JP4247732B2 - Medical image display system - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a medical image display system for displaying a medical image captured by an image diagnostic apparatus such as a CT (Computed Tomography) apparatus, an MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) apparatus, or a CR (Computed Radiography) apparatus on an image display apparatus. is there.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Conventionally, in hospitals, images taken with a CR device or the like have been diagnosed by reading a film, but in recent years, medical image data is stored in an image server and the medical image data is transmitted via a communication network. It has been transferred to an image display device and displayed for diagnosis.
[0003]
In addition, a standard called DICOM (Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine) has become a global standard for medical image formats and communications, and by complying with this standard, between devices that handle medical images. Is trying to achieve interoperability.
[0004]
FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a configuration of a conventional medical image display system.
In FIG. 3, reference numeral 1 denotes an image display device. A medical image captured by an image diagnosis device (not shown) such as a CT, MRI, or CR device and stored in an image server (not shown) is transferred to the display screen. It is what is displayed.
[0005]
Reference numeral 2 denotes an observation input device, which is connected to the image display device 1 via the communication network 3 and stores the findings input by the doctor based on the medical image displayed on the image display device 1, and displays the stored findings. It is taken out and displayed as necessary.
[0006]
The finding input device 2 includes search condition transmission means 2a for transmitting a search condition for displaying a desired medical image to the image display device 1, and this search condition is associated with a medical image, for example. The stored patient name, imaging date / time, image type (type of image diagnostic apparatus), imaging condition, reception number, display gradation value, and the like.
[0007]
Next, the operation of the medical image display system shown in FIG. 3 will be described.
The doctor determines a patient to input a finding and inputs a search condition to the finding input device 2, and the search condition transmitting means 2 a of the finding input device 2 sends the input search condition to the image display device 1 via the communication network 3. Send through.
[0008]
The image display device 1 transfers a medical image to be displayed based on the received search condition from the image server, or reads it from a storage unit (not shown) in the image display device 1 and displays it on the display screen.
[0009]
In this case, the image display device 1 stores display conditions such as the number of screen divisions and image layout set previously, and the searched medical image is displayed according to the display conditions, for example, as shown in FIG. It is displayed on the display screen divided into four.
[0010]
FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example in which the display screen is divided into four.
In FIG. 4, the display screen is divided into four areas A1, A2, A3, and A4. For example, four CT images respectively captured at four different parts, and four CRs with different imaging dates and other imaging conditions. Four medical images of the same image type such as images are arranged and displayed in the areas A1, A2, A3, and A4, respectively.
[0011]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, in such a medical image display system, for example, when a doctor wants to display a CT image by dividing the display screen into nine, the display desired by the doctor is displayed when the actually displayed display screen is divided into four. If the condition is not met, the doctor has to set the desired display format on the image display device and display it again, which reduces the efficiency of interpreting medical images and inputting findings. It was.
[0012]
The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and realizes a medical image display system capable of efficiently displaying a medical image to be interpreted without resetting display conditions of the medical image. With the goal.
[0013]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
According to a first aspect of the present invention, an image display device that displays a medical image captured by an image diagnostic device on a display screen, and the image display device that is connected to the image display device via a communication network, the desired medical device is connected to the image display device. A medical image display system that displays an image and stores and displays a doctor's findings input based on the displayed medical image, wherein the findings input device displays the findings when the findings are displayed. Display condition setting means for automatically transmitting and setting the display condition of the medical image including the number of divisions of the display screen and the arrangement of the displayed medical image to the image display device via the communication network. This is a medical image display system characterized by the above.
[0015]
In Claim 2 of the present invention, in claim 1 Symbol placement of a medical image display system, the finding input device correspondence table associating the number of divisions of the display screen and image type of the medical image is stored The medical image display system is characterized in that the display condition setting means transmits the display screen division number determined based on the correspondence table to the image display device.
[0016]
According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the medical image display system according to the first aspect, the observation input device includes a display condition storage means for storing the display condition in association with the finding, and a display of the displayed findings. A medical image display system comprising: automatic display condition setting means for extracting corresponding display conditions from the display condition storage means and automatically transmitting and setting them to the image display device.
[0017]
According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the medical image display system according to the first aspect, the image display device includes a printing unit that prints a medical image displayed on a display screen based on the display condition. This is a medical image display system.
[0018]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram of an embodiment of the present invention.
In the following drawings, the same parts as those in FIG. 3 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and the description thereof is omitted as appropriate.
[0019]
In FIG. 1, the finding input device 2 is provided with a display condition setting means 2b, a division number storage means 2c, a display condition storage means 2d, and an automatic display condition setting means 2e. The display condition setting means 2b is an image display device. The medical image display conditions (number of screen divisions, image layout, etc. on the display screen) set on one display screen are transmitted to the image display device 1 via the communication network 3 to be set.
