MEDICAL REPORTING SYSTEM, APPARATUS AND METHOD

• US 20090087049A1
• Filed: 09/18/2008
• Published: 04/02/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 09/27/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Fujifilm Corporation (Fujifilm Holdings Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Fujifilm Corporation (Fujifilm Holdings Corporation)
• Inventors: Takahashi, Noriyuki
• Granted Patent: US 8,189,888 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 382/128
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/055 involving electronic [EMR] or nuclear [NMR] magnetic resonance, e.g. magnetic resonance imaging
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 6/03 Computed tomography [CT] echo-tomography A61B8/14
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 6/463 characterised by displaying multiple images or images and diagnostic data on one display
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 6/468 allowing annotation or message recording
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 15/00 ICT specially adapted for medical reports, e.g. generation or transmission thereof
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 30/20 for handling medical images, e.g. DICOM, HL7 or PACS
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 30/40 for processing medical images, e.g. editing

Abstract

A medical reporting system includes a display panel for displaying plural CT images. A ROI setting unit designates a region of interest in the CT images. A group setting unit sets a group of specific CT images having the region of interest among the CT images, to generate group information of the group. A report editor displays a note area for inputting a note related to the specific CT images. A memory stores a text location of the note area assigned to the group information, and stores location information of the region of interest in the specific CT images. Furthermore, a first terminal device has the report editor, the ROI setting unit and the group setting unit. A second terminal device communicates with the first terminal device on line. A reporting display panel displays at least the specific CT images and the note.

Claims

1. A medical reporting system comprising:

a display panel for displaying plural medical images;

a ROI setting unit for designating a region of interest in said medical images;

a group setting unit for setting a group of specific medical images having said region of interest among said plural medical images, to generate group information of said group;

a report editor for displaying a note area for inputting a note related to said specific medical images; and

an assigning unit for assigning a text location of said note area to location information of said region of interest in said specific medical images assigned to said group information, so as to store said text location and said location information.

2. A medical reporting system as defined in claim 1, wherein said ROI setting unit extracts an abnormal shadow from data of said medical images, and said region of interest is a portion with said abnormal shadow.

3. A medical reporting system as defined in claim 1, further comprising:

a reporting display panel;

a display control unit for controlling said reporting display panel according to said text location and said location information assigned to said group information, to display said specific medical images, said region of interest and said note.

4. A medical reporting system as defined in claim 3, wherein said display control unit displays said specific medical images according to said group information and said location information.

5. A medical reporting system as defined in claim 3, wherein said display control unit enlarges or reduces said specific medical images simultaneously in said reporting display panel by display control.

6. A medical reporting system as defined in claim 3, wherein said display control unit enlarges or reduces said specific medical images discretely from one another by display control.

7. A medical reporting system as defined in claim 3, wherein said display control unit moves said specific medical images simultaneously in a scroll manner.

8. A medical reporting system as defined in claim 3, wherein said display control unit moves said specific medical images in a scroll manner discretely from one another by display control.

9. A medical reporting system as defined in claim 1, further comprising:

a first terminal device having said report editor, said ROI setting unit and said group setting unit;

a second terminal device for communicating with said first terminal device through a network; and

a reporting display panel, controlled by said second terminal device, for displaying at least said specific medical images and said note.

10. A medical reporting system as defined in claim 1, wherein said plural medical images are tomographic images of a body.

11. A medical reporting system as defined in claim 10, further comprising a processor for combining said tomographic images to reconstruct a 3D image.

12. A medical reporting apparatus comprising:

a display panel for displaying plural medical images;

a ROI setting unit for designating a region of interest in said medical images;

a group setting unit for setting a group of specific medical images having said region of interest among said plural medical images, to generate group information of said group;

a report editor for displaying a note area for inputting a note related to said specific medical images; and

an assigning unit for assigning a text location of said note area to location information of said region of interest in said specific medical images assigned to said group information, so as to store said text location and said location information.

13. A medical reporting apparatus as defined in claim 12, wherein said ROI setting unit extracts an abnormal shadow from data of said medical images, and said region of interest is a portion with said abnormal shadow.

14. A medical reporting method comprising:

a display step of displaying plural medical images;

a ROI setting step of designating a region of interest in said medical images;

a group setting step of setting a group of specific medical images having said region of interest among said plural medical images, to generate group information of said group;

an editing step of displaying a note area for inputting a note related to said specific medical images; and

an assigning step of assigning a text location of said note area to said group information, and assigning location information of said region of interest in said specific medical images to said group information.