KR20210012492A - A medical image analysis assistance system, a method performed in an electronic device having a screen, a graphical user interface of an electronic device having a screen - Google Patents

Abstract

A method performed in an electronic device having a screen according to an embodiment of the present invention, comprising: displaying at least a part of a plurality of medical image images in which a patient's body section is successively photographed on one side of the screen, the other side of the screen In response to an input for selecting information on at least one lesion from among the information on at least one lesion read as present in the plurality of medical image images and information on the lesion displayed on the other side of the screen, And displaying a medical image image in which a selected lesion is present among the plurality of medical image images on one side of the screen.

Description

A medical image analysis assistance system, a method performed in an electronic device having a screen, a graphical user interface of an electronic device having a screen electronic device having a screen}

The present invention relates to a medical image analysis auxiliary system, a method performed in an electronic device having a screen, and a graphic user interface of an electronic device having a screen, and more particularly, a medical image analysis auxiliary system for assisting diagnosis of lesions in a medical image , A method performed in an electronic device having a screen, and a graphic user interface of an electronic device having a screen.

Many hospitals use a medical imaging information system (PACS, Picture Archiving Communications System) that connects with equipment that takes medical images such as X-ray, CT, and MRI images.

The medical imaging information system stores photographed medical images in digital form and transmits them to the clinician's PC, allowing the clinician to check the medical images on the PC and diagnose the patient's lesions.

In particular, CT and MRI images consist of 300 consecutive tomographic images, and the clinician has the burden of checking 300 images to check all lesions and make an accurate diagnosis.

The problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a medical image analysis assistance system that enables a user to diagnose lesions more conveniently and accurately, a method performed in an electronic device having a screen, and a graphic user interface of an electronic device having a screen. .

The problems of the present invention are not limited to the problems mentioned above, and other problems that are not mentioned will be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the following description.

A medical image analysis assistance system according to an embodiment of the present invention for solving the above problem includes a medical image information receiving unit for receiving medical image information including a plurality of medical image images in which a body section of a patient is successively photographed, A lesion reading unit that reads the medical image information to estimate the existence of a lesion in the plurality of medical image images and detects the estimated location and information of the lesion, and at least a part of the plurality of medical image images and information on the lesion And an interface control unit configured to be displayed together on a screen, wherein the interface control unit causes at least a portion of the plurality of medical image images to be displayed on one side of the screen, and a thumbnail image of the lesion and the lesion on the other side of the screen Corresponding to the thumbnail image among the plurality of medical image images on one side of the screen in response to a scroll command input while the pointer of the input device is positioned on the thumbnail image displayed on the screen The surrounding medical image image of the medical image image is displayed.

The input device is a mouse, and the scroll command may be input by moving a scroll wheel of the mouse.

The input device is a mouse, and the scroll command may be input by dragging the mouse.

The input device is a touch screen, and the scroll command may be input by moving a touch point of the touch screen.

Among the plurality of medical image images, a medical image image in which the existence of the lesion is estimated may be displayed in a state in which the location of the lesion is highlighted.

When a command for selecting at least one of the thumbnail image and the lesion information displayed on the screen is input, the interface control unit may include a lesion corresponding to the lesion information among the plurality of medical image images on one side of the screen. The marked lesion image can be displayed.

When any one of the medical image images in which the existence of the lesion is estimated is displayed on one side of the screen, the interface controller is present in the medical image image displayed on one side of the screen among the information on the lesion displayed on the other side of the screen. The information on the lesion to be affected can be displayed in a highlighted state.

A medical image analysis assistance system according to an embodiment of the present invention for solving the above problem includes a medical image information receiving unit for receiving medical image information including a plurality of medical image images in which a body section of a patient is successively photographed, A lesion reading unit that reads the medical image information to estimate the existence of a lesion in the plurality of medical image images and detects the estimated location and information of the lesion, and at least a part of the plurality of medical image images and information on the lesion And an interface control unit configured to be displayed together on a screen, wherein the interface control unit causes at least a portion of the plurality of medical image images to be displayed on one side of the screen, and to display information on the lesion on the other side of the screen. And, in response to an input for selecting information on any one of the lesion information displayed on the other side of the screen, a medical image image in which a selected lesion from among the plurality of medical image images is present is displayed on one side of the screen. Let it be.

