WO2004004556A1 - 脈波伝播の検出システム - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a pulse wave propagation detection system.
- Elimination or significant reduction of pulse waves in capillaries may be important in managing health.
- hypotension refers to “essential hypotension,” in which no underlying illness is observed, and “orthostatic hypotension,” which causes a sudden drop in blood pressure when the patient suddenly wakes up or rises, causing dizziness, lightheadedness, etc. It is classified as blood pressure j and “symptomatic hypotension” caused by some disease (such as diabetes).
- hypotension has received less attention than hypertension, which is the same blood pressure disease, various symptoms such as dizziness, lightheadedness, and general malaise have been observed.
- various symptoms such as dizziness, lightheadedness, and general malaise have been observed.
- the pulse wave velocity (PWV) force of the middle aorta can be used as an indicator of the degree of atherosclerosis and coronary risk, that is, the vascular wall of the healthy middle aorta has elasticity like a rubber tube. Therefore, the pulse wave (pulsation of the blood vessel caused by the blood pumped out of the heart, and the propagation of this pulse wave in the blood vessel, indicating the presence of blood flow in the blood vessel) is absorbed by the blood vessel wall, It has been reported that the PWV tends to be slower, whereas the vessel wall where atherosclerosis is developing becomes harder, and the pulse wave is less likely to be absorbed by the vessel wall, and the PWV tends to be faster. Of the PWV in this middle aorta Value is gaining much attention in health care.
- the PVW in the middle aorta can be measured by using a limb pressure sensing device or the like. Problems the invention is trying to solve
- the blood pressure to be maintained should be determined based on whether or not blood flow in the brain is secured, but as described above, this blood pressure varies from individual to individual and should be determined uniformly. is not.
- methods for measuring cerebral blood flow include methods using positron CT, which can evaluate the metabolic state of the brain, and Zenon CT, which can evaluate the cerebral blood flow state.
- positron CT which can evaluate the metabolic state of the brain
- Zenon CT which can evaluate the cerebral blood flow state.
- all of these methods use radioactive materials, and they lack versatility in terms of restrictions on the use of radioactive materials and high costs.
- a first problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a simple and accurate means for grasping the state of cerebral blood flow.
- the way the pulse wave propagates in the capillaries depends on the condition inside the blood vessels, It is considered to be very important information in grasping the state of hardening of arteriole blood vessels. In other words, it is required that the onset time of cerebrovascular disorder can be accurately predicted by grasping the state of blood flow in the capillary artery blood vessels, and a means for detecting the state of blood flow is required.
- the pulse wave of the capillary blood vessels is very weak unlike the middle aortic blood vessels, and is difficult to detect with the above-mentioned pressure sensor.
- the pulse wave in the capillary artery is directly transmitted to the capillary vein via the tissue blood vessel.
- Capillary arteries have a three-layer structure of the intima, media and adventitia and are highly resilient, whereas capillaries do not have a media and have a two-layer structure of the intima and adventitia. Because of this, it is thin and lacks elasticity, and is suitable for grasping the whole picture of the pulse wave by directly reflecting the pulsation caused by the pulse wave. However, it is extremely difficult to comprehend the pulsation caused by the pulse wave not only in the body but also in the capillaries near the body surface. Therefore, the second problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a means for easily and reliably grasping the hardening of the capillaries, which should be regarded as important in health management as described above. It is in Shito. Disclosure of the invention
- the present inventor states that the fundus vein [in the present invention, it means the fundus vein (retina capillary vein)] is directly connected to the circulatory system in the brain and can directly grasp the state of blood flow in the brain. Focusing on this area, we investigated simple and accurate means of measuring blood flow in the brain.
- the present inventor uses the change in venous diameter due to the pulsation of the fundus vein as an index to determine the propagation of pulse waves in the cerebral blood vessels, which is a direct index of the state of cerebral blood flow. It has been conceived that simple and accurate detection is possible (the pulse wave is a pulsation of a blood vessel generated by blood extruded from the heart, as described above. Propagation indicates the presence of blood flow in the blood vessel).
- the present inventor first considers the state in which the pulsation of the fundus vein disappears, that is, the state in which the change in the diameter of the fundus vein disappears, the disappearance of the wind Kessel phenomenon, It was concluded that the state of blood flow in the brain could be accurately grasped by assuming that blood flow in the brain was stopped and that the blood flow in the brain was stagnated.
- the present inventor focused on the fact that the fundus vein extends from the fundus artery (which means the fundus capillary artery in the present invention) to the fundus vein through the retinal cell tissue.
- the present inventor has proposed that in order to accurately and easily measure the change in the vein diameter due to the pulsation of the fundus vein, the vein diameter should be measured in synchronization with an electrocardiogram signal corresponding to the Wind Kessel phenomenon. It is appropriate to use a fundus image detection system (WO 01/32035 A1) provided by the present inventor for detecting arteriosclerosis when measuring a specific vein diameter.
