Medical image processing apparatus and medical network system

• US 20020175910A1
• Filed: 05/15/2002
• Published: 11/28/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 05/23/2001
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Konica Corporation (Konica Minolta Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Konica Corporation (Konica Minolta Inc.)
• Inventors: Toda, Haruyuki
• Granted Patent: US 7,171,612 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/418
• 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: G06T 1/00 General purpose image data processing
• 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
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/67 for remote operation

Abstract

A medical image processing apparatus for receiving an image file including medical image information, and for processing the medical image information so as to output a processed image file. The medical image processing apparatus includes: an output queue controller for controlling an output queue to define an order for outputting plural image files; an auxiliary controller for controlling a supplementary queue to supplement the output queue; and an output apparatus for outputting at least the plural image files. A medical network system is also configured for connectting, through a network, the medical image processing apparatus and an input apparatus to which the processed image file is inputted.

Claims

1. A medical image processing apparatus for receiving an image file including medical image information, and for processing said medical image information so as to output a processed image information, comprising:

a means for controlling an output queue to define an order for outputting a plurality of image files;

a auxiliary means for controlling a supplementary queue to supplement said output queue; and

a means for outputting at least said plurality of image files.

2. A medical image processing apparatus for receiving an image file including medical image information, and for processing said medical image information so as to output a processed image information, comprising:

a means for controlling an output queue to control an order for outputting a plurality of image files;

a means for controlling a multi-image format queue to control an order for outputting a plurlity of image files formatted in a multi-image format;

a means for momentarily registering image file with said multi-image format queue by suspending to output said image file with said means for controlling said output queue when said image file designated on a multi-image format comes to a forefront of said output queue; and

a means for generating a multi-image format image with said means for controlling multi-image format queue and for outputting said multi-image format image when all of said plurality of said image files constituting said multi-image format are registered on said multi-image format queue.

3. A medical image processing apparatus for receiving an image file including medical image information, and for processing said medical image information so as to output a processed image information, comprising:

a means for controlling a formatting queue to control an order for generating a plurality of image files from said image file to output with predetermined output formats;

a means for controlling output queue to control an order for outputting a plurality of image files;

a means for acknowledging different output formats in a plurality of designated output targets when said image file comes to a forefront of said formatting queue, and for generating image files in quantity corresponding to said different output formats;

a means for registering at least one of said image files to said output queue by said means for controlling output queue; and

a means for outputting an image file on a forefront of said output queue.

4. The medical image processing apparatus of claim 3, wherein said image files in quantity corresponding to said different output formats are judged whether all of said image files are completed to be outputted when a plurality of designated output targets are present for said image file, and said image files are not eliminated until all of said image files are completed to be outputted.

5. The medical image processing apparatus of claim 3, further comprising:

a storage means for registering said image files on said output queue;

wherein said plurality of image files are not formed when an residual capacity of said storage means becomes not more than a predetermined capacity for storage.

6. The medical image processing apparatus of claim 3, wherein said plurality of image files are not formed when a sum total of file sizes of said plurality of image files comes to not less than a predetermined value.

7. A medical network system for connectting, through a network, a medical image processing apparatus and an input apparatus, comprising:

said medical image processing apparatus for receiving an image file, including medical image information, and for processing said medical image information so as to output a processed image file, including;

a) a means for controlling an output queue to define an order for outputting a plurality of image files;

b) a auxiliary means for controlling a supplementary queue to supplement said output queue; and

c) a means for outputting at least said plurality of image files; and

said input apparatus for inputting said processed image file outputted from said medical image processing apparatus.

8. A medical network system for connectting, through a network, a medical image processing apparatus and an input apparatus, comprising:

said medical image processing apparatus for receiving an image file including medical image information, and for processing said medical image information so as to output a processed image file, including;

a) a means for controlling an output queue to control an order for outputting a plurality of image files;

b) a means for controlling a multi-image format queue to control an order for outputting a plurlity of image files formatted in a multi-image format;

c) a means for momentarily registering image file with said multi-image format queue by suspending to output said image file with said means for controlling said output queue when said image file designated on a multi-image format comes to a forefront of said output queue; and

d) a means for generating a multi-image format image with said means for controlling multi-image format queue and for outputting said multi-image format image when all of said plurality of said image files constituting said multi-image format are registered on said multi-image format queue; and

said input apparatus for inputting said processed image file outputted from said medical image processing apparatus.

9. A medical network system for connectting, through a network, a medical image processing apparatus and an input apparatus, comprising:

said medical image processing apparatus for receiving an image file including medical image information, and for processing said medical image information so as to output a processed image file, including;

a) a means for controlling a formatting queue to control an order for generating a plurality of image files from said image file to output with predetermined output formats;

b) a means for controlling output queue to control an order for outputting a plurality of image files;

c) a means for acknowledging different output formats in a plurality of designated output targets when said image file comes to a forefront of said formatting queue, and for generating image files in quantity corresponding to said different output formats;

d) a means for registering at least one of said image files to said output queue by said means for controlling output queue; and

e) a means for outputting an image file on a forefront of said output queue; and

said input apparatus for inputting said processed image file outputted from said medical image processing apparatus.