DIAGNOSIS STATION FOR DIAGNOSING MAMMOGRAMS

• US 20150230770A1
• Filed: 09/17/2013
• Published: 08/20/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 09/17/2012
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: General Electric Company
• Original Assignee: General Electric Company
• Inventors: Heinlein, Peter, Del Valle Magalhaes, Vanessa, Crasemann, Axel, SChroeder, Md, Bruce
• Application Number:
  US14/428,788
• Publication Number:
  US 20150230770A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 34/25 User interfaces for surgical systems
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0091 for mammography
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/7425 Displaying combinations of multiple images regardless of image source, e.g. displaying a reference anatomical image with a live image geometric transforms for image registration G06T3/14; enhancement using image fusion G06T5/50; algorithms for registration of images G06T7/30
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/743 Displaying an image simultaneously with additional graphical information, e.g. symbols, charts, function plots
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/7475 User input or interface means, e.g. keyboard, pointing device, joystick
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/748 Selection of a region of interest, e.g. using a graphics tablet
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 6/025 Tomosynthesis
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 6/032 Transmission computed tomography [CT]
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 6/463 characterised by displaying multiple images or images and diagnostic data on one display
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 6/464 involving a plurality of displays
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 6/465 adapted to display user selection data, e.g. graphical user interface, icons or menus
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 6/467 characterised by special input means
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 6/468 allowing annotation or message recording
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 6/502 for diagnosis of breast, i.e. mammography
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 6/54 Control of apparatus or devices for radiation diagnosis
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 6/563 involving image data transmission via a network
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0416 Control or interface arrangements specially adapted for digitisers
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0488 using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 30/20 for handling medical images, e.g. DICOM, HL7 or PACS

Abstract

A diagnosis station for diagnosing mammograms comprising a monitor device for displaying at least one mammogram, a computing device providing image data of the mammogram, and an input device for controlling the display of the mammogram. Herein, the input device comprises a touch sensitive touchscreen for controlling the display of the mammogram on the monitor device, the computing device provides first image data of the mammogram to the input device to display the mammogram on the touchscreen, the computing device provides second image data of the mammogram to the monitor device to display the mammogram on the monitor device, and the input device displays the mammogram according to the first image data on the touchscreen and, upon input of a control command by a user via the touchscreen, according to the mammogram displayed on the touchscreen, transfers control command data relating to the control command to the computing device.

Claims

1. A diagnosis station for diagnosing mammograms, comprising:

a monitor device configured to display at least one mammogram;

a computing device configured to provide image data of the at least one mammogram; and

an input device configured to control the display of the at least one mammogram on the monitor device, the input device comprising a touch sensitive touchscreen,

wherein;

the computing device provides first image data of the at least one mammogram to the input device to display the at least one mammogram on the touchscreen,

the computing device provides second image data of the at least one mammogram to the monitor device to display the at least one mammogram on the monitor device, and

the input device displays the at least one mammogram according to the first image data on the touchscreen and, upon input of a control command by a user via the touchscreen, according to the at least one mammogram displayed on the touchscreen, and transfers control command data relating to the control command to the computing device.

2. The diagnosis station according to claim 1, wherein the monitor device is further configured to display the at least one mammogram in a higher resolution and/or a different geometry than the touchscreen of the input device.

3. The diagnosis station according to claim 1, wherein the first image data provided by the computing device to the input device correspond to the at least one mammogram in a first resolution, whereas wherein the second image data provided by the computing device to the monitor device correspond to the at least one mammogram in a second resolution higher than the first resolution.

4. The diagnosis station according to claim 1, wherein the computing device and the input device communicate wirelessly.

5. The diagnosis station according to claim 1, wherein the monitor device comprises multiple viewports for displaying a plurality of mammograms in a predefined arrangement, wherein the viewports are mirrored independently on the touchscreen of the input device for displaying the plurality of mammograms on the touchscreen in a corresponding arrangement.

6. The diagnosis station according to claim 1, wherein a tap by a user on a mammogram displayed on the touchscreen causes a control command for displaying another mammogram or another set of mammograms.

7. The diagnosis station according to claim 1, wherein a tap by a user on a first portion of the touchscreen causes a control command for displaying at least one mammogram according to a next step of a predefined hanging protocol, and a tap on a second portion of the touchscreen causes a control command for displaying at least one mammogram according to a previous step of the predefined hanging protocol.

8. The diagnosis station according to claim 1, wherein the touchscreen, in addition to the at least one mammogram, displays an image strip indicating steps of a predefined hanging protocol for displaying mammograms in a predefined order.

9. The diagnosis station according to claim 8, wherein a swiping by a user across the image strip causes a control command for navigating between the steps of the predefined hanging protocol.

10. The diagnosis station according to claim 1, wherein a swiping by a user along a first direction across a mammogram displayed on the touchscreen causes a control command to navigate between like mammograms differing in their examination date.

11. The diagnosis station according to claim 10, wherein a swiping by the user along a second direction across the mammogram displayed on the touchscreen causes a control command to navigate between like mammograms of a single examination date.

12. The diagnosis station according to claim 1, wherein a touching of a mammogram displayed on the touchscreen at two touch points and a varying of the distance between the touch points causes a control command to vary the size of the mammogram.

13. The diagnosis station according to claim 1, wherein a touching of a mammogram displayed on the touchscreen at a single touch point and a moving of the touch point causes a control command to pan the mammogram.

14. The diagnosis station according to claim 1, wherein the computing device is constituted to transfer the control command data relating to the control command to the monitor device, wherein the monitor device is constituted to display the at least one mammogram relating to the second image data stored on the monitor device as commanded by the control command data.

15. The diagnosis station according to claim 1, wherein a toolbar is displayed on the touchscreen for a user to select a tool to be applied to a mammogram displayed on the touchscreen.

16. The diagnosis station according to claim 1, wherein, upon invoking a marking tool on the input device, the drawing of a marking shape on the touchscreen of the input device causes a control command to display a corresponding marking shape on the monitor device, wherein the monitor device is configured to display additional information relating the marking shape.

17. A method of controlling a diagnosis station for diagnosing mammograms, wherein the diagnosis station comprises a monitor device configured to display at least one mammogram, a computing device configured to provide image data of the at least one mammogram, and an input device configured to control the display of the at least one mammogram on the monitor device, wherein the input device comprises a touch sensitive touchscreen, the method comprising:

controlling the display of the at least one mammogram on the monitor device;

providing first image data of the at least one mammogram to the input device to display the at least one mammogram on the touchscreen;

providing second image data of the at least one mammogram to the monitor device to display the at least one mammogram on the monitor device;

displaying the at least one mammogram according to the first image data on the touchscreen and, upon input of a control command by a user via the touchscreen, according to the at least one mammogram displayed on the touchscreen; and

transferring control command data relating to the control command to the computing device.