- WO 01/32035 A1 a fundus image detection system
- the fundus image detection system comprises: an electrocardiogram signal detecting means; an electrocardiogram signal detecting means for detecting the electrocardiogram signal; and a fundus image detection capable of detecting a fundus image synchronized with the detected electrocardiogram signal.
- This system can accurately measure the diameter of the fundus vein using a fundus photograph, regardless of the phase shift such as the diastole and systole of the heart due to the wind Kessel phenomenon. System.
- the present invention firstly provides a system including an electrocardiogram signal detecting means, and a fundus image detecting means capable of detecting a fundus image synchronized with the detected electrocardiographic signal (hereinafter referred to as a basic system). ), A pulse wave propagation detection system that detects the propagation of pulse waves in intracerebral blood vessels using changes in the fundus vein (retinal vein) diameter obtained from the fundus image synchronized with an arbitrary electrocardiogram signal as an index (Hereinafter, also referred to as the present detection system 1).
- the present invention relates to a basic system in which a change in fundus vein diameter obtained from a fundus image synchronized with an arbitrary electrocardiogram signal is used as an index in the basic system to propagate a pulse wave in the capillary artery to thereby detect the capillary artery.
- An invention that provides a pulse wave propagation detection system (hereinafter, also referred to as the present detection system 2 that detects the hardened state).
- the present detection systems 1 and 2 may be collectively referred to as the present detection system. It is.
- the means for detecting the ECG signal is a means that can accurately detect the ECG signal
- the present invention is not limited thereto, and may include, for example, means for attaching an electrode sensor formed of a piezoelectric element to the chest or other living body part of a subject and detecting an induced electrocardiogram signal.
- the mechanisms provided by existing ECG meters can be used as a means for detecting ECG signals.
- the ECG signal can be arbitrarily selected. That is, it is possible to select any ECG signal in the established pattern on the ECG. However, it is preferable that the signal be a signal that can be grasped as an established wave pattern on the electrocardiogram, unless a means for synchronizing the electrocardiogram signal and the fundus image on a display screen of a computer is used. Specifically, any of the P, Q, R, S, or T wave patterns can be selected, but it is a pattern signal at the stage where blood is excreted from the heart into the body. It is preferable and realistic to select an R wave or a T wave indicating a process of recovery of ventricular excitation.
- the lead method for obtaining an electrocardiogram signal from the subject is not particularly limited, and can be selected from so-called “standard 12 lead” and the like.
- the criterion for selecting the lead method is preferably the type of the specific ECG signal selected above. That is, it is preferable to select a lead method that is as easy as possible to detect an ECG signal.
- a wave pattern of the electrocardiogram signal when selecting the R-wave detects the potential difference between the left and right hands of a subject, II induction, I induction, it is preferable to select a V L induction and the like.
- the electrocardiogram signal detected by the electrocardiogram signal detection means is sensed, a specific pattern signal is extracted as an electric signal from the sensed electrocardiogram signal, and is transmitted to the fundus image detection means.
- the ⁇ measuring means for ECG signal '' is used as a prerequisite to synchronize the fundus image with the ECG signal, and is an optional requirement to be used as a component when the ECG signal needs to be processed in advance. It is.
- the specific pattern signal may be subjected to a process suitable for use in the fundus image detecting means, for example, an amplification process, if necessary.
- an electrocardiogram signal sensing means for example, an output terminal that detects only a specific electrocardiogram signal such as an R wave or a T wave of an existing electrocardiograph and transmits the signal to the outside can be used.
- the fundus image detecting means is detected by the electrocardiogram signal detecting means as described above. This is a means that enables the detection of the fundus image in synchronization with the ECG signal.
- synchronizing means that the detection is performed in response to the fundus image detecting means at the timing selected in the electrocardiogram signal. For example, when an R wave, which is a typical wave pattern, is selected as an electrocardiogram signal, it means that a fundus image detecting means is performed at any point in the R wave.
- the timing for detecting the fundus image is the same as or shorter than the timing when the same electrocardiogram signal is generated again (for example, if it is an R wave, the time when the next R wave is generated). If so, there is no particular limitation.
- the fundus blood vessels specifically, the fundus indispensable for detecting the propagation of the pulse wave in the brain blood vessels in the present invention
- Information on the vein diameter can be obtained accurately.
- a camera having a mechanism capable of photographing the fundus typically, a so-called fundus camera: an analog camera or a digital camera may be used.
- the shutter is set in synchronization with a specific pattern of the electrocardiogram signal. Detecting a fundus image with a digital video camera that can continuously obtain digital image information is suitable for synchronizing a fundus image with an electrocardiogram signal in a computer described later.
- the light source used to obtain a fundus image with a camera or digital video can be, as a matter of course, conventional visible light, but appropriate ultraviolet light or appropriate infrared light can also be used.
