IP Library › Granted Patent US 12,217,867
Granted Patent B2
US 12,217,867 · App. 17/212,289 · Granted Feb 4, 2025

Medical information processing system and medical information processing apparatus

Inventors: Koichi Terai (Shioya-gun, JP); Yasunari Kutsuna (Nasushiobara, JP); Shouichi Nogawa (Shioya-gun, JP); Hisaya Shirakane (Shinagawa, JP); Jyunichi Yoshida (Nasushiobara, JP)
Assignee: CANON MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORPORATION
G16H50/20G16H10/60G16H30/20G16H30/40
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Patent No.
US 12,217,867
App. No.
17/212,289
Granted
Feb 4, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A medical information processing system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes a first processing circuit configured: to cause a display circuit to display a first image obtained by a medical image diagnosis apparatus; to cause the display circuit to display a plurality of regions classified in correspondence with a plurality of diseases and to display, in each of the plurality of regions, a representative image related to a corresponding one of the diseases; to receive a correspondence operation to bring the first image displayed by the display circuit into correspondence with one of the plurality of regions; and to cause, in response to the correspondence operation, a storage circuit to store therein, with respect to each of the diseases, the first image displayed by the display circuit as a verification requiring image related to the disease corresponding to the region brought into correspondence therewith.

Claims (54)

1. A medical information processing system, comprising:

a first processing circuit configured to:

cause a display circuit to display a first image obtained by a medical image diagnosis apparatus;

cause the display circuit to display a plurality of regions classified in correspondence with a plurality of diseases and to display, in each of the plurality of regions, a representative image that is related to a corresponding one of the diseases and is different from the first image;

receive a correspondence operation to bring the first image displayed by the display circuit into correspondence with a particular region of the plurality of regions displayed by the display circuit; and

cause, in response to the correspondence operation, a storage circuit to store therein, with respect to each of the diseases, the first image displayed by the display circuit as a verification-requiring image related to the disease corresponding to the particular region displayed by the display circuit and brought into correspondence therewith.

2. The medical information processing system according to claim 1 , further comprising a second processing circuit configured to:

generate a first management table that manages, with respect to each of the plurality of diseases, one or more requirements necessary for a verification process and a person assigned to each of the one or more requirements; and

transmit a processing request for having the corresponding requirement processed, to each of the assigned persons according to the first management table.

3. The medical information processing system according to claim 2 , wherein

when there are two or more requirements, the second processing circuit is further configured to generate the first management table so as to include a sequential order in which the plurality of requirements are to be executed, and

the second processing circuit is further configured to transmit the processing requests according to the sequential order of execution.

4. The medical information processing system according to claim 2 , wherein the second processing circuit is further configured to:

classify the requirements in correspondence with the verification-requiring images,

generate a second management table that manages progress of each of the requirements, and

update the second management table based on a completion notification transmitted from each of the assigned persons.

5. The medical information processing system according to claim 2 , wherein, in response to an approval operation, the second processing circuit is further configured to register a verification completed image obtained as a result of the verification process performed on the verification-requiring image.

6. The medical information processing system according to claim 2 , wherein each of the one or more requirements includes one of the following: an approval by an information manager on registration; an approval by a person responsible for an image diagnosis: an approval on a contour line of a disease rendered in the verification requiring image: an approval based on pathological information; and an approval based on genetic information.

7. The medical information processing system of claim 1 , wherein the first processing circuit is configured to cause the display circuit to display each of the representative images in the plurality of regions prior to receiving any correspondence operations.

8. A medical information processing apparatus, comprising:

a first processing circuit configured to:

cause a display circuit to display a first image obtained by a medical image diagnosis apparatus;

cause the display circuit to display a plurality of regions classified in correspondence with a plurality of diseases and to display, in each of the plurality of regions, a representative image that is related to a corresponding one of the diseases and is different from the first image;

receive a correspondence operation to bring the first image displayed by the display circuit into correspondence with a particular region of the plurality of regions displayed by the display circuit; and

cause, in response to the correspondence operation, a storage circuit to store therein, with respect to each of the diseases, the first image displayed by the display circuit as a verification-requiring image related to the disease corresponding to the particular region displayed by the display circuit and brought into correspondence therewith.

