JP2013017678A - Radiation imaging apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a radiation imaging apparatus capable of making an imaging order on the basis of a radiation imaging menu, and displaying a posture to be kept by a subject in imaging at a position where the subject can easily recognize the posture on the basis of the imaging order.SOLUTION: The radiation imaging apparatus 10 includes: an imaging menu selecting section 34 for enabling a user to select an imaging menu from among a plurality of imaging menus 52, thereby determining a series of imaging orders 54 corresponding to the selected imaging menu; an instruction display generating section 42 for automatically generating a series of instruction displays 56 to the subject P corresponding to the series of imaging orders 54; a progress detecting section 40 for detecting a progress 58 of the series of imaging orders 54 in accordance with imaging; an instruction display control section 44 for changing an instruction display to the subject P depending on each of the imaging orders; and an instruction display section for displaying an instruction display corresponding to the imaging order on the basis of the instruction from the instruction display control section 44.

Description

  The present invention relates to a radiation imaging apparatus including an instruction display unit that displays an instruction of a posture to be held by a subject at the time of radiation imaging toward the subject.

  Conventionally, instructing the posture of a subject to be held during radiography, an engineer who is an operator of the radiography apparatus directly orally instructs the subject on the basis of an imaging region and an imaging direction.

  In Patent Document 1 shown below, an X-ray (radiation) computed tomography provided with a display device that displays an instruction to breathe in and out, a time during which the breath is held, a waiting time until the next imaging, etc. An imaging apparatus is described, and Patent Document 2 shown below displays information for instructing a subject to hold a breath from an engineer who is an operator, and imaging conditions from preparation for imaging to the end of imaging. An X-ray diagnostic apparatus (radiological diagnosis apparatus) that arranges display means in a visual recognition area of a subject is described. Further, Patent Document 3 shown below extracts a plurality of feature amounts from an acquired radiographic image. A radiation imaging apparatus including body posture determination means for determining the body posture of a subject is described.

  Patent Document 4 shown below describes an invention of an X-ray diagnostic apparatus in which an imaging order is generated based on an imaging region.

JP 2008-119449 A JP 2007-229346 A JP 2001-157199 A JP 2010-136896 A

Patent Documents 1 to 3 disclose that a photographing instruction is displayed and that whether or not a posture taken by a subject is a desired posture is disclosed, and clearly indicates the posture to be taken by the subject. There is no mention of that.
In addition, Patent Document 4 discloses a statement that a photographing order is generated from a photographing part, but does not describe that a posture to be taken by the subject corresponding to the photographing order is displayed.

As described above, the verbal instruction by the operator (for example, an engineer) can be expressed in various ways, but the instruction differs depending on the operator and is often not transmitted well to the subject, particularly the subject. When taking a specific posture, it is often difficult to give verbal instructions.
For this reason, it takes a long time to shoot, which is a burden on both the subject and the operator.

  An object of the present invention is to generate an imaging order based on an imaging menu for radiography, and based on the imaging order, a radiography that can display the posture that the object should hold at the position where the subject can easily confirm the imaging. To provide an apparatus.

  In order to solve the above-described problem, the present invention provides a shooting menu selection unit that determines a series of shooting orders corresponding to a selected shooting menu by selecting one shooting menu from a plurality of shooting menus; An instruction display generation unit that automatically generates a series of instruction displays on a subject corresponding to the series of imaging orders, a progress detection unit that detects a progress status of the series of imaging orders according to imaging, and the imaging order And an instruction display control unit that changes the instruction display on the subject and an instruction display unit that displays the instruction display corresponding to the imaging order according to an instruction from the instruction display control unit. A radiation imaging apparatus is provided.

  In addition, it is preferable that the instruction display is an image showing a posture that the subject should hold.

  The imaging order refers to the radiation exposure dose (radiation intensity and exposure) that varies depending on the imaging site, imaging direction (subject direction), SID, gender, physique (height, weight), and body thickness of the subject. It is preferable that the shooting instruction includes (time).

