US20050246366A1 - Biological information trend display and its method - Google Patents

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US20050246366A1
US20050246366A1 US10/525,749 US52574905A US2005246366A1 US 20050246366 A1 US20050246366 A1 US 20050246366A1 US 52574905 A US52574905 A US 52574905A US 2005246366 A1 US2005246366 A1 US 2005246366A1
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  • the present invention relates to a device and a method for displaying a biological information trend and more particularly for facilitating check of the biological information trend.
  • Patent Document 1 JP-A-Hei 4-352939 (FIG. 8).
  • the technique it is possible to determine when attacks occurred with the event marks. That is, according to the existing technique, it is possible to obtain information about when abnormal values of biological information appeared.
  • the invention provides a biological information trend display device and method thereof that are capable of facilitating check of the biological information trend and identification of abnormal value.
  • the invention includes the following:
  • a biological information trend display device in accordance with the present invention for displaying a time-series trend of biological information comprises means for obtaining a plurality of biological information, means for determining whether the obtained biological information is abnormal biological information or not, and means for displaying time-series trend for each of a plurality of biological information, wherein the displaying means changes trend display style for biological information that is determined as the abnormal biological information.
  • the user who utilizes the results outputted by the displaying means can easily understand trend of the biological information. For example, if multiple trends of a plurality of biological information are displayed, the user can easily understand that the presence or absence of abnormal biological information and the trend since the determined abnormal biological information is changed its trend display style.
  • a biological information trend display device in accordance with the present invention for displaying a time-series trend of biological information comprises means for obtaining a plurality of biological information and information regarding whether the biological information is abnormal biological information or not, and means for displaying time-series trend for each of a plurality of biological information, wherein the displaying means changes trend display style for biological information that is determined as the abnormal biological information.
  • the user who utilizes the results outputted by the displaying means can easily understand the trend of the biological information. If multiple trends of a plurality of biological information are displayed, the user can easily understand that the presence or absence of abnormal biological information and the trend since the determined abnormal biological information is changed its trend display style.
  • the device in accordance with the present invention is characterized in that the displaying means further displays biological information determined as the abnormal biological information in association with information relating to the source of the biological information.
  • the user who utilizes the results outputted by the displaying means can easily understand the trend of determined abnormal biological information and the source for obtaining the biological information (i.e. basis for the determination).
  • the device in accordance with the present invention is characterized in that the displaying means further displays a source for obtaining biological information that is determined as the abnormal biological information, while not displaying a source for obtaining biological information that is not determined as the abnormal biological information.
  • the biological information trend display device displays information with respect to the source only for the biological information that is determined as the abnormal biological information. Therefore, the biological information trend display device can effectively execute the announce (or caution, presentation) of information with respect to the trend of determined abnormal biological information and the source for obtaining the biological information in directing the user's greater attention to the information.
  • the device in accordance with the present invention is characterized in that the determination of the abnormal biological information comprises determination whether the biological information exceeds certain level or falls below certain level, and the displaying means further displays a source for obtaining biological information at an upper portion of the time-series trend when the biological information exceeds certain level, and displays a source for obtaining biological information at a lower portion of the time-series trend when the biological information falls below certain level.
  • the user who utilizes the results outputted by the displaying means can visually and easily understand the trend of determined abnormal biological information and whether the biological information exceeds the certain level or falls below the certain level.
  • the device in accordance with the present invention is characterized in that when subsequent biological information of the determined abnormal biological information is not determined as the abnormal biological information, wherein the displaying means further displays the trend of the subsequent biological information in the original style, and maintains the indication of the information relating to the source of the biological information.
  • the user who utilizes the results outputted by the displaying means can grasp information with respect to a source for obtaining the biological information with a history of abnormal biological information.
  • the device in accordance with the present invention is characterized in that the displaying means further displays the information relating to the source for obtaining biological information and the source related information allows to discriminate the cases: a case in which current biological information is determined as the abnormal biological information, a case in which past and current biological information are determined as the abnormal biological information, and a case in which past biological information is determined as the abnormal biological information while current biological information is not determined as the abnormal biological information.
  • the user who utilizes the results outputted by the displaying means can grasp information with respect to a source for obtaining the biological information with a history of abnormal biological information.
  • the device in accordance with the present invention is characterized in that the device further comprises display area for displaying the information relating to the source of biological information, wherein the display area includes an inner indication area and an outer indication area that surrounds the inner indication area, and wherein the displaying means further displays at least the inner indication area in association with biological information that is determined as the abnormal biological information when current biological information is determined as the abnormal biological information, and displays at least the outer indication area in association with the biological information determined as the abnormal biological information when the biological information is determined as abnormal biological information in the past.
  • the user who utilizes the results outputted by the displaying means can grasp information with respect to a source for obtaining the biological information with a history of abnormal biological information based on the outer display area.
  • the device in accordance with the present invention is characterized in that the displaying means further displays time-series trend of biological information with information relating to the source of the biological information.
  • the user who utilizes the results outputted by the displaying means can visually and easily grasp the multiple trends of a plurality of biological information and sources for obtaining the biological information.
  • the device in accordance with the present invention is characterized in that the displaying means displays different biological information in the same trend display style, which are derived from different sources for the biological information that is not determined as the abnormal biological information.
  • the user who utilizes the results outputted by the displaying means can visually and easily understand that the biological information is not determined as the abnormal biological information (i.e. the biological information is normal), even though the user visually check multiple trends of a plurality of biological information at the same time.
  • the device in accordance with the present invention is characterized in that the changing trend display style comprises changing the trend display color.
  • the user who utilizes the results outputted by the displaying means can visually and easily understand that the presence or absence of abnormal biological information and the trend since the trend display color of biological information is changed to the color for abnormal.