A medical image analysis assistance system according to an embodiment of the present invention for solving the above problem includes a medical image information receiving unit for receiving medical image information including a plurality of medical image images in which a body section of a patient is successively photographed, A lesion reading unit that reads the medical image information to estimate the existence of a lesion in the plurality of medical image images and detects the estimated location and information of the lesion, and at least a part of the plurality of medical image images and information on the lesion And an interface control unit configured to be displayed together on a screen, wherein the interface control unit causes at least a portion of the plurality of medical image images to be displayed on one side of the screen, and to display information on the lesion on the other side of the screen. And, when a medical image image including any one of the information on the lesion displayed on the other side of the screen among the plurality of medical image images is displayed on one side of the screen, the lesion displayed on the other side of the screen is displayed. Among the information, information on a lesion included in the medical image image displayed on one side of the screen is displayed in a highlighted state.

A method performed in an electronic device having a screen according to an embodiment of the present invention for solving the above problem includes the steps of displaying at least some of a plurality of medical image images in which a patient's body cross section is successively photographed on one side of the screen. , Displaying information on at least one lesion read as present in the plurality of medical image images on the other side of the screen, and selecting information on any one lesion from information on the lesion displayed on the other side of the screen And displaying a medical image image in which a selected lesion is present among the plurality of medical image images on one side of the screen in response to the input.

When a medical image image including any one of information on the lesion displayed on the other side of the screen is displayed on one side of the screen, among the information on the lesion displayed on the other side of the screen The method may further include displaying information on lesions included in the medical image image displayed on one side of the screen in a highlighted state.

A thumbnail image of the lesion may be displayed together with information on the lesion on the other side of the screen.

In response to an input of a scroll command for the thumbnail image, the step of displaying a peripheral medical image image of a medical image corresponding to the thumbnail image among the plurality of medical image images on one side of the screen may be further included. .

A graphic user interface of an electronic device having a screen according to an embodiment of the present invention for solving the above problem includes an image display area in which any one of a plurality of medical image images continuously photographed of a patient's body section is displayed, and the Includes a lesion list display area displaying information on at least one lesion that is read as being present in a plurality of medical image images, and displays information on any one of the information on the lesion displayed in the lesion list display area. In response to a selected input, a medical image image in which a selected lesion is present among the plurality of medical image images is displayed on the image display area.

When a medical image image including any one of information on the lesion displayed in the lesion list display area among the plurality of medical image images is displayed in the image display area, the lesion displayed in the lesion list display area Among the information, information on a lesion included in the medical image image displayed on the image display area may be displayed in a state of being highlighted.

A thumbnail image of the lesion may be displayed together with information on the lesion within the lesion list display area.

In response to an input of a scroll command for the thumbnail image, a peripheral medical image image of a medical image corresponding to the thumbnail image among the plurality of medical image images may be displayed on the image display area.

Other specific details of the present invention are included in the detailed description and drawings.

According to the embodiments of the present invention, there are at least the following effects.

The user can diagnose the lesion more conveniently and accurately.

The effects according to the present invention are not limited by the contents exemplified above, and more various effects are included in the present specification.

1 is a diagram schematically illustrating a system in which a medical image analysis auxiliary system according to an embodiment of the present invention is used.
2 is a flow chart illustrating a part of a method performed in an electronic device having a screen according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a diagram illustrating a graphic user interface displayed on a screen according to steps S11 and S12 of FIG. 2.
4 is a diagram illustrating an example of information on a lesion displayed in a lesion list display area of FIG. 3.
5 is a diagram illustrating a graphic user interface displayed on a screen according to steps S13 to S15 of FIG. 2.
6 is a flowchart illustrating another part of a method performed in an electronic device having a screen according to an embodiment of the present invention.
7 is a diagram illustrating a graphic user interface displayed on a screen according to steps S21 and S22 of FIG. 6.
8 is a flow chart illustrating still another part of a method performed in an electronic device having a screen according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
9 to 16 are diagrams illustrating a graphic user interface displayed on a screen according to steps S31 and S32 of FIG. 8.

