Display control device, display control method, and display control program

Abstract

This display control device comprises at least one processor. The processor displays a designated image that is designated from among a plurality of medical tomographic images, and a list of medical information for a subject obtained further in the past than the designated image. Upon receiving the selection of medical information, the processor performs a control to display details of the selected medical information together with the designated image.

Description

Display control device, display control method, and display control program

[0001] The present disclosure relates to a display control device, a display control method, and a display control program.

[0002] Medical three-dimensional images captured by imaging devices such as CT (Computed Tomography) devices and MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) devices are used for image diagnosis. These three-dimensional images include tomographic images at multiple different cross-sectional positions. In image diagnosis using three-dimensional images, doctors switch between and display the multiple tomographic images.

[0003] A known technique for switching between and displaying multiple tomographic images is described in, for example, International Publication No. 2021 / 182076. In the technique described in International Publication No. 2021 / 182076, a slider bar is displayed indicating the tomographic position of the displayed tomographic image. Furthermore, in the technique described in International Publication No. 2021 / 182076, a mark indicating that additional information has been added is displayed on the slider bar at a specific position, which is the position of a specific image that is a tomographic image to which additional information, such as the results of image analysis performed by a computer, such as abnormal shadow candidates, has been added.

[0004] Incidentally, when observing medical images, the observation may be performed while referring to other medical information related to the subject, such as past test results. However, with the technology described in International Publication No. 2021 / 182076, although it is easy to obtain information about multiple tomographic images including the displayed tomographic image, it may be difficult to obtain other medical information related to the subject. Therefore, with conventional technology, it may be difficult to refer to other medical information related to the subject.

[0005] The present disclosure provides a display control device, a display control method, and a display control program that make it easier to refer to other medical information related to a subject.

[0006] A first aspect of the present disclosure is a display control device comprising at least one processor, which displays a designated image selected from a plurality of medical cross-sectional images and a list of medical information of a subject obtained earlier than the designated image, and when a selection of medical information is accepted, controls to display details of the selected medical information together with the designated image.

[0007] In a second aspect of the present disclosure, in the first aspect, the processor may further display an object indicating the position of a designated image in the plurality of tomographic images.

[0008] A third aspect of the present disclosure is the first aspect, wherein the medical information is medical information of a region that includes at least the same region as the designated image.

[0009] A fourth aspect of the present disclosure may be such that in the first aspect, an area for displaying details of medical information is larger than an area for displaying a designated image.

[0010] A fifth aspect of the present disclosure is that in the first aspect, the processor may change the size of the area displaying the details of the medical information in response to a contact operation on a display device that displays the specified image and details of the medical information.

[0011] A sixth aspect of the present disclosure is that, in the first aspect, the processor may change the size of the area displaying the details of the medical information in response to a touch operation on the area displaying the details of the medical information.

[0012] A seventh aspect of the present disclosure is that in the first aspect, the processor may perform control to switch the displayed details of past medical information to details of other past medical information in response to an operation of tracing the details of the displayed medical information in a specific direction.

[0013] In an eighth aspect of the present disclosure, in the first aspect, the medical information may include a medical image of the subject.

[0014] A ninth aspect of the present disclosure is related to the first aspect, wherein the details of the medical information may include multiple medical images of the subject and other information, and the processor may perform control to hide the other information when any of the multiple medical images is selected.

[0015] A tenth aspect of the present disclosure is the first aspect, wherein the processor may display reduced images of medical images included in the medical information as a list of the medical information of the subject.

[0016] An eleventh aspect of the present disclosure is that in the first aspect, when the processor receives a specification of a word or sentence in the details of medical information, it may obtain literature or images related to the received word or sentence and display the obtained literature or images.

[0017] A twelfth aspect of the present disclosure is a display control method that displays a designated image selected from a plurality of medical tomographic images and a list of medical information of a subject obtained earlier than the designated image, and when a selection of medical information is accepted, controls to display details of the selected medical information together with the designated image.

[0018] A thirteenth aspect of the present disclosure is a display control program that causes a computer to execute a process to control the display of a specified image selected from a plurality of medical tomographic images and a list of medical information of a subject obtained earlier than the specified image, and when a selection of medical information is accepted, to display details of the selected medical information together with the specified image.