  • the device in accordance with the present invention is characterized in that the displaying means further conforms the trend display color of biological information that is determined as the abnormal biological information to display color of information relating to the source of the biological information.
  • the user who utilizes the results outputted by the displaying means can visually and easily understand the trend of determined abnormal biological information and the source for obtaining the biological information.
  • the device in accordance with the present invention is characterized in that the biological information comprises information that shows different behaviors depending on the sources.
  • the user who utilizes the results outputted by the displaying means can easily understand the trend of information that changes its behavior according to a source for obtaining the information.
  • the device in accordance with the present invention is characterized in that the biological information comprises information related to ST level of an electrocardiogram, and the source-related information comprises information relating to electrocardiogram lead.
  • the user who utilizes the results outputted by the displaying means can understand trend of the information related to ST level and the electrocardiogram lead (hereinafter referred to as the “lead”) for obtaining the information.
  • a biological information trend displayed object in accordance with the present invention representing time-series trend of the biological information, is characterized in that the biological information trend displayed object represents time-series trend for each of a plurality of biological information, and trend display style for the determined abnormal biological information is changed.
  • the user who utilizes the biological information trend displayed object can easily understand the trend of the biological information. For example, if multiple trends of the plurality of biological information are displayed, the user can easily understand that the presence or absence of abnormal biological information and the trend since the trend display style of biological information is changed to the style for abnormal.
  • a data display device in accordance with the present invention is characterized in that for obtaining different types of data in time-series as indicator and displaying each of the obtained data in a graph form, wherein the data display device sets display area for indicating data type, and is to execute the procedures of determining whether content represented based on the obtained data is matter to be informed or not, displaying the data determined as the matter to be informed in a graph form by using different graph display style from that of data not determined as the matter to be informed, and conforming all or a part of display style for indicating the data type to all or a part of the graph display style of the data.
  • the user can understand both the graph for data determined as the matter to be informed and the data type corresponding to the data in associating with each other.
  • Bio information is a concept that includes any information which can be obtained from a living body (biological signals, vital signs, etc.).
  • the “biological information” includes individual values (parameters) that represent information about a living body and information which can be obtained based on a plurality of such parameters.
  • ST levels correspond to this concept.
  • Time-series trend is a concept that includes something which represents information about changes over time in a subject matter (action, variation, behavior, etc. thereof).
  • the concept includes information about changes over time in the difference between a subject matter and a prescribed reference value in addition to changes over time in the subject matter itself.
  • a trend graph of ST levels corresponds to the concept of “time-series trend.”
  • “Trend display style” is a concept that includes the style of displaying information about changes over time in a subject matter.
  • the concept includes the shapes, types patterns, codes, symbols or colors for the graph showing the changes over time in a subject matter, and the shapes, patterns, codes, symbols or colors of curves (or plot points or indication points) for modifying the graph curves (or plot points or indication points).
  • the colors or hues of the curves of the ST level trend graph correspond to this concept.
  • “Abnormal biological information” is a concept that includes biological information which is out of a prescribed normal range (or which does not show a prescribed normal value) or which is within a prescribed abnormal range (or show a prescribed abnormal value).
  • the concept includes biological information which is out of the range within which it falls when a living body is in good (normal, right or ordinary) condition and biological information determined as abnormal (or pathological) by a specific determination method.
  • an ST level out of the range from ⁇ 0.1 mV to 0.1 mV corresponds to this concept.
  • “To determine whether the information is abnormal biological information” includes to determine the presence or absence of abnormal biological information (or the degree of the abnormality thereof), to determine the presence or absence of normal biological information (or the degree of the normality thereof), or to determine whether the information is normal biological information or abnormal biological information (, or to determine the degree of the state).
  • “Information relating to the source of the biological information” is a concept that includes something representing information used to obtain the biological information.
  • the concept includes the name of the part (source) from which the biological information is obtained, the name of the derivation of the biological information, or the name of the criterion for determining the biological information.
  • the “name of lead” in which a recognized waveform which can be used to obtain an ST level appears corresponds to this concept.
  • “Matter to be informed” is a concept that includes anything to be informed.
  • the concept includes something indicating a failure of the device, something useful (or effective) to determine biological information, or something relating to an abnormality of biological information.
  • information about an ST level in the case where the ST level in an abnormal range corresponds to this concept.
  • FIGS. 1A and 1B are schematic views illustrating examples of a displayed ST level trend according to an embodiment.
  • FIG. 2 is a functional block diagram of an ST level trend display device.
  • FIG. 3 is an example of the hardware configuration of the ST level trend display device.
  • FIG. 4 is a graph schematically illustrating recorded electrocardiographic waveform data.
  • FIG. 5 is an example of a screen displayed on the ST level trend display device.
  • FIG. 6 is a flowchart of an ST level trend creation process.
  • FIG. 7 is a flowchart of a VPC determination process.
  • FIGS. 8A, 8B and 8 C are modifications of the screen displayed on the ST trend level display device.
  • FIGS. 9A and 9B are schematic views of identified value data as an object of the ST level trend creation process.
  • FIGS. 10A, 10B and 10 C are schematic views illustrating the changes in the display style of a lead icon.
  • the embodiments illustrates process for displaying ST level of the patient ECG data as a trend graph.
  • the device displays ST level trend graphs from all lead waves of 12-lead ECG.
  • the user of the device can intuitively and easily obtain information about from which leads the abnormal ST levels.
  • the 12-lead ECG are twelve-pattern electrocardiograms which are obtained from plurality of to dozen electrodes attached to a living body.
  • An ST level trend is a displayed trend graph of ST levels obtained from electrocardiograms (ECG) of a patient.
