KR20090029457A - Integrated medical image data management system and method for storing medical image data using the same - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to an integrated medical image data management system and a method of storing the medical image data using the same, and to manage the image captured from the medical equipment and the patient's personal information and medical records and output to the same screen as well as the medical image All the records of the patient can be collectively managed by means of the function of creating and saving a part of the file as a separate file or storing the necessary medical image information on a CD and generating a label for the output screen. There is an effect that can increase the efficiency and time and space utilization.

Description

Medical image data integrated management system and method for storing medical image data using the same {SYSTEM FOR MANAGING MEDICAL IMAGE DATA AND METHOD FOR STORING THE MEDICAL IMAGE DATA USING THE SYSTEM}

The present invention relates to a technology for integrally managing medical image data, and more particularly, to store images captured by various medical imaging apparatuses in a single system, and to store the medical images stored in the patient's personal information and medical records. As described above, the present invention relates to a medical image data integrated management system for extracting and managing a part of a stored medical image as needed and a method for storing the medical image data using the same.

In general, hospitals store photographs or images taken by various medical devices such as X-rays, MRI devices, and endoscopy devices in separate spaces for each patient to check a patient's health. However, this method of storage has caused a lot of problems in terms of the space for storing a large amount of data and the efficiency of finding the necessary data easily.

As a solution to this problem, information about a patient's medical record was stored on a computer along with personal information and retrieved and used if necessary, and the patient's medical image information was stored on a CD and played back when needed or on a computer. It was stored and retrieved for use in patient care.

In detail, a method of storing and using conventional medical image information will be described with reference to FIG. 1. Medical equipment such as a camera 105, an ultrasonic sensor 106, an endoscope device 107, an MRI device 108, and an X-ray device 109 is used to take a medical image or picture indicating a patient's health condition. In this case, it was separately outputted and stored, stored in a computer connected to each medical device, or stored in the CD recording apparatus 101. In addition, the medical records by the doctor's medical treatment was input using the input unit 104 and stored for each patient. Therefore, when a doctor treats a patient, the medical record of the patient can be checked using a computer on which the medical record is stored.However, in the case of an image, it is possible to check by playing a CD or search information stored in the computer storage device. There was an inconvenience to confirm.

And, once the captured image is stored in the state and reproduced there was a problem that takes a lot of time for the doctor or patient to search for the necessary part.

In order to solve the above problems, the present invention manages medical images taken by medical equipment in one integrated system, and also combines these images with the patient's medical records and at the same time medical images taken on one screen. There is a need for a means of integrating the information on the medical record of the patient and the necessary part of the captured medical image and performing the functions of extracting and reproducing it into a new file at any time.

In addition, there is a need for a means of integrally performing a function and a label for extracting a medical image photographed for each patient or some extracted medical images as a still image, printing them in high quality, and recording them on a CD in one system.

In order to realize the above means, the integrated medical image data management system according to the present invention includes an image input unit for receiving a medical image of a patient photographed from at least one or more medical devices; An information input unit configured to input personal information and medical records of the patient;

A storage unit for linking and storing the input image and the medical record of the patient; An image extractor configured to extract a portion of the medical image and generate a file by using information about a start point and an end point input through the information input unit in the process of playing the stored medical image; Input for receiving the information about the start point and the end point required for simultaneously outputting the patient's personal information and the medical record while reproducing the medical image of the patient through the output unit, and extracting a portion of the medical image And a control unit for displaying a button on the output unit.

In addition, the integrated medical image data management system includes a CD player for reproducing the received medical image or a part of the medical image generated by the image extraction unit; The apparatus may further include a label generator configured to generate a label using the patient's personal information and the medical record. In this case, the controller may output an icon for inputting the CD play and the label generation command through the output unit.

 Meanwhile, the controller inserts a bookmark function into the medical image of the patient or a part of the medical image generated by the image extractor, prints the image identified as the bookmark in high quality, and bookmarks the output unit for this purpose. And outputting an icon for inputting an insertion command.

In addition, the method for storing medical image data using the integrated medical image data management system according to the present invention comprises the steps of: reproducing a medical image of a patient taken from at least one medical device, starting point and end of the reproduced medical image Inputting a point, extracting a part of the medical image corresponding to the input start point and end point, and storing the extracted medical image in link with the patient's personal information and medical record; .

In addition, the method of storing the medical image data further comprises the step of reproducing the medical image or the extracted partial medical image of the photographed patient to a CD, and outputting a label including the personal information and medical records of the patient do.

If necessary, the method may further include inserting / printing a bookmark on the medical image of the patient or the extracted partial medical image in high definition.

As described above, the integrated medical image data management system and the method for storing the medical image data using the same can be easily searched for necessary medical image information along with the patient's medical record on a single screen using the integrated system and at the same time, a simple area. The display may extract and manage a part of the medical image information separately.