  Moreover, it is preferable that the said instruction | indication display control part switches the said instruction | indication display displayed on the said instruction | indication display part to the next instruction | indication display according to radiation exposure.

  The progress detection unit preferably detects the progress of the series of imaging orders by counting the number of radiation exposures (imaging times).

  The instruction display preferably includes a progress status display portion for displaying a progress status of the series of imaging orders detected by the progress status detection unit.

  Further, it is preferable that the progress status display part displays at least one of the series of instruction display thumbnail images and (the number of shootings) / (the series of shooting orders).

  In addition, there are a plurality of the instruction display units, and the installation positions are different from each other. The instruction display generation unit generates a plurality of instruction displays corresponding to the installation positions for one photographing order, and the instructions The display control unit preferably displays a plurality of instruction displays corresponding to the installation positions on the corresponding instruction display units.

  The plurality of instruction indications according to the installation position is preferably an image showing a posture to be held by the subject when the subject is viewed from the installation position direction.

  Moreover, it is preferable that the said instruction | indication display control part displays the remaining time until radiation exposure on the said instruction | indication display part.

  According to the present invention, the posture to be held by the subject on the plurality of display units according to the photographing order is displayed according to the direction of the display unit, so that the posture to be held by the subject can be taken in a short time. A series of radiation imaging can be performed smoothly.

1 is a schematic diagram showing an overall configuration of an embodiment of a radiation imaging apparatus according to the present invention. It is a schematic diagram at the time of seeing the radiography apparatus which concerns on this invention from upper direction. It is explanatory drawing which shows an example of the imaging | photography menu selection screen of the radiography apparatus which concerns on this invention. It is explanatory drawing which shows an example of the instruction | indication display displayed on the instruction | indication display part of the radiography apparatus which concerns on this invention. It is explanatory drawing which shows an example of the several instruction | indication display part of the radiography apparatus which concerns on this invention, and the instruction | indication display different for every instruction | indication display part.

  A radiation imaging apparatus according to the present invention will be described below in detail based on a preferred embodiment shown in the accompanying drawings.

<Configuration of radiation imaging apparatus>
FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing an embodiment of the overall configuration of the radiation imaging apparatus of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, the radiation imaging apparatus 10 of the present invention includes a radiation source 12, a radiation source moving mechanism 14 that supports and moves the radiation source 12 to a predetermined position, a standing imaging table 16, and the back of the imaging table. A radiation detector (for example, FPD (Flat Panel Detector)) 18 that detects radiation, a posture holder 20 for holding the posture of the subject P, and an instruction display unit that displays a posture instruction for the subject P 22, a console 24 that performs various controls, an operation input unit 26 that performs radiographic imaging instructions, and the like, an RIS (Radiology Information System) 28 that is an information network system having information about the subject P, A display unit 30 and an output unit 32 are provided, which display a plurality of imaging menus 52 and a radiation image, which will be described later, and output them according to the situation.

  The radiation source 12 emits radiation toward the subject P through the console 24 based on an imaging instruction from the operation input unit 26. The amount of radiation exposed from the radiation source 12 is controlled by the console 24 based on the intensity of the radiation tube and the exposure time.

  The radiation source moving mechanism 14 moves the radiation source 12 to a predetermined imaging position through the console 24 based on an instruction from the operation input unit 26. The radiation source moving mechanism 14 includes an arm that moves the radiation source 12 in the vertical direction (vertical direction, z direction) and a rail that moves the radiation source 12 in the left-right direction (horizontal direction, xy direction). The exposure angle of the radiation source 12 can be adjusted as well as the movement in the horizontal direction (vertical and horizontal directions).

  The imaging table 16 is provided with a radiation detector 18 and supports the subject P. The imaging table 16 shown in FIG. 1 is used for standing radiography, but the present invention is not limited to this, and includes supine radiography and mammography. The imaging stand 16 can move in the height direction (vertical direction) according to the imaging part of the subject P and the physique of the subject P.

