Radiation imaging system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10806015-B2
Application number	US-201615228416-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 4, 2016
Priority date	Aug 7, 2015
Publication date	Oct 13, 2020
Grant date	Oct 13, 2020

Abstract

A radiation imaging system includes a radiation source and a notifying unit. The radiation source is for still image shooting and moving image shooting performed by the radiation imaging system to obtain image data of a subject. The notifying unit notifies whether a type of imaging to be performed is the still image shooting or the moving image shooting in a mode in which the type is instinctively recognizable by at least one of sense of sight, sense of hearing, and sense of touch.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A radiation imaging system comprising:
a radiation source for still image shooting and moving image shooting performed by the radiation imaging system to obtain image data of a subject;
an imaging selection button to select one imaging to be performed next from among imagings contained in an examination, the imaging selection button including:
a first imaging selection button; and
a second imaging selection button; and

a notifying unit which notifies whether a type of imaging correlated with the imaging selection button is the still image shooting or the moving image shooting by at least one of a color and a screen design,
wherein the first imaging selection button and the second imaging selection button are different from one another in at least one of color and screen design for respective types of the imaging being the still image shooting or the moving image shooting.

2. The radiation imaging system according to claim 1 , further comprising an instructing unit with which start of an examination is instructed, wherein
the notifying unit outputs a predetermined sound when the examination started with the instructing unit includes the moving image shooting, thereby notifying the type of imaging using the predetermined sound.

3. The radiation imaging system according to claim 1 , wherein the notifying unit displays, on an examination screen, information on each of the imaging to be performed in an examination in a color or with an icon for the type of each of the imaging to be performed in the examination, thereby notifying the type using the color or the screen design.

4. The radiation imaging system according to claim 1 , wherein a display device disposed in an imaging room as the notifying unit displays a color or a screen design for the type of the imaging to be performed next, thereby notifying the type using the color or the screen design.

5. The radiation imaging system according to claim 1 , further comprising a selection unit with which the type of the imaging to be performed in an examination is selected.

6. A radiation imaging system comprising:
a radiation source for still image shooting and moving image shooting performed by the radiation imaging system to obtain image data of a subject;
an imaging selection button to select one imaging to be performed next from among imagings contained in an examination, the imaging selection button including:
a first imaging selection button; and
a second imaging selection button; and

a notifying unit which notifies whether a type of imaging correlated with the imaging selection button is the still image shooting or the moving image shooting by at least one of a color and a screen design,
wherein the notifying unit displays, on an examination list screen where a list of examination order information including information on the imaging to be performed in respective examinations is displayed, (i) examination order information on an examination containing the moving image shooting and (ii) examination order information on an examination containing only the still image shooting in different colors, thereby notifying the type using the color, and
wherein the first imaging selection button and the second imaging selection button are different from one another in at least one of color and screen design for respective types of the imaging being the still image shooting or the moving image shooting.

7. The radiation imaging system according to claim 6 , further comprising an instructing unit with which start of an examination is instructed, wherein
the notifying unit outputs a predetermined sound when the examination started with the instructing unit contains the moving image shooting, thereby notifying the type using the sound.

8. The radiation imaging system according to claim 6 , wherein a display device disposed in an imaging room as the notifying unit displays a color or a screen design for the type of the imaging to be performed next, thereby notifying the type using the color or the screen design.

9. A radiation imaging system comprising:
a radiation source for still image shooting and moving image shooting performed by the radiation imaging system to obtain image data of a subject;
an imaging selection button to select one imaging to be performed next from among imagings contained in an examination, the imaging selection button including:
a first imaging selection button; and
a second imaging selection button; and

a notifying unit which notifies whether a type of imaging correlated with the imaging selection button is the still image shooting or the moving image shooting by at least one of a color and a screen design,
wherein an exposure switch as the notifying unit displays a color for the type of the imaging to be performed next, thereby notifying the type with the color, wherein with the exposure switch, the radiation source is instructed to emit radiation, and
wherein the first imaging selection button and the second imaging selection button are different from one another in at least one of color and screen design for respective types of the imaging being the still image shooting or the moving image shooting.

10. The radiation imaging system according to claim 9 , wherein when the exposure switch as the notifying unit is depressed, the exposure switch outputs a sound and/or a vibration for the type of the imaging to be performed in response to the depression of the exposure switch, thereby notifying the type using the sound and/or the vibration, wherein with the exposure switch, the radiation source is instructed to emit radiation.

11. The radiation imaging system according to claim 10 , wherein when the exposure switch is depressed, the notifying unit changes a delay time for the type of the imaging to be performed in response to the depression of the exposure switch, wherein after the delay time elapses, the radiation source is instructed to emit the radiation.

Assignees

• Konica Minolta Inc

Inventors

• Nishijima Yuuichi
• Hosoki Tetsu
• Miyake Nobuyuki

Classifications

• A61B6/4494 Primary

  Means for identifying the diagnostic device · CPC title

• A61B6/465

  adapted to display user selection data, e.g. graphical user interface, icons or menus · CPC title

• A61B6/488

  involving pre-scan acquisition · CPC title

• A61B6/487

  involving fluoroscopy · CPC title

• H05G1/08 Primary

  Electrical details · CPC title