In addition, the present invention can perform all the records of the patient collectively by performing a video recording, chart arrangement, image extraction / storage / management, high-definition printing of the stored image, CD burning and label output all in one integrated method There is an effect that can increase the efficiency and time and space utilization.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. However, in describing in detail the operating principle of the preferred embodiment of the present invention, when it is determined that the detailed description of the related known functions or configurations may unnecessarily obscure the subject matter of the present invention, the detailed description thereof will be omitted.

2 is a diagram showing the configuration of a medical image data integrated management system according to the present invention.

The integrated medical image data management system according to the present invention manages a medical image of a patient photographed by various medical devices as the patient's medical record and personal information, and all the medical image information and the patient's medical record through one screen. The patient's records can be easily organized by simultaneously outputting the information and simultaneously outputting some medical image information as needed or an icon which performs a function of storing the information on a CD.

The integrated management system 200 includes an image input unit 230 for transmitting medical images, an information input unit 220 for inputting other information except image information, a storage unit 240 for storing medical images and other information, An image extractor 250 for extracting a part of the medical image, a CD player 260 for storing a necessary image on a CD, a label generator 270 for generating a label, and medical image information and other information and a partial image And an output unit 280 for outputting a command for extracting, a command for playing a CD, a command for generating a label, an icon for inputting a command for inserting a bookmark, and the like on one lower surface.

In detail, the image input unit 230 receives images captured by various medical devices through the wired / wireless communication network 290 and transmits the images to the controller 210. Here, the various medical apparatuses refer to the video camera 201, the endoscope apparatus 202, the ultrasonic sensing apparatus 203, the MRI apparatus 204, the X-ray apparatus 205, and the like. However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and includes all medical equipment for photographing an image to check a health state of a patient. Here, the wired / wireless communication network 290 connecting each medical device and the image input unit 230 is a connection jack connecting each medical device and the image input unit 230 or each medical device and the integrated management system 200 through a network When connected.

The input of the medical image through the image input unit 230 may be made automatically or manually when the patient is photographed using each medical device.

The information input unit 220 inputs personal information and medical records of the patient. Personal information refers to the patient's name, age, social security number, address, etc., and medical records refers to all information recorded by the doctor about the patient's health. For example, all information related to the patient's health status, such as the patient's type of illness, blood pressure, prescription. Information input to the information input unit 220 is transmitted to the control unit 210.

The controller 210 stores the input medical image information and medical records in the storage unit 240 for each patient. The storage unit 240 is divided into an image storage unit 241 for storing a medical image and a medical record storage unit 242 for storing a medical record. However, the method of storing the information in the storage unit 240 should be connected to each other so that medical image information and medical records can be simultaneously retrieved according to each patient.

The controller 210 simultaneously outputs the medical image information and the medical record information of the patient on the same screen according to the request using the information stored in the storage 210. However, the medical image screen may not only reproduce a predetermined image, but also output a folder of each medical image, if necessary, so as to easily output a desired image.

The image extractor 250 extracts a part of the image from the image desired by the doctor or the patient from the medical image stored in the storage 240. The controller 210 outputs an icon for instructing image extraction to the image extractor 250 when the medical record and the medical image of the patient are output through the output unit. Therefore, the doctor or the patient may extract a portion of the medical image by selecting an icon indicating image extraction. The extraction of the medical image is performed by extracting the medical image based on the starting point when information about the starting point is input when the medical image is being played through the icon, and when the information about the ending point is input again, extracting the medical image from here. Quit. Therefore, the icon should be structured to inform the start and end points.

The extracted medical image is stored in the image storage unit 241 by the controller 210. Therefore, the extracted medical image as well as the medical image taken through the output unit 280 is output so that it can be easily reproduced or stored when necessary.

In the case of extracting and storing the medical image, the image quality, resolution, brightness, etc. of the extracted partial medical image may be set and stored.

In addition, the controller 210 may add a bookmark function to the stored medical image or the extracted medical image and output the bookmarked image using the same screen.

The bookmark function may be executed by using the bookmark function input icon displayed on the output screen while the medical image is being played. If the bookmark function is input while the medical image is being played, the bookmark is inserted into the screen of the medical image output at the time inputted, and information about the insertion point is displayed on the screen by an icon or various methods. If the user wants to output the screen later, the user can click the icon including the bookmark function to view the desired medical image screen.

The CD playback unit 260 executes CD playback by using an icon for CD playback displayed through the output unit 280. CD playback 260 is executed by selecting the medical image to be copied to the CD in the same output screen. Specifically, if there is a command for playing a CD, the controller 210 retrieves the selected medical image from the storage and stores it in the CD.