  • ECG electrocardiograms
  • An ST level trend display device 100 for performing the display will be described later. This device is suitable for the use in emergency situations or in ambulances and hospitals. In this embodiment, description will be made taking as an example a case where it is used by an emergency medical technician in an ambulance carrying a patient.
  • FIG. 1 is a schematic view illustrating an example of a displayed ST level trend graph.
  • the trends of ST levels recognized from lead waveforms derived from leads V 1 , V 2 and V 3 are displayed simultaneously (in parallel) in the graph.
  • the vertical axis and horizontal axis of the ST level trend graph represent voltage (mV) and time (minute), respectively.
  • the ST level trend graph is drawn (plotted) from left to right on the display screen as the measurement of electrocardiograms proceeds.
  • FIG. 1 The items shown in FIG. 1 are as follows.
  • a lead icon 30 representing the lead V 1 , a lead icon 31 representing a lead V 2 and a lead icon 32 representing the lead V 3 are displayed in an upper part of the display screen.
  • a lead icon 33 representing the lead V 1 , a lead icon 34 representing the lead V 2 and a lead icon 35 representing the lead V 3 are displayed in a lower part of the display screen.
  • a curve 50 showing the ST level in the lead V 3 , a curve 52 showing the ST level in the lead V 2 , and a curve 54 showing the ST level in the lead V 1 are also displayed on the display screen.
  • FIG. 1A shows the state in which the ST levels recognized from the lead waveforms derived from the leads V 1 , V 2 and V 3 are all in the normal range ( ⁇ 0.1 mV to 0.1 mV).
  • the normal range is the range indicated by a dotted line arrow 40 (the dotted line arrow 40 , which is shown for explanation and thus is not displayed on a display screen 14 , may be displayed).
  • all the curves 50 , 52 and 54 are displayed in a normal value color “a” (blue, for example) to indicate that the values are in the normal range.
  • the backgrounds (areas) of all the lead icons 30 to 35 are also displayed in the normal value color “a”.
  • FIG. 1B shows the state in which some measurement time has passed from the moment shown in FIG. 1A and some of the ST levels recognized from the lead waveforms are out of the normal range.
  • a curve segment 56 showing the ST level in the lead V 3 is above the upper limit of the normal range, and the part of the curve above the upper limit is displayed in an abnormal value color “b” (red, for example) (change of trend display color).
  • the lead icon 32 in the upper part of the display screen (above the time-series trend) is also displayed in the abnormal value color “b” as shown in the drawing (the trend of biological information and the information relating to the source of the biological information are displayed in the same color).
  • a curve segment 58 showing the ST level in the lead V 1 is below the lower limit of the normal range, and the part of the curve below the lower limit is displayed in an abnormal value color “c” (yellow, for example).
  • the lead icon 33 in the lower part of the display screen is also displayed in the abnormal value color “c” as shown in the drawing.
  • the trends of ST levels recognized from a plurality of lead waveforms can be displayed simultaneously. Also, when one or more of the ST levels show abnormal values, information about leads from which the ST levels are derived can be visually recognized with ease.
  • each graph curve and the corresponding lead icon are displayed in the same color “to display the trend of biological information and the information relating to the source of the biological information in the same color” in the above embodiment, the present invention is not limited thereto.
  • the state in which displayed colors are “the same” includes the case in which two or more colors can be determined to be visually similar (or close) to each other.
  • each ST level is the value (mV) at a point (ST 1 ) 60 msec after the inflection point of an ST segment.
  • the measurement point of ST level may be changed by means known to those skilled in the art.
  • STj, ST 1 , or ST 2 may be used.
  • FIG. 2 illustrates a function block diagram of a ST level trend display device.
  • the ST level trend display device includes biological information obtaining means 2 , determining means 4 , and displaying means 6 .
  • the biological information obtaining means 2 obtains biological information (or biological signal or vital sign).
  • the determining means 4 determines whether the biological information represents a normal value or an abnormal value (or whether a living body condition represented by the biological information is normal condition or abnormal condition).
  • the displaying means 6 displays a biological information trend in a trend display style that is based on the determination result.
  • FIG. 3 illustrates a hardware configuration example of the ST level trend display device shown in FIG. 2 by use of a central processing unit (CPU).
  • the ST level trend display device 100 includes CPU 10 , amplifier 11 , analog-digital converter 12 , mouse/keyboard 13 , display 14 (display device), speaker 15 , memory 17 , Flash-ROM 18 (which corresponds to a rewritable read-only memory device from which recorded data can be electrically erased (e.g. the flash-memory), and will be described as “F-ROM 18 ”), display controller 19 , and ECG electrodes 20 (biological signal detector).
  • CPU 10 central processing unit
  • the ECG electrodes 20 are used for measuring a cardiac electric current.
  • the amplifier 11 amplifies the cardiac electrical current obtained through ECG electrodes 20 .
  • the CPU 10 controls operations of the ST level trend display device 100 , executes a process that converts data obtained from the cardiac electric current to ECG data (or identified value data), and executes a process that generates a ST level trend.
  • the F-ROM 18 stores a computer program for controlling the ST level trend display device 100 .
  • the memory 17 acts as a storage area for data processing performed by the CPU 10 . Operation information generated via operations of the mouse/keyboard 13 or the display controller 19 is inputted to the CPU 10 , and the CPU 10 generates display information and sound information for the display 14 and the speaker 15 to output.
  • examples of operating systems (OS) for the ST level trend display device 100 are Microsoft's Windowsm XP, NT, 2000, 98SE, ME, or CE.
  • OS operating systems
  • the functions of the ST level trend display device 100 are accomplished with hardware logic (not shown) without the use of a CPU.
  • the hardware configuration or CPU configuration can be modified by well-known techniques by those skilled in the art.