The FPD used as the radiation detector 18 uses a photoconductive film such as amorphous selenium and a TFT (Thin Film Transistor) or the like, and an electron-hole pair (e-h pair) emitted from the photoconductive film upon incidence of radiation. ) Collected and read out as a charge signal by a TFT, a so-called direct type FPD, and a scintillator layer, a photodiode, a TFT, etc., formed of a phosphor that emits light (fluorescence) when incident radiation such as “CsI: Tl” Any of so-called indirect FPDs, in which the light emitted from the scintillator layer due to the incidence of radiation is photoelectrically converted by a photodiode and read as an electrical signal by a TFT, may be used.
The FPD that is the radiation detector 18 receives radiation transmitted through the body of the subject P, and converts the radiation into an electrical signal, thereby obtaining image data (radiation data) of a radiation image of the subject P. The obtained radiation data is output to the console 24 according to an instruction from the imaging control unit 36.

  As described above, the FPD is described as an example of the radiation detector 18 of the present invention. However, the radiation detector 18 of the present invention is not necessarily limited to the FPD, and CR (Computed Radiography). Naturally, other radiation detectors such as IP (Imaging Plate) or radiation film cassette may be used.

The posture holding tool 20 helps to hold the posture of the subject P. In radiography, the subject P must continue to hold a specific posture, and depending on the posture to be held, there is a thing that imposes a considerable burden on the subject P. Accordingly, the subject P holds, for example, the posture holding tool 20 in order to hold a specific posture for a certain period of time.
As shown in FIG. 1, the posture holder 20 is a metal handrail or the like installed near the head of the subject P or near the waist of the subject P. The subject P holds the posture holder 20. Thus, it is possible to hold a posture that is difficult to hold as it is.

The instruction display unit 22 is a monitor or the like that displays a predetermined instruction to the subject P at the time of radiation imaging, and a plurality of instruction display units 22 are provided at positions where the subject P is easily visible regardless of the holding posture of the subject P.
In FIG. 2, which is a view of FIG. 1 as viewed from above, the instruction display units 22 (22 </ b> A to 22 </ b> D) are provided so as to surround the subject P, and instructions to the subject P output from the console 24 as necessary. Is displayed.
As shown in FIG. 2, for example, by providing four monitors 22 </ b> A to 22 </ b> D so as to correspond to the front, back, left, and right of the subject P, the subject P is held regardless of the direction the subject P is facing. It is possible to visually recognize the posture to be performed.

<Console configuration>
Based on an input instruction from an operation input unit 26 described later, the console 24 exposes the radiation source 12, moves the radiation source position of the radiation source 12 by the radiation source moving mechanism 14, and receives radiation data from the radiation detector 18. Reading, acquisition of various information from the RIS 28 described later, and display and output of a plurality of imaging menus 52 and radiation images described later in the display unit 30 and the output unit 32 are performed.
The console 24 includes an imaging menu selection unit 34 for selecting one imaging menu from a plurality of imaging menus 52 according to an instruction from the operation input unit 26 described later, and a radiation source 12 and a line according to an instruction from the operation input unit 26 described later. An imaging control unit 36 that controls the source moving mechanism 14 and the radiation detector 18 to perform radiation imaging, a memory 38 that stores various types of information, and a progress that counts the number of radiation exposures and detects the progress of radiation imaging. A situation detection unit 40, an instruction display generation unit 42 that generates a series of instruction displays 56 corresponding to a series of imaging orders 54 generated by the selected imaging menu, and an imaging order (one of a series of imaging orders 54) Based on one imaging order), one of the series of instruction displays 56 (a plurality of types according to the instruction display unit 22) Data for converting the radiation data acquired from the radiation detector 18 into image data that can be displayed on the display unit 30 or the like, and the instruction display control unit 44 for controlling the display on the instruction display units 22A to 22D. Processing unit 46, image processing unit 48 that performs image correction processing on image data of displayable radiographic images, and display of radiation image data on display unit 30 and output unit 32 according to instructions from operation input unit 26 described later. The display control part 50 which controls the output of this is provided.

