WO2002076291A1 - Dispositif de classement d'images - Google Patents

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WO2002076291A1
WO2002076291A1 PCT/JP2002/002329 JP0202329W WO02076291A1 WO 2002076291 A1 WO2002076291 A1 WO 2002076291A1 JP 0202329 W JP0202329 W JP 0202329W WO 02076291 A1 WO02076291 A1 WO 02076291A1
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Keiichi Fujiwara
Satoshi Ukawa
Koichi Sato
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06T—IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL
    • G06T11/00—2D [Two Dimensional] image generation
    • G06T11/40—Filling a planar surface by adding surface attributes, e.g. colour or texture
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06F—ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
    • G06F16/00—Information retrieval; Database structures therefor; File system structures therefor
    • G06F16/50—Information retrieval; Database structures therefor; File system structures therefor of still image data
    • G06F16/58—Retrieval characterised by using metadata, e.g. metadata not derived from the content or metadata generated manually
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    • G16—INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR SPECIFIC APPLICATION FIELDS
    • G16H—HEALTHCARE INFORMATICS, i.e. INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR THE HANDLING OR PROCESSING OF MEDICAL OR HEALTHCARE DATA
    • G16H30/00—ICT specially adapted for the handling or processing of medical images
    • G16H30/20—ICT specially adapted for the handling or processing of medical images for handling medical images, e.g. DICOM, HL7 or PACS
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G16—INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR SPECIFIC APPLICATION FIELDS
    • G16H—HEALTHCARE INFORMATICS, i.e. INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR THE HANDLING OR PROCESSING OF MEDICAL OR HEALTHCARE DATA
    • G16H30/00—ICT specially adapted for the handling or processing of medical images
    • G16H30/40—ICT specially adapted for the handling or processing of medical images for processing medical images, e.g. editing

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  • the present invention relates to an image filling device for extracting a target image from a data storage unit storing an image as necessary, for example, from a data storage unit storing an image used for diagnosis such as a radiation image.
  • the present invention relates to a medical image filling device for extracting an image.
  • optical data, magnetic disks, magneto-optical disks, etc. can be obtained by capturing image data obtained by capturing the desired part of the examinee using various imaging devices (modalities) such as X-ray CT, MRI, and digital radiography (DR) devices.
  • imaging devices modalities
  • DR digital radiography
  • a medical image filing apparatus for example, Japanese Patent No. 3095401
  • Japanese Patent No. 3095401 Japanese Patent No. 3095401
  • the installation is stipulated as the DI COM (Digital Imaging Communication Medicine) standard. It is being performed based on conditions (setup conditions).
  • the conventional medical image filling device uses a format in which attribute information obtained from image data is interpreted by the modeling of the DI COM standard as shown in FIG. 2 in order to search for image data. It is stored in the evening structure.
  • the stored image data can be used as a search condition based on attribute information such as patient information 20, examination information 21, series information 22, and image information 23 as necessary. After being extracted and subjected to desired image processing, it is output to the CRT 5 and used for diagnosis.
  • the black circle at the end of the solid line connecting the examinee information 20, examination information 21, series information 22 and image information 23 indicates the information in front (left side) and behind this black circle. This indicates that the information on the right corresponds to one-to-many (1: n).
  • the examinee's name is used as the attribute of the examinee as attribute information of the examinee.
  • the identification ID 24 is determined, the examination identification ID 25 associated with the patient identification ID 24 is retrieved, the series identification ID 26 associated with the examination identification ID 25 is retrieved, and the identification ID 24 is obtained.
  • the image data associated with the series ID 26 was extracted, and it took time from the search to the image display.
  • the present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems. It is an object of the present invention to perform a search by using image index information including necessary data as a search condition. An object of the present invention is to provide an image filling device that can contribute to a reduction in diagnosis time by shortening a search procedure for extracting data and reducing search time. Disclosure of the invention
  • the inventors of the present invention have conducted intensive studies to solve the above-mentioned problems, and have found the following invention.