  • the “ECG” described in the embodiments is obtained by measuring cardiac electrical potential difference on the heart between two points on the patient's body. Therefore, the terms “ECG measurement” etc. used herein include the operations of measuring the cardiac electrical potential etc.
  • the “biological information trend display device” includes any device that displays biological information trend.
  • the “biological information trend display device” corresponds to ST level trend display device 100 illustrated in FIG. 3 as an embodiment.
  • the “biological information obtaining means” includes any means that has a function for obtaining biological information.
  • the biological information obtaining means corresponds to CPU 10 of the ST level trend display device 100 that executes a process of step S 605 in FIG. 6 for plurality of lead waveforms.
  • the “determining means” includes any means that has a function for determining whether obtained biological information corresponds to abnormal biological information or not.
  • the determining means corresponds to CPU 10 that executes a process of step S 613 in FIG. 6 .
  • the “displaying means” includes any means that has a function of displaying.
  • the displaying means corresponds to CPU 10 that executes a process of step S 615 , S 623 , S 619 , or step S 621 .
  • FIG. 5 is an example of the screen displayed by a ST level trend creation process (which will be described later) performed by the CPU 10 .
  • ST level trend curves obtained from identified value (recognized value) data of waveforms derived from 12 leads are displayed on the display screen 14 .
  • the 12 leads are leads I, II, III, aVL, aVR, aVF, V 1 , V 2 , V 3 , V 4 , V 5 and V 6 .
  • Lead icons representing them are displayed in upper and lower parts of the display screen 14 .
  • the areas in which the lead icons (types of data) are displayed are located in fixed positions on the display screen (the indication area of the information relating to the source of biological information is associated with each information relating to the source).
  • 12 ST level trend curves are displayed on the display screen 14 (curves showing similar values may overlap with each other).
  • the vertical axis and horizontal axis of the ST level trend graph represent voltage (in the range from ⁇ 0.5 mV to 0.5 mV) and time (min.), respectively. More specifically, the area from left to right of the display screen 14 is a graph display area corresponding to a measurement period of 30 min.
  • the upper and lower limits of the normal range of the ST levels are 0.1 mV and ⁇ 0.1 mV, respectively.
  • the upper and lower limits are indicated by dotted lines on the display screen 14 .
  • the display of the dotted lines on the display screen may be omitted.
  • a plot point moves (to the right on the display screen) as the measurement of electrocardiograms proceeds and draws the ST level trend graph.
  • the drawing point is currently at a point about 30 minutes after the start of the measurement.
  • the parts of the curves within the normal range are displayed in the normal value color “a” (blue, for example).
  • FIG. 5 a case in which some of the ST levels of the waveforms derived from the 12 leads show abnormal values is shown as an example. Each of the abnormal values will be described.
  • a curve 70 showing the ST level of the lead waveform derived from the lead III is above the upper limit and displayed (plotted) in an abnormal value color X (graph display style).
  • a lead icon 60 (for the lead III) in the upper part of the display screen is displayed in the same abnormal value color X as the curve 70 in the drawing (the type of data is displayed in the same style as the curve of the data).
  • a curve 72 showing the ST level of the waveform derived from the lead V 5 has become lower than the lower limit, and the part of the curve below the lower limit is displayed in an abnormal value color Y.
  • a lead icon 62 (for the lead V 5 ) in the lower part of the display screen is displayed in the same abnormal value color Y as the curve 72 in the drawing.
  • a curve 71 showing the ST level of the waveform derived from the lead a V F has a part above the upper limit and the part is displayed in an abnormal value color Z.
  • an outer frame 61 of a lead icon (for the lead a V F ) in the upper part of the display screen is displayed in the same abnormal value color Z as the part above the upper limit of the curve 71 .
  • An inner area 61 a of the lead icon is displayed in the normal value color since the ST level derived from the lead a V F has returned to the normal range.
  • FIG. 10 is a schematic view illustrating the changes in the display style of a lead icon described above.
  • FIG. 10A shows an example of a lead icon 500 (for the lead V 5 ) in the case where the ST level has been in the normal range.
  • the lead icon 500 is displayed in a normal value color P.
  • FIG. 10B shows an example of a lead icon 501 in the case where the ST level shows an abnormal value at the present time (or at the moment when the ST level was displayed).
  • the lead icon 501 is displayed in an abnormal value color Q.
  • the abnormal value color Q is the same as the color of the trend curve (or the part of the curve in the abnormal range) of the ST level in the corresponding lead V 5 (which corresponds to “when the current biological information is determined as abnormal biological information, the display means displays at least the inner indication area in association with the biological information determined as abnormal biological information”).
  • FIG. 10C shows an example of a lead icon 502 in the case where some time has passed from the moment shown in FIG. 10B and the ST level in the lead V 5 has returned to the normal range.
  • an icon frame 504 (outer indication area) of the lead icon 502 is maintained in the abnormal value color Q (which corresponds to “when the biological information is determined as abnormal biological information in the past, the display means displays at least the outer indication area in association with the biological information determined as abnormal information”).
  • an inner area 506 inner indication area
  • the shape of the ST level trend graph, the direction in which the graph is created as time passes, the style of displaying the curves, the style of displaying the names of leads, the style of displaying normal and abnormal values (colors, etc.) are illustrative and may be changed by means known to those skilled in the art.
  • the ST level curves and the corresponding leads icons may be displayed in different colors.
  • the parts of the curve 71 in the normal range may be displayed in the normal value color with the entire lead icon (the outer frame 61 and the inner area 61 a ) displayed in an abnormal value color (which corresponds to “when the subsequent biological information is not determined as abnormal information, the display means displays the trend of the subsequent biological information in the original style and maintains the indication of the information relating to the source of the biological information”).
  • the present invention is not limited to the above example.