  Note that the console 24 is specifically configured by a computer including a CPU (Central Processing Unit), a RAM (Main Storage Device), a hard disk, and the like. In practice, the above-described CPU (Central Processing Unit), RAM In conjunction with the (main storage device), the hard disk, and the like, the above-described shooting menu selection unit 34, shooting control unit 36, memory 38, progress detection unit 40, instruction display generation unit 42, and instruction display control unit 44 in the console 24. The data processing unit 46, the image processing unit 48, and the display control unit 50 are configured.

The shooting menu selection unit 34 selects one shooting menu among a plurality of shooting menus 52 acquired from the RIS 28 and the like and stored in the memory 38 according to an instruction from the operation input unit 26 described later.
Specifically, as shown in FIG. 3, a plurality of shooting menus are displayed on the display unit 30 through the display control unit 50, and one of the plurality of shooting menus displayed through the operation input unit 26 to be described later is shot. Select a menu.
When one shooting menu is selected, the shooting menu selection unit 34 generates a series of shooting orders 54 according to the shooting menu, and stores the series of shooting orders 54 in the memory 38.

  The imaging control unit 36 determines an exposure amount (radiation intensity and exposure time) from the radiation source 12 based on a series of imaging orders 54 according to an instruction from the operation input unit 26 described later, and moves the radiation source. The mechanism 14 is controlled to move the radiation source 12 to a predetermined position, and the radiation source 12 and the FPD 18 are controlled to perform radiation imaging. Note that when the radiation control unit 36 performs exposure of the radiation source 12, the information on the exposure is output to the progress detection unit 40.

  The progress detection unit 40 outputs the number of imaging 58 to the memory 38 according to the number of exposures of the radiation source 12. In addition, when the number of times of shooting is determined by the series of shooting orders 54, it is possible to determine how much shooting has been performed (shooting progress) in the series of shooting orders 54. Specifically, (current shooting count) / (a series of shooting orders, that is, the total shooting count) is detected as the shooting count (progress status) 58.

The memory 38 acquires and stores a plurality of imaging menus 52 based on the imaging region from the RIS 28 or the like according to an instruction from the operation input unit 26 described later. Further, as described above, the memory 38 stores a series of shooting orders 54 based on the shooting menu selected and generated by the shooting menu selection unit 34, and is generated by the instruction display generation unit 42 based on the series of shooting orders 54. A series of instruction displays 56 is stored, and the number of photographing times (progress status) 58 detected by the progress status detector 40 is stored. And these are output to each part as needed.
Further, the memory 38 stores the image data of the radiation image acquired from the radiation detector 18, and outputs it to the display unit 30 and the output unit 32 as required by an instruction from the display control unit 50. The image data of the radiation image may be output together with the information on the subject P and the imaging information to an image server (not shown) such as a PACS (Picture Archiving And Communication System) according to an instruction from the operation input unit 26. Further, it may be stored in a storage medium through a storage medium writing means (not shown). Here, the imaging information is information at the time of imaging including an imaging region, the orientation of the subject, radiation intensity, exposure time, SID (distance between the radiation source 12 and the radiation detector 18), and the like.

  The instruction display generation unit 42 generates a corresponding series of instruction displays 56 based on the series of imaging orders 54 stored in the memory 38. The series of instruction displays 56 is an instruction display displayed on the instruction display units 22A to 22D. As shown in FIG. 4, the posture to be held by the subject P, which is the subject, is indicated by pictures, characters, and the like. .

As shown in FIG. 4, the instruction display generated by the instruction display generation unit 42 indicates the number of shootings detected by the series of shooting orders 54 and the progress detection unit 40 together with the posture that the subject P should hold. (Progress status) 58 may be simultaneously displayed as the progress status display portion 60. As shown in FIG. 4, the progress status display portion 60 displays a series of instruction displays 56 generated based on a series of shooting orders 54 as a series of thumbnail images below the current instruction display, and displays the current instruction display. May be displayed so that it can be understood which of the series of thumbnail images corresponds to, and in the fraction display, the number of times of shooting is the above-mentioned number of times of shooting 58 (current number of times of shooting) / (series of shooting orders, that is, The total number of shots) may be displayed at the bottom of the current instruction display.
In addition, the instruction display generated by the instruction display generation unit 42 may generate a plurality of instruction displays for one photographing order corresponding to the directions (display directions) of the instruction display units 22A to 22D.

