US 2019/0155836 A1Published application

Control method and non-transitory computer-readable recording medium for comparing medical images

AssigneePanasonic Corporation

InventorsKazuki KOZUKA, Kazutoyo TAKATA, Kenji KONDO, Hirohiko KIMURA, Toyohiko SAKAI

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Abstract

Similar medical images having a predetermined similarity to a region of interest in a medical image to be interpreted are received from a case search system. A display screen on which the received similar medical images are displayed is displayed on a display. The display screen includes display frames within which similar medical images are displayed. In response to an instruction for enlarging the similar medical images, corresponding regions of interest in the similar medical images are enlarged and displayed with the sizes of the display frames maintained unchanged on the display screen. In response to an instruction for causing a selected similar medical image among the enlarged and displayed similar medical images to move within a corresponding display frame, the other unselected similar medical image(s) is caused to move within a corresponding display frame synchronously with the movement of the selected similar medical image in the same movement direction.

Claims3

Dependent claims

A terminal, comprising:

a generator that generates information indicating a region of interest included in a medical image to be interpreted;
a receiver that receives thumbnail images including a first thumbnail image based on a first similar image to a nth thumbnail image based on a nth similar image, the first thumbnail image to the nth thumbnail image including a first region of interest to a nth region of interest, respectively, the region of interest and each of the first region of interest to the nth region of interest having a predetermined similarity;
and
a controller that causes a display to display a first image in a first display area on a screen of the display before the controller receives an enlargement instruction and that causes the display to display a second image in a second display area on the screen when the controller receives the enlargement instruction,
wherein a location and a size of the first display area on the screen is identical to a location and a size of the second display area on the screen, respectively,
wherein the first image includes an image11 based on the first thumbnail image to an image1n based on the nth thumbnail image,
wherein the second image includes an image21 based on the first thumbnail image to an image2n based on the nth thumbnail image,
wherein a location where the image11 is displayed on the screen to a location where the image1n is displayed on the screen are identical to a location where the image21 is displayed on the screen to a location where the image2n is displayed on the screen, respectively,
wherein a size of the image11 to a size of the image1n and a size of the image21 to a size of the image2n are identical, respectively,
wherein the image11 to the image1n corresponds to an area11 in the first thumbnail image to an area1n in the nth thumbnail image, respectively,
wherein the image21 to the image2n corresponds to an area21 in the first thumbnail image to an area2n in the nth thumbnail image, respectively,
wherein a size of the area11 to a size of the area1n are bigger than a size of the area21 to a size of the area2n, respectively,
wherein the image11 to the image1n includes a region11 to a region1n, respectively,
wherein the image21 to the image2n includes a region21 to a region2n, respectively,
wherein a size of the region11 to a size of the region1n are smaller than a size of the region21 to a size of the region2n, respectively, and
wherein the region11 and the region21 to the region1n and the region2n correspond to the first region of interest to the nth region of interest, respectively.

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A method, comprising:

generating information indicating a region of interest included in a medical image to be interpreted;
receiving thumbnail images including a first thumbnail image based on a first similar image to a nth thumbnail image based on a nth similar image, the first thumbnail image to the nth thumbnail image including a first region of interest to a nth region of interest, respectively, the region of interest and each of the first region of interest to the nth region of interest having a predetermined similarity;
causing a display to display a first image in a first display area on a screen of the display before an enlargement instruction is received;
causing the display to display a second image in a second display area on the screen when the enlargement instruction is received,
wherein a location and a size of the first display area on the screen is identical to a location and a size of the second display area on the screen, respectively,
wherein the first image includes an image11 based on the first thumbnail image to an image1n based on the nth thumbnail image,
wherein the second image includes an image21 based on the first thumbnail image to an image2n based on the nth thumbnail image,
wherein a location where the image11 is displayed on the screen to a location where the image1n is displayed on the screen are identical to a location where the image21 is displayed on the screen to a location where the image2n is displayed on the screen, respectively,
wherein a size of the image11 to a size of the image1n and a size of the image21 to a size of the image2n are identical, respectively,
wherein the image11 to the image1n corresponds to an area11 in the first thumbnail image to an area1n in the nth thumbnail image, respectively,
wherein the image21 to the image2n corresponds to an area21 in the first thumbnail image to an area2n in the nth thumbnail image, respectively,
wherein a size of the area11 to a size of the area1n are bigger than a size of the area21 to a size of the area2n, respectively,
wherein the image11 to the image1n includes a region11 to a region1n, respectively,
wherein the image21 to the image2n includes a region21 to a region2n, respectively,
wherein a size of the region11 to a size of the region1n are smaller than a size of the region21 to a size of the region2n, respectively, and
wherein the region11 and the region21 to the region1n and the region2n correspond to the first region of interest to the nth region of interest, respectively.

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A nonvolatile medium storing a program, the program causing a terminal to perform:

generating information indicating a region of interest included in a medical image to be interpreted;
receiving thumbnail images including a first thumbnail image based on a first similar image to a nth thumbnail image based on a nth similar image, the first thumbnail image to the nth thumbnail image including a first region of interest to a nth region of interest, respectively, the region of interest and each of the first region of interest to the nth region of interest having a predetermined similarity;
causing a display to display a first image in a first display area on a screen of the display before an enlargement instruction is received;
causing the display to display a second image in a second display area on the screen when the enlargement instruction is received,
wherein a location and a size of the first display area on the screen is identical to a location and a size of the second display area on the screen, respectively,
wherein the first image includes an image11 based on the first thumbnail image to an image1n based on the nth thumbnail image,
wherein the second image includes an image21 based on the first thumbnail image to an image2n based on the nth thumbnail image,
wherein a location where the image11 is displayed on the screen to a location where the image1n is displayed on the screen are identical to a location where the image21 is displayed on the screen to a location where the image2n is displayed on the screen, respectively,
wherein a size of the image11 to a size of the image1n and a size of the image21 to a size of the image2n are identical, respectively,
wherein the image11 to the image1n corresponds to an area11 in the first thumbnail image to an area1n in the nth thumbnail image, respectively,
wherein the image21 to the image2n corresponds to an area21 in the first thumbnail image to an area2n in the nth thumbnail image, respectively,
wherein a size of the area11 to a size of the area1n are bigger than a size of the area21 to a size of the area2n, respectively,
wherein the image11 to the image1n includes a region11 to a region1n, respectively,
wherein the image21 to the image2n includes a region21 to a region2n, respectively,
wherein a size of the region11 to a size of the region1n are smaller than a size of the region21 to a size of the region2n, respectively, and
wherein the region11 and the region21 to the region1n and the region2n correspond to the first region of interest to the nth region of interest, respectively.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 16/239,884Filed 4 Jan 2019
Priority: JP 2014-1161724 Jun 2014
Published: 23 May 2019
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification26 codes

G16H 30/20
ICT specially adapted for the handling or processing of medical images: for handling medical images, e.g. DICOM, HL7 or PACS
A61B 6/461
Arrangements for interfacing with the operator or the patient: displaying means of special interest
A61B 6/463
Displaying means of special interest: characterised by displaying multiple images or images and diagnostic data on one display
A61B 6/465
Displaying means of special interest: adapted to display user selection data, e.g. graphical user interface, icons or menus

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