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- the present invention relates to a radiographic apparatus that acquires an image by irradiating a subject with radiation, and more particularly to a radiographic apparatus for surgery in which a stent is introduced.
- Coronary intervention is a treatment performed for myocardial infarction and angina pectoris.
- a catheter with a guide wire is inserted into the blood vessel from the base of the thigh, and the catheter is inserted into the heart via the blood vessel.
- the treatment is performed by reaching the coronary artery.
- a stent is used as a device for this coronary intervention treatment.
- This stent is a medical device made of a metal such as stainless steel, and it is placed in the stenotic part of the coronary artery that is expanded using a balloon to hold the blood vessel from the lumen, improving the therapeutic effect of catheter treatment It is for making it happen.
- each radiographed image (frame) forming a live image is superimposed on the basis of the stent marker so as to generate an image in which the stent and the vicinity thereof are clear. .
- This image shows the subject's stent and its vicinity more clearly than each frame.
- each frame constituting the live image is subjected to image analysis, and the position of the stent marker on each frame is specified. Then, each frame is moved and rotated so that the stent markers reflected in each frame are at the same position.
- the frames whose positions and inclinations are adjusted with reference to the stent marker are overlapped to generate a superimposed frame.
- a stent that has become clearer as the stent on each frame is superimposed is reflected. Since this overlapped frame is enlarged for the purpose of making it easier to see, it is necessary to perform a trimming process before display. In other words, the trimmed frame is generated by trimming the portion of the overlapping frame where the stent is reflected.
- the trimming frame is an image in which a stent that appears small in the overlap frame is extracted from the overlap frame and displayed large.
- This trimming frame is sequentially updated while a live image is taken or seen through, and the monitor that displays the trimming frame is configured to always display the latest trimming frame. Therefore, the monitor treats and displays this trimming frame as a frame constituting the moving image.
- the moving image related to the trimming frame is a moving image that traces over time a sharp and enlarged stent that appears in a live image.
- the conventional radiographic apparatus has the following problems.
- the display (orientation) of the moving image in which the stent and its peripheral portion are extracted is not stable, resulting in confusion for the operator.
- the stent is reflected in the live image while changing the position and direction of reflection.
- This stent usually only translates in the live image according to the heartbeat of the subject, and as long as the stent position is known, image processing to align and superimpose the stent reflected in each frame is very difficult is not.
- FIG. 26 shows a state in which a trimming frame is generated based on three frames F1, F2, and F3 constituting a live image.
- the frame is moved and rotated while paying attention to both ends of the stent reflected in the frames F1, F2, and F3.
- end A the end on the artery side
- end B the end on the vein side
- blood in the blood vessel in which the stent is provided flows from the end A toward the end B.
- each frame F1, F2, F3, this stent is reflected while changing its position.
- the conventional device generates overlapping frames by aligning the positions and inclinations of the frames F1, F2, and F3 so that the ends located on the upper side and the ends located on the lower side of the both ends of the stent reflected in the frame overlap each other. To do.
- the ends A of the stents on each frame are overlapped to generate a superimposed frame.
- the ends B of the stents on the frames are overlapped to generate a superimposed frame.
- the stent reflected in this overlapping frame has an end A on the upper side and an end B on the lower side, as in each frame. In order to simplify the description, it is assumed in FIG. 26 that the frame rotation operation is not required for generating the overlapped frame.
- the superposed frame thus generated is subjected to trimming processing.
- the trimming frame obtained by the trimming process is, for example, a vertically long image, and a stent extending in the vertical direction is reflected in the center.
- the direction of the stent in the trimming frame is determined so that the end located on the upper side of the overlapping frame among the both ends of the stent reflected in the overlapping frame is above the trimming frame.
- the upper side of the stent reflected in the overlapping frame is the end A.
- the direction of the stent in the trimming frame is determined so that the end A is the upper side and the end B is the lower side.
- the stent of the trimming frame is reflected in the direction in which the blood flows from the upper direction to the lower direction as indicated by the arrows in FIG.
- trimming frames are generated based on the frames F4, F5, and F6 shown in FIG. 28 generated after the change in the appearance of the stent as shown in FIG.
- the conventional device generates overlapping frames by aligning the positions and inclinations of the frames F4, F5, and F6 so that the ends located on the upper side and the ends located on the lower side of the both ends of the stent reflected in the frame overlap each other. To do.
- the ends B of the stents on each frame are overlapped to generate a superimposed frame.
- the ends A of the stents on the frames are overlapped to generate a superposed frame.
- the stent reflected in this superposed frame has an end B on the upper side and an end A on the lower side as in each frame.
- the superposed frame thus generated is subjected to trimming processing.
- the trimming frame obtained by the trimming process is a vertically long image as described above.
- the direction of the stent in the trimming frame is determined so that the end located on the upper side of the overlapping frame among the ends of the stent reflected in the overlapping frame is above the trimming frame. Since the upper side of the stent reflected in the overlapping frame in FIG. 28 is the end B, the direction of the stent in the trimming frame is determined so that the end B is the upper side and the end A is the lower side.
- the stent of the trimming frame is reflected in the direction in which the blood flows from the downward direction to the upward direction as indicated by the arrow in FIG.
- the trimming frame according to FIG. 26 and the trimming frame according to FIG. 28 are in an inverted (reversed) relationship such that when one of the trimming frames is rotated by 180 °, the other trimming frame is obtained.
- the trimming frame in FIG. 26 and the trimming frame in FIG. 28 seem to be similar at first glance, but the upper end of the stent that is actually reflected in the trimming frame is not the same in FIG. 26 and FIG.
- the upper end in FIG. 26 is the end A, and the upper end in FIG. That is, the orientation of the stent as shown in FIG. 29 may be reversed while each trimming frame is displayed as a moving image frame.
- Such a reversal of the moving image (trimming image) related to the trimming frame does not always occur only when the surgeon adjusts the shooting direction related to the live image.
- the trimming image may be reversed.
- the principle of this inversion will be described.
- the stent is reflected in the live image while slightly changing the inclination angle.
- the right end of the stent in the moving image is on the upper side or the lower side.
- the overlapping frame is rotated clockwise.
- the overlapping frame is rotated counterclockwise. Therefore, depending on the direction in which the stent is reflected, the end of the stent that rises in the trimming frame may be upstream or downstream of the blood vessel. That is, the moving image related to the trimming frame is displayed upside down in the middle of the reproduction of the stent, and the visibility is low.
- the present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and its purpose is to improve visibility by preventing a phenomenon in which the stent image is reversed in a moving image in which the stent image reflected in the live image is enlarged and displayed.
- the object is to provide an improved radiographic apparatus.
- the radiographic apparatus includes a radiation source that irradiates a subject with radiation, a detection unit that detects radiation that has passed through the subject, and a detection signal that is output from the detection unit. And recognizing a plurality of feature points indicating the positions of objects reflected in the continuously generated original frames, so that the corresponding feature points overlap each other.
- the present invention can prevent the display object from being inverted, it is suitable for angiography.
- angiography blood vessels are projected onto the superposition frame.
- the display of the overlapping frame is reversed as in the conventional configuration, the blood vessels reflected in the overlapping frame are also reversed, and the downstream and upstream of the blood vessels reflected in the overlapping frame are switched. In such a situation, it is difficult to know which side of the superposition frame is on the heart side, and the treatment is difficult.
- the present invention since the display of the overlapping frame is not reversed, the upstream and downstream of the blood vessels reflected in the overlapping frame are not interchanged, and the treatment is easy to perform.
- the editing means determines a reference point for editing among the feature points reflected in the overlapped frame based on the positional relationship of the feature points or the operator's instruction.
- the above-described configuration represents a specific configuration of the present invention.
- the editing means can operate more reliably if the reference points for editing among the feature points reflected in the overlapped frame are determined based on the positional relationship between the feature points or the operator's instructions.
- the editing unit repeatedly generates a trimming frame in which an object is greatly reflected for each overlap frame by applying a trimming process to each overlap frame so as to leave a rectangular region including the object. It is more desirable if it works.
- an operator's selection for selecting an up / down reference mode for determining an editing direction is determined by determining whether the upper and lower ends of an object reflected in the overlap frame appear on the upper, lower, left and right sides of the frame. It is more desirable to have an input means.
- the above-described configuration represents a specific configuration of the present invention.
- the vertical reference mode in which the manner of determining the editing direction of the overlapping frame is focused on the vertical positional relationship of the object can be selected.
