MEDICAL IMAGE SYSTEM

• US 20090054766A1
• Filed: 03/13/2007
• Published: 02/26/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 03/14/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Nemoto Kyorindo Company Limited
• Original Assignee: Nemoto Kyorindo Company Limited
• Inventors: Nemoto, Shigeru
• Application Number:
  US12/293,078
• Publication Number:
  US 20090054766A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 600/425
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 6/00 Apparatus or devices for radiation diagnosis; Apparatus or devices for radiation diagnosis combined with radiation therapy equipment instruments measuring radiation intensity for application in the field of nuclear medicine, e.g. in vivo counting, G01T1/161; apparatus for taking X-ray photographs G03B42/02
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 6/566 involving communication between diagnostic systems
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/3592 using telemetric means, e.g. radio or optical transmission
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 5/14546 Front-loading type injectors
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 5/1456 with a replaceable reservoir comprising a piston rod to be moved into the reservoir, e.g. the piston rod is part of the removable reservoir
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/17 delivered via infusion or injection
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 30/20 for handling medical images, e.g. DICOM, HL7 or PACS
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/40 for the management of medical equipment or devices, e.g. scheduling maintenance or upgrades
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/63 for local operation
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/67 for remote operation

Abstract

A medical image system includes a medical imaging apparatus (300), an injector (100), and a hospital management server (600) having database (610). The injector has data output means (170) for communicating with the hospital management server and sending data of performed injection to the server. The system centrally manages image data and injection data, so that they are beneficially used in the next inspection or treatment.

Claims

1. A medical image system comprising:

(i) a medical imaging apparatus;

(ii) an injector which includes a piston driving mechanism and a control mechanism to inject chemical liquid into a patient, the piston driving mechanism holding a syringe including a cylinder and a syringe piston to move the syringe piston relative to the cylinder, and the control mechanism controlling the piston driving mechanism; and

(iii) a hospital management server which holds patient information,

wherein the injector includes;

(a) a data outputting means which communicates with said hospital management server, and transmits the data of chemical liquid injection thereto.

2. The medical image system according to claim 1, wherein the injector includes:

(b) syringe-information receiving means which receives syringe information from a data carrier means being provided in the syringe and holds the syringe information,

wherein the data outputting means further includes a function of transmitting the syringe information to the hospital management server.

3. The medical image system according to claim 1, wherein the data of chemical liquid injection is at least one selected from the group consisting of information of chemical liquid which has been used, an injection quantity, an injection profile representing an injection speed versus an injection period, and an injection profile representing an injection pressure versus an injection period.

4. The medical image system according to claim 1, wherein the injector includes:

(c) means for receiving at least information of imaging condition from the medical imaging apparatus,

wherein the data outputting means further includes a function of transmitting said information of imaging condition to the hospital management server.

5. The medical image system according to claim 4, wherein, when the medical imaging apparatus is a CT apparatus, the information of imaging condition includes an exposure condition containing at least one of radiation dose and timing of radiation exposure.

6. An injector used in the medical image system according to claim 1.