Method of measuring a biomagnetic field, method of analyzing a measured biomagnetic field, method of displaying biomagnetic field data, and apparatus therefor

A method of measuring a magnetic field emitted from a biotest sample or of analyzing a measured magnetic field, comprising the steps of:

• displaying a first display indicative of a first mode including an operation to register a new biotest sample;
• displaying a second display indicative of a second mode to measure a magnetic field emitted from the test sample;
• executing data entry and registration of data relating to the test sample upon selection of the first display;
• measuring magnetic fields emitted from the test sample and registering information relating to the measured magnetic field data upon selection of the second display, wherein a screen is displayed which includes an area for displaying information on the test samples registered and an area for displaying information relating to the measured magnetic field data when the magnetic fields are measured.

A method of measuring a magnetic field emitted from a biotest sample at a plurality of positions, comprising the steps of:

• displaying said plurality of positions on a display area;
• selecting any of said plurality of positions;
• displaying information regarding a magnetic field strength at the selected position;
• and
• displaying said plurality of positions and whether said plurality of positions are selected or not on the display area, with said information regarding the magnetic field strength being displayed.

A method of measuring a magnetic field emitted from a biotest sample at a plurality of positions, comprising the steps of:

• displaying said plurality of positions in a matrix defined by rows and columns on a display area;
• selecting a row or column from the matrix of positions displayed;
• displaying information regarding a magnetic field strength of a selected row or column in association with their positions;
• and
• displaying said plurality of positions and whether said plurality of positions are selected or not on the display area, with said information regarding the magnetic field strength being displayed.

A biomagnetic field data display device for displaying magnetic field data obtained by measuring a biomagnetic field emitted from a biotest sample at a plurality of positions thereof, comprising:

• a process function display area showing process function items;
• an analysis data display area which displays at least one of measured magnetic field data and its processed magnetic field data;
• and
• an operating region display area which displays operating items corresponding to said measured magnetic field data and its processed magnetic field data, wherein
• said analysis data area displays data of at least one of a plurality of channels showing said plurality of positions;
• and
• said operating region display area displays a channel display area on which said channels are displayed, wherein said channel display area displays whether or not data of each of said channels is displayed on said analysis data display area.

A biomagnetic field data display device for displaying magnetic field data, obtained from a biomagnetic field emitted from a biotest sample and measured at a plurality of positions thereof, on a display area, wherein said display area comprises:

• a process function display area disposed in an upper portion of the display area;
• and
• a test sample display area disposed in a lower portion of the display area;
• and
• wherein said test sample display area includes:
• a list display section for displaying test sample information in a list, disposed in an upper portion of the test sample display area;
• and
• a data display section for displaying raw data of a designated test sample or its processed data, disposed in a lower portion of the test sample display area.

A biomagnetic field data display device for displaying magnetic field data, obtained from a biomagnetic field emitted from a biotest sample and measured at a plurality of positions thereof, on a display area, wherein said display area comprises:

• a process function display area for showing process function items, disposed in an upper portion of the display area;
• a test sample information display area for showing information relating to a test sample, disposed in a left side portion of the display area;
• an analysis data display area, disposed in a center portion of the display area;
• and
• an operating region display area, including a channel display area for displaying channels corresponding to said plurality of positions and for selecting any of said channels, disposed in a right side portion of the display area.

A biomagnetic field data display method for displaying magnetic field data obtained from biomagnetic fields emitted from a biotest sample measured at a plurality of positions thereof, comprising the steps of:

• instructing the display of a biotest sample list from a process function item in a process function display area;
• selecting a measurement item in said process function display area to display an analysis data display area for displaying biomagnetic field data and an operating region display area through which the contents of the display in said analysis data display area can be switched;
• displaying a grid map in said analysis data display area as its initial display;
• displaying a progress bar indicative of a state of progress of a measurement operation;
• and, upon completion of measurement, displaying biomagnetic field data or its processed magnetic field data on the analysis data display area.

A biomagnetic field data display method for displaying magnetic field data obtained from biomagnetic fields emitted from a biotest sample measured at a plurality of positions thereof in an analysis data display area, comprising the steps of:

• displaying a grid map on said display area as an initial display;
• instructing the display of a test sample list screen from a process function item in a process function display area;
• selecting a measurement item in said process function display area to display an operating region display area through which the display of biomagnetic field data and its contents of display can be switched;
• changing the display of biomagnetic field data by designating an item displayed in said operating region display area;
• displaying an operating region display area which can switch the display of processed magnetic field data and the contents of display thereof by selecting a data analysis item in said process function display area;
• and changing the display of processed magnetic field data by designating an item displayed in said operating region display area.

A biomagnetic field data display device for displaying magnetic field data obtained by measuring a biomagnetic field emitted from a test sample at a plurality of positions of the test sample using a plurality of magnetic sensors which provide a plurality of channels respectively corresponding to the plurality of positions of the test sample, the biomagnetic field data display device comprising:

• an analysis data display area which displays at least one of measured magnetic field data and processed magnetic field data for at least one channel selected from the plurality of channels, the processed magnetic field data being obtained by processing the measured magnetic field data;
• and
• an operation display area which displays
• a channel display area which shows the plurality of channels and which of the plurality of channels have been selected to have corresponding magnetic field data displayed in the analysis data display area, and
• operating items for manipulating the magnetic field data displayed in the analysis data display area.

A biomagnetic field data display device for displaying magnetic field data obtained by measuring a biomagnetic field emitted from a test sample at a plurality of positions of the test sample using a plurality of magnetic sensors which provide a plurality of channels respectively corresponding to the plurality of positions, the biomagnetic field data display device comprising:

• an analysis data display area which displays at least one of measured magnetic field data and processed magnetic field data, the processed magnetic field data being obtained by processing the measured magnetic field data;
• and
• an operation display area which displays
• a channel display area which shows the plurality of channels, and
• a plurality of display objects as which the magnetic field data may be displayed in the analysis data display area, the plurality of display objects including
• a single channel waveform display,
• a grid map display,
• a multichannel waveform display,
• a contour map of magnetic flux,
• a contour map of a propagation time, and
• a contour map a time integral;
• wherein the operation display area enables at least one of the plurality of channels to be selected to have corresponding magnetic field data displayed in the analysis data display area, and indicates which of the plurality of channels have been selected;and
• wherein the operation display area enables one of the display objects to be selected as a display object as which the magnetic field data is to be displayed in the analysis data display area, and indicates which of the display objects has been selected.