- the vertical relationship of the object In a live image in which the left-right relationship of the object is frequently reversed, the vertical relationship of the object is stable. In this case, if the vertical reference mode is selected, the object on the frame is not reversed.
- the editing means when the up / down reference mode is selected, the upper end of the object reflected in the superimposed frame appears at the upper end of the frame, and the lower side of the object reflected in the superimposed frame
- the direction of editing may be determined so that the end of appears at the lower end of the frame.
- the selection of the operator who selects the left and right reference mode for determining the editing direction is determined by determining whether the right end and the left end of the object reflected in the overlap frame appear on the top, bottom, left, or right of the frame. It is more desirable to have an input means.
- the above-described configuration represents a specific configuration of the present invention.
- the left / right reference mode in which the pattern of determining the editing direction of the overlap frame is focused on the left / right positional relationship of the object can be selected.
- the horizontal relationship of the object is stable. In this case, if the left / right reference mode is selected, the object on the frame is not reversed.
- the editing means when the left / right reference mode is selected, the right end of the object reflected in the superimposed frame appears at the upper end of the frame, and the left side of the object reflected in the superimposed frame
- the editing direction may be determined so that the end appears at the lower end of the frame.
- the editing means when the left / right reference mode is selected, the right end of the object reflected in the overlap frame appears at the right end of the frame, and the left side of the object reflected in the overlap frame
- the editing direction may be determined so that the end appears at the left end of the frame.
- the vertical reference mode of the present invention can be set so that the orientation on the frame is such that the upper and lower ends of the object appear on the upper and lower sides of the frame, respectively.
- the horizontal reference mode of the present invention can be set so that the direction on the frame is such that the right and left ends of the object appear on the right and left sides of the frame, respectively.
- the left-right reference mode of the present invention can be set so that the orientation on the frame appears on the upper and lower sides of the object on the right and left ends, respectively.
- Which frame direction should be determined depends on the layout on the screen when the frame is displayed. The surgeon can select how to determine the orientation of the frame that is most visible.
- a feature point designation mode that determines the direction of editing by determining whether the one designated by the operator appears on the top, bottom, left, or right of the plurality of feature points reflected in the overlap frame. It is more desirable to have an input means for inputting the selection of the surgeon who selects.
- the mode for determining the direction of editing the overlapped frame can be selected between the feature point designation mode in which attention is paid to the feature point designated by the operator.
- the feature point designation mode is selected, the object on the frame is not reversed.
- the editing direction can be determined by determining whether the feature points that are close to the reference point on the overlap frame and those far from the reference point on the overlap frame appear on the top, bottom, left, or right of the frame. It is more desirable to have an input means for inputting an operator's selection for selecting a reference point reference mode for determining the reference point.
- the above-described configuration represents a specific configuration of the present invention.
- the reference point reference mode in which the manner of determining the editing direction of the overlapping frame is focused on the distance between the reference point and the feature point on the overlapping frame can be selected. According to this mode, even if the object rotates, the object on the frame is not reversed.
- the editing direction is determined by determining whether one of a plurality of feature points reflected in the overlap frame appears on the upper, lower, left, or right side of the frame. It is more desirable to have an input means for inputting an operator's selection for selecting a region reference mode to be determined.
- the above-described configuration represents a specific configuration of the present invention.
- the region reference mode in which the mode of determining the editing direction of the overlapping frame is focused on the position of the feature point in the overlapping frame can be selected. According to this mode, even if a plurality of objects appear in the overlapping frame, the objects on the frame are not reversed.
- the object is more preferably a stent.
- the above-described configuration represents a specific configuration of the present invention. If the object is a stent, the edited frame according to the present invention is a frame obtained by extracting the stent reflected in a small part of the original frame. Such a frame effectively assists the operation of the surgeon. Therefore, according to the above-described configuration, it is possible to provide an improved radiographic apparatus that is easy for the operator to operate.
- the above-described radiation imaging apparatus includes a display unit that displays a live image that is a moving image composed of original frames and a moving image composed of edited frames side by side.
- the above-described configuration represents a specific configuration of the present invention. If a live image that is a movie composed of the original frame and a trimmed image that is a movie composed of the edited frame are displayed side by side on the display means, the surgeon can operate while referring to both images. It can be carried out. Therefore, according to the above-described configuration, it is possible to provide an improved radiographic apparatus that is easy for the operator to operate.
- the radiography apparatus by which visibility was improved by preventing the phenomenon that a stent image reverses can be provided. That is, according to the present invention, a specific one of a plurality of feature points indicating a position of an object reflected in a superposed frame generated by superposing original frames that are bases of a live image is always directed in the same direction on the frame. Editing means for executing editing is provided. If the superimposed frames continuously generated by this editing means are edited, the object will always appear in the same direction in the edited frame. Therefore, the object to be displayed does not reverse during the moving image reproduction as seen in the past.
- the present invention can prevent the display object from being inverted, it is suitable for angiography.
- angiography blood vessels are projected onto the superposition frame.
- the display of the overlapping frame is reversed as in the conventional configuration, the blood vessels reflected in the overlapping frame are also reversed, and the downstream and upstream of the blood vessels reflected in the overlapping frame are switched. In such a situation, it is difficult to know which side of the superposition frame is on the heart side, and the treatment is difficult.
- the present invention since the display of the overlapping frame is not reversed, the upstream and downstream of the blood vessels reflected in the overlapping frame are not interchanged, and the treatment is easy to perform.
- FIG. 1 is a functional block diagram illustrating an overall configuration of an X-ray imaging apparatus according to Embodiment 1.
- FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram illustrating a live image according to Embodiment 1.
- FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram for explaining alignment of an original frame according to the first embodiment.
- FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram for explaining alignment of an original frame according to the first embodiment.
- FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram for explaining generation of a superposed frame according to Example 1.
- 6 is a schematic diagram illustrating generation of a trimming frame according to Embodiment 1.
- FIG. It is a schematic diagram explaining the up-and-down reference mode which concerns on Example 1.
- FIG. It is a schematic diagram explaining the right-and-left reference mode which concerns on Example 1.
- FIG. 10 is a schematic diagram illustrating how frames according to the first embodiment are generated over time. It is a schematic diagram explaining the effectiveness of the up-down reference mode according to the first embodiment. It is a schematic diagram explaining the effectiveness of the left-right reference mode according to the first embodiment.
- 3 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the X-ray imaging apparatus according to Embodiment 1; 6 is a schematic diagram illustrating a display unit according to Embodiment 1.
- FIG. It is a schematic diagram explaining the structure of 1 modification of this invention. It is a schematic diagram explaining the structure of 1 modification of this invention. It is a schematic diagram explaining the structure of 1 modification of this invention. It is a schematic diagram explaining the structure of 1 modification of this invention.
- X-rays in the examples correspond to the radiation of the present invention.
- FPD is an abbreviation for flat panel detector.
- the X-ray imaging apparatus 1 of the present invention is for vascular stenosis treatment.
- the X-ray imaging apparatus 1 includes a top plate 2 on which the subject M is placed, and an X-ray tube 3 that irradiates the subject M with X-rays provided above the top plate 2. And an FPD 4 that detects X-rays transmitted through the subject M provided below the top plate 2.
- the FPD 4 is a rectangle having four sides along either the body axis direction A or the body side direction S of the subject M.
- the X-ray tube 3 irradiates the FPD 4 with a quadrangular pyramid-shaped X-ray beam that spreads radially.
- the FPD 4 receives the X-ray beam on the entire surface.
- X-ray detection elements are two-dimensionally arranged in the body axis direction A and the body side direction S.
- the X-ray tube 3 corresponds to the radiation source of the present invention.
- the FPD 4 corresponds to the detection means of the present invention.
- the X-ray tube control unit 6 is provided for the purpose of controlling the X-ray tube 3 with a predetermined tube current, tube voltage, and pulse width.
- the X-ray tube control unit 6 controls the X-ray tube 3 to repeatedly perform X-ray irradiation.
- the FPD 4 detects X-rays transmitted through the subject M every time the X-ray tube 3 emits X-rays, and generates a detection signal. This detection signal is sent to the original frame generation unit 11.
- the original frame generator 11 corresponds to the original frame generator of the present invention.
- the original frame generation unit 11 generates an original frame F that is a source of a moving image based on the detection signal output by the FPD 4. Since the original frame F is one frame constituting a moving image, it is a still image. This original frame F is a whole image of the heart of the subject M, and the stent image (stent image S) placed on the coronary artery or the like of the subject M in the previous operation is shown in FIG. It is small.