[0019] According to the above aspects, the display control device, the display control method, and the display control program of the present disclosure can make it easier to refer to other medical information related to the subject.

[0020] 1 is a block diagram showing an example of the configuration of a diagnosis support system; FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an example of the hardware configuration of a display control device; FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing an example of the functional configuration of a display control device; FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of a display screen; FIG. 5 is a diagram for explaining a slider bar; FIG. 6 is a diagram for explaining a display form of detailed medical information; and FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing an example of display control processing.

[0021] Hereinafter, examples of embodiments for carrying out the technology of the present disclosure will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

[0022] First, the configuration of a diagnosis support system 10 according to this exemplary embodiment will be described with reference to Fig. 1. As shown in Fig. 1, the diagnosis support system 10 includes a display control device 12, an imaging device 14, and an image storage device 16. The display control device 12, the imaging device 14, and the image storage device 16 are each connected to a network N and are capable of communicating with each other via the network N.

[0023] The imaging device 14 is a device that captures an image of a diagnostic region of a subject, thereby generating a three-dimensional medical image representing the region. The three-dimensional medical image captured by the imaging device 14 includes a plurality of tomographic images. In this exemplary embodiment, a CT device is described as the imaging device 14, but this is not limiting. For example, a device that generates three-dimensional medical images other than a CT device, such as an MRI device or a PET (Positron Emission Tomography) device, may also be used as the imaging device 14. Furthermore, in this exemplary embodiment, an example is described in which axial cross-sectional images are used as the cross-sectional images constituting the three-dimensional medical image, but this is not limiting. Tomographic images of cross-sections other than axial cross-sections, such as sagittal cross-sections and coronal cross-sections, may also be used as the cross-sectional images constituting the three-dimensional medical image.

[0024] The image storage device 16 is a computer that saves and manages medical images and includes a storage device for storing the medical images. The image storage device 16 transmits and receives medical images generated by the imaging device 14 between the display control device 12 and the imaging device 14 via the network N. The storage format of the medical images and communication between the devices via the network N are based on a predetermined protocol such as DICOM (Digital Imaging and Communication in Medicine).

[0025] Next, the hardware configuration of the display control device 12 of this exemplary embodiment will be described with reference to Fig. 2. Examples of the display control device 12 include mobile terminal devices such as tablet terminals and smartphones. In this exemplary embodiment, the case where the display control device 12 is a smartphone will be described as an example.

[0026] 2 , the display control device 12 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 20, a memory 21 serving as a temporary storage area, and a non-volatile storage unit 22. The display control device 12 also includes a display 23 such as a liquid crystal display or an organic EL (Electro-Luminescence) display, and an input unit 24 such as a keyboard. In this exemplary embodiment, the display 23 and the input unit 24 are integrated into a touch panel display 25. The display control device 12 also includes a network I / F (Interface) 26 connected to a network N. The CPU 20, the memory 21, the storage unit 22, the touch panel display 25, and the network I / F 26 are connected to a bus 27.

[0027] The storage unit 22 is realized by a hard disk drive (HDD), a solid state drive (SSD), a flash memory, or the like. The storage unit 22 serves as a storage medium and stores a display control program 30. The CPU 20 reads the display control program 30 from the storage unit 22, loads it into the memory 21, and executes the loaded display control program 30.

[0028] Next, the functional configuration of the display control device 12 of this exemplary embodiment will be described with reference to Fig. 3. As shown in Fig. 3, the display control device 12 includes a reception unit 40 and a display control unit 42. The CPU 20 executes the display control program 30, thereby functioning as the reception unit 40 and the display control unit 42.

[0029] The receiving unit 40 receives various instructions and the like input by the user via the touch panel display 25. The various instructions input by the user will be described in detail later.

[0030] The display control unit 42 includes an image display control unit 43, a medical information display control unit 44, and an object display control unit 45, and has the function of controlling various displays on the touch panel display 25. Fig. 4 shows an example of a screen displayed on the touch panel display 25. As shown in Fig. 4, the screen displayed on the touch panel display 25 includes a display area A1 displaying a specified image 50, a display area A2 displaying a slider bar SB, a display area A3 displaying a forward button 52, and a display area A4 displaying a list of medical information of the subject obtained earlier than the specified image 50.