Advantages and features of the present invention, and a method of achieving them will become apparent with reference to the embodiments described below in detail together with the accompanying drawings. However, the present invention is not limited to the embodiments disclosed below, but may be implemented in a variety of different forms, and only these embodiments make the disclosure of the present invention complete, and are common knowledge in the technical field to which the present invention pertains. It is provided to completely inform the scope of the invention to those who have, and the invention is only defined by the scope of the claims. The same reference numerals refer to the same components throughout the specification.

In addition, the embodiments described in the present specification will be described with reference to sectional views and/or schematic diagrams which are ideal exemplary diagrams of the present invention. Therefore, the shape of the exemplary diagram may be modified by manufacturing technology and/or tolerance. In addition, in each of the drawings shown in the present invention, each component may be somewhat enlarged or reduced in consideration of convenience of description. The same reference numerals refer to the same components throughout the specification.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described with reference to drawings for explaining a medical image analysis auxiliary system according to an embodiment of the present invention, a method performed in an electronic device having a screen, and a graphic user interface of an electronic device having a screen. .

1 is a diagram schematically illustrating a system in which a medical image analysis auxiliary system according to an embodiment of the present invention is used.

As shown in Figure 1, the medical image analysis assistance system 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention is connected to the PACS (Picture Archiving Communications System, 2) communicatively. PACS is a medical imaging information system widely used in hospitals.

In the present embodiment, as an example of a medical image information system to which the medical image analysis auxiliary system 1 is connected, the PACS 2 is described, but the medical image analysis auxiliary system 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention is a PACS (2) It may be used in communication with other medical imaging information systems.

The medical image analysis assistance system 1 may exist in a remote location outside the hospital, and in this case, the PACS 2 may be communicatively connected to the PACS 2 through a wired or wireless remote communication network. For example, the medical image analysis assistance system 1 and the PACS 2 may be connected through a wide area network such as the Internet.

Alternatively, the medical image analysis assistance system 1 may be located in a hospital operating the PACS 2. In this case, the medical image analysis assistance system 1 may be communicatively connected with the PACS 2 through a wired/wireless communication network in the hospital.

In addition, the medical image analysis assistance system 1 may be communicatively connected with the input device 31 and the terminal 3 having the screen 32. The terminal 3 may be an electronic device such as a desktop, notebook, tablet, or smart phone.

The medical image analysis assistance system 1 exists at a remote location with respect to the terminal 3 and may be communicatively connected to the terminal 3 through a wired or wireless remote communication network. For example, the medical image analysis assistance system 1 may be connected to the terminal 3 in a cloud manner to provide a service.

Alternatively, the medical image analysis assistance system 1 may be provided as software installed in the terminal 3.

Alternatively, some components of the medical image analysis assistance system 1 are provided as software installed in the terminal 3, and some other components are provided in remote locations and can be connected to the terminal 3 through a wired/wireless remote communication network to enable communication. have.

As shown in FIG. 1, the medical image analysis auxiliary system 1 includes a medical image information receiving unit 11, a lesion reading unit 12, and an interface control unit 13.

The medical image information receiving unit 11 receives medical image information stored in the PACS 2 from the PACS 2 or generated by a medical imaging device linked to the PACS 2. The medical image information may be a DICOM (Digital Imaging Communication in Medicine) file, which is standardized medical image information currently generally used. In this embodiment, a medical image taken using a medical imaging device such as Computer Tomography (CT) and Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), which consists of a set of a plurality of medical image images in which a patient's body section is continuously photographed, is included. The explanation is based on medical image information.

