including an image transmitting unit,
Wherein the image processing unit comprises:
When the second switch is pressed, generates a still image including time information of the pressed time, transmits the still image to the main storage unit of the server through the video output terminal,
Wherein the image transmitting unit of the server tags the time information corresponding to the still image on the medical image and transmits the tagged image to the corresponding image output device,
The main storage further stores still images received through the image processing unit,
The image control device includes:
Further comprising: a main body having the first switch and the second switch formed on the upper side and the video input terminal and the video output terminal provided on the outside,
Wherein the first switch and the second switch comprise:
And is formed in a pedal shape so that the user can step on the foot,
The image control device includes:
And an image compressing unit compressing the medical image received from the image input terminal and transmitting the compressed medical image to the main server through a video output terminal,
Wherein the image transmitter comprises:
A list signal receiving unit for receiving a reception request signal and a list request signal from at least one video output device, a list signal receiving unit for receiving a list request signal from the at least one video output device, And transmits the medical image corresponding to the reception request signal to the corresponding video output device,
The video output apparatus includes:
A list request signal generator for generating a list request signal for requesting reception of the list information generated by the list information generator, a list information output unit for outputting the received list information, a list information output unit for outputting list information A medical image selecting unit for selecting one or more medical images; A request signal generation unit for generating a reception request signal for requesting reception of at least one medical image selected by the medical image selection unit; And a signal transmitter for transmitting the list request signal generated by the list request signal generator to a server. delete delete delete delete

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