- “appropriate” means a ray of wavelength * intensity that is suitable for obtaining a fundus vein image and that has no adverse effect on the human body. The same applies to the following.
- By using an appropriate ultraviolet light or an appropriate infrared light it is possible to suppress dazzling of the subject and to obtain a clear fundus vein image.
- ultraviolet or infrared light as a light source In such a case, in a camera or a digital video, it is necessary to perform filming using a film or a photosensitive element that can be suitably exposed to these light beams.
- this detection system 1 it is possible to obtain a fundus vein image at a constant pulsation timing.
- the state of the blood flow in the brain can be grasped by analyzing the pulse wave propagation state in the brain blood vessels. It can be performed.
- the detection system 2 detects the hardened state of the capillary artery by associating the information obtained from the image of the fundus vein with the hardening of the capillary artery and analyzing the propagation state of the pulse wave in the fundus vein. Can be.
- a specific index of the association in the present detection system is a change in the blood vessel diameter of the fundus vein.
- this detection system if a change in the fundus vein diameter corresponding to the electrocardiogram signal is recognized, a pulse wave propagates in the cerebral blood vessels according to the heart beat, and blood flow is secured in the brain In other words, if there is no change in the fundus vein diameter, there is no propagation of pulse waves in the blood vessels in the brain, and blood flow in the brain is stagnant. Also, if the change in the diameter of the fundus vein corresponding to the electrocardiogram signal is large, sufficient blood flow will be recognized in the brain (this detection system 1).
- a pulse wave diagram showing the transition of the temporal change is generated by a heartbeat in a healthy person.
- a pulse wave approximating the dilation / contraction of the middle aorta due to the pulse immediately after the pulse indicates that the pulse wave is passing through a healthy elastic artery and the capillary is hardened That is not done.
- the waveform of the fundus vein pulse wave shows the dilation / contraction of the middle aorta of a healthy person. Pulse wave shows an inflection point that is not seen in the pulse wave diagram or a point where the rate of change suddenly rises or falls) This indicates that the capillaries are hardened.
- a differential curve of the obtained pulse wave diagram of the fundus vein is obtained, and the hardening state of the capillary artery is determined from this waveform. It is possible.
- the pattern of the differential curve of the pulse wave diagram of the fundus vein is compared with the pattern obtained from the differential curve of the pulse wave diagram showing dilation / contraction of the middle aorta of a healthy person (for example, Comparison of the shape of each peak in the plus part and the minus part of the curve).
- the subject's capillaries are healthy, but if the identity is not found, the subject's capillaries are It is possible to determine the state of hardening of the capillary arteries based on the differential curve of the pulse wave diagram of the capillary vein by determining that there is a possibility that abnormalities such as sclerosis may be recognized in the above.
- abnormalities such as sclerosis may be recognized in the above.
- shape of the peak of the differential curve of the pulse wave diagram of the fundus vein of the subject tends to be sharper than the shape of the peak in the differential curve of the pulse wave of the middle aorta of a healthy subject, It is highly probable that abnormalities such as sclerosis are observed in the capillary vein.
- the change in the diameter of the fundus vein diameter is smaller than that in a healthy person with the same blood pressure, as described above, sufficient blood flow is not observed in the brain, and the pulsation due to hardening of the capillary arteries This is considered to indicate that it is becoming difficult to do so.
- one of the specific modes of the change in the fundus vein diameter which can be an index for detecting the propagation of the pulse wave in the brain blood vessel, is the absolute amount of the change in the fundus vein diameter, that is, The difference between the maximum and minimum values of the fundus vein diameter.
- the maximum value of the fundus vein diameter is determined by the electrocardiogram signal that leads to the vasodilatation phase, that is, the fundus vein in the fundus image obtained synchronously with the electrocardiogram signal at the timing when the fundus vein expands to the maximum from the end of the R wave
- the maximum value of the diameter of the fundus vein is determined by the electrocardiogram signal that leads to the vasoconstriction, that is, the fundus image obtained synchronously with the electrocardiogram signal at the timing at which the fundus vein contracts to the minimum from the end of the T wave. It can be grasped by obtaining the blood vessel diameter of the target portion of the fundus vein.
- another specific aspect of the change in the diameter of the fundus vein which can be an index for detecting the propagation of the pulse wave in the brain blood vessel, is a rate of change in the diameter of the fundus vein.
- a rate of change in the diameter of the fundus vein is grasp the difference in the blood vessel diameter of the target portion of the fundus vein in the fundus image obtained in advance in synchronization with two different types of electrocardiogram signals as the target signal.
- the end of the R-wave of the ECG signal leading to vasodilation and the Numerical values representing the difference in blood vessel diameter at the target portion of the fundus vein in the fundus image obtained in synchronization with the end portion of the T wave can be given.
- the temporal change of the rate of change of the fundus vein diameter that is, for example, when a pulse wave diagram of the fundus vein is drawn, the shape of the entire pulse wave diagram is It is an indicator of capillary arteriosclerosis.