  • the first invention is a data storage unit for storing image data recorded in a format conforming to the DICOM standard for medical images, and the image data when inputting the image data to the data storage unit.
  • An image filling device control unit that acquires attribute information of the image and adds image index information that can be directly searched for each image unit and stores the image index information in the data storage unit;
  • An image search unit for extracting a target image data based on search condition data in the image index information in addition to the search using the attribute information when outputting the image data from It is characterized by the following.
  • the DI COM standard is a standard related to digital imaging and communication in medical care (Digita 1 Image Communi cat ion on Medicine), and aims to improve the interoperability of medical imaging equipment. It specifies the format and transmission protocol of the developed image data.
  • image data can be searched at high speed while maintaining a data structure conforming to the DI COM standard, and when an image matching the search condition data is retrieved from a file, the image index is used. Information can be done easily and quickly.
  • the search condition data in the image index information includes data required as a search target.
  • more efficient search can be performed.
  • the third invention is characterized in that, in addition to the configuration of the second invention, a patient identification ID is employed as the data required as the search target.
  • FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an image filling device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram showing an image data storage structure of a conventional image filling device.
  • FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram showing an image data storage structure of the image filling device according to the embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing a method of storing attribute information and image index information of the image filling device according to the embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 5 is a flowchart in a case where an image is displayed for each examinee by the image filling device according to the embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of an image filling device of the present invention.
  • a data storage unit 1 for storing image data (digital image data recorded in a format conforming to the DICOM standard) for use in diagnosis, and inputting image data to the data storage unit 1
  • image data digital image data recorded in a format conforming to the DICOM standard
  • attribute information is acquired from the image data, and image index information that can be directly searched for each image unit is added.
  • An image processing unit 8 for outputting the image data extracted by 4 to the CRT 5, the external image server 6, the imager 7, and the like.
  • the image search unit 4 is connected to an input device 9 for inputting search conditions.
  • the storage unit 1 stores image data input from the image input unit 2, attribute information acquired by the image filling device control unit 3, image index information created by the image filling device control unit 3, and the like. I do.
  • the storage unit 1 includes, for example, a hard disk (HD) and an optical disk (OD). A seed storage medium is used.
  • the image input unit 2 is a unit for digitizing and inputting a medical image such as a radiographic image taken.
  • a medical image such as a radiographic image taken.
  • a film / digital unit for converting an analog image into a digital image is used.
  • An image digitizing device such as a laser is used.
  • radiographic images are taken digitally, they become digital imaging systems such as digital radiography (DR) devices.
  • the image input unit may use any device as long as it can generate digital image data.
  • the image filling device control unit 3 obtains attribute information from the image data input to the image filling device G from the image input unit 2, creates image index information, and stores the information in the data storage unit. Store in 1.
  • attribute information there is information defined variously according to a method of specifying search conditions, a type, and a medical imaging device (modality).
  • general attribute information conforming to the DICOM standard is used. For this purpose, information on examinees, examination information, series information, image information, etc. is adopted.
  • the image processing unit 8 is for performing desired image processing on the image data extracted from the optical disk or the hard disk by the image search unit 4 as necessary.
  • the result of this image processing is output to the CRT 5, the external image server 6, and the imager 7 such as a film printing device, so that the image is displayed and used for diagnosis. All of the images to be transferred are configured so that images conforming to the DICOM standard can be transferred.
  • the input device 9 is an input device that sends a request to the image filling device G in order to search for an image. Specifically, one or more devices such as a mouse, a keyboard, and a touch panel are employed. Is done.
  • Fig. 3 shows a general image data storage structure conforming to the DICOM standard, with the addition of image index information in the image data to speed up the search. is there.
  • this image data storage structure is obtained by adding image index information 27 in addition to the data table of the patient information 20 which is the attribute information, the examination information 21, the series information 22, and the image information 23. I have.