The lesion reading unit 12 estimates the existence of a lesion by reading a medical image included in the medical image information received by the medical image information receiving unit 11 and detects the location and information of the estimated lesion in the image. The lesion reading unit 12 may be configured to read a medical image based on artificial intelligence (AI) and detect a lesion that is estimated to exist in the image, and the lesion reading unit 12 Separate analysis algorithms may be provided according to the photographing area (head, chest, abdomen, spine, hands, feet, etc.), and the type of lesion to be detected (fracture, nodule, etc.).

In this embodiment, a configuration in which the lesion reading unit 12 is included in the medical image analysis auxiliary system 1 is described as an example, but according to the embodiment, the medical image analysis auxiliary system may not include the lesion reading unit 12. I can. In this case, the medical image information receiving unit 11 may receive medical image information for which lesion reading has been completed.

The interface control unit 13 generates a graphic user interface displayed on the screen 32 of the terminal 3. The interface control unit 13 transmits information on the graphic user interface to the terminal 3 so that the graphic user interface is visually displayed on the screen 32 of the terminal 3. In addition, the graphic user interface displayed on the screen 32 is changed in response to the user's input through the input device 31 of the terminal 3.

More specific details will be described together with a method performed in an electronic device having a screen and a graphic user interface of the electronic device having a screen.

2 is a flowchart illustrating a part of a method performed in an electronic device having a screen according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 3 is a graphic user interface displayed on the screen according to steps S11 and S12 of FIG. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of information on lesions displayed in the lesion list display area of FIG. 3, and FIG. 5 illustrates a graphic user interface displayed on the screen according to steps S13 to S15 of FIG. It is a drawing shown.

As shown in FIG. 2, a method (hereinafter, a method.) performed in an electronic device having a screen according to an embodiment of the present invention includes displaying at least a portion of a plurality of medical image images in an image display area (S11 ), displaying information on a lesion in a lesion list display area (S12), detecting an input for selecting any one of information on a lesion (S13), a lesion selected from among a plurality of medical image images in the image display area Displaying the existing medical image image (S14), and highlighting selected lesion information from among lesion information displayed in the lesion list display area (S15).

The interface controller 13 may receive medical image information from the medical image information receiving unit 11 and may receive information on a lesion read from the lesion reading unit 12. When the lesion reading unit 12 receives medical image information from the medical image information receiving unit 11 and holds information obtained by adding information on the read lesion to the corresponding medical image information, the interface controller 13 Medical image information to which information on a lesion is added may be received from the reader 12.

As shown in FIG. 3, the interface control unit 13 includes at least a part of the screen 32 of the terminal 3 in a patient information display area A, an image display area B, and a lesion list display area C, It is possible to provide a graphic user interface that is divided into the tool display area D and displayed.

The interface controller 13 displays patient information in the patient information display area (A).

The patient information may be information included in medical image information (eg, a diecom file), and may include the patient's name, ID, and the date of medical image capture.

In the step (S11) of displaying at least a part of the plurality of medical image images in the image display area, the interface control unit 13 is Mark one. For example, in the case of an MRI or CT image composed of 300 images, any one of 300 images is displayed on the image display area B.

In the step of displaying information on the lesion in the lesion list display area (S12), the interface controller 13 estimates that the lesion list display area C is present in a plurality of medical image images by the lesion reader 12 Or, information on lesions identified as being present in a plurality of medical image images by a clinician or the like is displayed. In the case of an MRI or CT image composed of 300 images, lesions present or estimated to be present in 300 images are displayed.

3 and 4 show examples in which information on four lesions (C1, C2, C3, C4) is displayed. In this embodiment, for convenience of explanation, as an example of a lesion, a nodule present in the lung is described as a reference.

The information on the four lesions (C1, C2, C3, C4) may include thumbnail images of the lesion (C11, C21, C31, C41) and character information (C12, C22, C32, C42) of the lesion.

As shown in FIG. 4, the thumbnail images C11, C21, C31, and C41 of the lesion may be part of a medical image image in which a lesion exists (a portion where a lesion appears) among a plurality of medical image images. Alternatively, as another embodiment, the thumbnail images C11, C21, C31, and C41 of the lesion may be medical image images in which the lesion exists among a plurality of medical image images.