  The instruction display control unit 44 displays a series of instruction displays 56 on the instruction display units 22 </ b> A to 22 </ b> D on the basis of a series of imaging orders 54 and imaging instructions from the imaging control unit 36. Based on this, the instruction display in the instruction display units 22A to 22D is switched.

Further, as described above, the instruction display control unit 44 faces the instruction display unit 22A as shown in FIG. 5, for example, when a plurality of instruction displays are generated for one photographing order. The instruction display units 22B and 22D display a picture facing the side, and the instruction display unit 22D displays a picture facing the back.
The instruction display control unit 44 displays the posture to be held by the subject P according to the directions of the instruction display units 22A to 22D, so that the subject P is self-viewable in the instruction display unit 22 that is most easily viewable from the currently held posture. Can immediately recognize the posture to be held, and when the posture is different from the current posture, the posture held by the self can be easily changed.

  Further, when the operator operates the operation input unit 26 to perform radiation imaging, an instruction display is displayed when it takes time until radiation is actually emitted from the radiation source 12 after inputting the imaging instruction. The control unit 44 may perform time display for counting the remaining time until radiation exposure on the instruction display units 22A to 22D.

  The data processing unit 46 performs processing such as A / D conversion and log conversion on the output signal (radiation data of the radiation image) of the radiation detector 18 to convert it into so-called radiation image data. The processing unit 48 displays radiation image data corresponding to image display on the display unit 30, print (hard copy) output by the output unit 32, output to the memory 38, output to an image server (such as PACS) or a storage medium (not shown). Is output.

The display control unit 50 displays a plurality of imaging menus and the like on the display unit 30 according to an instruction from the operation input unit 26 to be described later, and displays and outputs the captured radiographic images on the display unit 30 and the output unit 32. To control. In addition, the display control unit 50 may control the display unit 30 to display past radiation images stored in the memory 38, imaging information acquired through the RIS 28 and the like described later, and the like.
The above is the configuration of the console 24 shown in FIG.

As described above, the operation input unit 26 performs various operation inputs to the console 24 as described above, and selects one imaging menu from the plurality of imaging menus 52 through the console 24, an exposure instruction of the radiation source 12, Various instructions are given to each unit, such as an instruction to read the FPD 20, an instruction to acquire information from the RIS 28, which will be described later, and an instruction to display and output the obtained radiation image data to the display unit 30 and the output unit 32.
The operation input unit 26 may specifically include an input device such as a keyboard and a mouse, or a reading device such as an IC card reader or a barcode reader.

The RIS 28 is an information network system used in the radiology department, and can perform everything from reservations such as radiography to management of examination results, and includes information on the subject P that is a subject and a plurality of imaging menus corresponding to the imaging region. This is an information database system that stores imaging information and diagnostic information and outputs them as necessary. Here, the diagnostic information is information associated with the subject P, and includes information such as the subject ID, name, sex, date of birth, date and time of radiation imaging, and imaging history.
As described above, the RIS 28 outputs the plurality of shooting menus 52 described above in response to an instruction from the operation input unit 26.

The display unit 30 is a radiographic image display liquid crystal monitor or the like for displaying a radiographic image. As described above, the display unit 30 displays a plurality of imaging menus 52 stored in the memory 38 through the display control unit 50 according to an instruction from the operation input unit 26. Display radiographic image data.
The output unit 32 is a printer that prints a radiographic image on paper and prints on a film dedicated to the radiographic image, and outputs the radiographic image displayed on the display unit 30 according to an instruction from the operation input unit 26. .

  The above is the configuration of the embodiment of the radiation imaging apparatus 10 according to the present invention. The above-described configuration is an example, and each configuration is not limited to the above-described example, and other various known techniques can be used.