[0031] 4, the image display control unit 43 controls the display of a designated image 50 designated from among a plurality of medical tomographic images obtained by imaging the subject in the display area A1 of the touch panel display 25. The plurality of medical tomographic images obtained by imaging the subject are a group of tomographic images constituting the three-dimensional medical image designated as the display target from among the three-dimensional medical images stored in the image storage device 16.

[0032] In this exemplary embodiment, the attached information is set to be attached to each tomographic image. Furthermore, multiple types of attached information can be attached to one tomographic image. Specifically, the multiple types of attached information can include user-attached information attached by a user and computer-attached information attached by a computer. Hereinafter, when the user-attached information and computer-attached information are collectively referred to without distinguishing between them, in other words, when collectively referred to without distinguishing between types, they are referred to as "attached information." When a tomographic image to which attached information is attached is distinguished from a tomographic image to which no attached information is attached, it is referred to as a "specific image." Furthermore, in this exemplary embodiment, the attached information is attached information unique to each specific image. The attached information attached to each specific image is associated one-to-one with a mark corresponding to the attached information, which will be described later. Examples of user-attached information include annotations, such as information regarding a region of interest (ROI) included in the tomographic image. Examples of computer-attached information include the results of image analysis by a computer. Specifically, examples of the computer-annotated information include information about a region of interest detected by computer-aided diagnosis (CAD) or information about a region of interest detected by AI (artificial intelligence) image diagnosis. The region of interest here refers to a region that a user focuses on, such as a lesion area such as a tumor. Examples of information about the region of interest include the contour, position, and area of ​​the region of interest. The computer that annotates the computer-annotated information is not particularly limited. For example, the number of computers that annotate the computer-annotated information may be one or more. For example, the computer that annotates the computer-annotated information may be the display control device 12, a control device included in the imaging device 14, or the image storage device 16. For example, the computer that annotates the computer-annotated information may be a computer such as an image processing device external to the diagnosis support system 10.

[0033] 4 and 5, the object display control unit 45 performs control to display a slider bar SB and a slider SD for indicating the position of a designated image 50 among a plurality of tomographic images in the display area A3 of the touch panel display 25. The slider bar SB and the slider SD in this exemplary embodiment are examples of objects of the present disclosure.

[0034] 5 shows the display area A2 shown in FIG. 4. The object display control unit 45 controls the display of a slider SD at a position along the longitudinal direction of the slider bar SB corresponding to the tomographic position, which is the position of a specified image 50 among the multiple tomographic images. In FIG. 5, "H" displayed on the left side of the slider bar SB represents the head side of the subject, and "F" displayed on the right side of the slider bar SB represents the foot side. That is, the position of the slider SD on the slider bar SB, of the tomographic positions of each tomographic image constituting the three-dimensional medical image, represents a tomographic position closer to the head as it approaches "H," and represents a tomographic position closer to the foot as it approaches "F."

[0035] In addition, for a specific image to which additional information has been added, the object display control unit 45 controls the display of a mark corresponding to the type of additional information, where one mark can identify one tomographic image, at the position of the slider bar SB corresponding to the tomographic position of the specific image (hereinafter referred to as the "specific position").

[0036] Specifically, for a tomographic image to which an annotation has been added, the object display control unit 45 controls to display a mark AN (AN_1, AN_2 in FIG. 5) representing the annotation at a position on the slider bar SB corresponding to the tomographic position of the tomographic image to which the annotation has been added. Also, for a specific image to which an image analysis result has been added, the object display control unit 45 controls to display a mark CD (CD_1 to CD_3 in FIG. 5) representing the image analysis result at a position on the slider bar SB corresponding to the tomographic position of the tomographic image to which the annotation has been added.