Character information about the lesion (C12, C22, C32, C42) is the type of lesion (Solid, Part Solid, etc.), the location of the lesion (RLL (Right Lower Lobe), LLL (Left Lower Lobe), etc.), and the lesion is located. It can include image numbers (#54, #99, #110, #137, etc.), average size (eg Avg: 7.8mm, etc.), longest/shortest length (eg 8.3/7.2).

The interface controller 13 may display icons of tools through which a user (eg, a clinician) of the terminal 3 can input a command through the interface on the tool display area D.

In the step of detecting an input for selecting any one of the information on the lesion (S13), the interface control unit 13 uses the input device 31 of the terminal 3 to provide information on the lesion (C1, C2, C3). , C4) detects an input for selecting one of.

The input for selecting any one of the lesion information is, when the input device 31 is a mouse, a mouse pointer displayed on the screen 32 by the user manipulating the mouse is transferred to the lesion information (C1, C2, C3). , C4) can be provided by placing it on any one of and clicking the mouse.

In addition, when the input device 31 is configured as a touch screen configured on the screen 32, the user may use a touch pen or a finger to display information on the lesion displayed on the screen 32 (C1, C2, C3, It can be provided by touching any one of C4).

When an input for selecting any one of the information on the lesion is detected, in the step of displaying a medical image image in which the selected lesion is present among a plurality of medical image images in the image display area (S14), the interface controller 13 displays an image. A medical image image in which the lesion selected in step S13 is present is displayed in the region (B).

For example, when the user selects C1 among lesion information (C1, C2, C3, C4) using the input device 31 while an image as shown in FIG. 3 is displayed on the screen 32, the interface controller ( 13) is an image as shown in FIG. 5 in which a medical image image (eg, image 54) in which C1 exists among a plurality of medical image images (eg, 300 images) is expressed on the image display area B. Is displayed on the screen 32.

By providing the graphic user interface as described above, the clinician can quickly find a portion where a lesion exists in a plurality of medical image images.

In addition, in the step (S15) of highlighting the selected lesion information among the lesion information displayed on the lesion list display area, the interface controller 13 applies to the lesion selected in step S13 among the lesion information (C1, C2, C3, C4). The information C1 is highlighted and displayed. Highlight processing makes the brightness of the corresponding area brighter than the surrounding area, processes such that transparent colors (e.g., yellow, fluorescent color, red color, etc.) overlap, or treats the font and/or thickness of text differently from other parts. It may mean image processing such as to be visually distinct from the surrounding area.

When the medical image image in which the estimated or confirmed lesion exists among a plurality of medical image images is displayed in the image display area B, the interface control unit 13 includes information on the lesion displayed in the lesion list display area C. , C2, C3, C4) of the lesions present in the medical image image (C1) may be displayed to be highlighted.

In the example shown in Figs. 2 to 5, four lesions are present at the 54th, 99th, 110th, and 137th in 300 tomographic images, respectively. Therefore, when a plurality of medical image images are sequentially displayed in the image display area (B) by user input, when the 54th medical image image is displayed in the image display area (B), the lesion list display area (C) is displayed. If C1 among the information on the lesion (C1, C2, C3, C4) is displayed to be highlighted and the 99th medical image image is displayed in the image display area (B), the information on the lesion displayed in the lesion list display area (C) C2 of (C1, C2, C3, C4) may be processed in a manner that is displayed to be highlighted.

This function is performed when the clinician quickly flips and confirms a plurality of tomographic images displayed in the image display area (B) in sequence, and when an image with a lesion appears in the image display area (B), the lesion list display area (C) is Among the information on the displayed lesion (C1, C2, C3, C4), the corresponding information is highlighted, so that it is possible to quickly recognize that the image exists and the information on the lesion can be immediately confirmed.