- This pulse diagram can be created by measuring and sampling the fundus vein diameter y m at a plurality of times t m and connecting them with a continuous curve over time. Further, if necessary, a differential curve of the obtained pulse wave diagram in the fundus vein can be created using known means. In this detection system, an arbitrary time can be set as the time t.However, the amount of change in the fundus vein diameter per unit time depends on the pulse period due to the Wind Kessel phenomenon even in the same subject.
- the selected time t is specified by an electrocardiogram signal synchronized with the fundus image
- the fundus image is made dependent on the electrocardiogram signal serving as a reference for pulsation, and the change amount of the fundus vein diameter within the pulse period is originally determined. Eliminating measurement errors due to differences is necessary to accurately correlate changes in fundus vein diameter with cerebral blood flow or capillary arteriosclerosis. Therefore, even though time t can be selected arbitrarily, It is necessary to select the time t depending on the ECG signal synchronized with the fundus image, and it is possible to set the time based on the R wave and the T wave which are typical wave signals of the ECG signal.
- the difference in fundus vein diameter synchronized with the end of the R and T waves described above can be obtained by selecting time t as the end of the R or T wave and selecting the time A This is a value calculated by selecting t as the time taken from the end of the R wave to the end of the T wave, or the time taken from the end of the T wave to the end of the R wave.
- each frame of a continuous image or a plurality of desired frames is used. It is preferable to select and measure the fundus vein diameter of these frames.
- the photographing start time is shifted, and the fundus image synchronized with the electrocardiogram signal is photographed a plurality of times to measure the fundus vein diameter.
- the diameter of the fundus vein can be obtained over time.
- the start time of the first measurement is defined as the end time of the R wave (this is referred to as t), and the fundus at the end time of the R wave for the desired number of ECG cycles is set.
- the second round of measurement times after 1 0 milliseconds after t 0 as (referred to as t)
- 1 0 ms from the end time of the R-wave A later fundus image is taken.
- the third and subsequent measurements are taken sequentially for the desired number of ECG cycles with a delay of 10 ms from the end of the R wave, and finally the end of the R wave It is possible to obtain the diameter of each fundus vein from the fundus image taken every 10 milliseconds.
- only the first measurement time of the ECG cycle is determined to be a specific ECG signal, for example, the end point of the R wave, and the subsequent ECG cycle is not synchronized with the ECG.
- the photographing may be performed at intervals of a predetermined time, for example, at intervals of 100 milliseconds.
- the first measurement time of the second imaging cycle is determined to be 10 milliseconds after the end time of the R wave, and thereafter, the imaging is set to be performed every 100 milliseconds I do.
- the imaging is set to be performed every 100 milliseconds I do.
- This curve formation is performed by a known mathematical process, for example, by plotting the results of the measured fundus vein diameter over time, obtaining a value from the regression curve calculation formula, and performing continuous curve formation.
- the discontinuous curve of the pulse diagram obtained can be estimated and drawn as a continuous curve. In this case, it is preferable to increase the number of samples as much as possible in order to enhance the reliability of the pulse wave figure.
- This curve formation can also be performed using commercially available software that is currently available.For example, a general-purpose spreadsheet software can generate a line graph over time based on the fundus vein diameter. It is possible to easily draw a pulse wave diagram by creating and performing curve processing on this.
- a papilla of the fundus vein in which the pulsation of the fundus vein appears most remarkably, can be mentioned as a suitable portion as a target portion for measuring the fundus vein diameter. Therefore, it is preferable that at least the papilla of the fundus vein is included as a target portion of the fundus vein diameter measurement in the present detection system.
- the fundus vein diameter can be measured for each target portion by directly observing the fundus image obtained by the fundus image detecting means directly with the naked eye. Further, the above-described fundus image detecting means may be provided with fundus venous diameter measuring means capable of measuring the fundus vein diameter for each target portion, and this process may be automated.
- a means for measuring the diameter of the fundus vein for example, a means for measuring the diameter of the fundus vein in the target portion from the data of the fundus image converted into electronic information by taking in the scanner or the like is programmed. It is possible to enumerate the fundus vein diameter simply and reliably by processing the above-mentioned fundus image data with such software.
- the detection of the fundus image in the present detection system is based on a moving image (continuous image) of the fundus image, and a still image of the fundus synchronized with an arbitrary ECG signal is displayed on a computer display screen.
- this software software that can provide a fundus image synchronized with an electrocardiogram signal (hereinafter also referred to as “this software”) by extracting in (2).
- a digital video (DV) camera is used as a fundus image detecting means, and a moving image of the fundus image photographed by the camera is connected to, for example, a DV terminal (a media converter is also possible) and an IE EE1394.
- Analog digital (AZD) converters while importing digital information into a computer via a DV capture card such as a card, EZ DV (Canopus), DVRapter (Canopus), DVR ex (Canopus), etc.
