KR20130097135A - Medical device and medical image displaying method using the same - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A medical device and a medical image display method using the same are provided to directly confirm an image having a lesion without reading the image from the beginning. CONSTITUTION: A medical device (3) includes a display unit (4), a communication unit (21), an input unit (22), and a control unit (23). The communication unit receives various information for the diagnosis of medical staff or an inner image of an object from a server (2) and transmits information modified or manipulated in the medical device to the server. When the communication unit receives image information of the object, the control unit displays an image having an unusual image on the display unit. The control unit displays the object linked with the image having the unusual image on the display unit. [Reference numerals] (14) Internet; (2) Server; (21) Communication unit; (22) Input unit; (23) Control unit; (3) Medical device; (4) Display unit

Description

Medical device and medical image displaying method using the same}

More particularly, the present invention relates to a medical device and a method of displaying a medical image using the same to shorten the medical image reading time of the medical staff to enable more efficient diagnosis.

In general, clinical diagnosis is a big part of the treatment of patients in medical practice, and advances in medical technology have helped to make accurate clinical diagnosis, and its dependence will be even higher.

Thus, although medical imaging equipments such as computer tomography (CT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), and X-ray equipment have become essential equipments in modern medicine, It is an inefficient structure that takes a lot of time and manpower to make a clinical diagnosis by taking an abnormal part of the patient and printing it on a film and delivering it to the patient's doctor, and above all, the patient cannot receive prompt and accurate treatment. There was a problem.

Meanwhile, with the development of computer and communication technology, a system for providing medical services using computer and data communication technology is being researched and developed in the medical field. For example, a computer communication network is installed throughout the hospital, and all X-ray films are applied. A medical imaging system (PACS) that converts digital data into a database, stores it in a large storage medium connected to a server, and makes it possible to search X-ray images of a desired patient through a computer monitor in each office if necessary. Picture Arching Communication System was introduced.

Medical imaging system is a comprehensive digital image management system that acquires medical images, especially radiological diagnosis images in digital form, transmits them through a high-speed network, and uses a video retrieval device to treat patients. And transmission system.

The ultimate goal of medical imaging systems is to build a filmless hospital system, which includes image display and processing, data communication and networking, databases, Technologies such as information management, user interface, data storage and management should be built comprehensively.

Each device constituting the medical imaging system transmits and manages medical images through the Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine (DICOM) protocol.

DICOM refers to a communication protocol that effectively supports communication between various digital image acquisition devices, such as nuclear medicine and ultrasound, and other information systems, using industry standard networks.

In the past, there was no standard, and every manufacturer, every type of video equipment, and every model of video equipment used different methods of storing and communicating information, so to exchange information with each other, you had to purchase expensive gateways. There was no communication at all.

However, with the advent of the DICOM standard, equipment that conforms to this standard is able to exchange information with each other, regardless of the manufacturer or type of equipment, even if no special converter is required. This is not only limited to communication between DICOM-supported devices in the hospital, but also remote communication.

In addition, since the network configuration method follows the standard method widely used in the computer industry, the DICOM standard can be easily applied to all medical imaging related systems such as the connection between hospitals, the communication between remote clinics, and the remote diagnosis system.

As such, the DICOM-based medical imaging system reduces the time for diagnosis of patients and provides an infrastructure for more efficient diagnosis.

On the other hand, in recent years, the medical image is provided in three dimensions by the development of technology. Although the 3D medical image can improve the accuracy of lesion detection, the time required for reading the medical image and finding the lesion can be increased due to the large amount of data.

If the first doctor reads the 3D medical image and discovers the lesion and inputs the information through the medical imaging system, and the other doctor reads the record, the first doctor's diagnosis can be confirmed, In order to confirm, there is an inefficiency that the 3D medical image should be read again as the first doctor did.

In order to solve the above problem, an aspect of the present invention provides a medical device for displaying an object linked to an image determined to have a specific image or an ear lesion on a terminal on which a medical image is displayed, and a medical image display method using the same. do.

