JPH0477782A - Picture display device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To improve image reading efficiency by providing a display control means for displaying a fetched image on respective display parts corresponding to the kind of the image discriminated by a discrimination means. CONSTITUTION:When an image reading doctor inputs a patient ID being an object whose image is read in an input device 10 and requires the display of a picture, the patient ID information and the requirement of the display of the picture are transmitted to an image discriminating means 4. The means 4 reads out corresponding image incidental information from a main memory 2. The means 4 discriminates the image based on the incidental information read out and transmits the notice of the finish to a CPU 11 by performing the switching action of a changeover switch 5. The CPU 11 transfers the content of an image memory 3 to display memories 7a and 7b. When it is the image data 'which has been already read' it is stored in the display memory 7a and continuously displayed on a TV monitor 9a through a D/A converter 8a.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention [Object of the Invention] (Industrial Application Field) The present invention relates to an image display device including a plurality of display sections.

(Prior art) In recent years, various digitalized medical images such as X-ray fluoroscopic images,
The image is displayed on the monitor, and image interpretation 2 diagnosis is being performed. Furthermore, a plurality of TV monitors are used and images to be compared are displayed on the plurality of TV monitors to improve the efficiency of image interpretation 1 diagnosis.

(Problem to be Solved by the Invention) For example, when interpreting an image by displaying an interpreted image and an uninterpreted image of the same subject on two left and right TV monitors, the same TV monitor does not always display unread images. For this reason, there was a problem that the image interpretation efficiency was poor.

In addition, it is necessary to read the accompanying information on whether the image has been interpreted or not, which is displayed along with the image on the TV monitor, and determine which TV monitor the unread image is being displayed on each time the image is displayed, which improves the efficiency of image interpretation. The problem was that it was bad.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide an image display device that improves the efficiency of image interpretation.

[Structure of the Invention] (Means for Solving the Problem) In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides an image display device that displays various captured images on a plurality of display sections.
The apparatus further comprises: a determining means for determining the type of the captured image; and a display control means for displaying the captured image on each of the display units in accordance with the type of image determined by the determining means. This is a characteristic feature.

(for production) The operation of the device having the above configuration will be explained.

The display control means displays the captured image on each display section in accordance with the type of image determined by the determination means. This improves image interpretation efficiency.

(Example) Embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings.

The drawing shows a schematic configuration diagram of an apparatus 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

This device 1 includes a main memory 2 that stores supplementary information of various medical images taken and digitized by various modalities such as an XtlACT device and an MRI device, an image memory 3 that stores various image data, and An image discrimination means 4 for discrimination, a changeover switch 5 as a display control means for switching the transfer of image information, and a first display system 6
A display memory 7a and a D/A converter 8 constitute a
a, a TV monitor 9a, a display memory 7b, a D/A converter 8b, and a TV monitor 9b, which are configured similarly to the first display system 6a and constitute a second display system 6b, and requests such as image display requests. An input device 10 that performs operations and inputs unique information (a type of incidental information) of a patient to be image interpreted, and a CPU 1 that controls each part of the device 1 and controls display systems 6a and 6b. have.

The image memory 3 stores various image data regarding a large number of subjects, and the main memory 2 stores supplementary information of each image data.

The image discrimination means 4 receives patient ID information and an image display request inputted to the input device 10 from the CPUI 1, and
The image type is determined by reading the incidental information of the image stored in the main memory 2. The type of image includes the direction in which the subject was imaged, such as the frontal direction or lateral direction, the posture of the subject, such as supine or prone, the modality, the date of the image, the area to be imaged, such as the head, abdomen, etc., and the image that has not yet been interpreted. , finished etc. In this embodiment, it is assumed that the image discriminating means 4 discriminates between "unread" and "read" images. Further, the image discrimination means 4 performs a switching operation of the changeover switch 5 based on the discrimination result. For example, if it is "image interpretation style", the first display system 6
If the image is "unread", the image is moved to the second display system 6b. The image discriminating means 4 is configured to transmit a completion notification to the CPUI 1 every time the switching operation of the changeover switch 5 is completed.

When the CPU 1 receives the completion notification from the image determining means 4, the CPU 1 transfers the image data stored in the image memory 3 to the display memories 7a and 7 via the changeover switch 5.
b.

Next, the operation and effects of the embodiment device 1 having the above configuration will be explained.

The image interpretation doctor inputs the patient ID of the image interpretation target into the input device 10,
When an image display request is made, the patient ID information and the image display request are transmitted to the image discrimination means 4. The image determining means 4 reads the corresponding image supplementary information from the main memory 2.

The image discrimination means 4 makes a discrimination based on the read out supplementary information, performs a switching operation of the changeover switch 5, and notifies the CPUI 1 of the completion notification. The CPU 11 transfers the contents of the image memory 3 to the display memories 7a and 7b. [If the image data is of interpretation style j, it is stored in the display memory 7a, and then displayed on the TV monitor 9a via the D/A converter 8a. If the image data is "unread", it is stored in the display memory 7b, and then displayed on the TV monitor 9b via the D/A converter 8b. The interpretation doctor is on both TV monitors 9a.

While comparing the "interpretation style" images and the "unread" images displayed in 9b, the "unread" images are interpreted. When the image interpretation is completed, the user operates the input device 10 to change the incidental information from "unread image" to "image interpretation style" and stores this image in the image memory 3 again.

Next, the interpretation doctor interprets the next patient's image in the same way. Then, the "interpreted" image is displayed on the TV monitor 9a of the first display system 6a, and the T of the second display system 6b is displayed.
An "unread" image is displayed on the V monitor 9b, and the image is interpreted in the same way. In this way, images of the same type are displayed on the same TV monitor, which reduces the possibility of mistakenly interpreting "already interpreted" images, and allows the interpreting doctor to decide whether the image has been "interpreted" or "unread." This eliminates the need for image interpretation and improves interpretation efficiency.

It should be noted that the present invention is not limited to the above-mentioned embodiments, and can be variously modified without changing the gist thereof. For example, the image type performed by the image discriminating means may be other types, for example, MR and CT images corresponding to the modality type may be discriminated. Further, the CPU may have the function of image discriminating means. Further, the image memory 3 may be a magnetic disk or a database device connected via a network.

[Effects of the Invention] According to the present invention described in detail above, a plurality of images to be compared are displayed on each display section that is associated with each other according to the type of image, so that image display that improves image interpretation efficiency can be achieved. equipment can be provided.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

The drawing is a schematic diagram of an apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. 1... Image display device, 4... Image discrimination means, 5...
・Selector switch (display control means), 11...CPU
(Display control means).

Claims (1)

[Claims] In an image display device that displays various types of captured images on a plurality of display sections, the captured image includes a determining means for determining the type of the captured image, and a discriminating means for determining the type of the captured image, and a discriminating means for discriminating the type of the captured image. and display control means for performing display on each of the display sections.