In addition, when playing a CD storing a medical image by the CD playing unit 260, a label indicating information on the played CD may be output using a label output icon on the same screen. Therefore, when there is a command related to the label output, the controller 210 retrieves the patient's personal information and the medical record related to the medical image stored in the CD from the storage unit 242 to generate the label and output the medical record. do.

The output unit 280 outputs information required by the control unit 210. Specifically, the patient's personal personal information 282, the patient's photographed medical image information 281, the patient's medical record information (283) and the icon for image extraction, the icon for CD playback and the icon for label generation Outputs simultaneously on one screen. Therefore, the doctor or patient can play the image he / she wants, extract part of the image and save it as a new file, or save the necessary image on a CD and print out the label for it all at once. Can be done.

The still image printing unit 290 may print a still image displayed by a bookmark function inserted into an image extracted by the image extraction unit 250 in high quality.

3 is a flowchart illustrating a method of storing medical image data using a medical image data integrated management system according to the present invention.

The method of storing medical image data using the medical image data integrated management system includes a case in which a part of the medical image is extracted as needed and stored as a new medical image file.

The medical apparatus photographs a medical image of a necessary part of the patient. (S310) The image captured by the medical apparatus is input through an image input unit of a medical image data integration system through a wired or wireless communication network.

The medical image thus input is stored in the storage unit and reproduced and output through the output unit (S320).

While the medical image is output through the output unit, it is determined whether extraction of a part of the medical image is necessary (S330).

If there is extraction of a part of the medical image, a medical image of a part corresponding to the input start point and end point information is extracted (S340).

Some of the extracted medical images are stored in the storage unit as a new file (S350).

When there is no extraction command for a part of the medical image or when some medical images are extracted and stored by the extraction command, the medical image or the extracted medical image and the patient's medical record corresponding to the extracted medical image are output (S360).

4 is a diagram illustrating a method of copying and outputting medical image data to a CD according to the present invention.

Copying and outputting the medical image data to the CD, first outputs the information on the patient's personal information, medical records and medical images through the output unit on the same screen (S410).

When all the medical related information of the patient is output on one screen, it is determined whether there is a command to play the CD by storing the medical image information on the CD (S420).

If there is a command for playing a CD, a file to be stored and stored on the CD is copied from the outputted medical image to the CD (S430).

When the medical image information of the selected file is stored in the CD and the CD is reproduced, if there is a command for label output, a label is generated and output using the personal information and the medical record of the patient stored in the storage unit (S440).

The present invention described above is not limited to the above-described embodiments and the accompanying drawings, and it is common in the art that various substitutions, modifications, and changes can be made without departing from the technical spirit of the present invention. It will be apparent to those skilled in the art.

1 is a view showing a prior art according to the present invention.

2 is a diagram showing the configuration of a medical image data integrated management system according to the present invention.

3 is a flowchart illustrating a method of storing medical image data using a medical image data integrated management system according to the present invention.

4 is a diagram illustrating a method of copying and outputting medical image data to a CD according to the present invention.

Claims (7)

An image input unit configured to receive a medical image of a patient photographed from at least one medical device; An information input unit configured to input personal information and medical records of the patient; A storage unit for linking and storing the input image and the medical record of the patient; An image extractor configured to extract a portion of the medical image to generate a file by using information about a start point and an end point input during the reproduction of the stored medical image; An input button for simultaneously playing the patient's medical image through an output unit, simultaneously outputting the patient's personal information and the medical record, and receiving information about the start point and end point necessary to extract a portion of the medical image. And a control unit to display the output unit. The method of claim 1, A CD player for reproducing the received medical image or the partial medical image generated by the image extractor to a CD; Further comprising a label generator for generating a label using the patient's personal information and medical records, And the control unit outputs an icon for inputting the CD play and the label generation command through the output unit. The method of claim 2, wherein the control unit Inserting a bookmark function to the medical image of the patient or a part of the medical image generated by the image extraction unit, and for this purpose outputs an icon for inputting the insertion command of the bookmark function to the output to the medical image data Integrated management system. Playing a medical image of a patient taken from at least one medical device; Inputting a start point and an end point to the reproduced medical image; Extracting a part of the medical image corresponding to the input start point and end point; And storing the extracted medical image by linking the extracted medical image to the patient's personal information and medical record and storing the medical image data using the integrated medical image data management system. The method of claim 4, wherein Playing the captured medical image or the extracted partial medical image on a CD; And outputting a label including the patient's personal information and the medical record. The method of claim 5, wherein And inserting a bookmark in the medical image of the patient or the extracted partial medical image. The device of claim 4, wherein the medical device is A method for storing medical image data using an integrated management system, characterized in that it is at least one of an X-ray device, an ultrasound scanner, a CT scanner, an MRI scanner, or an endoscope device.

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