[0037] The display control unit 42 also controls the display of forward buttons 52 in the display area A4 of the touch panel display 25, as shown in FIG. 4 . The forward buttons 52 include a forward button 52f for the user to instruct the user to forward the tomographic image to be displayed, i.e., the designated image 50, and a reverse button 52r for the user to instruct the user to reverse the tomographic image to be displayed. In this exemplary embodiment, "forward" refers to switching the tomographic image to be displayed in the order from the position closest to the subject's head to the position closest to the subject's feet. Conversely, "reverse" refers to switching the tomographic image to be displayed in the order from the position closest to the subject's feet to the position closest to the subject's head. Specifically, the user taps the forward button 52 to instruct the user to forward or reverse the tomographic image to be displayed. When the forward button 52 is tapped, the receiving unit 40 receives the designation of the tomographic image to be displayed. The display control unit 42 displays the designated tomographic image as the designated image 50 in the display area A1 of the touch panel display 25.

[0038] In addition, the medical information display control unit 44 controls the display of a list 70 of medical information of the subject corresponding to the specified image 50, which was obtained earlier than the specified image 50, in the display area A4 of the touch panel display 25, as shown in Figure 4.

[0039] In the example shown in FIG. 4 , the medical information display control unit 44 displays reduced images 70G of medical images included in the medical information as the medical information list 70. Specifically, the medical information display control unit 44 acquires previously obtained medical information of the subject from the image storage device 16 based on the subject's identification information, etc. Then, for each acquired medical information, the medical information display control unit 44 selects a representative medical image from the medical images included in the medical information, generates reduced images 70G of the selected medical images, and displays them side by side in the display area A4 of the touch panel display 25. In the example shown in FIG. 4 , there are five previously obtained pieces of medical information of the subject. In addition, in the example shown in FIG. 4 , the medical information display control unit 44 also displays, as the medical information list 70, identification information 70D related to the medical information containing the reduced images 70G, along with the reduced images 70G.

[0040] The user selects the medical information for which the user wishes to view details by tapping on the identification information 70D corresponding to the medical information for which the user wishes to view details. When the reduced image 70G is tapped, the accepting unit 40 accepts the medical information corresponding to the tapped reduced image 70G as the selection of medical information for which details are to be displayed. The medical information display control unit 44 displays the details of the selected medical information on the touch panel display 25.

[0041] 6 shows an example of a display state of the medical information details 72. As shown in Fig. 6, the screen displayed on the touch panel display 25 includes a display area A5 that displays the specified image 50, and a display area A6 that displays the medical information list 70 and the medical information details 72.

[0042] The display area A6 in which the medical information list 70 and the medical information details 72 are displayed is larger than the display area A5 in which the designated image 50 is displayed. The medical information display control unit 44 displays the medical information list 70 in a state in which it is possible to identify which medical information is being displayed. The medical information display control unit 44 also displays the acquired medical information as the medical information details 72. The medical information details 72 contain at least more information than the reduced image 70G displayed as the medical information list 70. Examples of the medical information details 72 include the purpose of the examination, examination information, patient information, examination results, and medical images. In this exemplary embodiment, the purpose of the examination, examination information, patient information, and examination results, which are part of the medical information details 72, are examples of other information of the present disclosure.

[0043] Because the detailed medical information 72 contains a large amount of information, it may be difficult to display all of the information at once on the touch panel display 25. In such cases, it is preferable to display only a portion of the detailed medical information 72 on the touch panel display 25, and switch the portion of the detailed medical information 72 displayed on the touch panel display 25 in response to a touch operation such as scrolling on the detailed medical information 72 performed by the user.

[0044] Furthermore, when the receiving unit 40 receives a designation of a word or sentence in the detailed medical information 72, the medical information display control unit 44 acquires literature or images related to the received word or sentence and displays the acquired literature or images as reference information on the touch panel display 25. The example shown in FIG. 6 illustrates a state in which "nodule shadow" in "findings" in the detailed medical information 72 has been designated by the user. In this case, the medical information display control unit 44 searches for literature or images related to "nodule shadow" using data within its own device or another external device via the network N, and displays the search results on the touch panel display 25. The medical information display control unit 44 may also perform the search using ChatGPT, etc.