Medical device according to an aspect of the present invention display unit; Communication unit for performing communication with the external device; And a controller configured to display an image in which a specific image exists in the display unit when receiving the image information of the object in the communication unit.

The controller may display an object linked to an image in which the singular image exists on the display unit.

In addition, the object may include a thumbnail or a shortcut of an image in which an unusual image exists.

In addition, when a command for the object is input, the controller may enlarge and display an image in which the singular image to which the object is linked is displayed on the display unit.

The display unit may use a touch screen, and a command for the object may be input through a touch of an object displayed on the display unit.

The medical device may include an input unit including a remote controller, a mouse, a keyboard, a voice recognition device, and an operation recognition device, and a command for the object may be input through the input unit.

The image in which the singular image exists may include an image determined to have a singular image or a lesion in the image of the object.

In addition, the communication unit may transmit and receive image information of the object by communicating with a server, the Internet, or another medical device.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a medical image display method comprising: receiving an image of an object; When the image of the object is received, an image having a specific image among the object images may be displayed on a medical device.

In addition, when the image of the object is received, displaying an image on which a specific image of the object image exists on the medical device is linked to an image of the image of the object when the image of the object is received. Displaying the object on the medical device; When the command for the object is input, it may include displaying an enlarged image of the specific image to which the object is linked is displayed on the medical device.

In addition, the command for the object may be input through the touch of the object displayed on the medical device.

In addition, the command for the object may be input through a remote controller, a mouse, a keyboard, a voice recognition device, and a motion recognition device.

In addition, the object may include a thumbnail or a shortcut of an image in which an unusual image exists.

In addition, when the image of the object is received, displaying an image having a specific image among the object images on the medical device includes displaying an image of the object on the medical device and displaying a medical staff's record of the specific image on the medical device. It may include.

In addition, receiving an image of the object may include receiving an image of the object from a server, the Internet, or another medical device.

According to another aspect of the present invention, a medical imaging system includes an image acquisition device for acquiring an image of an object; It characterized in that it comprises a medical device for displaying an image of the specific image of the image.

In addition, the medical device may display an object linked to an image in which the specific image exists.

In addition, the object may include a thumbnail or a shortcut of an image in which an unusual image exists.

In addition, when a command for the object is input, the medical device may enlarge and display an image in which the singular image to which the object is linked exists.

In addition, the command for the object may be input through a touch of an object displayed on the medical device.

In addition, the command for the object may be input through any one of a remote controller, a mouse, a keyboard, a voice recognition device, and a motion recognition device.

The medical device may include a computer, a smartphone, and a tablet PC as a terminal for displaying an image of the object.

In addition, the medical device may display the record of the medical staff for the specific image.

The image in which the specific image exists may include an image determined to have a lesion in the image of the object.

The apparatus may further include a server for storing an image of an object acquired by the image capturing apparatus and transmitting the image of the object to the medical device, wherein the server may support a DICOM protocol.

In addition, the image acquisition device may acquire a 3D image of the object.

In addition, the image acquisition device and the medical device may support the DICOM protocol.

According to an aspect of the present invention, to discover the lesion, the medical staff can immediately check the image where the lesion was found without the inefficiency of reading the image again from the beginning.

1 and 2 are views showing the configuration of a medical image system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a diagram illustrating a frame in DICOM format.
4 is a view showing the configuration of a medical device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
5 to 7 are views showing the display of the medical image on the medical device of the medical imaging system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
8 and 9 are views showing an enlarged image of the image determined to be present in the medical device of the medical imaging system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
10 is a flowchart illustrating a medical image display method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in more detail.

1 and 2 illustrate the structure of a medical imaging system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 1, the medical imaging system receives and stores an image acquired by the image acquisition apparatus 1 and the image acquisition apparatus 1 to acquire an image of an object, and transmits the image to the medical apparatus 3. (2) and the medical device (3) for receiving and displaying the image of the object from the server (2).

