Acoustic wave image display device and method
AssigneeFUJIFILM Corporation
InventorsKaku Irisawa, Dai Murakoshi, Tomoki Inoue
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Abstract
A first acoustic wave image and a second acoustic wave image are displayed on top of each other in different display colors, and a first operation icon for selecting the first acoustic wave image and a second operation icon for selecting the second acoustic wave image are displayed on operation icon display unit. The first operation icon and the second operation icon are displayed on top of each other in a display order identical to a display order of the first acoustic wave image and the second acoustic wave image that are displayed on top of each other on image display unit.
Claims18
An acoustic wave image display device in a system for displaying a first acoustic wave image and a second acoustic wave image on image display unit, the first acoustic wave image being generated on the basis of detected signals of photoacoustic waves generated, from within a subject, by the subject receiving light emitted to the subject, the second acoustic wave image being generated on the basis of detected signals of reflected acoustic waves, which are acoustic waves transmitted to the subject and reflected within the subject, the acoustic wave image display device comprising:
- an image display control unit that causes the first acoustic wave image and the second acoustic wave image to be displayed on top of each other on the image display unit in different display colors;
- operation icon display unit for displaying a first operation icon for selecting the first acoustic wave image and a second operation icon for selecting the second acoustic wave image;
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- an operation icon display control unit that causes the first operation icon and the second operation icon to be displayed on top of each other on the operation icon display unit in a display order identical to a display order of the first acoustic wave image and the second acoustic wave image that are displayed on top of each other on the image display unit,
- wherein the display order of the first operation icon and the second operation icon remain the same regardless of whether the first operation icon and the second operation icon are selected, and
- wherein the display order of the first operation icon and the second operation icon are identical to the display order of the first acoustic wave image and the second acoustic wave image regardless of whether the first operation icon and the second operation icon are selected.
An acoustic wave image display method for displaying a first acoustic wave image and a second acoustic wave image in color on image display unit, the first acoustic wave image being generated on the basis of detected signals of photoacoustic waves generated, from within a subject, by the subject receiving light emitted to the subject, the second acoustic wave image being generated on the basis of detected signals of reflected acoustic waves, which are acoustic waves transmitted to the subject and reflected within the subject, the acoustic wave image display method comprising:
- displaying the first acoustic wave image and the second acoustic wave image on top of each other in different display colors;
- displaying, on operation icon display unit, a first operation icon for selecting the first acoustic wave image and a second operation icon for selecting the second acoustic wave image;
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- displaying the first operation icon and the second operation icon on top of each other in a display order identical to a display order of the first acoustic wave image and the second acoustic wave image that are displayed on top of each other on the image display unit,
- wherein the display order of the first operation icon and the second operation icon remain the same regardless of whether the first operation icon and the second operation icon are selected, and
- wherein the display order of the first operation icon and the second operation icon are identical to the display order of the first acoustic wave image and the second acoustic wave image regardless of whether the first operation icon and the second operation icon are selected.
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