Medical information processing apparatus and medical information processing method
A medical information processing apparatus according to an embodiment includes processing circuitry. The processing circuitry acquires a first index value obtained based on fluid analysis that is performed based on an image including a blood vessel of a subject, the first index value being related to blood flow at each of positions in the blood vessel. The processing circuitry acquires external information including a second index value related to blood flow at each of the positions in the blood vessel. The processing circuitry changes one of an arrangement direction of index values in a first graph and an arrangement direction of index values in a second graph in accordance with the other one of the arrangement directions. The processing circuitry displays the first graph and the second graph on a display unit such that the arrangement directions of the index values match each other.
1. A medical information processing apparatus comprising:
processing circuitry configured to:
acquire a first index value obtained based on fluid analysis that is performed based on an image including a first region of a blood vessel of a subject, the first index value being related to blood flow at each of positions in the first region of the blood vessel,
acquire clinical information of the subject from an external apparatus,
judge whether the clinical information is a second index value obtained by inserting a pressure wire into a second region of the blood vessel of the subject and measuring a pressure, the second region of the blood vessel including at least a part of the first region of the blood vessel, the second index value being related to blood flow at each of the positions in the second region of the blood vessel,
output a display control signal, when the clinical information is the second index value obtained by inserting a pressure wire into the second region of the blood vessel of the subject and measuring a pressure,
display a first graph and a second graph on a display, the first graph being a graph in which the first index value at each of positions in a long axis direction of the blood vessel is plotted, and the second graph being a graph in which the second index value at each of the positions in the long axis direction of the blood vessel is plotted, and
control, in accordance with reception of the display control signal, the display of the first graph and the second graph on the display such that the directions of the first and second graphs match each other.
2. The medical information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the processing circuitry is configured to change the direction of the long axis to match a direction of the long axis of the first graph with a direction of the long axis of the second graph.
3. The medical information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the processing circuitry is configured to
acquire, as the second index value, a measurement result obtained through measurement performed by a fractional flow reserve (FFR) measurement apparatus; and
change one of an arrangement direction of index values in a first graph and an arrangement direction of index values in a second graph in accordance with the other one of the arrangement directions, the first graph being a graph in which the first index values obtained based on the fluid analysis are plotted, and the second graph being a graph in which the second index values measured by the FFR measurement apparatus are plotted.
4. The medical information processing apparatus according to claim 3 , wherein the processing circuitry is configured to acquire, as the second index value, one of a measurement result obtained through measurement performed by the FFR measurement apparatus before an operation is performed on a subject and a measurement result obtained through measurement performed by the FFR measurement apparatus after an operation is performed on the subject.
5. The medical information processing apparatus according to claim 3 , wherein the change of the direction of the long axis is reversing the axis.
6. The medical information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the processing circuitry is configured to display the first graph and the second graph such that scales of the graphs match each other.
7. The medical information processing apparatus according to claim 6 , wherein the processing circuitry is configured to display the first graph and the second graph in an overlapping manner.
8. The medical information processing apparatus according to claim 6 , wherein the processing circuitry is configured to display the first graph and the second graph in a distinguishable manner.
9. The medical information processing apparatus according to claim 6 , wherein the processing circuitry is configured to display, in an intensified manner, a portion in which a difference between the first graph and the second graph exceeds a predetermined threshold.
10. The medical information processing apparatus according to claim 6 , wherein the processing circuitry is configured to display a blood vessel image in which a blood vessel region corresponding to a portion in which a difference between the first graph and the second graph exceeds a predetermined threshold is intensified.
11. The medical information processing apparatus according to claim 6 , wherein the processing circuitry is configured to, when the second index value is the measurement result obtained through measurement performed by a fractional flow reserve (FFR) measurement apparatus, acquire information on each position of the blood vessel for which the second index value has been obtained based on a moving velocity of the pressure wire used by the FFR measurement apparatus and adjust scales of the graphs based on the information on each position of the blood vessel.
12. A medical information processing method comprising:
acquiring a first index value obtained based on fluid analysis that is performed based on an image including a first region of a blood vessel of a subject, the first index value being related to blood flow at each of positions in the first region of the blood vessel;
acquiring clinical information of the subject from an external apparatus;
judging whether the clinical information is a second index value obtained by inserting a pressure wire into a second region of the blood vessel of the subject and measuring a pressure, the second region of the blood vessel including at least a part of the first region of the blood vessel, the second index value being related to blood flow at each of the positions in the second region of the blood vessel;
outputting a display control signal, when the clinical information is the second index value obtained by inserting a pressure wire into the second region of the blood vessel of the subject and measuring a pressure;
displaying a first graph and a second graph on a display, the first graph being a graph in which the first index value at each of positions in a long axis direction of the blood vessel is plotted, and the second graph being a graph in which the second index value at each of the positions in the long axis direction of the blood vessel is plotted; and
controlling, in accordance with reception of the display control signal, the display of the first graph and the second graph on the display such that the directions of the first and second graphs match each other.
13. A medical information processing system including a fluid analysis apparatus configured to perform fluid analysis on an image including a blood vessel, an external apparatus configured to acquire clinical information and a display apparatus, wherein
the display apparatus comprising:
processing circuitry configured to:
acquire a first index value obtained based on fluid analysis that is performed based on an image including a first region of a blood vessel of a subject from the fluid analysis apparatus, the first index value being related to blood flow at each of positions in the first region of the blood vessel,
acquire clinical information of the subject from the external apparatus,
judge whether the clinical information is a second index value obtained by inserting a pressure wire into a second region of the blood vessel of the subject and measuring a pressure, the second region of the blood vessel including at least a part of the first region of the blood vessel, the second index value being related to blood flow at each of the positions in the second region of the blood vessel,
output a display control signal, when the clinical information is the second index value obtained by inserting a pressure wire into the second region of the blood vessel of the subject and measuring a pressure,
display a first graph and a second graph on a display, the first graph being a graph in which the first index value at each of positions in a long axis direction of the blood vessel is plotted, and the second graph being a graph in which the second index value at each of the positions in the long axis direction of the blood vessel is plotted, and
control, in accordance with reception of the display control signal, the display of the first graph and the second graph on the display such that the directions of the first and second graphs match each other.