Dynamic radiographing system
A dynamic radiographing system enables determination of an evaluation value of the heart function of a subject by plain radiography. The dynamic radiographing system comprises a radiographing apparatus, an image processing apparatus, and a console for diagnosis. The radiographing apparatus dynamically radiographs the heart of a subject and creates radiographs in plural time phases (Step S 1 ). The image processing apparatus calculates an evaluation value of the heart function by using the radiographs in plural time phases (Step S 4 ). The console for diagnosis displays information on the calculated evaluation value on the display section (Step S 5 ).
1. A dynamic radiographing system comprising:
a radiographing device which radiographs dynamically a heart part of a subject by plain radiography and generates X-ray images in a plurality of time phases, the radiographing device including
an X-ray source for emitting an X-ray and
a detector for detecting the X-ray emitted from the X-ray source;
an image analysis device for calculating an evaluation value relating to a heart function using the X-ray images in the plurality of time phases;
a display device; and
a control device which allows the display device to display thereon information on the calculated evaluation value
wherein the evaluation value includes an evaluation value of blood speed and
wherein the image analysis device detects images of a pulsating part from the X-ray images in the plurality of time phases, and calculates a center of gravity of the pulsating part detected from each of the X-ray images in the plurality of time phases, and then calculates a traveling distance of the center of gravity per unit time as the evaluation value of blood speed.
2. The dynamic radiographing system of claim 1 ,
wherein the control device allows the display device to display thereon at least one of the X-ray images in the plurality of time phases together with the information on the evaluation value.
3. A dynamic radiographing system comprising:
a radiographing device which radiographs dynamically a heart part of a subject by plain radiography and generates X-ray images in a plurality of time phases, the radiographing device including
an X-ray source for emitting an X-ray and
a detector for detecting the X-ray emitted from the X-ray source;
an image analysis device for calculating an evaluation value relating to a heart function using the X-ray images in the plurality of time phases;
a display device; and
a control device which allows the display device to display thereon information on the calculated evaluation value
wherein the evaluation value includes an evaluation value of cardiac output and
wherein the image analysis device detects an image of a pulsating part from the X-ray images in the plurality of time phases, and calculates a volume of the pulsating part having been detected as the evaluation value of cardiac output.
4. A dynamic radiographing system comprising:
a radiographing device which radiographs dynamically a heart part of a subject by plain radiography and generates X-ray images in a plurality of time phases, the radiographing device including
an X-ray source for emitting an X-ray and
a detector for detecting the X-ray emitted from the X-ray source;
an image analysis device for calculating an evaluation value relating to a heart function using the X-ray images in the plurality of time phases;
a display device; and
a control device which allows the display device to display thereon information on the calculated evaluation value
wherein the evaluation value includes an evaluation value of a beat and
wherein the image analysis device detects images of a main artery part from the X-ray images in the plurality of time phases, and calculates a change of a signal value in a prescribed area of the main artery part detected from each of the X-ray images in the plurality of time phases as the evaluation value of the beat.
5. A dynamic radiographing system comprising:
a radiographing device which radiographs dynamically a heart part of a subject by plain radiography and generates X-ray images in a plurality of time phases, the radiographing device including
an X-ray source for emitting an X-ray and
a detector for detecting the X-ray emitted from the X-ray source;
an image analysis device for calculating an evaluation value relating to a heart function using the X-ray images in the plurality of time phases;
a display device; and
a control device which allows the display device to display thereon information on the calculated evaluation value
wherein the evaluation value includes an evaluation value of a distance, directionality or periodicity of a movement of a local part of heart and
wherein the image analysis device detects images of the heart part from the X-ray images in the plurality of time phases, and calculates the distance, the directionality or the periodicity of the movement of the local part of heart between the images of the heart part of different time phases.
6. The dynamic radiographing system of claim 5 ,
wherein the image analysis device calculates the evaluation value for the distance, the directionality or the periodicity of the movement of the local part of heart for each segment of the heart part.
7. A dynamic radiographing system comprising:
a radiographing device which radiographs dynamically a heart part of a subject by plain radiography and generates X-ray images in a plurality of time phases, the radiographing device including
an X-ray source for emitting an X-ray and
a detector for detecting the X-ray emitted from the X-ray source;
an image analysis device for calculating an evaluation value relating to a heart function using the X-ray images in the plurality of time phases;
a display device; and
a control device which allows the display device to display thereon information on the calculated evaluation value
wherein the radiographing device takes an enlarged radiograph of the heart part.
8. A dynamic radiographing system comprising:
a radiographing device which radiographs dynamically a heart part of a subject by plain radiography and generates X-ray images in a plurality of time phases, the radiographing device including
an X-ray source for emitting an X-ray and
a detector for detecting the X-ray emitted from the X-ray source;
an image analysis device for calculating an evaluation value relating to a heart function using the X-ray images in the plurality of time phases;
a display device; and
a control device which allows the display device to display thereon information on the calculated evaluation value
wherein the radiographing device radiographs in a rotation angle phase in which a long axis of the heart part in an X-ray image is longest.
9. The dynamic radiographing system of claim 8 , further comprising:
a holding device which holds the subject which is a radiographing target rotatably between the X-ray source and the detector; and
a reading device for reading an X-ray image from the detector,
wherein the control device controls so that a rotation angle phase of the holding device is variable and the X-ray source emits an X-ray in a plurality of rotation angle phases in a pre-radiographing mode, and the control device determines a rotation angle phase in which a long axis of a heart area is longest, based on each of X-ray images obtained in each of the a plurality of rotation angle phases from the detector by the reading device, and allows the X-ray source to emit the X-ray while fixing the holding device at the rotation angle phase in an actual radiographing mode.
10. The dynamic radiographing system of claim 9 ,
wherein the holding device is arranged movably between the X-ray source and the detector and
wherein the control device determines the rotation angle phase in which the long axis of the heart area is longest at a position where the holding device has moved toward the detector in the pre-radiographing mode, and the control device allows the holding device to move toward the X-ray source after fixing the rotation angle phase of the holding device in the actual radiographing mode.
11. The dynamic radiographing system of claim 9 ,
wherein the control device allows the X-ray source to emit an X-ray a plurality of times continuously in the actual radiographing mode, and allows the reading device to read the X-ray image from the detector for each emission of the X-ray so as to allow the system to perform dynamic radiographing of the heart area.
12. The dynamic radiographing system of claim 9 , further comprising:
an image processing device which applies image processing in conformity to the heart part to the X-ray image obtained by an actual radiographing operation.