  • the relationship between these pieces of information is that the examinee information 20 receives the examination information 21, the examination information 21 receives the series information 22, the series information 22 receives the image information 23, and the image information 23 Is defined as having image index information.
  • the patient identification ID 24 and the patient attribute (including the name of the patient) 28 are stored as elements as elements.
  • test identification ID 25 the patient identification ID 24, and the test attribute 29 are stored as data.
  • series identification ID 26, inspection identification ID 25, and series attribute 30 are stored as data.
  • the image identification ID 31, the series identification ID 26, and the image attribute 32 are stored as data.
  • the table of the image index information 27 stores the image identification ID 31, the patient identification ID 24, the location data 33 in the data storage unit 1, and the inspection condition data 34. .
  • the search conditions 34 include the date and time of image acquisition, the reception number, the name of the examination, the classification of the image, the identification ID of the image from which the data was created, the ID of the interpreting doctor, and the like.
  • the solid circles connecting the examinee information 20, examination information 21, series information 22, and image information 23 indicate the information in front (left side) and the information behind this black circle. (Right) indicates that there is a one-to-many (1: n) correspondence.
  • the image information 23 and the image index information 27 are represented by a solid line only, which is represented by the image information 23 and the image index information 27. And have a one-to-one correspondence.
  • image data is received from the image input unit 2 (step S 1) and stored in the storage unit 1.
  • Step S 2 attribute information such as the examinee information 20, the examination information 21, the series information 22, and the image information 23 from the image data stored in the data storage unit 1 in step S 1.
  • the image controller 3 creates image index information 27 from the attribute information of the image data acquired in step S2 (step S3).
  • step S2 and step S3 are stored in the data storage unit 1.
  • FIG. 5 is a flowchart in a case where an image is displayed for each examinee by the image filling device according to the embodiment of the present invention.
  • step S21 the names of the examinees or the identifications of the examinees ID 24 of the examinee attributes 28 are selected.
  • step S22 the examinee identification ID 24 corresponding to the examinee name specified in step S21 or the examinee identification ID 24 selected in step S21 is set as a search condition (step S22).
  • the image search unit 4 searches the image index information 27 stored in the data storage unit 1 (step S22). 2 3) Then, image index information 27 having the patient identification ID 24 matching the patient identification ID 24 is output as a search result.
  • the image search unit 4 the image data stored at the position indicated by the existence position data 33 in the data storage unit 1 included in the image index information 27 output as the search result of step S23 is stored. Extraction (Step S24) c Then, the image processing unit 8 performs desired image processing on the image extracted at Step S24 and outputs it to a display device such as a CRT 5 (Step S25). ), For diagnosis.
  • the image data of the intended examinee can be provided instantaneously to the diagnosis, so that it takes time to display the image for each examinee, reducing the diagnostic ability and putting a burden on the user. All problems are solved.
  • a plurality of image data that match the search condition data are stored in a format that maintains the data structure conforming to the DICOM standard. , You can search fast.
  • the present invention can be applied to the medical field, and is used for a medical image filling device that retrieves a target image from a storage unit that stores an image used for diagnosis such as a radiation image. be able to.

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L'invention concerne un dispositif de classement d'images comprenant une unité de stockage de données (1) pour y stocker les données d'images qui ont été enregistrées selon un format conforme aux normes DICOM relatives aux images médicales; une unité de commande (3) de dispositif de classement d'images destinée à acquérir des informations concernant les attributs des données d'images lorsque lesdites données sont introduites dans l'unité de stockage de données (1) et à stocker les informations d'attributs dans l'unité de stockage de données (1) par adjonction des informations de répertoires d'images que l'on peut directement trouver pour chaque unité d'image; et une unité de recherche d'images (4) qui permet de rechercher des données d'images en fonction des données de condition de recherche dans les informations de répertoires d'images en sus de la recherche utilisant les informations d'attributs lorsque les données d'images sont extraites de l'unité de stockage d'images (1).
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