- a moving image composed of the original frame F is referred to as a live image VL.
- the live image VL is a moving image that appears as if the perspective image of the subject M is moving.
- the original frame generation unit 11 continuously generates the original frame F based on the detection signal sent each time the X-ray is irradiated.
- the stent image S corresponds to the object of the present invention.
- black dots as shown in FIG. 2 are reflected at both ends of the stent image S on the original frame F and the live image VL. These two black dots are stent markers that indicate the position of the stent on the image. This stent marker becomes a reference when the apparatus performs various image processing.
- the stent marker corresponds to a feature point of the present invention.
- the original frame F generated continuously from the original frame generation unit 11 is sent to the alignment processing unit 12.
- the alignment processing unit 12 recognizes stent markers existing at both ends of the elongated stent image S reflected in each original frame F. Then, the original frames F are aligned so that the same ones (corresponding ones) of the two stent markers reflected in each original frame F overlap each other. That is, the alignment processing unit 12 specifies the position of the stent marker reflected in each of the original frames F1, F2, F3,..., And translates and rotates the original frames relative to each original frame. It is the structure which makes the position of the upper stent constant. The operation of the alignment processing unit 12 will be described. FIG.
- the parallel movement operation of the frame refers to an operation of moving the frame with respect to a reference frame without changing the inclination of the frame. Further, since the actual frame is image data, it does not have the property of being physically movable.
- the parallel movement of the frame is specifically a parallel movement realized by data calculation for rewriting position data constituting each pixel constituting the frame.
- the alignment processing unit 12 corresponds to the alignment processing means of the present invention.
- the alignment processing unit 12 When the alignment processing unit 12 performs alignment processing on the four original frames F1, F2, F3, and F4, the original frame F4 captured most recently in each original frame F is set as a reference frame.
- the alignment processing unit 12 calculates how much the stent markers located at both ends of the stent image S reflected in each original frame F are displaced from the reference original frame F4, and based on the calculation result, The frames F1, F2, and F3 are translated.
- the original frame F after translation is represented by reference signs F1p, F2p, and F3p.
- FIG. 4 illustrates the rotation of each original frame F among the operations performed by the alignment processing unit 12.
- the frame rotation operation refers to an operation that rotates the frame relative to a reference frame without changing the position of the center of gravity of the frame.
- the actual frame is image data, it does not have a property that can be physically rotated.
- the rotation of the frame is a rotational movement realized by data calculation for rewriting position data constituting each of the pixels constituting the frame.
- the alignment processing unit 12 When the alignment processing unit 12 performs alignment processing on the four original frames F1, F2, F3, and F4, the original frame F4 captured most recently in each original frame F is set as a reference frame.
- the alignment processing unit 12 calculates how much the stent marker image reflected in each original frame F is rotated from the reference original frame F4, and based on the calculation result, rotates the original frames F1, F2, and F3. Do.
- the original frame F after rotation is represented by reference signs F1p, F2p, and F3p.
- the actual alignment processing unit 12 executes the translation and rotation of the original frames F1, F2, and F3 in the same process.
- the alignment processing unit 12 performs image analysis on each frame, and calculates the positions of both ends of the stent image S for each frame. Since stent markers that hardly transmit X-rays are provided at both ends of the stent, the positions of both ends of the stent on each frame can be easily calculated. Further, even for a stent without a stent marker, the positions of both ends of the stent on each frame can be calculated relatively easily by the feature point extraction process.
- a stent contains a metal or the like, and has a property of being difficult to transmit X-rays. Therefore, the stent is reflected to some extent clearly in each frame.
- the alignment processing unit 12 obtains the position and inclination angle of the line segment connecting both ends from the calculation results of the positions of both ends of the stent image S reflected in each frame, and these are the original frame F4 and the other original frames F1, F2, and so on. How much is different from F3 is calculated. Based on the calculation result, the alignment processing unit 12 translates and rotates the original frames F1, F2, and F3 with respect to the original frame F4.
- the calculation result of the alignment processing unit 12 is sent to the overlapping frame generation unit 13.
- the overlapping frame generation unit 13 repeatedly generates overlapping frames Fg in which the object images (stent images S) overlap each other by overlapping the original frames F subjected to the alignment process. That is, the overlap frame generation unit 13 superimposes four frames of the original frames F1p, F2p, and F3p, which are aligned with the original frame F4, as shown in FIG. 5, on the overlap frame Fg1 related to the original frame F1. Is generated. In each of the original frames F1p, F2p, F3p, and F4, the stent image S having the same inclination is reflected at the same position.
- the overlapped frame Fg1 includes a stent image S in which the four stent images S that are reflected in the original frame F are superimposed.
- This stent image S is superior in visibility with an improved S / N ratio than the stent image S on the original frame F.
- the overlap frame generation unit 13 corresponds to the overlap frame generation means of the present invention.
- the superposition frame Fg1 is sent to the trimming unit 14.
- the trimming unit 14 performs image analysis on the overlap frame Fg1 to recognize the positions of both ends of the stent image S in the overlap frame Fg1.
- the trimming unit 14 sets a rectangular region R on the overlapping frame Fg1 so as to include the stent image S.
- This rectangular region R is elongated in the direction in which the elongated stent image S extends, and is inclined by the same amount as the stent image S.
- the rectangular region R is set so that the stent image S is positioned at the center of the rectangular region R.
- the positions of both ends of the stent image S reflected in the overlapping frame Fg1 can be acquired relatively easily by image analysis, as described in the alignment processing unit 12 described above.
- image analysis used at this time include a feature point extraction method by edge enhancement processing.
- the trimming unit 14 corresponds to editing means of the present invention.
- the trimming unit 14 performs a trimming process for taking out the rectangular region R on the overlap frame Fg1, and makes the extracted rectangular region R independent as a new trimming frame Ftr1. In this way, the trimming unit 14 recognizes both ends of the elongated object (stent image S) reflected in each overlapped frame Fg and performs a trimming process so as to leave a rectangular region including the object image.
- a trimming frame Ftr in which an object is greatly reflected is repeatedly generated for each overlap frame Fg.
- the trimming frame Ftr1 in which the inclination of the rectangular region R facing the oblique direction shown on the left side of FIG. 6 is canceled and the stent image S as shown on the right side of FIG. Must be generated. At that time, it becomes a problem which part of the region R is located on the trimming frame Ftr1.
- the trimming unit 14 needs to determine the direction of the trimming frame Ftr1 and generate a frame.
- the trimming unit 14 of the present invention is characterized in how to determine the orientation of the trimming frame Ftr1. That is, the trimming unit 14 determines the orientation of the trimming frame Ftr1 in any one of the three modes. These three modes are a vertical reference mode MV, a left / right reference mode MH, and a stent marker designation mode, and the operator can select one of these three modes.
- the trimming unit 14 operates in any mode based on the operator's mode selection.
- the vertical reference mode MV which is one of the methods by which the trimming unit 14 determines the orientation of the trimming frame Ftr1, will be described.
- FIG. 7 shows how the trimming unit 14 operates in this mode.
- the trimming unit 14 determines which of the two ends A and B of the stent image S reflected in the region R on the overlap frame Fg1 is on the upper side and which is on the lower side.
- the upper side of the frame is the end A, and the lower side is the end B.
- the trimming unit 14 determines the orientation of the trimming frame Ftr1 so that the upper end A is on the upper side of the trimming frame Ftr1 and the lower end B is on the lower side of the trimming frame Ftr1. Thus, a vertically long trimming frame Ftr1 is generated.
- This vertical reference mode MV is a mode in which the orientation of the trimming frame Ftr is determined by determining whether the upper and lower ends of the stent appear on the upper, lower, left and right sides of the trimming frame Ftr based on the stent marker image reflected in the overlapping frame Fg. is there.
- the left and right reference mode MH which is one of the methods by which the trimming unit 14 determines the orientation of the trimming frame Ftr1, will be described.
- FIG. 8 shows how the trimming unit 14 operates in this mode.
- the trimming unit 14 determines which of the two ends A and B of the stent image S reflected in the region R on the overlap frame Fg1 is on the right side and which is on the left side.
- the right side of the frame is the end A
- the left side is the end B.
- the trimming unit 14 determines the orientation of the trimming frame Ftr1 so that the right end A is on the right side of the trimming frame Ftr1 and the left end B is on the left side of the trimming frame Ftr1. In this way, a horizontally long trimming frame Ftr1 is generated.
