Patient examination support system

Abstract

In examinations involving complex positional changes, such as gastric X-ray imaging, this system allows for the rapid and accurate execution of pre-set, complex instruction sequences without the examiner diverting their gaze from the patient or the image, thereby reducing the burden on the patient. [Solution] This is a patient examination support system that stores sequence information indicating the order of a preset series of instructions. The control means displays a list of instruction icons on the operation screen, and outside of that, displays a continue area indicating instructions that have already been performed and a next area indicating the next instruction to be performed. When the next button is pressed, the instruction is executed, the second instruction is moved to the continue area, and the third instruction, which is the next in line, is automatically loaded into the next area.

Claims

[Claim 1] An operation reception means for receiving operations from the inspector, The inspection reference display used by the inspector, An instruction output means that outputs instructions to the person being tested, Based on the operation received by the operation receiving means, a control means controls the display on the inspection reference display and the output of the instruction output means. It has, The control means is In preset operation, sequence information indicating the order in which multiple instructions are output to the subject is available. When the preset start operation is performed, the preset operation is activated, and the instruction icons corresponding to the series of instructions defined in the sequence information are displayed sequentially in the icon list screen area of ​​the inspection reference display. Outside the aforementioned icon list screen area, a continue screen area is displayed that shows information about the first instruction to be output immediately in the order indicated by the sequence information, and a next screen area is displayed that shows information about the second instruction to be executed after the first instruction. When the continue button of the operation receiving means is pressed, the first instruction is output to the instruction output means. When the next button of the operation receiving means is pressed, information regarding the second instruction is displayed in the continue screen area, and information regarding the third instruction to be executed after the second instruction is also displayed in the next screen area. A system to support examinations for test subjects. [Claim 2] When the next button is pressed, the instruction output means is caused to output the second instruction. The patient examination support system according to claim 1. [Claim 3] Equipped with a dial lock, When the operation to switch to edit mode is performed, the instruction icon specified in response to the operation of the dial key moves within the icon list screen area, and the sequence information is set based on the position after the move. The patient examination support system according to claim 1. [Claim 4] Multiple presets are defined, The operation of the aforementioned operation receiving means accepts the selection of the preset to be executed. The patient examination support system according to claim 1. [Claim 5] The control means is The instruction icon corresponding to the instruction displayed in the continue screen area is highlighted in the icon list screen area in a manner different from other instruction icons. The patient examination support system according to claim 1. [Claim 6] The control means is In the preset operation, a sequence icon display process is performed to display multiple instruction icons indicated by the sequence information within the icon list screen area in the order indicated by the sequence information corresponding to the preset. The patient examination support system according to claim 1. [Claim 7] The control means is When the operation receiving means receives a link-off operation specifying an instruction icon displayed in the icon list screen area, it fixes the specified instruction icon in the display position at the time of the link-off operation, and in the sequence icon display process, it displays the instruction icons corresponding to the series of instructions defined in the sequence information in order at other display positions that avoid the fixed display position. The patient examination support system according to claim 6.

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