Meanwhile, as shown in FIG. 5, when a lesion exists in the medical image image displayed in the image display area B, the location B1 of the lesion may be highlighted and displayed. . In addition, specific information about the lesion (B2) (e.g., XYZ coordinates, text information about the lesion (C12, C22, C32, C42), additional information about the lesion not described in the medical image image) It can be displayed overlapping.

6 is a flow chart illustrating another part of a method performed in an electronic device having a screen according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 7 is a graphic user interface displayed on the screen according to steps S21 and S22 of FIG. 6. It is a diagram showing.

The method according to an embodiment of the present invention may further include detecting an input requesting enlargement of the lesion area (S21), and expanding and displaying the lesion area within the image in the image display area (S22). Steps S21 and S22 may be performed after step S14.

In step S21, the interface control unit 13 detects an input requesting the enlargement of the lesion area by the user using the input device 31 of the terminal 3. The input for requesting enlargement of the lesion area may be provided by a user selecting an icon for executing enlargement of the lesion area among icons displayed in the tool display area D using the input device 31. Alternatively, the user may select and provide the location B1 of the lesion displayed by being highlighted in the medical image image using the input device 31.

When an input requesting enlargement of the lesion area is detected, the interface control unit 13 executes step S22, and as shown in FIG. 7, the lesion portion in the medical image image displayed in the image display area B is approximately displayed. The lesion is enlarged so that it is located in the center of the area B so that a part of the medical image is displayed on the image display area B. The enlargement ratio may be set in advance or may be determined/adjusted by the user, and may be set to change the enlargement ratio according to the size of the lesion. For example, when the size of the lesion is large, the enlargement ratio may be set to be smaller than when the size of the lesion is small.

This function improves user convenience because, when the clinician wants to check the shape and characteristics of the lesion, the lesion is easily enlarged and displayed.

8 is a flowchart illustrating another part of a method performed in an electronic device having a screen according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIGS. 9 to 16 are displayed on the screen according to steps S31 and S32 of FIG. It is a diagram showing a graphic user interface.

As shown in FIG. 8, the method according to an embodiment of the present invention includes the steps of detecting an input of a scroll command for a thumbnail image (S31) and displaying a surrounding image in an image display area corresponding to the scroll direction. (S32) is included. Steps S31 and S32 may be performed after step S14.

In step S31, the interface control unit 13 detects an input of a scroll command for the thumbnail image. The scroll command for the thumbnail image is obtained by the user using the input device 31 to display information on the lesion (C1, C2, C3, C4) displayed in the lesion list display area (C). C13, C14) refers to inputting a scroll command while the pointer of the input device is positioned.

As shown in FIG. 9, the user selects C3 from the lesion information (C1, C2, C3, C4), and the 110th medical image image in which the lesion for C3 exists is displayed in the image display area (B). In the state, as shown in FIG. 10, the user manipulates the mouse, which is the input device 31, to place the mouse pointer on the thumbnail image C31 of C3, and rotate the mouse wheel in one direction. A scroll command for may be input.

When an input of the scroll command for the thumbnail image is detected in the above-described manner, in step S32, the interface controller 13 displays the surrounding medical image image of the medical image image displayed in the image display area B according to the scroll direction in the image display area. It should be indicated in (B).

For example, as shown in FIG. 10, when the user rotates the mouse wheel in one direction (rotation direction by pulling the user's body) while the 110th medical image image is displayed in the image display area (B), As shown in FIG. 11, the interface controller 13 may cause the 111th medical image image to be displayed in the image display area B.

If the user continuously rotates the mouse wheel in one direction, the 112th medical image image, the 113th medical image image, and the 114th medical image image may be sequentially displayed in the image display area B.

On the contrary, as shown in FIG. 12, while the 110th medical image is displayed on the image display area (B), the user moves the mouse wheel in another direction (rotation direction by pushing the mouse wheel away from the user's body). When rotated, as illustrated in FIG. 12, the interface controller 13 may display the 109th medical image image in the image display area B.

If the user continuously rotates the mouse wheel in another direction, the 108th medical image image, the 107th medical image image, and the 106th medical image image may be sequentially displayed in the image display area B.

