IP Library Granted Patent US 12,336,859
Granted Patent B2
US 12,336,859 · App. 18/461,294 · Granted Jun 24, 2025

Display device and control method of display device

Inventor: Riko Koshino (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
A61B8/464A61B8/0825A61B8/463G06F3/1446
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Patent No.
US 12,336,859
App. No.
18/461,294
Granted
Jun 24, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided are a display device and a control method of a display device capable of improving image interpretation efficiency of the user for an ultrasound image. A display device ( 1 ) includes: one or a plurality of adjacent monitors ( 17 ) that form a single screen; a memory ( 11 ) that stores a plurality of display layouts each of which has a plurality of display regions for displaying a plurality of ultrasound images on the single screen; a schematic diagram selection unit ( 12 ) that selects, from among a plurality of schematic diagrams each of which divides a breast of a subject under examination into a plurality of regions, one schematic diagram based on a user's designation; a display layout setting unit ( 13 ) that sets, on the single screen, a plurality of display regions of a display layout corresponding to the selected schematic diagram; an imaging position reading unit ( 14 ) that reads imaging positions from the ultrasound images; and an image disposition unit ( 15 ) that disposes the ultrasound images in the set display regions based on the read imaging positions.

Claims (53)

1. A display device comprising:

one or a plurality of adjacent monitors configured to form a single screen;

a memory configured to store a plurality of display layouts each of which has a plurality of display regions for displaying a plurality of ultrasound images on the single screen; and

a processor configured to

select, from among a plurality of schematic diagrams each of which divides a breast of a subject under examination into a plurality of regions, one schematic diagram based on a user's designation,

set, on the single screen, a plurality of display regions of a display layout corresponding to the schematic diagram selected,

read imaging positions of the ultrasound images from the ultrasound images, and

dispose the ultrasound images in the display regions which are set, based on the imaging positions which are read.

2. The display device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the processor is further configured to set, on the single screen, a plurality of display regions disposed at positions corresponding to a plurality of regions in the schematic diagram which is selected.

3. The display device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the processor is further configured to change the plurality of display regions already set on the single screen, based on the user's instruction.

4. The display device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the processor is further configured to

determine presence or absence of a finding in the ultrasound image,

set, on the single screen, a plurality of display regions of different display layouts, corresponding to a determination result of the presence of the finding and a determination result of the absence of the finding.

5. The display device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the processor is further configured to set, on the single screen, a plurality of display regions for arranging and displaying an ultrasound image captured in a latest examination performed on the same subject under examination and an ultrasound image captured in a past examination, based on the user's instruction.

6. The display device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the processor is further configured to set, on the single screen, a plurality of display regions for arranging and displaying an ultrasound image captured in an examination performed on the same subject under examination and an examination image acquired in an examination other than an ultrasound examination, based on the user's instruction.

7. The display device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the processor is further configured to set, among a plurality of display regions corresponding to both left and right breasts of the subject under examination, a plurality of display regions corresponding to one breast based on the imaging positions which are read or the user's instruction, and sets a plurality of display regions corresponding to the other breast by reversing disposition of imaging positions corresponding to the set plurality of display regions.

8. The display device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the processor is further configured to set, on the single screen, a plurality of display regions for arranging and displaying a B-mode image and a color image captured in an ultrasound examination performed on the same subject under examination, based on the user's instruction.

9. The display device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the processor is configured to read the imaging position of the ultrasound image by analyzing a schema image that is superimposed and displayed on the ultrasound image and that indicates a position of an ultrasound probe during imaging with respect to the breast.

10. The display device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the processor is further configured to read the imaging position of the ultrasound image based on a position of an ultrasound probe, which is written in a tag accompanying the ultrasound image.

11. A control method of a display device, comprising:

causing a memory to store a plurality of display layouts each of which has a plurality of display regions for displaying a plurality of ultrasound images on a single screen formed by one or a plurality of adjacent monitors;

selecting, from among a plurality of schematic diagrams each of which divides a breast of a subject under examination into a plurality of regions, one schematic diagram based on a user's designation;

setting, on the single screen, a plurality of display regions of a display layout corresponding to the selected schematic diagram;

reading imaging positions of the ultrasound images from the ultrasound images; and

disposing the ultrasound images in the set display regions based on the read imaging positions.

12. The control method of a display device according to claim 11 ,

wherein a plurality of display regions disposed at positions corresponding to a plurality of regions in the schematic diagram selected based on the user's designation are set on the single screen.

13. The control method of a display device according to claim 11 ,

wherein the plurality of display regions already set on the single screen are changed based on the user's instruction.

14. The control method of a display device according to claim 11 , further comprising:

determining presence or absence of a finding in the ultrasound image;

setting a plurality of display regions of different display layouts corresponding to a determination result of the presence of the finding and a determination result of the absence of the finding on the single screen.

15. The control method of a display device according to claim 11 ,

wherein a plurality of display regions for arranging and displaying an ultrasound image captured in a latest examination performed on the same subject under examination and an ultrasound image captured in a past examination are set on the single screen based on the user's instruction.

16. The control method of a display device according to claim 11 ,

wherein a plurality of display regions for arranging and displaying an ultrasound image captured in an examination performed on the same subject under examination and an examination image acquired in an examination other than an ultrasound examination are set on the single screen based on the user's instruction.

17. The control method of a display device according to claim 11 ,

wherein, among a plurality of display regions corresponding to both left and right breasts of the subject under examination, a plurality of display regions corresponding to one breast are set based on the read imaging positions or the user's instruction, and a plurality of display regions corresponding to the other breast are set by reversing disposition of imaging positions corresponding to the set plurality of display regions.

18. The control method of a display device according to claim 11 ,

wherein a plurality of display regions for arranging and displaying a B-mode image and a color image captured in an ultrasound examination performed on the same subject under examination are set on the single screen based on the user's instruction.

19. The control method of a display device according to claim 11 ,

wherein the imaging position of the ultrasound image is read by analyzing a schema image that is superimposed and displayed on the ultrasound image and that indicates a position of an ultrasound probe during imaging with respect to the breast.

20. The control method of a display device according to claim 11 ,

wherein the imaging position of the ultrasound image is read based on a position of an ultrasound probe, which is written in a tag accompanying the ultrasound image.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 5, 2023
From: KOSHINO, RIKO
To: FUJIFILM CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 064799/0883 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2021-036485 · Mar 8, 2021 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTJP2022006742 · Feb 18, 2022
Related Publication 20230404532A1 · Dec 21, 2023
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