  • the entire corresponding lead icon may be returned to the normal value color (return the indication of the information relating to the source of the subsequent biological information (cancel the association of it with the biological information)).
  • the present invention is not limited thereto.
  • the entire curve may be displayed in an abnormal value color (the entire style of displaying is changed for the trend of biological information determined as abnormal biological information).
  • the curve 70 and the lead icon 60 are displayed in the same abnormal value color X to associate them with each other and the part of the curve 72 in the abnormal range and the lead icon 62 are displayed in the same abnormal value color Y to associate them with each other.
  • the lead source or base
  • the present invention is not limited to this. When there is no need to associate abnormal values with their sources, the association by changing the colors may be omitted.
  • the electrocardiogram of the lead II as a representative lead and so on are also displayed on the display screen 14 .
  • the electrocardiogram can be displayed in a different style depending on the selection of the user.
  • An electrocardiogram of another lead may be displayed or the display may be omitted.
  • a lead in which the amplitude is large is automatically selected and displayed as a representative lead.
  • FIG. 4 is a graph schematically showing the electrocardiographic waveform data (vertical axis: electric potential (voltage), horizontal axis: time) recorded for one of the leads. As shown in FIG.
  • the CPU 10 extracts identified value (recognized value) data R (R potential or R-wave height), T (T potential or T-wave height), Q (Q potential or Q-wave height), ST (ST level), QT (QT interval), and RR (RR interval) based on the recognition of P-wave, Q-wave, R-wave, S-wave, ST-segment, and T-wave, respectively, in the electrocardiogram and records them in the memory 17 (or the F-ROM 18 ).
  • the CPU 10 recognizes a heartbeat and each wave in the electrocardiogram by the following process, for example, when the waveform is normal.
  • (1) Recognition of a Heartbeat After sampling electrocardiographic waveform data (potential or voltage value) for a predetermined period of time, the CPU 10 recognizes an R-wave, which is a local maximum component exceeding a prescribed threshold, and the next R-wave (a local maximum component exceeding a prescribed threshold) and recognizes the RR interval as a heartbeat. At this time, T-wave components, which are local maximums other than the R-waves (having a frequency lower than that of R-waves) may be removed with a low-cut filter.
  • P-wave A local maximum which appears 200 to 300 msec before an R-wave is recognized as a P-wave.
  • Q-wave A local minimum which appears immediately before an R-wave is recognized as a Q-wave.
  • S-wave A local minimum which appears immediately after an R-wave is recognized as an S-wave.
  • T-wave A local maximum which appears between two R-waves is recognized as a T-wave.
  • ST-segment A linear interpolation is performed between an S-wave and a T-wave on the electrocardiogram, and the part which appears as a local maximum component between them is recognized as an ST-segment.
  • the trend of ST (ST level) (unit: mV, for example) is shown for each of the 12 leads in a graph.
  • Noises with abnormal periods may be generated and the extraction of identified value data cannot be made precisely depending on the motion of the patient during the measurement of electrocardiograms.
  • the technique disclosed in JP-A-Hei 6-261871, for example may be used.
  • the flowchart in FIG. 6 shows the content of an ST level trend creation program which is performed for one lead at a heartbeat.
  • the ST level trend creation process program shown in FIG. 6 is repeated at every heartbeat for all the 12 leads.
  • the CPU 10 of the ST level trend display device 100 displays lead icons in a normal value color (blue, for example) in the upper and lower part of the display screen 14 (step S 601 in FIG. 6 ).
  • the lead icons to be displayed are determined depending on the number of the ECG electrodes 20 for use in the measurement of electrocardiograms of the patient, that is, the subject leads. More specifically, when four ECG electrodes are used, six leads are displayed. Here, an example will be described in which 12-lead electrocardiograms are employed and 12 lead icons are displayed (see FIG. 5 ).
  • the CPU 10 measures 12-lead electrocardiograms via ECG electrodes 20 attached to the patient's body and an amplifier 11 and obtains lead waveforms (electrocardiographic waveforms) during one heartbeat (step S 602 ).
  • the CPU 10 calculates identified value data of the lead waveforms (step S 603 in FIG. 6 ) (refer FIG. 4 for the identified value data).
  • the CPU 10 records the identified value data as the object of the ST level trend creation process in the F-ROM 18 or the memory 17 (step S 605 ).
  • the identified value data as the object of the ST level trend creation process are the ST levels of five consecutive heartbeats including a heartbeat as the object to be displayed in the ST level trend graph and identified value data necessary for determination of a VPC, which will be described later.
  • FIG. 9 is a schematic view of identified value data as the object of the ST level trend creation process.
  • the “No.” is the number of heartbeat.
  • “ ⁇ 4” means the heartbeat which is four heartbeat before the present (“pre”) heartbeat.
  • the ST level and so on designated as “Pre” are (current) identified value data to be obtained and calculated in step S 602 and S 603 in FIG. 6 .
  • the object of the ST level trend display is the ST level (designated as 202 in the drawing) of the heartbeat designated as No. “ ⁇ 2.”
  • the heartbeat on which the lead waveform obtaining process is performed and the heartbeat on which the ST level trend creation process is performed are different.
  • the reason for it is, as described later, that the ST level of the heartbeat to be displayed is the average of the ST levels of five heartbeats including it.
  • the “identified value data as the object of the ST level trend creation process” which are recorded in step S 605 include the ST levels of the “pre” to “ ⁇ 5” heartbeats (the data encircled by dotted line 200 in the drawing) and identified value data necessary for determination of a VPC in the heartbeat No. “ ⁇ 2.” Description will be hereinafter made on the assumption that the object of the ST level trend display is the heartbeat No. “ ⁇ 2.”
