MEDICAL IMAGE DIAGNOSIS APPARATUS, X-RAY COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY APPARATUS, AND MEDICAL IMAGE DIAGNOSIS SYSTEM

1 . A medical image diagnosis apparatus comprising processing circuitry configured to:

obtain biological information as to a subject acquired by a biological monitor;

obtain analysis information resulting from analysis of the biological information; and

set an examination condition for capturing an image of the subject by a scan, based on the biological information and the analysis information.

2 . The medical image diagnosis apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein

the processing circuitry is configured to obtain the analysis information with a delay from obtaining the biological information.

3 . The medical image diagnosis apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein

the analysis information includes at least either of:

diagnosis information representing a clinical state of the subject, and

measurement information representing a characteristic of the biological information, and

the processing circuitry is configured to set the examination condition based on either of the diagnosis information and the measurement information.

4 . The medical image diagnosis apparatus according to claim 3 , wherein

the biological monitor is an electrocardiograph,

the diagnosis information includes an electrocardiographic finding of the subject, and

the processing circuitry is configured to set the examination condition based on the diagnosis information.

5 . The medical image diagnosis apparatus according to claim 4 , wherein

the electrocardiographic finding includes at least one of atrioventricular block, short PQ interval, pacemaker in operation, ventricular premature contraction, bigeminy, or atrial fibrillation, and

the processing circuitry is configured to set the examination condition based on the electrocardiographic finding.

6 . The medical image diagnosis apparatus according to claim 3 , wherein

the measurement information includes at least one of PR interval, PQ interval, RR interval, heart-rate variation, or frequency of irregular pulse, and

the processing circuitry is configured to set the examination condition based on the measurement information.

7 . The medical image diagnosis apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein

the processing circuitry is configured to set the examination condition including at least either of a scan condition and a reconstruction condition.

8 . The medical image diagnosis apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein

the scan condition includes

a scan timing representing a temporal condition for scanning the subject, and

an operation condition for elements of the medical image diagnosis apparatus to scan the subject at the scan timing, and

the processing circuitry is configured to set the examination condition including the scan condition.

9 . The medical image diagnosis apparatus according to claim 7 , wherein

the reconstruction condition includes a reconstruction timing representing a temporal condition for reconstructing medical image data of the subject, and

the processing circuitry is configured to set the examination condition including the reconstruction condition.

10 . An X-ray computed tomography apparatus, comprising:

a gantry that rotationally moves an X-ray tube;

a couch having a couch top on which a subject is to be laid; and

processing circuitry configured to

obtain biological information as to the subject acquired by a biological monitor,

obtain analysis information resulting from analysis of the biological information,

set an examination condition for capturing an image of the subject by a scan, based on the biological information and the analysis information, and

control operations of the gantry and the couch to irradiate the subject with an X-ray under the set examination condition.

11 . A medical image diagnosis system comprising:

a biological monitor including processing circuitry configured to acquire biological information as to a subject, and output the biological information; and

a medical image diagnosis apparatus including processing circuitry configured to

obtain the biological information from the biological monitor,

obtain analysis information resulting from analysis of the biological information,

set an examination condition for capturing an image of the subject by a scan, based on the biological information and the analysis information.