- the ECG signal converted into a digital signal by the above method is taken in the evening.
- the moving image data of the fundus image and the ECG signal are synchronized in the same frame by performing the parallel compounding of the captured moving image data of the fundus image and the data of the ECG signal.
- Digitally synchronized data of the signal can be obtained.
- Encoding including such compression can be performed according to an encoding method such as MPEG, MP3, or the like.
- the digital synchronization data obtained in this way includes, for example, magnetic tape, magnetic disk, CD-ROM, CD-RCD-RW, MO, DVD-R, DVD + R, DVD-RW, DVD + Can be stored on RW, DVD-ROM, etc.
- the measurement of the fundus vein diameter in the digital synchronization data obtained in this way is performed by extracting a still image of such data, that is, digital data of one frame unit, as described above.
- the image data of the fundus image at an arbitrary electrocardiogram signal (time t) is extracted from the moving image data
- the image data of the fundus image at the appropriate time (t + A t) is extracted from the moving image data.
- the amount of change in the fundus vein diameter per unit time can be calculated based on both still image data. (As described above, t in this case is also synchronized with the moving image of the fundus image.) It is preferable to make a selection depending on the electrocardiogram signal that has been applied).
- the fundus venous diameter at time t when the fundus venous diameter at time t + delta t and r 2, the variation ⁇ r per unit time delta t fundus vein diameter, ri one r 2
- Extraction of still image data from digital synchronization data of the fundus image moving image data and the ECG signal data is performed by simultaneously displaying the fundus image and the ECG moving image on display means such as a computer display in a computer terminal.
- display means such as a computer display in a computer terminal.
- the present software includes visualization means on the display means of the computer terminal.
- the change in the fundus vein diameter in the fundus image synchronized with an arbitrary ECG signal that is, the fundus synchronized with a different ECG signal
- a means is provided for measuring the target fundus vein diameter from the image and calculating the change in the fundus vein diameter per unit time.
- the change in the vein diameter is associated with the propagation of the pulse wave in the blood vessels in the brain, that is, the calculated fundus vein as described above is used. Correlate the magnitude of the change in diameter with the propagation of pulse waves in the cerebral blood vessels (for example, if there is no change in fundus vein diameter, correlate the absence of pulse wave propagation in the cerebral blood vessels) This indicates that blood circulation in the brain is no longer observed, and if the change in fundus vein diameter is less than normal, it is associated with the suppression of pulse wave propagation in blood vessels in the brain. It is preferable to provide a means for detecting the propagation of the pulse wave, for example, indicating that the blood flow is low).
- the algorithm includes a mathematical processing step to curve a plurality of sampled fundus vein diameters over time. It is a preferable embodiment to compare the whole image of the obtained curve (comparison of the whole image of the pulse wave of the middle aorta with the healthy person and the obtained whole image of the curve). Is a process for extracting a characteristic portion observed in a pulse wave diagram when a capillary artery is hardened, and determining whether or not the subject's capillary artery is hardened.
- This software can create and create a desired algorithm using a general computer programming language.
- a computer programming language for example, machine language, a low-level language such as assembler language; F ortran, A LGO L. COBO L, C, BAS IC, P LZ I, P ascal, LISP, P ro I og N AP L, Higher-level languages such as Ada, SmaII taIk, C ++, and Java (registered trademark); fourth-generation languages, end-user languages, and the like can be selectively used. You can also use a special problem oriented language if needed.
- the present invention provides a computer program including an algorithm for executing the software, and also provides an electronic medium storing the software based on the computer program.
- the electronic media that can store this software is not particularly limited.
- magnetic tape, magnetic disk, CD-ROM, CD-R. CD-RW, MO, DVD-R, DVD + R, DVD-RW , DVD + RW, DVD-ROM, etc. can be used.
- the propagation of pulse waves in the cerebral blood vessels that is, the state of cerebral blood flow, can be measured simply and accurately. Can be.
- blood pressure often refers to cases where the systolic blood pressure is less than 110 to 100 countries Hg, especially in the case of elderly patients with advanced arteriosclerosis. In some cases this is not the case.
- atherosclerosis is progressing, High blood pressure is required to transmit pulse waves in the cerebral blood vessels, that is, to secure cerebral blood flow, which is equivalent to that of a healthy person. Blood pressure may not be sufficient to secure blood flow.
- the appropriate blood pressure range is fixedly determined and the antihypertensive agent is administered uniformly, the blood pressure becomes too low, and it becomes impossible to secure a sufficient blood flow in the brain. We cannot deny the risk of causing cerebral ischemia and the like due to the disappearance of the blood pressure gradient in microvessels such as cortex and perforator branches (this detection system 1).
- the present detection system 1 is extremely important in the sense that it can provide a standard for performing appropriate blood pressure management according to an individual.
- the blood pressure of the subject influences the change width of the fundus vein.