  • the CPU 10 performs a process for determining the presence or absence of a VPC (ventricular premature contraction) based on the identified value data (necessary for determination of a VPC in the heartbeat No. “ ⁇ 2”) (step S 607 ).
  • the VPC determination process will be described later.
  • step S 613 the CPU 10 performs the process in step S 613 (on the ST level of the heartbeat No. “ ⁇ 2” (see the reference number 202 in FIG. 9 )).
  • the CPU 10 calculates the average of the ST levels of five heartbeats including the heartbeat being currently processed (see the dotted line 200 in FIG. 9 ) and regards it as the ST level of the heartbeat being currently processed (step S 611 ).
  • the average of the ST levels is calculated excluding the value.
  • the display object is the ST level of the heartbeat No. “ ⁇ 2” (designated as 302 ) in FIG. 9B
  • the ST level of the heartbeat No. “ ⁇ 1” designated as 304
  • the value designated as 304 is excluded and the average of the four ST level values encircled by the dotted line 300 is calculated in step S 611 .
  • determination of a VPC is exemplarily performed.
  • One of the reasons for the VPC determination is to exclude (sudden) abnormal values which the ST levels may show when a VPC occurs from the calculation of average of the ST levels in the process in step S 611 in FIG. 6 .
  • the ST level of the heartbeat is plotted on the graph.
  • the CPU 10 determines whether the ST level (or average of the ST levels) is in a normal range (step S 613 ).
  • the normal range is ⁇ 0.1 mV to 0.1 mV (upper limit: 0.1 mV, lower limit: ⁇ 0.1 mV).
  • step S 613 the CPU 10 draws (plots) the ST level on the trend graph in a normal value color (blue) (step S 623 ).
  • the CPU 10 draws the ST level on the trend graph in an abnormal value color X (step S 615 ). Different colors are set as abnormal value colors (yellow, red, green, etc., for example) for each leads.
  • the CPU 10 determines whether the ST level is higher than the upper limit (0.1 mV) (prescribed level) of the normal range (step S 617 ). If it is determined that the ST level is higher than the upper limit, the CPU 10 changes the color of the lead icon in the upper part of the display screen 14 (the icon displayed in the upper part of the display screen of the lead icons for the lead from which the ST level is derived) to the abnormal value color X (step S 619 ).
  • step S 617 If it is determined that the ST level is not higher than the upper limit (that is, lower than the lower limit (prescribed level)) in step S 617 , the CPU 10 changes the color of the lead icon in the lower part of the display screen 14 (the icon displayed in the lower part of the display screen of the lead icons for the lead from which the ST level is derived) to the abnormal value color X (step S 621 ).
  • the trend curve of the ST level and the corresponding lead icon are displayed in the same manner as the curve 70 and the lead icon 60 shown in FIG. 5 .
  • the trend curve of the ST level and the corresponding lead icon are displayed in the same manner as the curve 72 and the lead icon 62 shown in FIG. 5 .
  • step S 625 the CPU 10 determines whether the measurement of the electrocardiogram has been completed. If not, the processes in and after step S 602 are repeated. If it is determined that the measurement of the electrocardiogram has been completed, the CPU 10 finishes the ST level trend creation process.
  • step S 617 it may be determined whether the value is lower than the lower limit or whether the value shows an upper abnormal value (when it is higher than the upper limit) or a lower abnormal value (when it is lower than the lower limit) instead of determining whether the ST level is higher than the upper limit (abnormality rank determination means).
  • the process of calculating the average of ST level values of five heartbeats in step S 611 in FIG. 6 is illustrative.
  • the average of the ST level values of a different number of heartbeats may be calculated.
  • the process of calculating the average in step S 611 and the VPC determination process in step S 607 and S 609 described later may be omitted.
  • FIG. 7 is a flowchart of an abnormality determination process for a ventricular premature contraction (VPC) which the CPU 10 performs in step S 607 in FIG. 6 .
  • the determination of a VPC is to determine whether a ventricular premature contractions is occurring based on the ST level.
  • the CPU 10 of the ST level trend display device 100 determines whether there is a P-wave (step S 701 in FIG. 7 ). If it is determined that there is a P-wave, the CPU 10 determines that “there is no VPC” (step S 707 ). If it is determined that there is no P-wave, the CPU 10 determines whether the primary directions of QRS-waves are the same as the direction of T-waves (step S 703 ).
  • the CPU 10 determines whether the RR interval is greater than 80% of the average RR intervals in normal waveforms (step S 705 ).
  • step S 707 If it is determined that the RR interval is greater than 80% of the average RR intervals in normal waveforms, the CPU 10 performs the process in step S 707 . If it is determined that the RR interval is not greater than 80% of the average RR intervals in normal waveforms, the CPU 10 determines that “there is a VPC” (step S 709 ).
  • the CPU 10 performs the processes in and after step S 609 in FIG. 6 based on the determination result obtained in the process in step S 707 or step S 709 .
  • VPC determination process has been described above.
  • the determination process is illustrative and may be changed by means known to those skilled in the art.
  • a VPC may be determined by a method based on Minnesota Code criteria (or corrected criteria thereof).
  • something other than the ST level indicating a VPC may be selected as the object to be excluded from the calculation of the average of ST levels in step S 611 .
  • the user of the ST level trend display device 100 can check and determine the time-series trends of the ST levels obtained from lead waveforms derived from a plurality (12 at most) of leads (see FIG. 5 ).
  • the lead icon 60 (for lead III) in the upper part of the display screen is displayed in the same abnormal value color X as the curve 70 to indicate that the ST level derived from the lead III (curve 70 ) is above the upper limit, for example, as shown in FIG. 5 .
  • the trend curves of ST levels obtained from a plurality of lead waveforms can be displayed simultaneously and that when some of the ST levels show abnormal values, the user can determine the names of the leads corresponding to the trend curves quickly and easily.