As shown in FIG. 14, the scroll command for the thumbnail image may be input by a user positioning the mouse pointer on the thumbnail image C31 of C3 and clicking and dragging the mouse.

In this case, the scroll direction is determined by the drag direction. For example, when the mouse is dragged downward in the state of FIG. 14, as shown in FIG. 11, the interface controller 13 causes the 111th medical image to be displayed in the image display area B, and the user continues Accordingly, when the mouse is dragged downward, the 112th medical image image, the 113th medical image image, and the 114th medical image image may be sequentially displayed in the image display area B.

In addition, when the mouse is dragged upward in the state of FIG. 14, as shown in FIG. 12, the interface controller 13 causes the 109th medical image image to be displayed in the image display area B, and the user continues to By dragging in the upward direction, the 108th medical image image, the 107th medical image image, and the 106th medical image image may be sequentially displayed in the image display area B.

As illustrated in FIG. 15, the scroll command for the thumbnail image may be input by a user placing the end of the touch pen on the thumbnail image C31 of C3 and dragging. It has been described above that the surrounding medical image images are displayed on the image display area B according to the drag direction, and a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

As illustrated in FIG. 16, the scroll command for the thumbnail image may be input by a user placing a finger on the thumbnail image C31 of C3 and dragging. It has been described above that the surrounding medical image images are displayed on the image display area B according to the drag direction, and a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

In FIGS. 14 to 16, examples of the drag direction have been described downward/upward, but the surrounding medical image images may be displayed on the image display area B according to the left-right drag direction.

This function allows the clinician to select a specific lesion (e.g., C3) using the input device 31, and a medical image (e.g., the 110th image) in which the lesion is present is displayed on the image display area (B). In the displayed state, if you want to check the state of the surrounding tissues/organs, it is necessary to minimize the movement of the pointer (mouse pointer, end of the touch pen, finger, etc.) of the input device 31 and check adjacent medical image images. Make it possible.

Those of ordinary skill in the art to which the present invention pertains will be able to understand that the present invention can be implemented in other specific forms without changing the technical spirit or essential features thereof. Therefore, it should be understood that the embodiments described above are illustrative in all respects and not limiting. The scope of the present invention is indicated by the claims to be described later rather than the detailed description, and all changes or modified forms derived from the meaning and scope of the claims and their equivalent concepts should be interpreted as being included in the scope of the present invention. do.

1: Medical image analysis auxiliary system
2: PACS 3: Terminal
A: Patient information display area
B: image display area
C: lesion list display area
C11, C21, C31, C41: thumbnail image
D: tool display area

Claims (17)

