Medical image display apparatus
First Claim
1. A medical image display apparatus, comprising:
- a storage unit configured to store examination information of a plurality of examinations and image data resulting from the plurality of examinations;
a display unit configured to display a plurality of selectable icons corresponding to the plurality of examinations along one of a vertical direction and a horizontal direction in a screen, one or more selectable thumbnail images along the other one of the vertical direction and the horizontal direction, and an original image based on the image data, each of the one or more selectable thumbnail images being displayed in a smaller size than the original image; and
an input unit configured to select a first of the plurality of selectable icons and a first of the one or more selectable thumbnail images, wherein the one or more selectable thumbnail images belong to a first of the plurality of examinations which corresponds to the first selectable icon, and the original image corresponds to the first selectable thumbnail image.
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Abstract
A medical image display apparatus includes a storage unit, a display unit, and an input unit. The storage unit is configured to store examination information of a plurality of examinations and image data resulting from the plurality of examinations. The display unit is configured to display a plurality of selectable icons corresponding to the plurality of examinations along one of a vertical direction and a horizontal direction in a screen. The display unit is also configured to display one or more selectable thumbnail images along the other one of the vertical direction and the horizontal direction. The display unit is still further configured to display an original image based on the image data. Each of the one or more selectable thumbnail images is displayed in a smaller size than the original image. The input unit is configured to select a first of the plurality of selectable icons and a first of the one or more selectable thumbnail images. The one or more selectable thumbnail images belong to a first of the plurality of examinations which corresponds to the first selectable icon. The original image corresponds to the first selectable thumbnail image.
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29 Claims
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1. A medical image display apparatus, comprising:
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a storage unit configured to store examination information of a plurality of examinations and image data resulting from the plurality of examinations;
a display unit configured to display a plurality of selectable icons corresponding to the plurality of examinations along one of a vertical direction and a horizontal direction in a screen, one or more selectable thumbnail images along the other one of the vertical direction and the horizontal direction, and an original image based on the image data, each of the one or more selectable thumbnail images being displayed in a smaller size than the original image; and
an input unit configured to select a first of the plurality of selectable icons and a first of the one or more selectable thumbnail images, wherein the one or more selectable thumbnail images belong to a first of the plurality of examinations which corresponds to the first selectable icon, and the original image corresponds to the first selectable thumbnail image. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A medical image display apparatus, comprising:
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a storage unit configured to store examination information of a plurality of examinations and image data resulting from the plurality of examinations;
a display unit configured to display a plurality of icons corresponding to the plurality of examinations along one of a vertical direction and a horizontal direction in a screen, one or more selectable thumbnail images for each of the plurality of icons along the other one of the vertical direction and the horizontal direction, and at least one original image based on the image data, each of the one or more selectable thumbnail images being displayed in a smaller size than each of the at least one original image; and
an input unit configured to select at least one of the one or more selectable thumbnail images, wherein the at least one original image corresponds to the selected at least one of the one or more selectable thumbnail images. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22)
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23. A medical image display apparatus, comprising:
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a storage unit configured to store imaging information of a plurality of imaging operations and a plurality of image data sets resulting from the plurality of imaging operations, respectively, each of the image data sets including a series of images;
a display unit configured to display a plurality of selectable icons corresponding to the plurality of imaging operations along one of a vertical direction and a horizontal direction in a screen, one or more selectable thumbnail images along the other one of the vertical direction and the horizontal direction, and at least one of the series of images based on the image data set, each of the one or more selectable thumbnail images being displayed in a smaller size than each of the at least one of the series of images; and
an input unit configured to select one of the plurality of selectable icons and one of the one or more selectable thumbnail images, wherein the one or more selectable thumbnail images belong to a first of the plurality of imaging operations which corresponds to the selected one selectable icon, and the at least one of the series of images corresponds to the selected one selectable thumbnail image. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26)
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27. A method of displaying a medical image, comprising:
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storing examination information of a plurality of examinations and image data resulting from the plurality of examinations;
displaying a plurality of selectable icons corresponding to the plurality of examinations along one of a vertical direction and a horizontal direction in a screen;
selecting a first of the plurality of selectable icons;
displaying the one or more selectable thumbnail images along the other one of the vertical direction and the horizontal direction, the one or more selectable thumbnail images belonging to a first of the plurality of examinations which corresponds to the first selectable icon;
selecting a first of the one or more selectable thumbnail images; and
displaying an original image based on the image data, the original image being displayed in a larger size than the first selectable thumbnail image, the original image corresponding to the first selectable thumbnail image.
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28. A method of displaying a medical image, comprising:
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storing examination information of a plurality of examinations and image data resulting from the plurality of examinations;
displaying a plurality of icons corresponding to the plurality of examinations along one of a vertical direction and a horizontal direction in a screen;
displaying one or more selectable thumbnail images for each of the plurality of icons along the other one of the vertical direction and the horizontal direction;
selecting at least one of the one or more selectable thumbnail images; and
displaying at least one original image based on the image data, the at least one original image being displayed in a larger size than each of the one or more selectable thumbnail images, the at least one original image corresponding to the selected at least one of the one or more selectable thumbnail images.
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29. A method of displaying a medical image, comprising:
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storing examination information of a plurality of examinations and image data resulting from the plurality of examinations;
displaying a plurality of selectable icons corresponding to the plurality of examinations along one of a vertical direction and a horizontal direction in a screen;
selecting a first of the plurality of selectable icons;
displaying a first set of one or more selectable thumbnail images along the other one of the vertical direction and the horizontal direction, the first set belonging to a first of the plurality of examinations which corresponds to the first selectable icon;
selecting a second of the plurality of selectable icons;
switching to display the first set to a second set of one or more selectable thumbnail images, the second set belonging to a second of the plurality of examinations which corresponds to the second selectable icon;
selecting a first selectable thumbnail image from the second set; and
displaying an original image corresponding to the first selectable thumbnail image based on the image data, the original image being displayed in a larger size than the first selectable thumbnail image.
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