  • the time at which the abnormal values appeared can be specified on the horizontal axis of the graph as shown in FIG. 5 .
  • the leads in which the ST level trend display device 100 is performing measurement are indicated by lead icons (see FIG. 5 and step S 601 in FIG. 6 ).
  • the user can visually determine the leads in which the ST level trend display device 100 is performing measurement (the information relating to the source of biological information).
  • the display means displays the information relating to the source of the biological information in such a manner that the case where the biological information is determined as abnormal biological information at the moment, the case where the biological information has not been determined as abnormal biological information, and the case where the biological information was determined as abnormal biological information in the past whereas it is not determined as abnormal biological information at the moment can be discriminated”).
  • the user can visually recognize whether each of the ST levels derived from the leads has shown an abnormal value in the past with ease.
  • the manner of displaying the history of abnormal values of the ST levels is not limited to this. The following variation can be used.
  • the variation of the manner of displaying the history of abnormal values of the ST levels is to change the color saturation of the information (lead icons) relating to the sources of the biological information depending upon whether the ST levels have shown abnormal values in the past. More specifically, the lead icons corresponding to the ST level trend curves which have shown abnormal values in the past (the values are normal at the moment) are displayed in an abnormal value color with low saturation (or a light color), and, when the ST levels show abnormal values, the lead icons are displayed in an abnormal value color with high saturation (or a dark color).
  • the method of displaying the history of abnormal values together with the trend of biological information can be expressed as follows.
  • An indication area for indicating information relating to the source of the biological information the indication area having an indication area for indicating the state of the biological information at the moment and an indication area for indicating the state of the biological information in the past, in which, when the biological information includes information determined as abnormal biological information in the past, the display means displays the indication area for indicating the state of the biological information in the past in association with the biological information determined as abnormal information.”
  • all the parts of the ST level trend curve within the normal range are displayed in the normal value color “a” (blue for example) (in the same trend display style) regardless of lead wave from which the ST levels are derived, as shown in FIG. 5 .
  • To display “in the same trend display style” includes to display the trends are displayed in the same style and to display them in such a manner that they can be determined as visually similar (or close) to each other.
  • the display screen 14 can give a clear, not cluttered, impression to the user even when a plurality of ST level trend curves are displayed simultaneously on it.
  • the trend curves showing abnormal values and the corresponding lead icons are displayed in an abnormal value color on the display screen 14 , the user can recognize the ST levels in abnormal conditions and the corresponding leads with ease.
  • the ST level trend display device 100 displays a specific flashing symbol (or mark) in order to show a heartbeat condition (which corresponds to the term “means for outputting heartbeat-related information by varying display style”). More specifically, the CPU 10 processes a display of the flashing heart mark according to the heart rhythm measured, as illustrated in FIG. 5 .
  • the user can confirm that the ST level trend display device 100 is running normally, and can also check the patient's heartbeat condition.
  • the device outputs a specific sound (e.g. bleep sound) from the speaker 15 according to the heart rhythm, in conjunction with the flashing mark or instead of the flashing mark.
  • a specific sound e.g. bleep sound
  • the ST level trend display device 100 displays a certain warning during the ST level trend generating process when an ECG electrode 20 etc. is detached from the patient or when trouble occurs in the generating process (which corresponds to the term “means for outputting warning signal when the biological information display process can not be executed”). More specifically, the CPU 10 displays a warning message stating “electrode detached” etc., on displaying area of “diagnostic information” on display 14 .
  • the CPU 10 changes the color of the whole display or the color of part of the display, or outputs a warning sound (e.g. an alarm sound).
  • FIG. 5 Although an example of the style of displaying the trend graph of biological information is shown in FIG. 5 in the above embodiment, the present invention is not limited thereto. As another embodiment of the style of displaying the trend graph of biological information, display styles as shown in FIG. 8 may be employed. The outline of each display style will be described.
  • FIG. 8A shows an example in which the display position of the lead icons (source icons) is changed.
  • the lead icons are displayed in a right part of the display screen.
  • the color of the part of a curve 91 below the lower limit is changed to a color “a” and the color of a lead icon 90 is also changed to the color “a” to indicate that the source of the biological information for the curve 91 is the lead V 1 .
  • the indicators showing the names of leads may be displayed in any part of the display screen.
  • FIG. 8B shows an example in which, when biological information gets out of the normal range, the information showing the source of the biological information (information relating to the source, the name of lead) is shown in the vicinity of the corresponding trend curve.
  • a curve 92 has a part above the upper limit of the normal range, and a lead indicator 93 (for the lead V 3 ) is shown in the vicinity of the indicating point (plot point) of the curve.
  • a curve 95 has a part below the lower limit of the normal range, and a lead indicator 94 (for the lead V 1 ) is shown in the vicinity of the indicating point of the curve.
  • the information about the source is not shown when the biological information is in the normal range and shown only when the biological information shows an abnormal value.
  • the trend curves of biological information within the normal range may not be shown depending on the setting by the user. Only when the biological information shows an abnormal value, the trend curve and the information about the source of the biological information are shown in association with each other.
  • a trend curve of a representative value (or an average value) of a plurality of biological information may be displayed usually instead of displaying a plurality of biological information simultaneously. Individual curves of the biological information are shown only when the biological information shows an abnormal value.
  • FIG. 8C shows a modification of the display style of lead icons (source icons).
  • a curve 97 has exceeded the upper limit of the biological information, and the size of a lead icon 96 is changed to indicate that the source of the biological information shown as the curve 97 is the lead V 2 .
  • the biological information can be outputted in computer-readable storage media such as memory card or CD-ROM.
  • the biological information can be outputted to connection means (e.g. telephone lines, wireless communication, the Internet, wire communication, infrared data communication, mobile phone, Bluetooth, PHS, or the like).
