JPH0665338B2 - Ultrasonic diagnostic equipment - Google Patents

Description

Description: TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to an ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus, and more particularly to an ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus for mass examination in which a diagnostic region is defined.

[Technical background of the invention]

Among ultrasonic diagnostic equipment, ultrasonic tomography equipment in particular, by irradiating ultrasonic waves into the human body, due to the difference in tissue of each part of the body,
This is an apparatus that obtains an image of the reflected wave by utilizing the fact that the degree of attenuation and reflection is different.

In recent years, an increasing number of devices can clearly indicate in the image (for example, a corner of the image) which part of the human body the obtained tomographic image is. As the background, it is considered that the obtained data (tomographic image) can be easily arranged, and misalignment can be prevented.

[Problems of background technology]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a conventional linear electronic scanning device. 1 is an electronic scan probe, 2 is an ultrasonic transmitter / receiver, 3 is a transmission / reception control unit, 4 is a signal amplification processor, 5 is an image memory, 6 is a video mixer, 7 is a monitor, and 8 is a photographing device. Since the above is a general block, detailed description will be omitted.

A1 in the diagnostic site explicit function unit A is a body mark selector, and several types of marks are provided that simply show the region of the human body such as the front of the abdomen, the side of the abdomen (left), and the side of the abdomen (right). The required body mark B is selected from the existing body mark pattern memory A2. A3 is a probe mark rotation moving device for rotating the direction of the probe mark P. A4 is a probe mark plane movement operation device for moving the probe mark P in the XY plane. A5 is a probe mark position controller, and when the body mark B is selected, the probe mark P is set in the center thereof in a predetermined direction in advance. A6 is a probe mark memory.

An operation example of the above conventional device will be described with reference to FIG.

The operator selects the body mark selector A2 according to the diagnosis site.
By the operation of, the body mark B is displayed on the monitor as shown in FIG.

The operator operates the probe mark plane moving operation device A4 to move the probe mark P in parallel to the diagnosis site.

The operator operates the probe mark rotation moving operation device A3 to rotate the probe mark P so that the probe mark P becomes the same as the diagnostic site.

This completes the operation, but three-step operation is required,
The burden on the operator is not so different from handwriting the diagnostic site after recording the data. However, there is a merit that the diagnostic region can be imaged together with the data, and it is useful to inspect various diagnostic regions for general patients depending on the patient.

However, when it is necessary to image data of a large number of subjects per day in a group medical examination or the like, the above operation is complicated and imposes a great burden on the operator. That is, in the case of group medical examination, the diagnosis site is often roughly determined because of the fact that data of a large number of subjects are imaged in a short time, and the display of this kind of diagnosis site is performed by displaying the approximate position. There is nothing. Therefore, in the case of a mass examination, it is time-consuming to repeat the same operation, which is very burdensome for the operator.

[Object of the Invention]

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide an ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus in which the operation is simplified in the case of a mass examination or the like.

[Outline of Invention]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the present invention is an ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus capable of displaying a body mark together with image data obtained by transmitting and receiving ultrasonic waves, in a diagnostic site indicating pattern in which a probe position mark is displayed on the body mark. And a diagnostic site explicit pattern storing means for storing one or more of the diagnostic site explicit patterns, and an operation selection unit corresponding to each of the diagnostic site explicit patterns, and when any one of the operation selection units is operated, the corresponding diagnostic site explicit pattern is diagnosed. Includes a diagnostic site selection unit that is selected from the site explicit pattern storage unit and provided for display,
The operation selecting section is characterized by providing a pictorial display of a diagnostic site explicit pattern corresponding to each operation selecting section or the vicinity of each operation selecting section or a clear display corresponding thereto.

Example of Invention

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 3 and 4.

