JPH03146038A - Ultrasonic diagnostic device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To easily input the patient information and to shorten the diagnostic time by using individual information of a body to be examined and an ultrasonic image, storing the individual information of the body to be examined and the ultrasonic image into a storage means, and also, displaying the ultrasonic image corresponding to a report on a display means. CONSTITUTION:By pressing a PANEL 21, patient information or measuring information is inputted. For instance, when the patient information is inputted, the patient information is brought to management control by an ID input processing circuit 24, registered as patient information data in a backup memory 25 by a control signal S4 from a registration processing circuit 23, and also, the patient information is outputted to an overlay display commanding circuit 26 by a control signal S5. From this overlay display commanding circuit 26, a control signal for displaying a report is outputted to a DSC 14. From the registration processing circuit 23, a control signal S6 is inputted to an image memory 31, and patient ID information from the ID input processing circuit 24 is stored in the image memory 31. Simultaneously, an ultrasonic image stored in the DSC 14 is stored in the image memory 31. This patient ID information and the ultrasonic image are read out to the DSC 14, and outputted to a monitor 15 through the DSC 14.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention [Object of the Invention] (Industrial Application Field) The present invention is directed to transmitting and receiving ultrasound waves to and from a subject and displaying the obtained ultrasound image on a display means or displaying the ultrasound image on a display means. The present invention relates to an ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus that stores personal information on a memory, reads out the personal information, and displays the personal information on the display means.

(Prior Art) Conventionally, an ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus transmits and receives ultrasonic waves from an ultrasound probe to a subject, and monitors the obtained ultrasound diagnostic information (for example, B-mode image) for the subject. The image is displayed on the display device.

There is also a report function that inputs personal information of the subject, such as patient personal information of a specific patient (hereinafter referred to as patient!D information), registers it in a memory, etc., and displays this patient ID information as an image on the monitor.

This report function includes patient information, measurement information, etc., and input methods for the report function include a method of automatically inputting patient measurement results, and a method of inputting patient information etc. into a report input screen.

FIG. 3 is a schematic block diagram showing a reporting function of patient ID information in this type of ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus. In the figure, the ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus consists of an ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus main body 1 and a patient report circuit 2 which has a function of inputting and storing disease information and measurement information as a patient report function.

The ultrasound diagnostic apparatus main body 1 includes an ultrasound probe 11 that transmits and receives ultrasound waves to and from a diagnostic site of a subject, for example, a patient. A transmitting/receiving circuit 12 which delays the ultrasonic signal received by the ultrasonic probe 11 by a predetermined time; a detecting circuit 13 which performs envelope detection on the received signal from the transmitting/receiving circuit 12 to obtain B-mode image data. It consists of a DSC 14 that stores the B-mode image data from the detection circuit 13 in a frame memory, converts it into a TV scan, and outputs it to the monitor 15. Therefore, the monitor 15 displays an ultrasound image of the subject.

The patient report circuit 2 includes a PANEL 21° measurement processing circuit 22. Registration processing circuit 23. ID manual processing circuit 24.
Backup memory 25. Overlay display command circuit 26
Consisting of The PANEL 21 is, for example, a keyboard, and is used to manually input various patient personal information, such as patient ID information such as patient name and date, and measurement information. The measurement processing circuit 22 stores measurement information manually inputted from the PANEL 21 into a backup memory 25. It is output to the overlay display command circuit 26. The ID manual processing circuit 24 is
Patient information input from ANEL 21 is stored in backup memory 25. It is output to the overlay display circuit 26.

The registration processing circuit includes the PANEL21. Measurement processing four paths 2
2 and input commands 51 to S from the ID input processing circuit 24,
Based on this, the total iH information is stored in the backup memory 25,
A control signal s4 for registering patient ID information and a control signal S for taking in the measurement information and patient ID information to the overlay display command circuit 26 are output. The overlay display command circuit 26 also displays the measurement information, the patient ID
The ff1lJ fH signal is used to overlay the ultrasound image data stored in the DSC 14.
Output to C14.

With this, when manually reporting patient information etc. from the PANEL 21, the patient information is transferred from the DSC 14 to the monitor 15.
The patient information can be displayed as a report on the monitor 15.

(Problems to be Solved by the Invention) However, the conventional ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus described above has the following problems. That is, when inputting a report, in the conventional method, the manual screen on the monitor 15 is switched to the report display by a command from the overlay display command circuit 26, so the ultrasound image (B mode image/M mode image)
There was a problem that the display was hidden, making it impossible to input the report while looking at the diagnosed area. Furthermore, if the patient or the diagnosis site changes, images corresponding to the report will disappear. This poses a problem in that ultrasonic diagnosis of a patient requires more time than necessary and increases the burden on the operator.

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to shorten the time required for diagnosing a subject;
An object of the present invention is to provide an ultrasonic diagnostic device that can reduce the burden on a surgeon.

[Structure of the Invention] (Means for Solving the Problems) In order to solve the above problems and achieve the objects, the present invention takes the following measures. That is, the present invention transmits and receives ultrasound waves to and from a subject and displays the obtained ultrasound image on a display means, or stores personal information of the subject in a memory and reads out this personal information on the display means. In the ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus that displays the personal information, this individual 11'? storage means for storing together ultrasound images corresponding to the information, storage control of the personal information and ultrasound images in the storage means, and simultaneous display control of the personal information and ultrasound images from the storage means on the display means. The invention is characterized in that it is equipped with a control means for controlling.