As shown in FIG. 2, the image acquisition device 1 is a device capable of acquiring a 3D image of a photographing object, and includes an MRI, a CT, an X-ray, an ultrasound device, and the like.

The image acquisition device 1 transmits the acquired object 3D image to the server 2 according to the function of each device.

The object image data transmitted from the medical imaging system including the object 3D image data transmitted from the image acquisition apparatus 1 to the server 2 follows the DICOM format.

3 is a diagram illustrating a frame in DICOM format.

DICOM is an application layer network protocol for the transmission of medical images, waveforms and ancillary information. It uses TCP / IP as the lower layer transmission protocol.

The DICOM file consists of a header and a data area. The header contains various information necessary for the DICOM file format such as patient information, test type, equipment used, data size, diagnosis, resolution, number of color bits, image play speed, communication information, and encoding information. Information is stored, and an image is stored in the data area.

If there is one image stored in the data area, it becomes a DICOM image file of a single frame, and if there are many images, it becomes a DICOM image file of a multi frame.

The server 2 stores the 3D image data inside the object transmitted from the image acquisition apparatus 1. The server 2 classifies and stores the received image according to the classification criteria.

In addition, the server 2 transmits the 3D image data inside the object to the medical device 3 in response to a request of each medical device 3 on which the medical image is read. Transmission of data follows the DICOM format format described above.

The medical device 3 is a terminal for displaying a 3D image 5 inside the object obtained by the image capturing apparatus 1, and inputting a diagnosis record of a medical staff to the image, which is displayed on the medical device 3. The diagnosis of the medical staff is made through the image 5.

The medical device 3 may be a PC, a portable smartphone or a tablet PC, provided that a program for displaying a file conforming to the DICOM format is provided, and the device includes a display unit for displaying an image. Included in the category.

As described above, the medical device receives the 3D image data inside the object through the server, but receives and displays the medical image from the Internet 14 or other computer or other medical device 3 as well as the server of the medical imaging system. It may be.

4 is a diagram showing the configuration of a medical device 3 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The medical device 3 includes a communication unit 21 for communicating with a server, an input unit 22 for providing an interface for operating the medical device 3, and a control unit for controlling the medical device 3 according to a command through the input unit. 23, and a display unit 4 for displaying a medical image, a diagnostic record, and the like.

The communication unit 21 may receive various information for diagnosis of the inside of the object or the medical staff from the server 2 and transmit the modified or manipulated information in the medical device to the server 2 so that the existing information is updated. have. The communication between the communication unit 21 and the server 2 may adopt a communication method of all wired and wireless methods.

In addition, as described above, a variety of information for diagnosing an image or a medical staff inside the object may be received through communication with not only the server of the medical imaging system but also the Internet 14 or another computer or other medical device 3.

The input unit 22 provides an interface through which a user who uses the medical device 3, for example, a medical staff, can operate the medical device 3, and includes a remote controller, a mouse, a keyboard, a voice recognition device, or an operation recognition device. It may include. The medical staff can manipulate the medical device 3 in various ways by using the unique functions of each device.

When the display unit 4 uses a touch screen, the functions of the medical apparatus 3 may be manipulated by directly touching each icon of the display unit 4 and the like. That is, the display unit 4 may perform a function of the input unit 22 in addition to a function of displaying various kinds of information.

The controller 23 controls the operation of the medical device 3 according to the information received through the communication unit 21 and an external command input through the input unit 22 or the display unit 4. The controller 23 controls the display unit 4 to display a medical image or a diagnostic record, and stores the medical image or the diagnostic record when the medical image or the diagnostic record is modified or updated, and also sends it to the server 2 through the communication unit 21. To be stored in the server 2.

The display of the medical image on the display unit 4 will be described later in more detail with reference to FIGS. 5 to 9.

On the other hand, in general, when a lesion is found by a doctor who first reads a medical image, the record is input through the medical device 3, which is transmitted to the server 2 and stored. When the medical image is a 3D image, it may take some time to find a lesion because of the large amount of data.