- This left-right reference mode MH is a mode that determines the orientation of the trimming frame Ftr by determining whether the right end and the left end of the stent appear on the top, bottom, left, or right of the trimming frame Ftr based on the stent marker image reflected in the overlapping frame Fg. is there.
- FIG. 9 shows a state in which the trimming unit 14 operates in the left and right reference mode MH having a different style from that in FIG.
- the trimming unit 14 determines which of the two ends A and B of the stent image S reflected in the region R on the overlap frame Fg1 is on the right side and which is on the left side.
- the right side of the frame is the end A
- the left side is the end B. Up to this point, the description is the same as in FIG.
- the trimming unit 14 determines the orientation of the trimming frame Ftr1 so that the right end A is above the trimming frame Ftr1 and the left end B is below the trimming frame Ftr1. Thus, unlike FIG. 8, a vertically long trimming frame Ftr1 is generated.
- the stent marker designation mode which is one of the methods by which the trimming unit 14 determines the orientation of the trimming frame Ftr1, will be described. This is a configuration in which an operator selects one of the stent marker images reflected in the currently displayed trimming frame, and the selected stent marker is always displayed on the upper side or the lower side of the trimming frame.
- the trimming frame used when the surgeon selects the stent marker may not be the currently displayed one, but may be a trimming frame obtained in the past. In this case, past trimming frames are displayed in a separate window for the purpose of selecting the stent marker on the display unit 25.
- the selection of the stent marker can be performed using a mouse and a keyboard attached to the console 26, or can be performed using a touch panel attached to the console 26. It should be noted that the operator can select which of the trimmed frames to display the selected stent marker by an operation through the console 26.
- the trimming frame is initially generated in the same manner as in the conventional apparatus, or in the above-described vertical reference mode MV and left / right reference mode MH.
- the display on the display unit 25 shifts to the stent marker designation mode.
- the trimming frame used when the stent marker is selected includes an original overlapping frame. This overlapping frame will be referred to as a reference overlapping frame. Then, it is assumed that a superposition frame is newly obtained after selection by the operator.
- a trimming frame is generated based on this new overlapping frame.
- Two stent marker images are reflected in both the reference overlap frame and the new overlap frame. Among these, the stent marker image reflected in the reference overlapping frame is A selected by the operator and B is not selected. The same stent marker must be reflected in both overlapping frames, but the reflected positions are different.
- One of the stent markers reflected in the new superposition frame should be A and one should be B.
- the trimming unit 14 assumes two cases, that is, when one of the stent markers reflected in the new overlapping frame is A and the other is B, and when one of the stent markers is B and the other is A.
- the trimming unit 14 selects which assumption can be realized without moving the stent marker on the reference overlapping frame by calculating the sum of the movement distances of the stent markers A and B for each assumption. Then, the trimming unit 14 specifies a stent marker to be reflected in a new overlapping frame based on the selected assumption, and determines the direction of the trimming frame based on the result.
- the above-described trimming unit 14 repeats the generation of the trimming frame Ftr for each of the overlapping frames Fg while determining the direction of the trimming frame Ftr in accordance with the mode selection made by the operator. For example, in the case where the left / right reference mode MH described in FIG. 9 is selected, the trimming unit 14 has the right end of the object reflected in the overlap frame Fg appears at the right end of the trimming frame Ftr and is reflected in the overlap frame Fg. The orientation of the trimming frame Ftr is determined so that the left end of the object appears at the left end of the trimming frame Ftr.
- the trimming unit 14 repeats editing for each overlapping frame Fg so that a specific one of the stent markers reflected in the continuously generated overlapping frame Fg always faces in the same direction on the frame. By executing this, a trimming frame Ftr is generated. The trimming unit 14 at this time determines a stent marker to be edited among the stent markers reflected in the overlapped frame Fg based on the positional relationship between the stent markers or an operator's instruction.
- the trimming image VT is a moving image composed of continuously generated trimming frames Ftr.
- the overlapping frame Fg1 according to FIGS. 3, 4, and 5 described above is actually repeated every time the original frame F is newly created. Since the trimming frame Ftr is repeated every time the overlapped frame Fg is generated, the trimming frame Ftr is continuously generated until the generation of the original frame F stops.
- the trimming image VT is a moving image created by combining the obtained trimming frames Ftr in time series, and is a moving image in which the stent image S and the periphery of the stent image S are changed.
- FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating a method for generating the trimmed image VT.
- the original frame F is continuously generated in the order of F1, F2, F3, F4, F5, F6, and F7.
- the upper part of FIG. 10 shows the time when the original frame F4 is generated, and the original frame F5 is being generated.
- the overlap frame Fg1 is generated by overlapping the four original frames F1, F2, F3, and F4.
- the trimming frame Ftr1 is generated by performing a trimming process on the overlapped frame Fg1.
- the overlapping frame Fg1 is described as being generated by superimposing four original frames F. By explaining in this way, matching is made with the explanation according to FIGS.
- the orientation of the stent image S reflected in the overlap frame Fg1 depends on the orientation of the stent image S in the latest original frame F4 when the overlap frame Fg1 is generated.
- the middle part of FIG. 10 shows the time point when the original frame F5 is generated, and the original frame F6 is being generated.
- the overlap frame Fg2 is generated by overlapping the four original frames F2, F3, F4, and F5.
- the trimming frame Ftr2 is generated by performing a trimming process on the overlapped frame Fg2.
- the orientation of the stent image S reflected in the overlap frame Fg2 depends on the orientation of the stent image S in the latest original frame F5 when the overlap frame Fg2 is generated.
- the lower part of FIG. 10 shows the time when the original frame F6 is generated, and the original frame F7 is being generated.
- the overlapping frame Fg2 is composed of four original frames F3, F4, F4. It is produced by polymerizing F5 and F6.
- the trimming frame Ftr3 is generated by performing a trimming process on the overlapping frame Fg3.
- the orientation of the stent image S reflected in the overlap frame Fg3 depends on the orientation of the stent image S in the latest original frame F6 when the overlap frame Fg3 is generated.
- the overlap frame generation unit 13 continuously generates overlap frames Fg by superimposing the four original frames F that have been taken recently.
- the trimming unit 14 generates a trimming frame Ftr by performing a trimming process on one recently generated overlapped frame Fg.
- the operator can select a mode suitable for the stent image S reflected in the overlapping frame Fg.
- a specific example of the stent image S in which the vertical reference mode MV is advantageous and a specific example of the stent image S in which the horizontal reference mode MH is advantageous will be described.
- FIG. 11 illustrates a stent image S in which the vertical reference mode MV is advantageous.
- the stent image S is reflected vertically in each of the overlapping frames Fg1 to Fg5
- the stent image S is reflected vertically in each of the overlapping frames Fg1 to Fg5
- both ends of the stent image S are reflected so as to be slightly swung between the overlapping frames Fg1 to Fg5.
- the positions of both ends of the stent are not reversed up and down. That is, the end A of the stent image S is always on the upper side of the frame through the overlapping frames Fg1 to Fg5, and the end B of the stent image S is always on the lower side of the frame.
- the upper end of the object reflected in the overlap frame Fg appears at the upper end of the trimming frame Ftr, and the lower end of the object reflected in the overlap frame Fg is The direction of the trimming frame Ftr is determined so as to appear at the lower end of the trimming frame Ftr.
- the upper end is above the trimming frame Ftr and the lower end is the trimming frame Ftr.
- the orientation of the frame is determined so that it is on the lower side. Therefore, in the trimming frames Ftr1 to Ftr5 generated based on the vertical reference mode MV, as shown in the middle part of FIG. 11, the end A of the stent image S is always on the upper side and the end B is always on the lower side. That is, the stent image S does not reverse the trimming image VT generated based on the trimming frames Ftr1 to Ftr5.
- the right end is, for example, the upper side of the trimming frame Ftr
- the left end is the trimming frame Ftr.
- the orientation of the frame is determined so as to be on the lower side.
- the overlap frames Fg1 to Fg3 have the end A on the right side of the frame and the end B on the left side of the frame
- the overlap frames Fg4 to Fg5 have the end A on the left side of the frame and the end B. The position has changed to the right side of the frame.
- the stent image S is positioned such that the end A is positioned on the upper side and the end B is positioned on the lower side as shown in the lower part of FIG. It is reflected in.
- the stent image S is reflected so that the end A is located on the lower side and the end B is located on the lower side. That is, in the trimming image VT generated based on the trimming frames Ftr1 to Ftr5, the stent image S is occasionally reversed.