FIG. 3 is a system block diagram of an ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus as one embodiment of the present invention. In the figure, those having the same functions as those in FIG. The difference from FIG. 1 is that the diagnostic region specifying function unit A'is composed only of a diagnostic region selector (means) A7 and a diagnostic region specifying pattern memory A8. That is, for the purpose of clearly indicating the diagnostic region, at least one or more diagnostic region indicating patterns in which the probe position is clearly indicated, for example, various combination patterns of the body mark and the probe mark as shown in FIG. It is stored in the pattern memory A8. Along with this, the diagnostic part selector A7 is arranged with a plurality of pushbuttons, and a pictorial display as shown in FIG. 4 is provided thereon. The operator selects a diagnostic site explicit pattern corresponding to the diagnostic site to be imaged, using the diagnostic site selector A7. as a result,
A diagnostic site explicit pattern is recorded in the imaged data. In this diagnostic region selector A7, the pictorial display as shown in FIG. 4 is provided on each push button, so that the operator can operate by simply pushing the push buttons in sequence. This push button and pictorial display serve as the operation selection unit of the diagnostic region selector A7. Even if this pictorial display is not on the push button, the intention of the present invention is not impaired at a place where the selection of the button is not misunderstood, for example, around the push button.

As described above, according to the ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus of the present invention, the operation selection unit (for example, the push button) is provided so as to correspond to each of the diagnostic site indicating patterns in which the probe position mark is displayed on the body mark. , The operator can display the desired body mark and probe position mark together with the ultrasonic image data simply by selecting the operation selection unit corresponding to the diagnosis region. You do not need to set the.

Furthermore, by providing a pictorial display of the diagnostic site explicit pattern or a clear display corresponding to it, corresponding to the operation select unit corresponding to each diagnostic site explicit pattern, even the beginner who is not familiar with ultrasonic diagnosis can select the operation select unit. It is possible to apply the probe to the subject while looking at the picture display of
By arranging the arrangement in the order corresponding to the diagnosis order of the diagnosis parts, the operator can easily understand the diagnosis order and the diagnosis omission can be eliminated.

Further, the pictorial display is not limited to that shown in FIG. 4, and the intention of the present invention is not impaired as long as it is a clear display according to the pictorial display.
Furthermore, the device of the present invention can be used for other than the mass examination.
That is, it is possible to use the diagnostic part selector A7 for the imaging of the same pattern that is normally repeated, and to add the conventional device as necessary to similarly use the function of moving the probe mark.

As described above, in the case of a group medical examination, most of the diagnosed regions are determined, so those diagnostic region patterns are stored, and the images are selected by sequentially selecting the diagnostic region selectors such as pictographs. By displaying the diagnosis part in the data, the operability can be improved, and the examination can be performed smoothly in less time.

〔The invention's effect〕

According to the present invention described in detail above, it is possible to provide an ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus in which the operation is simplified in the case of a mass examination or the like.

[Brief description of drawings]

1 is a system block diagram of a conventional device, FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing an operation example of the device, FIG. 3 is a system block diagram showing an embodiment of the device of the present invention, and FIG. 4 is a diagnostic site selector. It is explanatory drawing which shows one Example of the above picture display. A, A '... Diagnostic site explicit function unit, A7 ... Diagnostic site selector, A8 ... Diagnostic site explicit pattern memory.

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. An ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus capable of displaying a body mark together with image data obtained by transmitting and receiving an ultrasonic wave, and storing at least one diagnostic site indicating pattern in which a probe position mark is displayed on the body mark. The diagnostic part explicit pattern storing means and the operation selecting part corresponding to each of the diagnostic part explicit patterns are provided, and when any one of the operation selecting parts is operated, the corresponding diagnostic part explicit pattern is stored in the diagnostic part explicit pattern storing part. A diagnostic site selecting means for selecting and displaying is provided, and the operation selecting unit provides a pictorial display of a diagnostic site explicit pattern corresponding to each operation selecting unit or in the vicinity of each operation selecting unit or a clear display corresponding thereto. An ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus characterized by being a thing. 2. The operation selecting section corresponding to each of the diagnostic site explicit patterns in the diagnostic site selecting means is arranged in an order corresponding to a diagnostic order of the diagnostic sites. 1. The ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus according to 1.