<Operation of radiation imaging apparatus>
Next, the operation when performing radiography in the radiography apparatus 10 of the present invention will be described.

  First, the operator inputs information (ID) of the subject P, which is the subject, through the operation input unit 26, and based on the information of the subject P, the operator includes a plurality of information including past shooting information and diagnostic information of the subject P from the RIS 28. Is acquired and stored in the memory 38 of the console 24.

Next, the operator causes a plurality of shooting menus 52 acquired from the RIS 28 to be displayed on the display unit 30 through the display control unit 50 of the console 24, and one shooting menu is selected by the shooting menu selection unit 34 through the operation input unit 26. select.
Specifically, as shown in FIG. 3, one shooting menu is selected by a cursor among a plurality of shooting menus 52 displayed on the display unit 30.
In the case of revisiting, when performing follow-up observation, radiography can be performed under the same conditions as the previous radiography by selecting the “re-examination radiography” radiography menu.

When one shooting menu is selected from the plurality of shooting menus 52 by the shooting menu selection unit 34, a series of shooting orders 54 are generated by the shooting menu selection unit 34 and stored in the memory 38.
The series of shooting orders 54 may be acquired from the RIS 28 by the shooting menu selection unit 34 based on one selected shooting menu, and a plurality of shooting orders are stored in the memory 38 in advance. A predetermined one may be selected by the shooting menu selection unit 34 based on one selected shooting menu, combined, and stored again in the memory 38 as a series of shooting orders 54.
The imaging order refers to the dose of radiation (radiation intensity and exposure time) that varies depending on the imaging region, body orientation, SID, gender, physique (height, weight), body thickness, etc. The radiographing is performed by executing the radiographing order.

When the series of shooting orders 54 is stored in the memory 38, the instruction display generation unit 42 generates a series of instruction displays 56 including the posture that the subject P should hold based on the series of shooting orders 54.
As described above, for example, as shown in FIG. 4, the instruction display displays the posture to be held by the subject P with pictures, characters, and the like, and at the same time, the progress of shooting may be displayed. . Further, a plurality of types of instruction displays may be generated for one photographing order according to the direction (display direction) of the instruction display unit 22.

  The operator uses the operation input unit 26 to instruct the shooting control unit 36 to prepare for shooting. When a shooting preparation instruction is issued from the shooting control unit 36, the instruction display control unit 44 responds to the instruction display units 22 </ b> A to 22 </ b> D to the first shooting order based on a series of instruction displays 56 stored in the memory 38. The instruction display is displayed.

Next, the operator stands the subject P in front of the imaging stand 16, holds the posture holding tool 20, and holds the posture displayed on the instruction display unit 22.
Then, the operator performs radiation imaging based on the imaging order through the imaging control unit 36 (operation input unit 26) while confirming that the subject P holds the posture.

When the operator gives an imaging instruction using the operation input unit 26, the radiation source 12 is the SID determined by the imaging order through the imaging control unit 36, and the radiation determined by the imaging order at the imaging site determined by the imaging order. Exposure dose (radiation intensity and exposure time).
The radiation detector 18 detects radiation that has been exposed from the radiation source 12 and transmitted through the subject P, and outputs the radiation data to the data processing unit 46 of the console 24 as radiation data.
The data processing unit 46 converts the radiation data into radiation image data and outputs the radiation image data to the image processing unit 48. The image processing unit 48 converts the radiation data into the image data format according to the display unit 30, the output unit 32, and the like. Convert radiation image data. The radiation image data converted by the image processing unit 48 is output to the display unit 30, the output unit 32, the memory 38, and the like as necessary.

When one radiation imaging based on one imaging order is performed, the progress detection unit 40 increases the number of radiation exposures stored as the number of imagings 58 in the memory 38 and records it again in the memory 38. To do.
In addition, when one radiography is performed, the instruction display control unit 44 displays an instruction display corresponding to the next imaging order on the instruction display units 22A to 22D.
The operator confirms that the subject P has changed the posture to be held by looking at the instruction display displayed on the instruction display unit 22, and performs the second radiography through the imaging control unit 36. Note that the radiation dose from the radiation source 12, the imaging region, the body orientation of the subject P, and the SID are changed based on the imaging order, as described above.