The current health care system has a variety of subdivisions for more efficient and professional treatment of diseases. The department only allows the treatment of diseases that are handled professionally in the department so that patients can receive more specialized medical services.

Therefore, if a normal or different specific image or lesion is found by the medical doctor's medical image reading, the patient may receive more detailed diagnosis and treatment in the department that specializes in the lesion.

When the patient information and medical images are transferred to other departments, the medical images of the transferred departments are read again. When the medical image is transmitted to the medical staff 3 of the relevant department and displayed, the diagnosis record of the first doctor can be checked.

That is, when a doctor reads a patient's internal image and records what normal and other abnormal images or pathologies are found in the patient, the doctor can then check the records of the doctor's lesions.

However, only the doctor's findings and records of the lesions can be confirmed, and to determine where such normal and other unusual images or lesions are located in the three-dimensional image of the patient's interior, the patient should take the time again as the doctor did. The image should be read

Every time a patient's record is transferred to another division or to another, there is an inefficiency that the division's staff has to reread the 3D image representing the patient's interior from scratch.

These inefficiencies need to be improved because they limit the chances of more patients receiving health care and the time they see more patients.

Accordingly, an embodiment of the present invention, in addition to displaying an image 5 inside the object on the medical device 3, an image 9 in which a peculiar image or abnormal image exists among the image 5 inside the object by a medical staff. It is proposed to solve the above-mentioned problem by displaying the objects (6, 7) linked to.

When a medical staff clicks or touches the objects 6 and 7 displayed on the display unit 4 of the medical device 3, an image 9 in which a peculiar image is present is immediately displayed according to an image reading result of the previous medical staff.

Therefore, as described above, whenever the patient's record is transferred to another division or another medical staff, the inefficiency that the medical staff of the relevant division has to read the image from the beginning can be eliminated.

It will be described below in more detail with reference to the drawings.

5 to 7 are views showing a medical image is displayed on the medical device 3 of the medical imaging system according to an embodiment of the present invention, Figures 8 and 9 is a medical image according to an embodiment of the present invention FIG. 3 shows an enlarged image of a specific image present in the medical device 3 of the system.

First, an image 5 of an object acquired by the image acquisition device 1 is displayed on the display unit 4 of the medical device 3.

The object image 5 may be displayed as a 3D image, or a 2D image constituting the 3D image may be listed and displayed. The mode in which the object image 5 is displayed may be selected by the user.

In addition, the display unit 4 of the medical device 3 displays the object images 5 and the objects 6 and 7 linked to the image 9 in which the specific image exists by the medical staff.

The image having the singular image described above may be determined to have a lesion as a result of an image reading by the medical staff, or may be an image including a singular image different from the normal image. Lesions here refer to pathological changes in the structure of the human body and include diseases and other abnormalities.

The objects 6 and 7 are thumbnails 6 of the image 9 that are judged to have a lesion or include unusual images that are different from normal, or include a singular image which is judged to exist or different from the normal. It may be a shortcut 7 to the image 9.

FIG. 5 illustrates that a thumbnail 6 of an image 9 including an abnormal image or a normal image is displayed as an example of an object, and FIG. 6 illustrates that a lesion exists as an example of an object. Or a shortcut 7 to an image 9 including a normal image or a normal image is displayed, and FIG. 7 shows the thumbnail 6 and the shortcut 7 together as an example of an object. Indicates what is displayed. If it is determined that the lesion is present or the object (6, 7) linked to the image (9) including the unusual and normal image, the format is not limited, but the thumbnail (6) so that the user can intuitively recognize it easily. desirable.

When a user's command is input to the above-described objects 6 and 7 displayed on the medical device 3, it is determined that the lesions to which the objects 6 and 7 are linked are present or include unusual images different from normal. The image 9 is enlarged and displayed.

That is, when the display unit 4 of the medical device 3 employs a touch screen, when the medical staff touches the objects 6 and 7 displayed on the medical device 3 (see FIGS. 5 to 7), the object It is determined that the lesion is present, which is linked with (6, 7), or the image 9 including the unusual image that is different from normal is displayed on the display unit 4 in an enlarged manner (see FIGS. 8 and 9).

