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Granted Patent B2
US 11,361,433 · App. 16/684,226 · Granted Jun 14, 2022

Image display control system, image display system, and image analysis device for dynamic medical imaging

Inventors: Takanori Ando (Hachioji, JP); Kenichi Yanagisawa (Kokubunji, JP); Ichirou Hamamoto (Fuchu, JP); Naoki Hayashi (Higashimurayama, JP)
Assignee: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.
G06T7/0012G06T7/20G06T7/62G06T7/70G06T11/206G16H30/40G06T2200/24G06T2207/10124G06T2207/20072G06T2207/20092G06T2207/30061G06T2207/30101
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Patent No.
US 11,361,433
App. No.
16/684,226
Granted
Jun 14, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

An image display control system includes a hardware processor that acquires data of a static image of a subject, and data of a dynamic image of the subject including a plurality of frame images, analyzes the dynamic image that is acquired, and creates analysis result data based on an analysis result, and selects, on a basis of a purpose of checking of data, at least one of the data among the data of the static image that is acquired, a part of the data of the dynamic image that is acquired, and the analysis result data that is created.

Claims (54)

1. An image display control system comprising a hardware processor configured to:

acquire data of a dynamic image of a subject including a plurality of frame images,

analyze the data of the dynamic image, and create analysis result data,

specify a purpose of checking from among a plurality of different purposes of checking stored in advance,

display, on a display device, a plurality of operation buttons respectively corresponding to the plurality of different purposes of checking, wherein an operation button corresponding to the specified purpose of checking among the plurality of operation buttons is displayed in a changed display state as compared to operation buttons among the plurality of operation buttons that correspond to purposes of checking other than the specified purpose of checking, wherein the plurality of operation buttons are operable to switch the specified purpose of checking, and

select and display on the display device, based on the specified purpose of checking, at least one from the dynamic image based on the data of the dynamic image and a dynamic analysis image based on the analysis result data, and at least one from an analysis value based on the analysis result data and an analysis graph based on the analysis result data,

wherein the hardware processor is configured to acquire, from a memory, a correspondence relationship between examination target parts and the plurality of different purposes of checking that can be selected for the examination target parts, and to enable or disable selection of each of the plurality of operation buttons based on the acquired correspondence relationship and an examination target part corresponding to the subject in the dynamic image.

2. The image display control system according to claim 1 , wherein:

the hardware processor selects the analysis graph, and

the analysis graph is a graph showing change over time among the plurality of frame images.

3. The image display control system according to claim 1 , wherein the analysis graph is a graph created based on the analysis value.

4. The image display control system according to claim 1 , further comprising the memory,

wherein the memory stores at least one type of the analysis result data in association with each of the plurality of different purposes of checking,

wherein the hardware processor is further configured to:

create a plurality of pieces of analysis result data of different types, and

select the data that is associated with the specified purpose of checking, among the data of the dynamic image, and the plurality of pieces of analysis result data.

5. The image display control system according to claim 4 , wherein the memory stores, in association with each of the plurality of different purposes of checking, at least one of a number of displays used for display, a button to be displayed, a layout of a screen, a display timing of data, a display order of data, a display time of data, a display size, a color scheme at a time of display, assignment of a function to an operation unit, and a radiographing period of an image.

6. The image display control system according to claim 1 , wherein the plurality of different purposes of checking include at least two of kinematic comparison of comparing a still subject and a moving subject, kinematic comparison of comparing a subject in a certain state and the subject in another state, structure observation of observing motion of a specific structure in a subject, blood vessel observation of observing a state of a blood vessel in a subject, follow-up observation of observing a change in a state of a subject from a past state, and emergency of specifying an abnormal part of an emergency patient.

7. The image display control system according to claim 1 , wherein the hardware processor causes the purpose of checking to be specified automatically based on the analysis result data that is created or examination information, or manually based on an operation performed by an operator before or after acquisition of the dynamic image.

8. The image display control system according to claim 1 , wherein the hardware processor selects a specific frame image that is specified based on analysis result from a plurality of frame images forming the dynamic image or the dynamic analysis image.

9. The image display control system according to claim 8 , wherein the specific frame image is a frame image, among the plurality of frame images, that is a frame image where the analysis value is greatest, a frame image where the analysis value is smallest, a frame image, the analysis value of which coincides with an average value, a frame image, the analysis value of which is within a predetermined range, a frame image, the analysis value of which coincides with a predetermined value, or a frame image selected by an operator.

10. The image display control system according to claim 8 , wherein the specific frame image is a frame image, among the plurality of frame images, that is a frame image, the analysis value of which is closest to an analysis value of a static image, or a frame image, the analysis value of which is farthest from the analysis value of a static image.

11. The image display control system according to claim 1 , wherein the analysis value includes at least one of a position of a specific point of a specific structure of the subject, a distance between the specific point and another point, an area of the specific structure, a volume of the specific structure, a signal value of a predetermined pixel of the subject, a maximum signal value in a predetermined range in the frame image, a minimum signal value in the predetermined range, an average value of all signal values in the predetermined range, a cardiothoracic ratio, and an arrangement angle of the specific structure in the frame image.