  In the next (second) radiographing, as in the first radiographing, the radiation detector 18 acquires the radiation data, and the memory 38 stores the radiation image data based on the radiation data.

With regard to the third and subsequent imaging, all the series of imaging orders are executed by performing radiation imaging by the same operation as described above.
In the case of the last photographing, after the photographing is finished, the instruction display control unit 44 displays the photographing end on the instruction display units 22A to 22D.

The acquired image data of the radiographic image is stored in the memory 38, and is displayed on the display unit 30 through the display control unit 50 and output to the output unit 32 according to an instruction from the operation input unit 26. The acquired image data of the radiographic image is information on the subject P, a series of imaging orders 54, and a series of instruction displays 56, and the radiographic image data is a medical image server (not shown) such as PACS if necessary. It may be stored in a storage medium (not shown) by a storage medium writing means (not shown).
The above is the operation of the radiation imaging apparatus 10 of the present invention.

  The radiation imaging apparatus of the present invention has been described in detail above. However, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, and various improvements and modifications may be made without departing from the gist of the present invention. .

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Radiography apparatus 12 Radiation source 14 Radiation source movement mechanism 16 Imaging stand 18 Radiation detector 20 Posture holder 22 (22A-22D) Instruction display part 24 Console 26 Operation input part 28 RIS (Radiology Information System)
30 Display (Monitor)
32 Output unit (printer)
34 Shooting Menu Selection Unit 36 Shooting Control Unit 38 Memory 40 Progress Status Detection Unit 42 Instruction Display Generation Unit 44 Instruction Display Control Unit 46 Data Processing Unit 48 Image Processing Unit 50 Display Control Unit 52 Multiple Shooting Menus 54 Series of Shooting Orders 56 Series Instruction display 58 Number of shots (progress)
60 Progress indicator

Claims (10)

A shooting menu selection unit that determines a series of shooting orders corresponding to the selected shooting menu by selecting one shooting menu from a plurality of shooting menus;
An instruction display generation unit for automatically generating a series of instruction displays on a subject corresponding to the series of imaging orders;
A progress detection unit that detects the progress of the series of shooting orders according to shooting,
An instruction display control unit for changing an instruction display to the subject according to the photographing order;
A radiation imaging apparatus comprising: an instruction display unit that displays the instruction display corresponding to the imaging order according to an instruction from the instruction display control unit.   The radiation imaging apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the instruction display is an image showing a posture to be held by the subject.   The imaging order refers to an exposure dose (radiation intensity and exposure time) that varies depending on the imaging site, imaging direction (subject direction), SID, and sex, physique (height, weight), and body thickness of the subject. The radiation imaging apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the radiographic imaging apparatus includes an imaging instruction including:   The radiographic imaging according to claim 1, wherein the instruction display control unit switches the instruction display displayed on the instruction display unit to a next instruction display according to radiation exposure. apparatus.   5. The progress status detection unit detects the progress status of the series of imaging orders by counting the number of times of radiation exposure (number of imaging times). 6. Radiography equipment.   The radiographic apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the instruction display includes a progress status display portion that displays a progress status of the series of imaging orders detected by the progress status detection unit. .   7. The radiographic apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the progress status display portion displays at least one of the series of instruction display thumbnail images and (the number of imaging) / (the series of imaging orders). . There are a plurality of the instruction display units, and the installation positions are different from each other.
The instruction display generation unit generates a plurality of instruction displays according to the installation position for one shooting order,
The radiation imaging apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the instruction display control unit causes each of the corresponding instruction display units to display a plurality of instruction displays according to the installation position.   9. The plurality of instruction indications according to the installation position is an image showing a posture to be held by the subject when the subject is viewed from the installation position direction. The radiation imaging apparatus described.   The radiographic apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the instruction display control unit displays a remaining time until radiation exposure on the instruction display unit.

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