[0045] Next, the operation of the display control device 12 of this exemplary embodiment will be described with reference to Fig. 7. The CPU 20 executes the display control program 30 to execute the display control process shown in Fig. 8. The display control process is executed, for example, when a user inputs an execution instruction via the input unit 24 and identification information capable of identifying a group of tomographic images constituting the three-dimensional medical image to be displayed.

[0046] 7 , the display control unit 42 controls the display of an initial screen on the touch panel display 25. The initial screen includes a display area A1 displaying a designated image 50, which is a tomographic image at a predetermined tomographic position; a display area A2 in which the slider bar SB is positioned according to the designated image 50; a display area A3 displaying a forward button 52; and a display area A4 displaying a list of medical information 70. Specifically, the image display control unit 43 of the display control unit 42 acquires a group of tomographic images identified according to the input identification information from the image storage device 16, and controls the display of the initial screen on the display 23 based on the acquired group of tomographic images. Furthermore, the medical information display control unit 44 acquires medical information of the subject, as described above, and displays reduced images 70G of medical images included in each piece of medical information as the medical information list 70.

[0047] In the next step S102, the receiving unit 40 determines whether or not a selection of medical information has been accepted. As described above, when a reduced image 70G is tapped by a user, the receiving unit 40 accepts the selection of medical information corresponding to the tapped reduced image 70G. The determination in step S102 remains in a standby state until the selection of medical information is accepted. On the other hand, when the selection of medical information is accepted, the determination in step S102 becomes positive, and the process proceeds to step S104.

[0048] In step S104, the medical information display control unit 44 displays the detailed medical information 72 in the display area A6 of the touch panel display 25 as shown in FIG. 6, as described above.

[0049] In the next step S106, the receiving unit 40 determines whether or not it has received the designation of a word or sentence included in the detailed medical information 72, as described above. If the designation has not been received, the determination in step S106 is negative, and the process proceeds to step S114. On the other hand, if the designation has been received, the determination in step S106 is positive, and the process proceeds to step S108.

[0050] In step S108, the medical information display control unit 44 performs a search for the accepted word genuine sentence as described above, and displays the search results on the touch panel display 25 as reference information.

[0051] In the next step S110, the medical information display control unit 44 determines whether or not to end the display of the reference information displayed in step S108. As an example, in this exemplary embodiment, when the displayed reference information is double-tapped, an instruction to end the display is accepted. If the instruction to end the display is not accepted, the determination in step S110 is negative, and the system enters a standby state. On the other hand, if the instruction to end the display is accepted, the determination in step S110 is positive, and the system proceeds to step S112.

[0052] In step S112, the medical information display control unit 44 ends the display of the reference information.

[0053] In step S114, the medical information display control unit 44 determines whether to end the display of the detailed medical information 72 displayed in step S104. As an example, in this exemplary embodiment, when the displayed detailed medical information 72 is double-tapped, an instruction to end the display is accepted. If an instruction to end the display has not been accepted, the determination in step S114 is negative, and the process returns to step S106. On the other hand, if an instruction to end the display has been accepted, the determination in step S114 is positive, and the process proceeds to step S116.

[0054] In step S116, the medical information display control unit 44 ends the display of the detailed medical information 72.

[0055] In the next step S118, the reception unit 40 determines whether or not an instruction to end display has been received. If the end conditions for the process are not met, the determination in step S118 is negative, and the process returns to step S102, and the processes in steps S102 to S116 are repeated. On the other hand, if the predetermined end conditions are met, the determination in step S118 is positive, and the processing routine shown in 78 is terminated.

[0056] As described above, the display control device 12 of this exemplary embodiment includes the CPU 20 as at least one processor.

[0057] A designated image 50 selected from a plurality of medical tomographic images and a list 70 of medical information of the subject obtained earlier than the designated image 50 are displayed. When the CPU 20 receives a selection of medical information, it controls to display details 72 of the selected medical information together with the designated image 50.

[0058] In this manner, the display control device 12 of this exemplary embodiment displays a list 70 of previously obtained medical information of the subject. Therefore, the display control device 12 of the exemplary embodiment makes it easy to refer to other medical information related to the subject.

[0059] The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and may be modified as follows, for example.