- FIG. 12 illustrates a stent image S in which the left / right reference mode MH is advantageous.
- the stent image S is reflected in each of the overlapping frames Fg1 to Fg5
- the reason for this is the same as the case where the above-described vertical standard mode is suitable for the longitudinal stent image S.
- both ends of the stent image S are reflected so as to be slightly swung between the overlapping frames Fg1 to Fg5.
- the positions of both ends of the stent are not reversed left and right. That is, the end A of the stent image S is always on the right side of the frame through the overlapping frames Fg1 to Fg5, and the end B of the stent image S is always on the left side of the frame.
- the trimming unit 14 causes the right end of the object reflected in the overlap frame Fg to appear at the upper end of the trimming frame Ftr, and the left end of the object reflected in the overlap frame Fg is trimmed.
- the direction of the trimming frame Ftr is determined so as to appear at the lower end of the frame Ftr.
- the right end is, for example, the upper side of the trimming frame Ftr
- the left end is the trimming frame Ftr.
- the orientation of the frame is determined so as to be on the lower side. Accordingly, in the trimming frames Ftr1 to Ftr5 generated based on the left / right reference mode MH, as shown in the lower part of FIG. 12, the end A of the stent image S is always on the upper side and the end B is always on the lower side. That is, the stent image S does not reverse the trimming image VT generated based on the trimming frames Ftr1 to Ftr5.
- the upper end is above the trimming frame Ftr and the lower end is the trimming frame Ftr among both ends A and B of the stent image S reflected in the overlapping frames Fg1 to Fg5.
- the orientation of the frame is determined so that it is on the lower side. Referring to the upper part of FIG. 12, the overlap frames Fg1 to Fg3 have the end A on the upper side of the frame and the end B on the lower side of the frame, while the overlap frames Fg4 to Fg5 have the end A on the lower side of the frame. The position of the end B is changed to the upper side of the frame.
- the stent image S is arranged such that the end A is located on the upper side and the end B is located on the lower side as shown in the middle stage of FIG. It is reflected in.
- the stent image S is reflected so that the end A is located on the lower side and the end B is located on the lower side. That is, in the trimming image VT generated based on the trimming frames Ftr1 to Ftr5, the stent image S is occasionally reversed.
- both modes are suitable for trimming image photography.
- the stent is represented as an arrow, but this is for convenience of explanation.
- the actual stent image S is a rod-shaped image.
- the display unit 25 is provided for the purpose of displaying each image acquired by X-ray imaging.
- the console 26 is provided for the purpose of inputting an instruction to start X-ray irradiation by the operator, selection of the operator who selects one of the three modes described above, and the like.
- the main control unit 27 is provided for the purpose of comprehensively controlling each control unit.
- the main control unit 27 is constituted by a CPU, and realizes the X-ray tube control unit 6 and the units 11, 12, 13, and 14 by executing various programs. Further, each of the above-described units may be divided and executed by an arithmetic device that takes charge of them.
- the storage unit 28 stores all parameters relating to control of the X-ray imaging apparatus 1 such as parameters used for image processing and intermediate images generated along with the image processing.
- the display unit 25 corresponds to the display unit of the present invention, and the console 26 corresponds to the input unit of the present invention.
- the operation of the X-ray imaging apparatus according to Embodiment 1 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.
- the subject M is placed on the top 2 (subject placement step S1).
- the X-ray tube control unit 6 causes the X-ray tube 3 to start X-ray irradiation (live image capturing start step).
- the X-rays irradiated at this time are continuous irradiation or pulse repetition, and the original frame F is acquired continuously and repeatedly.
- the display unit 25 continuously displays the latest original frame F and displays an X-ray image as a moving image to the operator.
- the moving image displayed at this time is a live image VL. It is assumed that the stent image S in the subject is reflected in the live image VL.
- the left side of FIG. 14 shows a state where the live image VL is reflected on the display unit 25.
- the stent image S appears small and unclear in the live image VL, and moves around the live image VL. Therefore, the surgeon determines that the stent image S needs to be viewed more accurately, and instructs the apparatus to display the trimmed image VT through the console 26. Then, the console 26 displays on the attached operation panel a display that allows the operator to select whether the trimming frame Ftr is to be generated in the vertical reference mode MV or the horizontal reference mode MH. The surgeon selects any one of the three modes of the vertical reference mode MV, the left / right reference mode MH, and the stent marker designation mode presented on the console 26, and sends the selection result to the apparatus through the console 26. Input (mode input step S3).
- the stent image S in the live image VL is oriented in the vertical direction. Therefore, the stent image S is less likely to be reversed in the trimming image VT when the vertical reference mode MV is selected. It is advantageous for accurate observation of Incidentally, when the stent image S in the live image VL is oriented in the horizontal direction, the stent image S in the trimming image VT is less likely to be reversed when the left and right reference mode MH is selected than the vertical reference mode MV. This is advantageous for accurate observation of S.
- the trimming unit 14 determines the orientation of the trimming frame Ftr according to the mode selected by the operator.
- the trimming frame Ftr is continuously generated while the original frame F is continuously generated.
- the orientation of each trimming frame Ftr is determined according to the mode selected by the operator.
- the display unit 25 continuously displays the latest trimming frame Ftr and displays the stent image S as a moving image to the operator.
- the moving image displayed at this time is a trimmed image VT.
- the trimmed image VT is a moving image in which the stent image S is reflected in the center. Therefore, the trimmed image VT has a change in shape such as the stent image S being bent, or a change in the blood vessel image around the stent image S.
- the right side of FIG. 14 shows a state where the trimmed image VT is reflected on the display unit 25.
- the display unit 25 continues to display the live image VL from the live image capturing start step S2.
- the display unit 25 additionally displays the trimmed image VT and the live image VL in a state of being separated from each other so as not to overlap.
- the live image VL and the trimmed image VT represent the state of X-ray images at the same time (current).
- the trimming frame Ftr requires a plurality of original frames F for generation, and cannot be generated only with the latest original frame F.
- the trimmed image VT is an image in which the past stent image S is superimposed on the current stent image S.
- the trimmed image VT can be treated as including the current stent image S. it can.
- the display unit 25 displays the live image VL that is a moving image constituted by the original frame F and the trimmed image VT that is a moving image constituted by the trimming frame Ftr whose S / N ratio is improved by superimposing the frames. Display side by side. At this time, the display unit 25 enlarges and displays the trimmed image VT over the live image VL so that the stent image S reflected in the trimmed image VT is larger than the stent image S reflected in the live image VL.
- the trimmed image VT is a clearer moving image than the live image VL, and has a grade that can withstand enlarged display.
- the X-ray imaging apparatus 1 is improved in visibility by preventing a phenomenon in which the stent image S is reversed in a moving image in which the stent image S reflected in the live image VL is enlarged and displayed.
- a specific one of the two stent markers indicating the position of the elongated stent image reflected in the overlapping frame Fg generated by overlapping the original frame F that is the original of the live image VL is on the frame.
- a trimming unit 14 for executing editing so as to always face in the same direction. If the superimposed frame Fg continuously generated by the trimming unit 14 is edited, the object is always reflected in the same direction in the edited frame. Therefore, the object to be displayed does not reverse during the moving image reproduction as seen in the past.
- the present invention is suitable for angiography because it can prevent the display object from being inverted.
- blood vessels are projected onto the superposition frame Fg.
- the display of the overlapping frame Fg is reversed as in the conventional configuration, the blood vessels reflected in the overlapping frame Fg are also reversed, and the downstream and upstream of the blood vessels reflected in the overlapping frame Fg are switched. In such a situation, it is difficult to know which of the superposed frames Fg is on the heart side, and the treatment is difficult.
- the present invention since the display of the overlapping frame Fg is not reversed, the upstream and downstream of the blood vessels reflected in the overlapping frame Fg are not interchanged, and the treatment is easy to perform.
- the vertical reference mode MV of the present invention can be set so that the direction of the trimming frame Ftr is such that the upper end and lower end of the object appear above and below the trimming frame Ftr, respectively.
- the left-right reference mode MH of the present invention can be set so that the direction of the trimming frame Ftr appears so that the right end and the left end of the object appear on the right side and the left side of the trimming frame Ftr, respectively.
- the left-right reference mode MH of the present invention can be set so that the direction of the trimming frame Ftr appears so that the right end and the left end of the object appear above and below the trimming frame Ftr, respectively.
- Which trimming frame Ftr has a good orientation depends on the layout on the screen when the trimming frame Ftr is displayed. The surgeon can select how to determine the orientation of the trimming frame Ftr that is most easily visible.
