Method for the non-invasive capture of the temporal development of a state of a tissue structure

A system for non-invasive capture of a temporal development of a state of a tissue structure, comprising

• a measuring device for a non-invasive recording of measurement data of a body region to be examined in a measurement process, wherein the measurement data include ultrasound data;
• at least one local terminal device with a display device;
• and
• a server for storing and forwarding received data;
• whereby
• the at least one local terminal device and the server are set up for the mutual exchange of data;
• the at least one local terminal device is set up to receive the measurement data from the measuring device and to generate and display in real time image data from the received measurement data;
• the at least one local terminal device is set up to transmit identification data and the image data to the server;
• the at least one local terminal device is set up to retrieve stored image data from the server on the basis of the identification data transmitted to the server and to display this retrieved stored image data during a measurement process together with the image data generated from the received measurement data;
• and
• the at least one local terminal device is set up, in order to obtain information on an elastic state of the tissue structure, to carry out a determination of dimensions both in the image data generated from the received measurement data and in the retrieved stored image data at at least two different contact pressure forces in each case, wherein the at least one local terminal device is set up to enable a manual marking process being carried out on the displayed image data from the received measurement data and on the displayed retrieved stored image data to determine the dimensions.

A computer configured to perform steps comprising:

• receiving first measurement data from a measuring device, wherein the non-invasive recording of the first measurement data with the measuring device comprises a measurement of a contact pressure and generating and displaying first image data from the received first measurement data on a display device, wherein the first measurement data include ultrasound data;
• transmission of identification data and the first image data to a server;
• transmission of second identification data to the server;
• receiving stored image data from the server using the transmitted second identification data;
• displaying the received image data on the display device;
• receiving second measurement data from the measuring device, wherein a second examination to obtain the second measurement data is of the same kind as a first examination to obtain the first measurement data, and generating and displaying second image data from the received second measurement data on the display device, and,
• when the second measurement data is recorded, displaying the second image data in real time on the display device, together with the retrieved stored image data, wherein the second measurement data include ultrasound data;
• and, in order to obtain information on an elastic state of the tissue structure, determining dimensions both in the second image data and in the retrieved stored image data at at least two different contact pressure forces in each case, wherein to determine the dimensions, enabling to carry out a manual marking process on the displayed second image data and retrieved stored image data.