- diastolic blood pressure it is extremely important to grasp a standard model of a healthy person with typical variation in the fundus vein diameter and to detect sclerosis of the fundus artery according to the subject's blood pressure level. is important.
- FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an embodiment of a fundus image detection system.
- FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of another embodiment of the fundus image detection system.
- FIG. 3A to FIG. 3C are drawings showing one embodiment of a flow sheet based on the algorithm of the present software.
- FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an embodiment of a fundus image detection system used when performing the present detection system.
- a detection device 10 of the present invention includes an electrocardiogram signal detection section 11, an electrocardiogram signal detection section 12, and a fundus image detection section 13.
- the electrocardiogram signal detecting section 11 includes an electrode sensor 111 and an amplifying section 112.
- the sensing unit 12 is composed of a waveform analysis processing unit 121 and an output unit 122. It is configured.
- the fundus image detection unit 13 includes an input unit 131, a waveform signal sensing and transmitting unit 132, a shutter mechanism 1333, an imaging unit 1334, a photoelectric conversion unit 135, and an output unit 13 6 and the analysis unit 13 7.
- the electrode sensor 111 is, for example, made of a piezoelectric element, and is a mechanism that is attached to the chest or other living body part of the subject and detects the derived electrocardiogram signal.
- the unit 112 is a mechanism for amplifying the electrocardiogram signal detected by the electrode sensor 111.
- the waveform analysis processing section 121 is a mechanism for performing the necessary processing in the present invention on the electrocardiogram signal amplified in the amplification section 112. For example, when the pulse wave signal for the R wave is used at a specific timing as a signal to the shutter mechanism 133 described later, a specific timing for the R wave (for example, a certain time from the rising of the R wave) After a certain time).
- the waveform analysis processing unit 121 may be provided with a selective amplification unit such as a filter amplifier for specifically amplifying a pulse wave signal at a specific timing of a specific electrocardiogram signal.
- an AZD conversion mechanism for digitizing an electrocardiogram signal can be provided in the waveform analysis processing unit 121.
- the output unit 122 is a mechanism (for example, an output terminal or the like) for outputting the electrocardiogram signal selectively amplified by the waveform analysis processing unit 121 to the fundus image detection unit 13.
- the input unit 13 1 is a mechanism for inputting the selectively amplified ECG signal output from the output unit 122 to this detection unit (for example, an input terminal or the like). ).
- the waveform signal sensing / transmitting unit 132 senses the electrocardiogram signal input from the input unit 131 and transmits it to the shutter mechanism 133 as an appropriate ONZOFF signal.
- the shutter mechanism 13 3 detects the “ON” signal of the ONZOFF signal (eg, a pulse signal corresponding to a specific electrocardiogram signal), activates the imaging unit 13 4, and outputs the “0 FF” signal ( A means for suppressing the operation of the imaging unit 134 is provided for the state other than the pulse signal.
- the imaging section 134 can operate only at a timing synchronized with a specific electrocardiogram signal to photograph the fundus of the subject.
- this imaging unit 133 The camera has a mechanism for photographing the subject's fundus, such as an eyepiece, a light source (not only visible light, but also an appropriate ultraviolet light or an appropriate infrared light), an alignment mechanism, and a view angle adjustment.
- the optical information of the fundus image taken in synchronism with a specific electrocardiogram signal in the imaging section 134 is, of course, This information is converted into information (which may be analog information or digital information), and this electrical information is output at the output unit 1336 (for example, a monitor image or a printer image). Provided to the measurer.
- the analysis unit 13 includes appropriate software, for example, software that includes a program for selecting an appropriate target site of the fundus vein, and in particular, software for performing the detection system 1.
- the software includes a program for measuring the diameter of the blood vessel at the target site of the fundus vein and calculating the change in the diameter of the fundus vein, and the change in the diameter of the fundus vein and the pulse wave in the blood vessels in the brain.
- Software which includes a program for associating the state of blood flow in the brain.
- a program for measuring the blood vessel diameter at the target site of the fundus vein and expressing the blood vessel diameter at a plurality of times as a time-dependent curve (pulse wave diagram) is included as software for performing the detection system 2.
- Software preferably, software that includes a program for obtaining a derivative curve of the pulse wave
- a program for associating the shape of the obtained pulse wave with the hardening of the capillary arteries [For example, 1) a program that compares a pulse wave diagram of the middle aorta of a healthy person with the obtained pulse wave diagram and detects the state of hardening of the subject's capillary arteries based on the difference between these pulse wave diagrams; 2) By comparing the pulse wave of the middle aorta and the differential curve of the obtained pulse wave on the plus and minus sides of the healthy person with the known vascular stiffness data and analyzing the differences, the subject's Programs for detecting the state of cure of the arterioles] can be exemplified such as software are included.
- the electrocardiogram signal detected from the subject in the electrocardiogram signal detection unit 11 corresponds to a specific pulse wave such as an R wave in the electrocardiogram signal detection unit 12. Timing processing is performed, and by synchronizing the electric signal based on this specific timing with the fundus image, it is possible to obtain a stable fundus image independent of the Wind Kessel phenomenon by the fundus image detection unit 13. is there.