- the live image VL that is a moving image constituted by the original frame F and the trimmed image VT that is a moving image constituted by the trimming frame Ftr are displayed side by side on the display unit 25, Can be operated with reference to both images. Therefore, according to the above-described configuration, it is possible to provide the X-ray imaging apparatus 1 that is improved so that the operator can easily operate.
- the present invention is not limited to the above-described configuration, and can be modified as follows.
- the upper end of the object reflected in the overlap frame Fg appears at the upper end of the trimming frame Ftr, and the lower end of the object (stent image S) reflected in the overlap frame Fg.
- the mode is such that the orientation of the trimming frame Ftr is determined so that appears at the lower end of the trimming frame Ftr
- the configuration of the present invention is not limited to this configuration.
- the upper end of the stent image S in which the vertical reference mode MV is reflected in the overlap frame Fg appears at the right end of the trimming frame Ftr, and the lower end of the object in the overlap frame Fg appears at the left end of the trimming frame Ftr.
- a mode in which the direction of the trimming frame Ftr is determined may be used.
- the trimming image VT determines whether the upper end and the lower end of the object (stent image S) reflected in the overlapping frame Fg in the vertical reference mode MV is located on the upper, lower, left or right side of the trimming frame Ftr. It can be changed appropriately according to the display style. At this time, if one end of the stent image S is determined to be above or below the trimming frame Ftr, the other end is located below or above the frame. Further, when one end of the stent image S is defined as the right or left of the trimming frame Ftr, the other end is located at the left or right of the frame.
- the X-ray referred to in the above-described embodiments is an example of radiation in the present invention. Therefore, the present invention can be applied to radiation other than X-rays.
- the explanation is made in consideration of the treatment of vascular stenosis, but the present invention can also be applied to an artificial heart valve insertion operation.
- the present invention can also be used for the purpose of confirming the state of a device already inserted into the body.
- the four original frames are overlapped to generate the overlapped frame, but the present invention starts with the number of original frames required to generate the overlapped frame from four. It can be increased or decreased as appropriate. For example, the number of original frames necessary for superposition can be set to eight.
- the up / down reference mode MV, the left / right reference mode MH, and the stent marker designation mode have been described.
- the present invention is configured to operate by providing other modes different from these. Also good.
- two new modes of the reference point reference mode MP and the region reference mode MR will be described.
- FIG. 15 illustrates the reference point reference mode MP of the present invention.
- a reference point s is determined for the overlap frame Fg, and the display direction of the trimming frame Ftr is determined based on the reference point s.
- the reference point s on the left side of FIG. 15 is located at the upper left end of the overlap frame Fg, and there is no change in position between the overlap frames Fg1, Fg2,.
- FIG. 15 shows how the operator sets the reference point s.
- a live image VL is displayed on the display unit 25 during live image shooting.
- the surgeon can move the cursor on the display unit 25 through the mouse attached to the console 26.
- the surgeon can move the cursor to a place where he wants to use the reference point of the live image VL.
- the reference point s on the overlap frame Fg is set. That is, the trimming unit 14 operates by recognizing the position on the overlap frame Fg corresponding to the position on the live image VL designated by the operator as the reference point s.
- the setting of the reference point s does not need to be performed manually by the operator. As shown in FIG. 16, the position of the reference point s may be set in advance.
- the storage unit 28 of the X-ray imaging apparatus 1 has a table T in which preset data is associated with each imaging purpose. This preset data includes data relating to the control of the X-ray tube 3 such as tube voltage, tube current, pulse width, and pulse interval.
- the X-ray tube control unit 6 reads the control conditions of the X-ray tube 3 corresponding to the designated imaging purpose from the storage unit 28 and operates.
- the operator can automatically specify the reference point on the overlap frame Fg simply by specifying the imaging purpose.
- the position of s is determined. For example, when the surgeon designates right coronary artery photographing as a photographing purpose through the console 26, the trimming unit 14 reads the position of the reference point corresponding to the designated photographing purpose from the storage unit 28, and the reference point s is at the upper right end. Operates by recognizing that there is something.
- the trimming unit 14 recognizes the positions of the stent markers located at both ends of the stent image S reflected in the overlapping frame Fg, and the distance L1 from the reference point s to one of the stent markers and the reference point A distance L2 from s to the other stent marker is calculated. Then, as shown in FIG. 17, the orientation of the trimming frame is set so that the end closer to the reference point s of both ends of the stent image is the upper side of the trimming frame Ftr and the far end is the lower side of the trimming frame Ftr. decide. In FIG.
- the distance L1 indicating the distance from the end A of the stent image S to the reference point s is shorter than the distance L2 indicating the distance from the end B of the stent image S to the reference point s.
- the trimming frame Ftr is displayed on the display unit 25 so that A is at the top and the end B is at the bottom.
- the reference point reference mode MP is such that the end nearer to the reference point s defined on the overlap frame Fg and the end farther from the two ends of the stent image S reflected in the overlap frame Fg are above and below the trimming frame Ftr.
- the orientation of the trimming frame Ftr is determined by determining which of the left and right sides appears.
- FIG. 18 and 19 illustrate the behavior of the stent image S in which the reference point reference mode MP is advantageous.
- the stent image S when the stent image S is reflected in each of the overlapping frames Fg1 to Fg5, it is advantageous to generate the trimming frames Ftr1 to Ftr5 according to the reference point reference mode MP. is there.
- the stent image S rotates violently between the overlapping frames Fg1 to Fg5, the reverse rotation of the trimming frame Ftr cannot be sufficiently prevented in the vertical reference mode MV and the horizontal reference mode MH as shown in FIG. is there. Even in the stent marker designation mode, it is difficult to accurately track the end of the rotating stent image S.
- the stent image S reflected in the frame has a certain movement.
- the coronary artery repeats the way of movement determined with the heartbeat.
- Both end portions of the stent image S in the overlapping frame Fg repeat a certain behavior pattern.
- the stent image S on the overlapping frame Fg tends to move so that the other end rotates relative to one end.
- the behavior patterns at both ends of the stent image S seen between the overlapping frames Fg are considerably limited.
- FIG. 20 shows a state in which an operation on the coronary artery is being performed. As shown on the left side of FIG. 20, when one of the two branched arteries is narrowed, a measure is taken to place a stent on both of the two branches (see the right side of FIG. 20). This is because if a stent is placed only in a blood vessel related to stenosis, the blood flow of a branch that is not stenotic may deteriorate.
- FIG. 22 shows a case where only the stent image S1 is reflected in the overlapping frame Fg.
- the end A of the stent image S1 positioned on the right side of the frame is the stent image S1 positioned on the upper side of the trimming frame Ftr and on the left side of the frame.
- the direction of the trimming frame Ftr is determined so that the end B of the frame is located below the trimming frame Ftr.
- the end A of the stent image S1 located on the right side of the frame is the stent image S1 located on the upper side of the trimming frame Ftr and on the left side of the frame.
- the orientation of the trimming frame Ftr needs to be determined so that the end B of the stent is located below the trimming frame Ftr, because the end A of the stent image S1 is on the left side of the end D of the stent image S2.
- the orientation of the trimming frame Ftr is determined such that A is below the trimming frame Ftr.
- the end D of the stent image S2 is out of the overlap frame Fg
- the end A of the stent image S1 is on the right side of the end B of the stent image S1 so that the end A is on the upper side of the trimming frame Ftr.
- the direction of the trimming frame Ftr is determined.
- the plurality of stent images reflected in the overlapping frame Fg cause the trimming frame Ftr to be reversed.
- the region reference mode MR is devised so that the trimming frame Ftr does not reverse even when a plurality of stent images are reflected in the overlapping frame Fg as shown in FIG.
- the storage unit 28 stores data defining a search range RA that is a range on the overlap frame Fg and a search range RB.
- the trimming unit 14 reads out these data from the storage unit 28 and operates by recognizing the search range RA and the search range RB on the overlapping frame Fg shown in FIG. Become.
- the trimming unit 14 is configured such that the end A of the stent image S1 positioned in the search range RA set on the overlap frame Fg is above the trimming frame Ftr, and the end B of the stent image S1 positioned in the search range RB is the trimming frame Ftr.
- the direction of the trimming frame Ftr is determined so as to be on the lower side.
- the search range RA indicates a movable range of the end A of the stent image S1 on the overlapping frame Fg, and indicates a movable range of the end B of the stent image S1 on the overlapping frame Fg.