A medical image information receiver configured to receive medical image information including a plurality of medical image images in which a patient's body cross section is continuously photographed;
A lesion reading unit that reads the received medical image information, estimates the existence of a lesion in the plurality of medical image images, and detects the estimated location and information of the lesion; And
Including; an interface controller configured to display at least a portion of the plurality of medical image images and information on the lesion together on a screen,
The interface control unit,
At least some of the plurality of medical image images are displayed on one side of the screen,
A thumbnail image of the lesion and information of the lesion are displayed on the other side of the screen,
In response to a scroll command input while a pointer of the input device is positioned on the thumbnail image displayed on the screen, the medical image surrounding the medical image corresponding to the thumbnail image among the plurality of medical image images on one side of the screen A medical image analysis assistant system for displaying an image image. The method of claim 1,
The input device is a mouse,
The scroll command is input by moving a scroll wheel of the mouse. The method of claim 1,
The input device is a mouse,
The scroll command is input by dragging of the mouse, medical image analysis assistance system. The method of claim 1,
The input device is a touch screen,
The scroll command is input by moving a touch point of the touch screen. The method of claim 1,
The medical image analysis assistance system, wherein the medical image image in which the existence of the lesion is estimated among the plurality of medical image images is displayed in a state in which the location of the lesion is processed with highlighting. The method of claim 1,
The interface control unit,
When a command for selecting at least one of the thumbnail image and the lesion information displayed on the screen is input, a lesion image displaying a lesion corresponding to the lesion information among the plurality of medical image images is displayed on one side of the screen. Display, medical image analysis assistance system. The method of claim 1,
The interface control unit,
When any one of the medical image images in which the existence of the lesion is estimated is displayed on one side of the screen, information of the lesion existing in the medical image image displayed on one side of the screen among the information on the lesion displayed on the other side of the screen A medical image analysis assistant system that displays in a highlighted state. A medical image information receiver configured to receive medical image information including a plurality of medical image images in which a patient's body cross section is continuously photographed;
A lesion reading unit that reads the received medical image information, estimates the existence of a lesion in the plurality of medical image images, and detects the estimated location and information of the lesion; And
Including; an interface controller configured to display at least a portion of the plurality of medical image images and information on the lesion together on a screen,
The interface control unit,
At least some of the plurality of medical image images are displayed on one side of the screen,
To display information on the lesion on the other side of the screen,
In response to an input for selecting information on any one of the lesion information displayed on the other side of the screen, a medical image image containing a selected lesion among the plurality of medical image images is displayed on one side of the screen. , Medical image analysis auxiliary system. A medical image information receiver configured to receive medical image information including a plurality of medical image images in which a cross section of a patient's body is successively photographed;
A lesion reading unit that reads the received medical image information, estimates the existence of a lesion in the plurality of medical image images, and detects the estimated location and information of the lesion; And
Including; an interface controller configured to display at least a portion of the plurality of medical image images and the lesion information together on the screen,
The interface control unit,
At least some of the plurality of medical image images are displayed on one side of the screen,
To display information on the lesion on the other side of the screen,
When a medical image image including any one of information on the lesion displayed on the other side of the screen among the plurality of medical image images is displayed on one side of the screen, among the information on the lesion displayed on the other side of the screen A medical image analysis assistance system that causes information on a lesion included in a medical image displayed on one side of the screen to be displayed in a highlighted state. As a method performed in an electronic device having a screen,
Displaying at least a portion of a plurality of medical image images in which a cross section of a patient's body is continuously captured on one side of the screen;
Displaying information on at least one lesion read as present in the plurality of medical image images on the other side of the screen; And
In response to an input for selecting information on any one of the lesion information displayed on the other side of the screen, displaying a medical image image in which a selected lesion is present from among the plurality of medical image images on one side of the screen How to include ;. The method of claim 10,
When a medical image image including any one of information on the lesion displayed on the other side of the screen is displayed on one side of the screen, among the information on the lesion displayed on the other side of the screen The method further comprising: displaying information on the lesion included in the medical image image displayed on one side of the screen in a highlighted state. The method of claim 10,
The method, wherein a thumbnail image of the lesion is displayed together with information on the lesion on the other side of the screen. The method of claim 12,
In response to an input of a scroll command for the thumbnail image, causing a peripheral medical image image of a medical image corresponding to the thumbnail image among the plurality of medical image images to be displayed on one side of the screen; further comprising, Way. As a graphical user interface of an electronic device having a screen,
An image display area in which any one of a plurality of medical image images in which a patient's body cross section is continuously photographed is displayed;
And a lesion list display area displaying information on at least one lesion read as present in the plurality of medical image images,
In response to an input for selecting information on any one of the lesion information displayed in the lesion list display area, a medical image image in which a selected lesion is present among the plurality of medical image images is displayed on the image display area. A, graphical user interface. The method of claim 14,
When a medical image image including any one of information on the lesion displayed in the lesion list display area among the plurality of medical image images is displayed in the image display area, the lesion displayed in the lesion list display area A graphic user interface for displaying information on a lesion included in the medical image image displayed on the image display area among the information in a highlighted state. The method of claim 14,
A graphical user interface for displaying a thumbnail image of the lesion together with information on the lesion in the lesion list display area. The method of claim 16,
In response to an input of a scroll command for the thumbnail image, displaying a surrounding medical image image of a medical image corresponding to the thumbnail image among the plurality of medical image images in the image display area.

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