Alternatively, when the objects 6 and 7 are clicked through the input unit 22 including a remote controller, a mouse, a keyboard, a voice recognition device or a motion recognition device, it is determined that a lesion exists in which the objects 6 and 7 are linked. Or 9 including an unusual image that is different from the normal one is enlarged and displayed on the display unit 4 (see FIGS. 8 and 9).

As illustrated in FIG. 8, the image 9 determined to have a lesion may be displayed by dividing the display unit 4 together with the object internal image 5. As illustrated in FIG. 9, the display unit ( 4) It may be displayed enlarged throughout. It can be set and changed according to the user's choice.

If the previous medical staff selects and stores an image of the lesion with the record of the lesion, when the next medical staff loads the image onto the medical device 3, it is determined that the lesion is present or includes a specific image that is different from normal. The objects 6, 7 linked to the image 9 are displayed on the medical device 3, and by touching or clicking the objects 6, 7, the image is read or reviewed from the beginning again in order to find the lesion. Without inefficiency, you can see the image where the lesion was found.

In addition, on the display unit 4 of the medical device 3, the medical staff's record 8 of the lesion is displayed. The record of the lesion 8 may include the findings of the medical staff, including the name of the disease.

10 is a flowchart illustrating a medical image display method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 10, a read result of an image inside an object is stored in the server 2 (10).

When the medical staff reads an image inside the object and stores the result (i.e., the diagnosis record and the lesion 9 or the image 9 including the abnormal image which is different from normal), the information is stored in the medical device 3 in the DICOM data. The format is transmitted to the server 2 and stored.

When the medical device 3 loads an image inside the object, the server 2 transmits image information inside the object to the medical device 3 (11).

The information transmitted to the medical device 3 is delivered in a DICOM format, and the information includes an image of the inside of the object and a result of the medical staff reading the image of the inside of the object.

When the image information of the inside of the object is transmitted from the server 2, the medical device 3 determines that the image 5 of the inside of the object, the lesion is present on the display unit 4, or includes an unusual image different from normal. (12) Display the medical staff's record 8 on the objects 6, 7 and the lesion linked to (9).

The image inside the object may be displayed as a 3D image, or a 2D image constituting each cross section of the 3D image may be displayed and displayed according to a user's selection.

In addition, the display unit 4 of the medical device 3 displays the objects 6 and 7 linked to the image 9 determined by the medical staff that the lesion is present together with the internal image 5 of the object.

The objects 6 and 7 are thumbnails 6 of the image 9 in which the lesion is present, or a shortcut to an image 9 in which the lesion is present or includes a specific image different from normal. 7), both the thumbnail 6 and the shortcut 7 may be displayed or only one of them may be displayed on the display unit 4. If the objects 6 and 7 are linked to the image where the lesion is found, the format is not limited but is preferably a thumbnail 6.

In addition, on the display unit 4 of the medical device 3, the medical staff's record 8 of the lesion is displayed. Records of lesions may include findings from medical personnel, including the name of the disease.

When the user's command to the displayed objects 6 and 7 is input, the medical device 3 may determine that there is a lesion to which the objects 6 and 7 are linked, or that the image includes a specific image different from the normal ( 9).

When the display unit 4 of the medical device 3 employs a touch screen, when the medical staff touches the objects 6 and 7 displayed on the medical device 3, the objects 6 and 7 are linked. It is determined that the lesion is present or an image 9 including a specific image different from the normal is displayed on the display unit 4 in an enlarged manner.

Alternatively, when the objects 6 and 7 are clicked through the input unit 22 such as a remote controller, a mouse, a keyboard, a voice recognition device, or a motion recognition device, it is determined that a lesion exists in which the objects 6 and 7 are linked or is normal. The image 9 including a different image from the image is enlarged and displayed on the display unit 4.