  • connection means e.g. telephone lines, wireless communication, the Internet, wire communication, infrared data communication, mobile phone, Bluetooth, PHS, or the like.
  • the biological information can be outputted as printed hard copy, facsimile, or the like.
  • the “biological trend displayed object” included in the claims is a concept that includes anything outputted so that the trend of biological information can be visually recognized.
  • a trend graph displayed on a display screen, outputted as a hard copy, outputted by a facsimile machine and so on are included in this concept.
  • the above embodiment is characterized in that when biological information shows an abnormal value, the information indicating the source of the biological information becomes easily recognizable to draw the attention of the user.
  • the following variations may be employed.
  • a first variation for associating abnormal biological information and the source of it is to blink or flash the information (icon, for example) indicating the source of the biological information when the biological information shows an abnormal value.
  • a second variation is to perform a process for adding (or changing) a pattern (shape, symbol or code) indicating the source of the biological information when an abnormal value is detected.
  • a process for adding (or changing) a pattern (type, shape, symbol or code) to the curve of the biological information may be performed to associate the source and the biological information obtained from the source.
  • the information indicating the source of the biological information showing an abnormal value (and/or the part of the graph of the biological information) may be displayed three-dimensionally so that it can look raised out.
  • blue is employed as a normal value color and red and yellow are employed as abnormal value colors in the above embodiment, other colors may be used. In general, however, it is advisable to use a discreet color with low saturation (low-saturation color or less recognizable color) for normal values and a outstanding color with high saturation (high-saturation color or highly recognizable color) for abnormal values.
  • the color may be changed depending on the level of the abnormal value (the level of abnormality). More specifically, a color with low saturation is used when the difference from a normal value is small and a color with high saturation is used when the difference from the normal value is large.
  • an alarm sound may be generated from speaker 15 as an aid to make the user recognize that biological information shows an abnormal value.
  • the loudness or pitch of the sound may be changed depending on the source in which the abnormal value appears or the level of abnormality.
  • ST levels are shown as an example of biological information in the above embodiment, the present invention is not limited thereto.
  • the present invention is applicable to biological information which is prescribed parameters acquired from a plurality of sources or measurement points and show different behaviors depending on the sources or the measurement points (which corresponds to “show different behaviors depending on the sources”).
  • R R potential or R-wave height
  • T T potential or T-wave height
  • Q Q potential or Q-wave height
  • QT QT interval
  • RR RR interval
  • trend curves of QT intervals in a plurality of leads are displayed and, when the QT intervals show abnormal values, the abnormal values and the name of the leads in which the abnormal values appeared are displayed in association with each other.
  • trend curves of identified values such as ST level, QT interval, RR interval, in specific leads may be displayed as a plurality of pieces of “biological information.”
  • the trend curves having the abnormal values and the identified value names (“QT interval,” for example) showing the abnormal values are displayed associated with each other.
  • the “data display device” can be implemented as a device for simultaneously monitoring the trends of a plurality of process values in a plant, for example, instead of biological information shown as an example in the above embodiment.
  • the process values are abnormal
  • the abnormal values are displayed on curves as “matters to be informed,” and information indicating the devices in the plant (or parts of a device, component parts or the process values (parameters)) from which the process values were obtained are displayed in association with the curves.
  • “To display in association with something” includes to display in a visually recognizable manner that the type of data and the curve of the data have a relation with each other, for example. For example, displaying the name of a parameter (type of data) and the curve of the data (a part of the curve display, the attribute of the curve display style or a component of the graph display style) in the same color is included.
  • the ST level trend display device 100 executes both ECG measurement and processes that generate and display ST level trend.
  • those functions can be separately executed by two or more discrete devices.
  • one device can execute an ECG measurement, outputting process for ST level (or identified value data), abnormality determining process for ST level, and outputting process for the determining result.
  • the other device (which corresponds to “biological information trend display device”) can execute inputting process for ST level and inputting process for the determining result of abnormality determination for ST level (which corresponds to “obtaining means”), and outputting process for ST level trend.
  • the configuration of the devices (the number and combination of devices) for performing the process of measuring electrocardiograms, the VPC determination process, the ST trend graph creation and display process, respectively, and the configuration of the CPU may be changed by means known to those skilled in the art.
  • auxiliary devices may be connected to the ST level trend display device 100 . More specifically, a blood pressure meter may be connected to the ST level trend display device 100 as an auxiliary device to display “blood pressure (BP)” and a blood oxygen level meter to display “blood oxygen level (SpO 2 ).”
  • BP blood pressure
  • SpO 2 blood oxygen level
  • the ST level trend display device 100 is used in ambulances.
  • the device can be used in any emergency medical arena in a portable form, used for home medical care by setting the device in a home, or used for living bodies including human or animals.
  • Devices that have similar functions with that of the ST level trend display device 100 can be installed in the driver's seat of an automobile or an electric train, an airplane cockpit, or the like, in order to prevent a serious accident from occurring when the driver develops a heart attack due to myocardial infarction etc.
  • such devices can be installed on a toilet seat, etc., for daily health care.
  • the computer program for the CPU 10 is stored in the F-ROM 18 .
  • the computer program can be installed on the hard disk etc. from an installation CD-ROM (not shown).
  • the program can be installed from computer-readable storage media such DVD-ROM, a flexible disk (FD) or IC card (not shown).
  • the program can be downloaded to the devices via the communications lines.
  • the program storied on CD-ROM may also be directly executed although the program stored on CD-ROM can be executed indirectly by installing the program.
  • Computer-executable programs used in the embodiments include a program to be executable just after installation, a program that needs to be converted to another format (e.g. decompressing compressed data), or a program to be executable within a module.

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