- the search range RA and the search range RB do not overlap, but the search range RA and the search range RB may be set to partially overlap.
- the search range RA and the search range RB can be set to the same range.
- it can also be set as the structure which sets only any one of search range RA and search range RB.
- the end D of the stent image S2 that causes the reverse rotation of the trimming frame Ftr in FIG. 23 is not considered in determining the orientation of the trimming frame Ftr. Therefore, according to the region reference mode MR, it is possible to suppress the trimming frame Ftr from being reversed even if a plurality of stent images are reflected in the overlapping frame Fg.
- Frame Fg Polymerization frame 3 X-ray tube (radiation source) 4 FPD (detection means) 11 Frame generation unit (frame generation means) 12 Positioning processing unit (positioning processing means) 13 Overlay frame generation unit (overlap frame generation means) 14 Trimming part (editing means) 25 Display section (display means) 26 Console (input means)
- the present invention is suitable for the medical field.
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すなわち、従来装置によればステントとその周辺部を抜き出した動画の表示(向き)が安定せず、術者の混乱を招来してしまう。
すなわち、本発明に係る放射線撮影装置は、放射線を被検体に向けて照射する放射線源と、被検体を透過してきた放射線を検出する検出手段と、検出手段が出力する検出信号を元に元フレームを生成する元フレーム生成手段と、連続的に生成される元フレームに写り込んでいる物体の位置を示す複数の特徴点を認識して、対応する特徴点同士が互いに重なり合うように元フレーム同士の位置合わせする位置合わせ処理手段と、位置合わせ処理がされた元フレーム同士を重ね合わせることにより物体の像が互いに重なり合った重合フレームを繰り返し生成する重合フレーム生成手段と、連続的に生成される重合フレームに写り込む特徴点のうちの特定の1つがフレーム上で常に同じ方向に向くようにする編集を重合フレームの各々について繰り返し実行する編集手段とを備えることを特徴とするものである。
本発明は、表示対象の反転を防止することができるので、血管造影に向いている。血管造影では重合フレームに血管を写し出すことになる。従来構成のように重合フレームの表示が反転すると、重合フレームに写り込む血管も反転し、重合フレームに写り込む血管の下流と上流とが入れ替わる。この様な事態となれば、重合フレームのどちらが心臓側なのか分からなくなり、施術がしにくい。本発明によれば、重合フレームの表示が反転することがないので、重合フレームに写り込む血管の上流と下流が入れ替わることがなく、施術は行いやすいものとなる。
本発明は、表示対象の反転を防止することができるので、血管造影に向いている。血管造影では重合フレームに血管を写し出すことになる。従来構成のように重合フレームの表示が反転すると、重合フレームに写り込む血管も反転し、重合フレームに写り込む血管の下流と上流とが入れ替わる。この様な事態となれば、重合フレームのどちらが心臓側なのか分からなくなり、施術がしにくい。本発明によれば、重合フレームの表示が反転することがないので、重合フレームに写り込む血管の上流と下流が入れ替わることがなく、施術は行いやすいものとなる。
まず、実施例1に係るX線撮影装置1の構成について説明する。X線撮影装置1は、図1に示すように被検体Mを載置する天板2と、天板2の上側に設けられたX線を被検体Mに向けて照射するX線管3と、天板2の下側に設けられた被検体Mを透過してきたX線を検出するFPD4とを備えている。FPD4は、被検体Mの体軸方向Aまたは体側方向Sのいずれかに沿った4つの辺を有する矩形となっている。また、X線管3は、放射状に広がる四角錐状のX線ビームをFPD4に向けて照射する。FPD4は、X線ビームを全面で受光することになる。FPD4のX線を検出する検出面4aには、X線検出素子が体軸方向Aおよび体側方向Sに2次元的に配列されている。X線管3は、本発明の放射線源に相当する。FPD4は、本発明の検出手段に相当する。
ここで、本発明の最も特徴的な構成について説明する。本発明のトリミング部14は、トリミングフレームFtr1の向きの決め方に特徴がある。すなわち、トリミング部14は、3つのモードのうちのいずれかによりトリミングフレームFtr1の向きを決める。この3つのモードとは、上下基準モードMVと左右基準モードMHおよびステントマーカ指定モードのことであり、術者は、この3つのモードから1つを選択することができる。トリミング部14はこの術者のモード選択に基づいていずれかのモードで動作する。
トリミング部14がトリミングフレームFtr1の向きを決める方法の1つである上下基準モードMVについて説明する。図7は、このモードによりトリミング部14が動作する様子を示している。トリミング部14は、重合フレームFg1上の領域Rに写り込むステント像Sの両端A,Bのうち、どちらが上側にあり、どちらが下側にあるかを判定する。図7の場合、重合フレームFg1においてフレームの上側にあるのは、端Aであり、下側にあるのは端Bである。トリミング部14は、上側の端AがトリミングフレームFtr1の上側に、下側の端BがトリミングフレームFtr1の下側になるようにトリミングフレームFtr1の向きを決定する。こうして、縦長のトリミングフレームFtr1が生成される。この上下基準モードMVは、重合フレームFgに写り込むステントマーカ像に基づいて、ステントの上端および下端がトリミングフレームFtrの上下左右のいずれに現れるかを定めることでトリミングフレームFtrの向きを決めるモードである。
トリミング部14がトリミングフレームFtr1の向きを決める方法の1つである左右基準モードMHについて説明する。図8は、このモードによりトリミング部14が動作する様子を示している。トリミング部14は、重合フレームFg1上の領域Rに写り込むステント像Sの両端A,Bのうち、どちらが右側にあり、どちらが左側にあるかを判定する。図8の場合、重合フレームFg1においてフレームの右側にあるのは、端Aであり、左側にあるのは端Bである。トリミング部14は、右側の端AがトリミングフレームFtr1の右側に、左側の端BがトリミングフレームFtr1の左側になるようにトリミングフレームFtr1の向きを決定する。こうして、横長のトリミングフレームFtr1が生成される。この左右基準モードMHは、重合フレームFgに写り込むステントマーカ像に基づいて、ステントの右端および左端がトリミングフレームFtrの上下左右のいずれに現れるかを定めることでトリミングフレームFtrの向きを決めるモードである。
トリミング部14がトリミングフレームFtr1の向きを決める方法の1つであるステントマーカ指定モードについて説明する。これは、現在表示中のトリミングフレームに写りこむステントマーカ像のいずれかを術者が選択し、選択されたステントマーカを常にトリミングフレームの上側または下側に表示させるような構成である。術者にステントマーカを選択させるときのトリミングフレームは、現在表示中のものでなくてもよく、過去に得られたトリミングフレームであってもよい。この場合、表示部25にステントマーカを選択させる目的で過去のトリミングフレームが別ウィンドウで表示されることになる。ステントマーカの選択は、操作卓26に付属のマウス、キーボードで行うようにすることもできれば、操作卓26に付属のタッチパネルで行うようにすることもできる。なお、選択されたステントマーカをトリミングフレームのどちらに表示させるかは、術者が操作卓26を通じた操作により選択することができる。
この様にトリミングフレームFtr1の向きの決定に関し3つのモードを選べる構成とすれば、トリミングフレームFtrで構成される動画であるトリミング像VTの視認がしやすくなるのでこの点について説明する。
F5,F6を重合することで生成される。トリミングフレームFtr3は、この重合フレームFg3にトリミング処理を施すことで生成される。重合フレームFg3に写り込むステント像Sの向きは、重合フレームFg3生成当時最新の元フレームF6におけるステント像Sの向きに依存する。