[0060] For example, the size of the area displaying the details of the medical information 72 may be changed in response to a touch operation on the display control device 12. In this case, the size may be changed in response to a touch operation on the display area A6 displaying the details of the medical information 72.

[0061] For example, if an operation of tracing over the medical information details 72 in a specific direction, a so-called swipe operation, is detected, control may be performed to switch the medical information displayed as the medical information details 72 to other past medical information.

[0062] 6, if the detailed medical information 72 includes multiple medical images, the selection of one of the multiple medical images may be accepted. In this case, only the selected medical image may be displayed, and the others may be hidden, or the selected medical image may be enlarged and displayed.

[0063] Furthermore, the method by which the user instructs forward or reverse playback is not limited to the above-described method. For example, the user may instruct forward or reverse playback by operating a slider SD displayed in the display area A4 of the touch panel display 25.

[0064] In the exemplary embodiment, the following various processors may be used as the hardware structure of the processing units that execute various processes, such as the reception unit 40 and the display control unit 42. As described above, the various processors include a CPU, which is a general-purpose processor that executes software (programs) and functions as various processing units, as well as dedicated electrical circuits that are processors having a circuit configuration specifically designed to execute specific processes, such as a programmable logic device (PLD) that is a processor whose circuit configuration can be changed after manufacture, such as an FPGA (Field Programmable Gate Array), and an ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit).

[0065] A single processing unit may be configured with one of these various processors, or may be configured with a combination of two or more processors of the same or different types (for example, a combination of multiple FPGAs, or a combination of a CPU and an FPGA). Also, multiple processing units may be configured with a single processor.

[0066] Examples of configuring multiple processing units with a single processor include: first, a form in which one processor is configured with a combination of one or more CPUs and software, and this processor functions as multiple processing units, as typified by client and server computers; second, a form in which a processor is used to realize the functions of an entire system including multiple processing units with a single IC (Integrated Circuit) chip, as typified by System on Chip (SoC); thus, various processing units are configured using one or more of the above-mentioned various processors as a hardware structure.

[0067] Furthermore, more specifically, the hardware structure of these various processors can be an electric circuit that combines circuit elements such as semiconductor elements.

[0068] In the above exemplary embodiment, the display control program 30 is pre-stored (installed) in the storage unit 22, but this is not limiting. The display control program 30 may be provided in a form recorded on a recording medium such as a CD-ROM (Compact Disc Read Only Memory), a DVD-ROM (Digital Versatile Disc Read Only Memory), or a USB (Universal Serial Bus) memory. The display control program 30 may also be downloaded from an external device via a network.

[0069] Furthermore, the configurations and operations of the display control device 12 and the like described in the above exemplary embodiments are merely examples, and it goes without saying that they can be modified depending on the situation without departing from the spirit of the present disclosure. It also goes without saying that the above exemplary embodiments and modified examples can be combined as appropriate.

[0070] The following additional notes are provided regarding the above exemplary embodiments.

[0071] (Supplementary Note 1) A display control device comprising at least one processor, which displays a designated image designated from among a plurality of medical tomographic images and a list of medical information of a subject obtained earlier than the designated image, and when a selection of the medical information is accepted, performs control to display details of the selected medical information together with the designated image.

[0072] (Supplementary Note 2) The display control device according to Supplementary Note 1, wherein the processor further displays an object indicating a position of the designated image in the plurality of tomographic images.

[0073] (Supplementary Note 3) The display control device according to Supplementary Note 1 or Supplementary Note 2, wherein the medical information is medical information of a region that includes at least the same region as the designated image.

[0074] (Supplementary Note 4) The display control device according to any one of Supplementary Note 1 to Supplementary Note 3, wherein an area for displaying the details of the medical information is larger than an area for displaying the designated image.

[0075] (Supplementary Note 5) The display control device described in any one of Supplementary Note 1 to Supplementary Note 4, wherein the processor changes the size of the area displaying the details of the medical information in response to a contact operation on a display device displaying the specified image and the details of the medical information.

[0076] (Supplementary Note 6) The display control device according to any one of Supplementary Note 1 to Supplementary Note 4, wherein the processor changes the size of the area displaying the details of the medical information in response to a touch operation on the area displaying the details of the medical information.