(Effects) By taking such measures, the following effects are achieved. Using the subject's personal information and the ultrasound image, the storage means corresponds to the subject's personal information and this subject's personal information! Since the ultrasound image Ii and the ultrasound image are stored, the ultrasound image i+bj corresponding to the report can be displayed on the display means, and the ultrasound image and the report can be displayed simultaneously on the display means.

This allows the operator to easily input, for example, patient information while viewing the ultrasound image, thereby reducing the diagnostic time. Furthermore, simultaneous display allows the patient's diseased area to be easily recognized, reducing the burden on the operator.

(Embodiment) FIG. 1 is a schematic block diagram showing an embodiment of an ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus according to the present invention. In this embodiment, the same parts as those shown in FIG. 3 will be described with the same reference numerals, and the details will be omitted.

This embodiment is characterized by the ID manual processing circuit 2 in the patient report circuit 2 as a patient report function.
an image storage circuit 3 as a storage means for storing both the patient ID information from 4 and the ultrasound image from the DSC 14 corresponding to this patient ID information; A controller 4 is provided as a control means for controlling storage and simultaneous display of patient ID information and ultrasound images from the image storage circuit 3 on the monitor 15.

The image storage circuit 3 includes an image memory 31 and an external storage medium 32, and the image memory 31 stores the ID.
The input processing circuit 24 inputs patient ID information, and the registration processing circuit 23 inputs a control signal s7 for registering the patient ID information in the image memory 31.

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram showing simultaneous display of an ultrasound image and a report on the monitor of the apparatus, and the operation of the embodiment will be explained with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2. First, report input will be explained.

Patient information or measurement information is entered manually by pressing the PANEL 21. Here, for example, if the patient information is manually entered, the patient information is managed and controlled by the input processing circuit 13, and the control signal s4 from the registration processing circuit 23 is inputted.
The patient information is registered in the backup memory 14 as the patient information data, and the patient information is output to the overlay display command circuit 26 in response to the control signal s5. Furthermore, a control signal for displaying a report on the DSC 14 is output from the overlay display command circuit 26.

On the other hand, since the control signal s6 is manually input from the registration processing circuit 23 to the image memory 31, the patient ID information from the ID manual processing circuit 24 is stored in the image memory 31. At the same time, the ultrasound image stored in the DSC 14 is stored in the image memory 31.

Next, we will explain what happens when the report function is activated. The patient ID information and ultrasound image stored in the image memory 31 are
The signal is read out by the SC 14 and output to the monitor 15 via the DSC 14. Thus the patient! A report display corresponding to the D information and an ultrasound image can be displayed simultaneously as shown in FIG. 2(a). The external storage medium 32 can also store data necessary for measurement.

As described above, according to this embodiment, the patient ID information and this patient! are stored in the image memory 31 using the patient ID information and the ultrasound image. Since the ultrasound image corresponding to the D information is stored,
The monitor 15 can display an ultrasound image corresponding to the report, and moreover, the ultrasound image and the report can be displayed simultaneously on the monitor 15.

This allows the operator to enter a report and make corrections while viewing the ultrasonic image, or to perform measurements while referring to the report, thereby reducing diagnostic time.

Furthermore, simultaneous display allows the patient's diseased area to be easily recognized, reducing the burden on the operator. Furthermore, by displaying an ultrasound image and a report according to patient ID information on the same screen, patient information can be output as a hard copy (photograph, etc.) of one screen. Furthermore, only images can be stored in the image memory 31 during group medical examinations, and a report can be input after the medical examination, so that the diagnosis time can be shortened. In addition, the image memory 3
1, it is also possible to record and read a report corresponding to an image on the external storage medium 32.

Note that the present invention is not limited to the embodiments described above. Of course, various modifications can be made without departing from the spirit of the invention.

[Effects of the Invention] According to the present invention, the personal information of the subject and the ultrasound image are used, and the personal information of the subject and the ultrasound image corresponding to the personal information of the subject are stored in the storage means. The display means can display an ultrasound image corresponding to the report, and moreover, the display means can display the ultrasound image and the report at the same time. This allows the operator to easily input, for example, patient information while viewing the ultrasound image, thereby reducing the diagnostic time. Further, by simultaneous display, it is possible to easily recognize the diseased part of the patient, and it is possible to provide an ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus that can reduce the burden on the operator.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a schematic block diagram showing an embodiment of an ultrasound diagnostic device according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram showing simultaneous display of an ultrasound image and a report on the monitor of the device, and FIG. FIG. 1 is a schematic block diagram showing an example of a conventional ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus. DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1... Ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus main body, 2... Patient report circuit, 3... Image storage circuit, 11... Ultrasonic probe,
12... Transmission/reception circuit, 13... Detection circuit, 14...
・DSC, 15...Monitor, 21...PANEL. 22...Measurement processing circuit, 23...Registration processing circuit, 2
4... ID input processing circuit, 25... Backup memory, 26... Overlay display command circuit, 31...
Image memory, 2...external storage medium.

Claims (1)

[Claims] Ultrasonic diagnosis that transmits and receives ultrasound waves to and from a subject and displays the resulting ultrasound image on a display means, or stores personal information of the subject in a memory, reads out this personal information, and displays it on the display means. In the apparatus, a storage means for storing both the personal information and an ultrasound image corresponding to the personal information, a storage control of the personal information and the ultrasound image for the storage means, and personal information from the storage means for the display means. and a control means for controlling the simultaneous display of ultrasound images.