12. The image display control system according to claim 1 , wherein the hardware processor selects, based on the specified purpose of checking and examination information, at least one from a dynamic image based on the data of the dynamic image, and a dynamic analysis image based on the analysis result data.

13. The image display control system according to claim 7 , wherein the examination information includes at least one of a type of radiographing, a radiographing target part, a name of a clinical department requesting for examination, age of an examined person, sex of the examined person, and a name of an operator.

14. The image display control system according to claim 12 , wherein the examination information includes at least one of a type of radiographing, a radiographing target part, a name of a clinical department requesting for examination, age of an examined person, sex of the examined person, and a name of an operator.

15. An image display system comprising:

an image display control system according to claim 1 ; and

the display device that displays at least one from the dynamic image based on data of the dynamic image and a dynamic analysis image based on the analysis result data, and at least one from an analysis value based on the analysis result data and an analysis graph based on the analysis result data.

16. The image display system according to claim 15 , wherein the hardware processor:

changes the purpose of checking that is set, based on an operation performed by an operator, and

switches, according to change of the purpose of checking, a layout of a check screen to a layout that is in accordance with the purpose of checking after the change.

17. An image analysis device comprising a hardware processor configured to:

acquire data of a dynamic image of a subject including a plurality of frame images,

analyze the data of the dynamic image and create analysis result data,

specify a purpose of checking from among a plurality of different purposes of checking stored in advance,

display, on a display device, a plurality of operation buttons respectively corresponding to the plurality of different purposes of checking, wherein an operation button corresponding to the specified purpose of checking among the plurality of operation buttons is displayed in a changed display state as compared to operation buttons among the plurality of operation buttons that correspond to purposes of checking other than the specified purpose of checking, wherein the plurality of operation buttons are operable to switch the specified purpose of checking, and

select and display on the display device, based on the purpose of checking, at least one from the dynamic image based on the data of the dynamic image and a dynamic analysis image based on the analysis result data, and at least one from an analysis value based on the analysis result data and an analysis graph based on the analysis result data,

wherein the hardware processor is configured to acquire, from a memory, a correspondence relationship between examination target parts and the plurality of different purposes of checking that can be selected for the examination target parts, and to enable or disable selection of each of the plurality of operation buttons based on the acquired correspondence relationship and an examination target part corresponding to the subject in the dynamic image.

18. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having stored thereon a program which, when executed by a computer, causes the computer to perform operations of:

acquiring data of a dynamic image of a subject including a plurality of frame images,

analyzing the data of the dynamic image, and creating analysis result data,

specifying a purpose of checking from among a plurality of different purposes of checking stored in advance,

displaying, on a display device, a plurality of operation buttons respectively corresponding to the plurality of different purposes of checking, wherein an operation button corresponding to the specified purpose of checking among the plurality of operation buttons is displayed in a changed display state as compared to operation buttons among the plurality of operation buttons that correspond to purposes of checking other than the specified purpose of checking, wherein the plurality of operation buttons are operable to switch the specified purpose of checking,

selecting and displaying on the display device, based on the purpose of checking, at least one from the dynamic image based on the data of the dynamic image and a dynamic analysis image based on the analysis result data, and at least one from an analysis value based on the analysis result data and an analysis graph based on the analysis result data, and

acquiring, from a memory, a correspondence relationship between examination target parts and the plurality of different purposes of checking that can be selected for the examination target parts, and enabling or disabling selection of each of the plurality of operation buttons based on the acquired correspondence relationship and an examination target part corresponding to the subject in the dynamic image.

19. An image display control method comprising:

acquiring data of a dynamic image of a subject including a plurality of frame images,

analyzing the data of the dynamic image, and creating analysis result data,

specifying a purpose of checking from among a plurality of different purposes of checking stored in advance,

displaying, on a display device, a plurality of operation buttons respectively corresponding to the plurality of different purposes of checking, wherein an operation button corresponding to the specified purpose of checking among the plurality of operation buttons is displayed in a changed display state as compared to operation buttons among the plurality of operation buttons that correspond to purposes of checking other than the specified purpose of checking, wherein the plurality of operation buttons are operable to switch the specified purpose of checking,

selecting and displaying on the display device, based on the purpose of checking, at least one from the dynamic image based on the data of the dynamic image and a dynamic analysis image based on the analysis result data, and at least one from an analysis value based on the analysis result data and an analysis graph based on the analysis result data, and

acquiring, from a memory, a correspondence relationship between examination target parts and the plurality of different purposes of checking that can be selected for the examination target parts, and enabling or disabling selection of each of the plurality of operation buttons based on the acquired correspondence relationship and an examination target part corresponding to the subject in the dynamic image.

20. The image display control system according to claim 1 , wherein the hardware processor is further configured to select, from among a plurality of layouts stored in advance in association with the plurality of different purposes of checking, respectively, a layout associated with the specified purpose of checking.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 14, 2019
From: ANDO, TAKANORI; YANAGISAWA, KENICHI; HAMAMOTO, ICHIROU; HAYASHI, NAOKI
To: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.
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Priority Claims (1)
JP JP2018-218801 · Nov 22, 2018 · national
Continuity (1)
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