- the detection system 1 Based on information obtained by performing appropriate arithmetic processing as needed on the fundus vein diameter obtained from this stable fundus image, the detection system 1 uses this information to detect the propagation of pulse waves in the brain blood vessels of the subject, It is possible to obtain information related to flow, and in the present detection system 2, it is possible to obtain information related to hardening of the capillary arteries.
- FIG. 2 is a drawing showing the configuration of another embodiment of the present detection system.
- the present detection system 20 is a drawing showing one of the best embodiments of the present detection system, in which a computer 24 performs synchronization of an electrocardiogram signal and a fundus image in the above-described detection system 10 in a computer 24. is there.
- the electrocardiogram signal is directly input from the output unit 21 3 of the electrocardiogram signal detection unit 21 to the input unit 24 1 of the computer 24.
- the ECG signal is input to the AZD converter
- the fundus detector 23 captures a fundus image of the subject with a DV imaging unit (corresponding to an imaging unit of a digital video camera) 2 3 1, and obtains an image signal of a continuous image of the obtained fundus image.
- the video signal is extracted and input to the computer 24 via the DV terminal 232 via the DV capture card or the like from the input section 242.
- the digital video camera of the DV imaging unit 231 has the highest possible resolution because it is necessary to measure a subtle change in the fundus vein diameter. Specifically, it is preferable to have a resolution of 200,000 pixels or more.
- the DV imaging unit 231 has a mechanism for photographing the fundus of the subject, such as an eyepiece, a light source (not only visible light, but also appropriate ultraviolet light or It is needless to say that an alignment mechanism, an angle of view adjustment mechanism, and the like are provided as necessary.
- a light source not only visible light, but also appropriate ultraviolet light or It is needless to say that an alignment mechanism, an angle of view adjustment mechanism, and the like are provided as necessary.
- the video digital signal of the fundus image input to the computer 24 is In the 24 processing unit 24 3, the moving image data of the fundus image and the electrocardiogram signal are synchronized for each same frame by performing the parallel compounding with the ECG signal input from the input unit 24 1. (Synchronization processing 2 431), it is possible to obtain digital synchronization data (2 432) of the video data of the fundus image and the electrocardiogram signal. Synchronized data 2432 may have been subjected to processing such as compression as necessary.
- the synchronized data 2432 can be used as it is for subsequent processes such as measurement of the fundus venous diameter, and can be temporarily stored in an electronic medium ( 2 4 4).
- the fundus vein measurement process 2433 is performed by selecting at least one target site in the fundus vein based on the synchronized data 2432 (preferably, the papilla of the fundus vein). Is one of the target sites), and the process of measuring the fundus vein diameter at these target sites.
- the fundus vein diameter is measured at different timings at each target site. This different timing can be set freely as a minimum to be able to sense the change in the obtained fundus vein image (however, it is preferable to make the setting dependent on the ECG signal) .
- the analysis step 2 4 3 4 is based on the fundus vein diameter measured in the fundus vein diameter measurement step 2 4 3 3, by measuring the change in the fundus vein diameter between each timing at each target site based on the fundus vein diameter.
- This is a process of calculating the change in the diameter of the fundus vein per unit time depending on the electrocardiogram signal.
- the time ⁇ T By setting the time ⁇ T during which a different image frame in which a change in the fundus vein image can be clearly discriminated as the time between the above timings, the change in the fundus vein diameter per unit time can be calculated. Yes, by specifying the ECG signal at the timing time, it is possible to make this change in the fundus vein diameter dependent on the ECG signal.
- the present detection system 2 is performed, instead of the analysis step 2 434, for example, the fundus vein diameter obtained at a different time measured in the fundus vein diameter measurement step 2 43 3 It is preferable to perform an analysis process of creating a pulse wave diagram of a fundus vein by performing a time-dependent curve on the image. That is, by associating the figure of the pulse wave diagram of the fundus vein created in this process with the degree of progression of the hardening of the subject's capillary arteries, the process of determining the degree of hardening of the subject's capillary arteries, that is, the degree of aging By doing so, the detection system 2 can be performed efficiently.
- the step of determining that the hardening of the subject's capillaries has progressed can be exemplified.
- the differential curves of the two pulse wave diagrams described above based on these differences (for example, the difference between the positive side and the negative side of the differential curves in the results of comparison with known blood vessel hardening data).
- the step of determining the state of hardening of the subject's capillaries can also be exemplified.
- FIG. 3A to FIG. 3C are diagrams showing an example (300) of a flow sheet based on the algorithm of the software used in the processing device of the computer 24 of the embodiment 20. .
- 301 “beginning” indicates that the computer 24 is set up in a state where the software for performing the processing shown in the flow sheet 300 can be executed.