9. The medical information processing apparatus according to claim 8 , further comprising a second processing circuit configured to:

generate a first management table that manages, with respect to each of the plurality of diseases, one or more requirements necessary for a verification process and a person assigned to each of the one or more requirements; and

transmit a processing request for having the corresponding requirement processed, to each of the assigned persons according to the first management table.

10. The medical information processing apparatus according to claim 9 , wherein

when there are two or more requirements, the second processing circuit is further configured to generate the first management table so as to include a sequential order in which the plurality of requirements are to be executed, and

the second processing circuit is further configured to transmit the processing requests according to the sequential order of execution.

11. The medical information processing apparatus according to claim 9 , wherein the second processing circuit is further configured to:

classify the requirements in correspondence with the verification-requiring images,

generate a second management table that manages progress of each of the requirements, and

update the second management table based on a basis of a completion notification transmitted from each of the assigned persons.

12. The medical information processing apparatus according to claim 9 , wherein, in response to an approval operation, the second processing circuit is further configured to register a verification completed image obtained as a result of the verification process performed on the verification-requiring image.

13. The medical information processing apparatus according to claim 9 , wherein each of the one or more requirements includes one of the following: an approval by an information manager on registration; an approval by a person responsible for an image diagnosis; an approval on a contour line of a disease rendered in the verification requiring image; an approval based on pathological information; and an approval based on genetic information.

14. A medical information processing method, comprising:

causing a display circuit to display a first image obtained by a medical image diagnosis apparatus;

causing the display circuit to display a plurality of regions classified in correspondence with a plurality of diseases and to display, in each of the plurality of regions, a representative image that is related to a corresponding a particular region of the diseases and is different from the first image;

receiving a correspondence operation to bring the first image displayed by the display circuit into correspondence with one of the plurality of regions displayed by the display circuit; and

causing, in response to the correspondence operation, a storage circuit to store therein, with respect to each of the diseases, the first image displayed by the display circuit as a verification requiring image related to the disease corresponding to the particular region displayed by the display circuit and brought into correspondence therewith.

15. The medical information processing method according to claim 14 , further comprising:

generating a first management table that manages, with respect to each of the plurality of diseases, one or more requirements necessary for a verification process and a person assigned to each of the one or more requirements; and

transmitting a processing request for having the corresponding requirement processed, to each of the assigned persons according to the first management table.

16. The medical information processing method according to claim 15 , wherein

when there are two or more requirements, the method further includes generating the first management table so as to include a sequential order in which the plurality of requirements are to be executed, and

the method further includes transmitting the processing requests according to the sequential order of execution.

17. The medical information processing method according to claim 15 , further comprising:

classifying the requirements in correspondence with the verification-requiring images;

generating a second management table that manages progress of each of the requirements; and

updating the second management table based on a completion notification transmitted from each of the assigned persons.

18. The medical information processing method according to claim 15 , further comprising registering, in response to an approval operation, a verification completed image obtained as a result of the verification process performed on the verification requiring image.

19. The medical information processing method according to claim 15 , wherein each of the one or more requirements includes one of the following: an approval by an information manager on registration; an approval by a person responsible for an image diagnosis; an approval on a contour line of a disease rendered in the verification requiring image; an approval based on pathological information; and an approval based on genetic information.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 18, 2021
From: TERAI, KOICHI; KUTSUNA, YASUNARI; NOGAWA, SHOUICHI; SHIRAKANE, HISAYA; YOSHIDA, JYUNICHI
To: CANON MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 056275/0467 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2020-056658 · Mar 26, 2020 · national
Continuity (1)
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