If the previous medical staff selects and stores an image of the lesion with the record of the lesion, when the next medical staff loads the image onto the medical device 3, it is determined that the lesion is present or includes a specific image that is different from normal. The objects 6, 7 linked to the image 9 are displayed on the medical device 3, and by touching or clicking on the objects 6, 7, a command for the object is inputted to detect the lesion. Without the inefficiency of rereading from the beginning, you can see the image where the lesion was found.

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Claims (27)

A display unit;
Communication unit for performing communication with the external device; And
A controller configured to display an image having a specific image on the display unit, when the communication unit receives the image information of the object;
Medical device comprising a. The method of claim 1,
The controller is configured to display an object linked to an image in which the singular image exists on the display unit. The method of claim 2,
The object may include a thumbnail or a shortcut of an image in which an unusual image exists. The method of claim 2,
The controller may be configured to enlarge and display an image in which the singular image to which the object is linked is displayed when the command for the object is input. 5. The method of claim 4,
The display unit uses a touch screen,
The command for the object is input through a touch of the object displayed on the display. 5. The method of claim 4,
The medical device includes an input unit including a remote controller, a mouse, a keyboard, a voice recognition device, and a motion recognition device.
The command for the object is input through the input unit. The method of claim 1,
The image in which the peculiar image is present includes an image of the image of the subject determined to be present. The method of claim 1,
The communication unit transmits and receives image information of the object by communicating with a server, the Internet or another medical device. Receive an image of the object;
And receiving an image of the object, displaying an image on which a specific image exists among the object images on a medical device. 10. The method of claim 9,
When the image of the object is received, displaying an image having a specific image among the object images on the medical device,
Upon receiving an image of the object, displaying an object linked to an image in which a specific image exists among images of the object on a medical device;
And displaying an image on which the specific image to which the object is linked is enlarged and displayed on the medical device when a command for the object is input. The method of claim 10,
And a command for the object is input through a touch of an object displayed on the medical device. The method of claim 10,
The command for the object is input via a remote controller, a mouse, a keyboard, a voice recognition device and a motion recognition device. The method of claim 10,
The object may include a thumbnail or a shortcut of an image in which a specific image exists. 10. The method of claim 9,
When the image of the object is received, displaying an image having a specific image among the object images on the medical device,
And displaying a medical staff's record of the specific image on the medical device. 10. The method of claim 9,
Receiving an image of the object,
A medical image display method comprising receiving an image of an object from a server, the Internet, or another medical device. An image acquisition device for acquiring an image of the object;
Medical imaging system comprising a medical device for displaying an image of the specific image present in the image. 17. The method of claim 16,
The medical device is a medical imaging system for displaying an object linked to the image in which the specific image exists. 18. The method of claim 17,
The object includes a thumbnail or a shortcut (shortcut) of the image in which the specific image exists. 18. The method of claim 17,
The medical apparatus is configured to enlarge and display an image in which the peculiar image to which the object is linked is displayed when a command for the object is input. 20. The method of claim 19,
The command for the object is a medical imaging system input through a touch of an object displayed on the medical device 20. The method of claim 19,
The command for the object is input through any one of a remote controller, a mouse, a keyboard, a voice recognition device and a motion recognition device. 17. The method of claim 16,
The medical apparatus is a medical apparatus for displaying an image of the object, and includes a computer, a smartphone, and a tablet PC. 17. The method of claim 16,
The medical device is a medical imaging system for displaying a record of the medical staff for the unusual image. 17. The method of claim 16,
The image in which the peculiar image is present includes a medical image system including an image judged to have a lesion in the image of the object. 17. The method of claim 16,
And a server for storing an image of an object acquired by the image acquisition device and transmitting the image of the object to the medical device, wherein the server supports a digital imaging and communication in medicine (DICOM) protocol. 17. The method of claim 16,
The image acquisition device is a medical imaging system for obtaining a three-dimensional image of the object. 17. The method of claim 16,
The image acquisition device and the medical device is a medical imaging system that supports the DICOM protocol.

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