- 302 “Data entry” is the process of entering subject data.
- Subject data can include, but is not limited to, ID number, name, age, gender, and the like. Blood pressure data can be entered as needed.
- Confirm ECG is a process of confirming whether or not the subject's ECG signal is output correctly, and further, whether or not there is any abnormality in the ECG.
- the digitized ECG signal is input to the computer 24 (304).
- VTR confirmation is a process of confirming on a video display screen or the like whether or not a subject's fundus image is correctly photographed by digital video. At the end of this confirmation, the digital data of the fundus image is transferred to the computer 24 (306).
- Input process 304 ⁇ 306 force In order to confirm that it was performed correctly, check the display of the ECG signal and the image of the fundus image on the display unit of the computer 24 (307). The image is displayed on the display (308). It is preferable to display the fundus image and the ECG image at the same time as the display of the 308 “image output” process.
- the “enlargement of the nipple portion” is a process in which the fundus nipple is selected as the target portion in the process of determining the target portion of the fundus vein, and the vicinity of the fundus nipple is selected by the digital video zoom-up function. Is the process of expanding.
- the magnified image of the fundus papilla can also be displayed on the display unit (310).
- the fundus vein portion was further enlarged and photographed in the above-mentioned magnified image of the fundus papilla (311), and when the target portion was determined, the moving image data of the fundus image was obtained.
- the captured video synchronized with the saved ECG signal is played back on the display of the combination display (3 15), and a still image at an arbitrary time is sampled to be the target portion.
- the fundus vein images (A1, A2, A3: earlier in time) synchronized with the end of the three R waves are saved (320 ⁇ 321).
- the next step 327 is a step to repeat the above process 317 to 326 for different parts of the nipple (two places: three places in total). That is, after the above processes 3 17 to 3 26 are performed once and twice, the process (A) is repeated, and after the process 3 is performed three times, the process 3 2 8 is completed, and the process proceeds to the stage of executing the process 32 9 or later.
- the number of sampling points in the nipple is three, but the number is not limited to this, and may be smaller (but not less than 1) or larger. More sampling points will increase the accuracy of the data, but will require more time to execute the algorithm.
- the time corresponding to A 1, A 2, A 3, ⁇ 1, ⁇ 2, ⁇ 3 in the process to be repeated is repeated about every 10 milliseconds. Then, by performing the measurement several times before or after, the fundus vein diameter at various times can be obtained.
- the measurement screen is displayed by video output (32 9 1 ⁇ 3 29 2), and the fundus vein image (measurement screen) obtained above is synchronized with the end of the R wave.
- the process of finding the rate of change at a1 and b1 is shown (332) [above, Figure 3B].
- the calculation of 329 to 334 ⁇ The data storage process is based on the pair of fundus images A2 and B2. And for each pair of A3 and B3. Further, in step 3337, for the other target parts of the nipple (two places: three places in total), the calculation of 329 to 334 is performed. Process (B)]. The number of repetitions of the calculation of 329 to 334 and the data storage is performed in accordance with the number of sampling points described above (three in this example).
- the change in the fundus vein diameter can be calculated using the software for performing the process in the flow sheet 300.
- the calculated change in the fundus vein diameter is input to the subject's personal data and stored.
- the fundus vein image to be sampled is extracted by specifying the ECG signal to be synchronized, and any fundus vein image can be identified as long as the change in fundus vein diameter can be specified between images to be compared. Can be selected.
- the outer diameter of the fundus vein at each time obtained as described above is sampled over time to form a curve, and a pulse wave chart is created. It can be used to detect the state of hardening of the capillaries.
- a differential curve of the pulse diagram can be created and used for detecting the state of hardening of the capillary artery. It is to be noted that a function of performing parallel display / comparison with standardized information, for example, standardized information on changes in standard fundus vein images for each gender, for example, can be added to the above software.
- a function to display the measured data on the fundus vein diameter of the subject on the display unit of the computer 24 again (38.3.39) and compare it with the standardized information is added.
- the results of this comparison can also be saved as the subject's personal data (3 4 1 3 4 2).
- the blood pressure limit at which the subject can lower blood pressure by associating the calculated value with the subject's blood pressure data.
- a value based on a standard value of the change rate of the fundus venous diameter according to age, etc. is derived to obtain a blood pressure value that would be secured when applied to a subject, and the blood pressure value is reduced with a hypotensive agent or the like. It is possible to determine the critical blood pressure, and such a means for calculating the critical blood pressure is attached to this software. It is also possible to add (not shown).
- the subject's blood pressure is associated with a standard (similar to the pulse wave pattern in the middle aorta) fundus vein diameter variation derived from the blood pressure, and If the change width of the subject is smaller than the standard change width of the fundus vein diameter, it can be considered as one factor for determining that the hardening of the capillary artery is progressing.
- a pulse wave propagation detection system capable of grasping a state of cerebral blood flow and a state of hardening of a capillary artery.
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