[0077] (Supplementary Note 7) The display control device described in any one of Supplementary Note 1 to Supplementary Note 6, wherein the processor controls switching of the displayed details of the past medical information to other details of the past medical information in response to an operation of tracing the displayed details of the medical information in a specific direction.

[0078] (Supplementary Note 8) The display control device according to any one of Supplementary Note 1 to Supplementary Note 7, wherein the medical information includes a medical image of a subject.

[0079] (Supplementary Note 9) The display control device described in any one of Supplementary Note 1 to Supplementary Note 7, wherein the details of the medical information include a plurality of medical images of the subject and other information, and the processor performs control to hide the other information when any of the plurality of medical images is selected.

[0080] (Supplementary Note 10) The display control device according to any one of Supplementary Note 1 to Supplementary Note 9, wherein the processor displays reduced images of medical images included in the medical information as a list of the medical information of the subject.

[0081] (Supplementary Note 11) A display control device described in any one of Supplementary Note 1 to Supplementary Note 10, wherein the processor, when receiving a specification of a word or sentence in the details of the medical information, obtains literature or images related to the received word or sentence, and displays the obtained literature or images.

[0082] (Supplementary Note 12) A display control method that displays a designated image selected from a plurality of medical tomographic images and a list of medical information of a subject obtained earlier than the designated image, and when a selection of the medical information is accepted, performs control to display details of the selected medical information together with the designated image.

[0083] (Supplementary Note 13) A display control program for causing a computer to execute a process of displaying a designated image designated from among a plurality of medical tomographic images and a list of medical information of a subject obtained earlier than the designated image, and when a selection of the medical information is accepted, controlling the display of details of the selected medical information together with the designated image.

[0084] The disclosure of Japanese Patent Application No. 2024-064199, filed April 11, 2024, is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.

[0085] All publications, patent applications, and technical standards mentioned in this specification are herein incorporated by reference to the same extent as if each individual publication, patent application, or technical standard was specifically and individually indicated to be incorporated by reference.

Claims

1. A display control device comprising at least one processor, which displays a designated image designated from among a plurality of medical tomographic images and a list of medical information of a subject obtained earlier than the designated image, and when a selection of the medical information is accepted, controls to display details of the selected medical information together with the designated image.

2. The display control device according to claim 1, wherein the processor further displays an object indicating the position of the specified image among the plurality of tomographic images.

3. The display control device according to claim 1, wherein the medical information is medical information of a region that includes at least the same region as the specified image.

4. The display control device according to claim 1, wherein an area for displaying the details of the medical information is larger than an area for displaying the designated image.

5. A display control device according to claim 1, wherein the processor changes the size of the area displaying the details of the medical information in response to a touch operation on a display device displaying the specified image and the details of the medical information.

6. The display control device according to claim 1, wherein the processor changes the size of the area displaying the details of the medical information in response to a touch operation on the area displaying the details of the medical information.

7. A display control device as described in claim 1, wherein the processor controls switching of the displayed details of the past medical information to other details of the past medical information in response to an operation of tracing the displayed details of the medical information in a specific direction.

8. The display control device according to claim 1, wherein the medical information includes medical images of the subject.

9. A display control device as described in claim 1, wherein the detailed medical information includes multiple medical images of the subject and other information, and the processor controls to hide the other information when any of the multiple medical images is selected.

10. The display control device according to claim 1, wherein the processor displays reduced images of medical images included in the medical information as a list of the medical information of the subject.

11. A display control device as described in claim 1, wherein the processor, when receiving a specification of a word or sentence in the details of the medical information, retrieves literature or images related to the received word or sentence and displays the retrieved literature or images.

12. A display control method that displays a designated image selected from a plurality of medical tomographic images and a list of medical information of a subject obtained earlier than the designated image, and when a selection of the medical information is accepted, controls to display details of the selected medical information together with the designated image.

13. A display control program for causing a computer to execute a process of displaying a designated image selected from a plurality of medical tomographic images and a list of medical information of a subject obtained earlier than the designated image, and when a selection of the medical information is accepted, controlling the display of details of the selected medical information together with the designated image.

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