[0020]
The division number storage means 2c stores a correspondence table in which the image type of the medical image is associated with the number of divisions of the display screen of the image display device 1, and the display condition storage means 2d stores the finding at the time of creating the findings by the doctor. The medical image display conditions are stored in association with the findings.
[0021]
Then, when the doctor displays the findings on the finding input device 2, the automatic display condition setting means 2e extracts the display conditions corresponding to the findings from the display condition storage means 2d and automatically supplies them to the image display device 1. Send and set display conditions.
[0022]
Further, the image display device 1 is provided with a printing unit 1a that prints a medical image displayed on the display screen based on the display conditions on a film according to the display conditions.
[0023]
Next, the operation of the medical image display system shown in FIG. 1 will be described.
The doctor determines a patient to input a finding and inputs a search condition and a display condition from the finding input device 2, and the search condition transmitting unit 2a and the display condition setting unit 2b of the finding input device 2 The display condition is transmitted to the image display device 1 via the communication network 3.
[0024]
For example, when there is one image type included in the search condition, the display condition setting unit 2b displays the number of divisions associated with the image type input as the search condition from the correspondence table stored in the division number storage unit 2c. The image is extracted and sent to the image display device 1 as a display condition together with the arrangement of the image corresponding to the number of divisions (for example, the latest image is arranged in the upper left).
[0025]
For example, when a CT image is associated with a division number of 4 in the correspondence table and the image type is CT as a search condition, the display condition setting unit 2b divides the display screen into four as shown in FIG. For example, the latest image is arranged in the upper left, and the image arrangement such as the arrangement at different positions for each imaging region is transmitted to the image display device 1 as a display condition. One CT image is displayed on the divided display screen.
[0026]
FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example in which medical images of a plurality of image types are arranged on a display screen divided into a plurality.
In FIG. 2, when the display conditions are set by the display condition setting means 2b, for example, three types of images such as CT, MRI, and CR, the number of screen divisions 3 and their arrangement, the display screen is displayed in the areas A5 and A5. For example, the CT image is displayed in the region A5, the MRI image is displayed in the region A6, and the CR image is displayed in the region A7.
[0027]
When the doctor's saved findings are displayed on the finding input device 2, the automatic display condition setting means 2e automatically extracts the display conditions corresponding to the findings from the display condition storage means 2d and automatically displays the images. The image display apparatus 1 displays the medical image searched in advance according to the transmitted display conditions.
[0028]
The image display device 1 displays the medical image according to the display condition set by the display condition setting unit 2b or the automatic display condition setting unit 2e, and the printing unit 1a displays the medical image displayed according to the display condition as a film. Print on.
[0029]
Thus, since the display conditions desired by the doctor are transmitted from the finding input device 2 to the image display device 1 and set in advance, the doctor does not need to reset the display conditions of the medical image, and the efficient medical image can be generated. Display can be made.
[0030]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, according to the present invention, the display conditions such as the number of screen divisions desired by the doctor and the arrangement of the medical image are transmitted from the observation input device to the image display device and set in advance. There is no need to reset the conditions, and it is possible to efficiently interpret the medical image and input the findings.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration of an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example in which a display screen is divided into four.
FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a configuration of a conventional medical image display system.
FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example in which four medical images of the same image type are arranged and displayed on a display screen divided into four.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Image display apparatus 1a Printing means 2 Finding input apparatus 2b Display condition setting means 2c Division number storage means 2d Display condition storage means 2e Automatic display condition setting means 3 Communication network

Claims (4)

An image display device for displaying a medical image captured by the image diagnostic device on a display screen;
A finding input device that is connected to the image display device via a communication network, displays a desired medical image on the image display device, and stores and displays a doctor's findings input based on the displayed medical image; In a medical image display system having
The finding input device is:
When displaying the findings, the medical image display conditions including the number of divisions of the display screen corresponding to the findings and the arrangement of the medical images to be displayed are automatically transmitted to the image display device via the communication network and set. A medical image display system comprising display condition setting means for performing The medical image display system according to claim 1, wherein
The observation input device includes a division number storage unit that stores a correspondence table in which the image type of the medical image and the division number of the display screen are associated, and the display condition setting unit is based on the correspondence table. A medical image display system, wherein the division number of the display screen determined in this way is transmitted to the image display device. The medical image display system according to claim 1, wherein
The finding input device includes a display condition storage means for storing the display condition in association with the finding, and a display condition corresponding to the displayed finding is automatically extracted from the display condition storage means to automatically display the image. And a medical image display system comprising: automatic display condition setting means for transmitting to the apparatus and setting. The medical image display system according to claim 1, wherein
The medical image display system, wherein the image display device includes a printing unit that prints a medical image displayed on a display screen based on the display condition.

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