図11は、上下基準モードMVが有利となるステント像Sについて説明している。図11の上段に示すように、重合フレームFg1~Fg5の各々にステント像Sが縦向きに写り込んでいる場合、上下基準モードMVに従ってトリミングフレームFtr1~Ftr5を生成した方が有利である。この理由について説明する。重合フレームFg1~Fg5の各々にステント像Sが縦向きに写り込んでいる場合、ステント像Sの両端は、重合フレームFg1~Fg5の間で多少揺れ動くように写り込んではいる。しかし、ステントの両端の位置が上下に逆転することはない。すなわち、重合フレームFg1~Fg5を通じてステント像Sの端Aは、常にフレームの上側にあり、ステント像Sの端Bは、常にフレームの下側にある。
図12は、左右基準モードMHが有利となるステント像Sについて説明している。図12の上段に示すように、重合フレームFg1~Fg5の各々にステント像Sが横向きに写り込んでいる場合、左右基準モードMHに従ってトリミングフレームFtr1~Ftr5を生成した方が有利である。この理由は、上述の上下標準モードが縦方向のステント像Sに適していた場合と同様である。重合フレームFg1~Fg5の各々にステント像Sが横向きに写り込んでいる場合、ステント像Sの両端は、重合フレームFg1~Fg5の間で多少揺れ動くように写り込んではいる。しかし、ステントの両端の位置が左右に逆転することはない。すなわち、重合フレームFg1~Fg5を通じてステント像Sの端Aは、常にフレームの右側にあり、ステント像Sの端Bは、常にフレームの左側にある。
X線撮影装置1が有するその他の構成について説明する。表示部25は、X線撮影により取得された各画像を表示する目的で設けられている。操作卓26は、術者によるX線照射開始の指示や、上述の3つのモードのうちの1つを選ぶ術者の選択などを入力させる目的で設けられている。また、主制御部27は、各制御部を統括的に制御する目的で設けられている。この主制御部27は、CPUによって構成され、各種のプログラムを実行することによりX線管制御部6および各部11,12,13,14を実現している。また、上述の各部は、それらを担当する演算装置に分割されて実行されてもよい。記憶部28は、画像処理に用いられるパラメータ、画像処理に伴って生成される中間画像等のX線撮影装置1の制御に関するパラメータの一切を記憶する。表示部25は、本発明の表示手段に相当し、操作卓26は、本発明の入力手段に相当する。
つづいて、実施例1に係るX線撮影装置の動作について図13のフローチャートを参照しながら説明する。実施例1に係るX線撮影装置で被検体Mの撮影を行うには、まず、被検体Mが天板2に載置される(被検体載置ステップS1)。術者が操作卓26を通じてライブ像VLの撮影の開始の指示を装置に対して行うと、X線管制御部6は、X線の照射をX線管3に開始させる(ライブ像撮影開始ステップS2)。このとき照射されるX線は、連続照射またはパルスの繰り返しとなっており、元フレームFは、連続的に繰り返し取得される。表示部25は、最新の元フレームFを連続的に表示し、X線像を動画として術者に表示する。このとき表示される動画がライブ像VLである。このライブ像VLには、被検体内のステント像Sが写り込んでいるものとする。図14の左側は、表示部25にライブ像VLが写り込んでいる様子を表している。
上述の構成によれば、上下基準モードMV,左右基準モードMH,ステントマーカ指定モードとが説明されていたが、本発明は、これらとは異なる別のモードを設けて動作するように構成してもよい。以下、基準点基準モードMPと領域基準モードMRという新たな2つのモードについて説明する。
図15左側は、本発明の基準点基準モードMPについて説明している。基準点基準モードMPは、重合フレームFgに基準点sを決めておいて、この基準点sを基準にトリミングフレームFtrの表示方向を決めるというものである。図15左側における基準点sは、重合フレームFgの左上端部に位置しており、次々と生成される重合フレームFg1,Fg2,…の間で位置に変化はない。
最後に、領域基準モードMRについて説明する。領域基準モードMRは、複数のステント像Sが重合フレームFgに写り込んでいる場合に特に有効である。図20は、冠動脈についての手術が行われている様子を示している。図20左側に示すように2本に枝分かれした動脈の片方が狭窄してしまっている場合、枝分かれの2本ともにステントを配置するような措置がとられる(図20右側参照)。狭窄に係る血管のみにステントを配置すると、狭窄していない枝分かれの血流が悪くなってしまうことがあるからである。
Fg 重合フレーム
3 X線管(放射線源)
4 FPD(検出手段)
11 フレーム生成部(フレーム生成手段)
12 位置合わせ処理部(位置合わせ処理手段)
13 重合フレーム生成部(重合フレーム生成手段)
14 トリミング部(編集手段)
25 表示部(表示手段)
26 操作卓(入力手段)
Claims (13)
- 放射線を被検体に向けて照射する放射線源と、
被検体を透過してきた放射線を検出する検出手段と、
前記検出手段が出力する検出信号を元に元フレームを生成する元フレーム生成手段と、
連続的に生成される前記元フレームに写り込んでいる物体の位置を示す複数の特徴点を認識して、対応する特徴点同士が互いに重なり合うように元フレーム同士の位置合わせする位置合わせ処理手段と、
前記位置合わせ処理がされた元フレーム同士を重ね合わせることにより前記物体の像が互いに重なり合った重合フレームを繰り返し生成する重合フレーム生成手段と、
連続的に生成される前記重合フレームに写り込む特徴点のうちの特定の1つがフレーム上で常に同じ方向に向くようにする編集を前記重合フレームの各々について繰り返し実行する編集手段とを備えることを特徴とする放射線撮影装置。 - 請求項1に記載の放射線撮影装置において、
前記編集手段は、前記重合フレームに写り込む特徴点のうち編集の基準となるものを特徴点の位置関係または術者の指示に基づいて決定することを特徴とする放射線撮影装置。 - 請求項1または請求項2に記載の放射線撮影装置において、
前記編集手段は、前記物体を含む矩形の領域を残すようにトリミング処理を前記重合フレームの各々に施すことにより前記物体が大きく写り込んだトリミングフレームを前記重合フレームごとに繰り返し生成することにより動作することを特徴とする放射線撮影装置。 - 請求項1ないし請求項3のいずれかに記載の放射線撮影装置において、
前記重合フレームに写り込む物体の上端および下端がフレームの上下左右のいずれに現れるかを定めることで編集の向きを決める上下基準モードを選ぶ術者の選択を入力させる入力手段を備えていることを特徴とする放射線撮影装置。 - 請求項4に記載の放射線撮影装置において、
前記上下基準モードが選択された場合における前記編集手段は、前記重合フレームに写り込んだ前記物体における上側の端がフレームの上端に現れ、前記重合フレームに写り込んだ前記物体における下側の端がフレームの下端に現れるように編集の向きを決めることを特徴とする放射線撮影装置。 - 請求項1ないし請求項3のいずれかに記載の放射線撮影装置において、
前記重合フレームに写り込む物体の右端および左端がフレームの上下左右のいずれに現れるかを定めることで編集の向きを決める左右基準モードを選ぶ術者の選択を入力させる入力手段を備えていることを特徴とする放射線撮影装置。 - 請求項6に記載の放射線撮影装置において、
前記左右基準モードが選択された場合における前記編集手段は、前記重合フレームに写り込んだ前記物体における右側の端がフレームの上端に現れ、前記重合フレームに写り込んだ前記物体における左側の端がフレームの下端に現れるように編集の向きを決めることを特徴とする放射線撮影装置。 - 請求項6に記載の放射線撮影装置において、
前記左右基準モードが選択された場合における前記編集手段は、前記重合フレームに写り込んだ前記物体における右側の端がフレームの右端に現れ、前記重合フレームに写り込んだ前記物体における左側の端がフレームの左端に現れるように編集の向きを決めることを特徴とする放射線撮影装置。 - 請求項1ないし請求項3のいずれかに記載の放射線撮影装置において、
前記重合フレームに写り込む複数の特徴点のうち術者が指定したものがフレームの上下左右のいずれかに現れるかを定めることで編集の向きを決める特徴点指定モードを選ぶ術者の選択を入力させる入力手段を備えていることを特徴とする放射線撮影装置。 - 請求項1ないし請求項3のいずれかに記載の放射線撮影装置において、
前記重合フレームに写り込む複数の特徴点のうち前記重合フレーム上の基準点に近いものおよび遠いものがフレームの上下左右のいずれかに現れるかを定めることで編集の向きを決める基準点基準モードを選ぶ術者の選択を入力させる入力手段を備えていることを特徴とする放射線撮影装置。 - 請求項1ないし請求項3のいずれかに記載の放射線撮影装置において、
前記重合フレームに写り込む複数の特徴点のうち前記重合フレーム上に定められた範囲に属するものがフレームの上下左右のいずれかに現れるかを定めることで編集の向きを決める領域基準モードを選ぶ術者の選択を入力させる入力手段を備えていることを特徴とする放射線撮影装置。 - 請求項1ないし請求項11のいずれかに記載の放射線撮影装置において、
前記物体は、ステントであることを特徴とする放射線撮影装置。 - 請求項1ないし請求項12のいずれかに記載の放射線撮影装置において、
前記元フレームにより構成される動画であるライブ像と編集後のフレームにより構成される動画とを並べて表示する表示手段を備えることを特徴とする放射線撮影装置。
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