Radiographic imaging apparatus, decision support method, and recording medium

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2023252635-A1
Application number	US-202318100014-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Jan 23, 2023
Priority date	Feb 10, 2022
Publication date	Aug 10, 2023
Grant date	—

Abstract

A radiographic imaging apparatus includes a hardware processor that acquires rounds imaging information related to radiographic imaging of an imaging subject when making rounds, and outputs, based on the acquired rounds imaging information, decision support information supporting a decision regarding whether radiograph data generated by the radiographic imaging satisfies a prescribed image quality.

First claim

1 . A radiographic imaging apparatus comprising:
a hardware processor that acquires rounds imaging information related to radiographic imaging of an imaging subject when making rounds, and outputs, based on the acquired rounds imaging information, decision support information supporting a decision regarding whether radiograph data generated by the radiographic imaging satisfies a prescribed image quality.

2 . The radiographic imaging apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the hardware processor determines a type of decision support information to be generated based on the rounds imaging information.

3 . The radiographic imaging apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the hardware processor uses the rounds imaging information to generate the decision support information.

4 . The radiographic imaging apparatus according to claim 3 , wherein the hardware processor generates decision support information by selecting one from among using the rounds imaging information directly, processing the rounds imaging information, and combining and processing the radiograph data of the radiographic imaging and the rounds imaging information.

5 . The radiographic imaging apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the rounds imaging information includes at least one of information for performing radiographic imaging, information associated with the radiograph data obtained as a result of performing the radiographic imaging, and information related to the radiographic imaging apparatus.

6 . The radiographic imaging apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the decision support information is support information for making a decision regarding whether image retake due to imaging error in the radiograph data is necessary.

7 . The radiographic imaging apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the hardware processor displays the decision support information on a display.

8 . The radiographic imaging apparatus according to claim 7 , wherein
the decision support information includes radiograph data of the imaging subject in the past or of another imaging subject, and the hardware processor displays the generated radiograph data and the past radiograph data in association with each other.

9 . The radiographic imaging apparatus according to claim 8 , wherein the radiograph data of the imaging subject in the past or of another imaging subject includes radiograph data of normal or abnormal disease condition in the past.

10 . The radiographic imaging apparatus according to claim 8 , wherein the hardware processor superimposes an assistance image supporting the decision-making onto the radiograph data.

11 . A decision support method comprising:
acquiring rounds imaging information related to radiographic imaging of an imaging subject when making rounds, and outputting, based on the acquired rounds imaging information, decision support information supporting a decision regarding whether radiograph data generated by the radiographic imaging satisfies a prescribed image quality.

12 . A computer readable recording medium storing a program causing a computer to function as a controller that,
acquires rounds imaging information related to radiographic imaging of an imaging subject when making rounds, and outputs, based on the acquired rounds imaging information, decision support information supporting a decision regarding whether radiograph data generated by the radiographic imaging satisfies a prescribed image quality.

Assignees

• Konica Minolta Inc

Inventors

• Hasegawa Satoshi
• Hayashi Naoki
• Eguchi Mao
• Koeda Keisuke

Classifications

• A61B6/54 Primary

  Control of apparatus or devices for radiation diagnosis · CPC title

• A61B6/4405

  the apparatus being movable or portable, e.g. handheld or mounted on a trolley · CPC title

• A61B6/58

  Testing, adjusting or calibrating thereof · CPC title

• A61B6/4452

  the source unit and the detector unit being able to move relative to each other · CPC title

• A61B6/587

  Alignment of source unit to detector unit · CPC title