WO2012056677A1 - Three-dimensional image display device - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a stereoscopic image display device that displays a stereoscopic image using two images, a right-eye image and a left-eye image.
- stereoscopic viewing can be performed using parallax by displaying a combination of two images, a right-eye image and a left-eye image.
- a stereoscopically viewable image hereinafter referred to as a stereoscopic image or a stereo image
- a stereoscopic image or a stereo image is generated based on a plurality of images having parallax obtained by photographing the same subject from different positions.
- stereoscopic images is used not only in the fields of digital cameras and televisions, but also in the field of radiographic imaging. That is, the subject is irradiated with radiation from different directions, the radiation transmitted through the subject is detected by the radiation image detector, and a plurality of radiation images having parallax are obtained, and based on these radiation images A stereoscopic image is generated. And by generating a stereoscopic image in this way, a radiographic image with a sense of depth can be observed, and a radiographic image more suitable for diagnosis can be observed. (For example, see Patent Document 1)
- a stereoscopic image display device for displaying a stereoscopic image as described above, it is provided with two display screens arranged side by side and a half mirror, and displays a right eye image and a left eye image on each display screen.
- a monitor that displays a stereoscopic image by optically synthesizing a right-eye image and a left-eye image with a half mirror.
- the display screen in the stereoscopic image display apparatus of such a system can be the same as that for displaying a normal image, the display of the stereoscopic image and the display of the normal image can be combined.
- the half mirror interferes with display during normal image display.
- the present invention aims to provide a stereoscopic image display device that displays a stereoscopic image using two images, a right-eye image and a left-eye image, in which the above-described problems are solved.
- a stereoscopic image display device is a stereoscopic image display device capable of displaying both a stereoscopic image and a normal image using two images of a right-eye image and a left-eye image.
- the right-eye image display means for displaying the normal image and the right-eye image display means are arranged side by side, and the left-eye image display means for displaying the left-eye image and the normal image, and the right-eye image and the left-eye image are stereoscopically viewed.
- the stereoscopic image display apparatus of the present invention may be provided with only one half mirror, or may be provided with two half mirrors, and the half mirror for the right eye image display means may include a display surface of the right eye image display means.
- the half mirror for the left-eye image display means and the display surface of the right-eye image display means are held so as to be movable from an intermediate position with respect to the display surface of the left-eye image display means to the vicinity of the display surface of the right-eye image display means. It may be held so as to be movable from an intermediate position with respect to the display surface of the left-eye image display means to the vicinity of the display surface of the left-eye image display means.
- half mirror position detecting means for detecting that the half mirror is in the vicinity of the display surface of the right-eye image display means and / or the display surface of the left-eye image display means, and the half mirror is the display surface of the right-eye image display means It is preferable to include display control means for increasing the display brightness of the image in the image display means having a half mirror near the display surface when in the vicinity and / or in the vicinity of the display surface of the left-eye image display means.
- the stereoscopic image display device of the present invention in the stereoscopic image display device capable of displaying both a stereoscopic image and a normal image using two images of a right eye image and a left eye image,
- the right-eye image display means for displaying the normal image and the right-eye image display means are arranged side by side, and the left-eye image display means for displaying the left-eye image and the normal image, and the right-eye image and the left-eye image are stereoscopically viewed.
- the half mirror when the half mirror is moved to the vicinity of the display surface of the right-eye image display means and / or the display surface of the left-eye image display means, the right-eye image and the left-eye image are optically Since only the image that is not synthesized and displayed on the image display means close to the half mirror is transparently displayed, the stereoscopic image display and the normal image display can be combined.
- the image displayed on the image display means close to the half mirror during normal image display is observed through the half mirror. It is displayed darker than the image displayed on the image display means. Therefore, two half mirrors are provided, and the half mirror for the right-eye image display means is in the vicinity of the display surface of the right-eye image display means from an intermediate position between the display face of the right-eye image display means and the display face of the left-eye image display means. The half mirror for the left-eye image display means is in the vicinity of the display surface of the left-eye image display means from an intermediate position between the display face of the right-eye image display means and the display face of the left-eye image display means. If the image is held so as to be movable, the state of the appearance of the images displayed on both the image display means during normal image display can be made substantially equal.
- half mirror position detecting means for detecting that the half mirror is in the vicinity of the display surface of the right-eye image display means and / or the display surface of the left-eye image display means, and the half mirror is the display surface of the right-eye image display means If it is provided with a display control means for increasing the display brightness of the image in the image display means having a half mirror in the vicinity of the display surface when in the vicinity and / or in the vicinity of the display surface of the left-eye image display means, the half mirror It is possible to display an easy-to-see image that compensates for the decrease in luminance due to the above.
- FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram of a breast stereoscopic image photographing display system using a stereoscopic image display apparatus according to a first embodiment of the present invention.
- the figure which looked at the arm part of the stereoscopic vision image photographing display system for breasts shown in FIG. 1 from the right direction of FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration inside a computer of the breast stereoscopic image capturing and displaying system shown in FIG.
- Perspective view of the stereoscopic image display device The top view which shows the state at the time of the stereoscopic image display of the said stereoscopic vision image display apparatus.
- the top view which shows the state at the time of the normal image display of the said stereoscopic vision image display apparatus The top view which shows the state at the time of the stereoscopic image display of the stereoscopic image display apparatus of the 2nd Embodiment of this invention.
- FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram of a breast stereoscopic image photographing / displaying system using the stereoscopic image display device of the present embodiment
- FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration inside a computer of the breast stereoscopic image photographing display system shown in FIG. 1
- FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the stereoscopic image display device
- FIG. 6 is a top view showing a state of the stereoscopic image display device when displaying a stereoscopic image
- FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram of a breast stereoscopic image photographing / displaying system using the stereoscopic image display device of the present embodiment
- FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration inside a computer of the breast stereoscopic image photographing display system shown in FIG. 1
- FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the stereoscopic image display device
- FIG. FIG. 6 is a top view showing a state of the stereoscopic image display device when displaying a stere
- a breast stereoscopic imaging and displaying system 1 includes a breast imaging device 10, a computer 8 connected to the breast imaging device 10, and a monitor 9 connected to the computer 8. (Stereoscopic image display device) and an input unit 7 are provided.
- the mammography apparatus 10 includes a base 11, a rotary shaft 12 that can move in the vertical direction (Z direction) with respect to the base 11, and can rotate.
- the arm part 13 connected with the base 11 is provided.
- FIG. 2 shows the arm 13 viewed from the right direction in FIG.
- the arm section 13 has an alphabet C shape, and a radiation table 16 is attached to one end of the arm section 13 so as to face the imaging table 14 at the other end.
- the rotation and vertical movement of the arm unit 13 are controlled by an arm controller 31 incorporated in the base 11.
- a radiation image detector 15 such as a flat panel detector and a detector controller 33 that controls reading of a charge signal from the radiation image detector 15.
- a charge amplifier that converts the charge signal read from the radiation image detector 15 into a voltage signal
- a correlated double sampling circuit that samples the voltage signal output from the charge amplifier
- a circuit board provided with an AD conversion unit for converting a voltage signal into a digital signal is also installed.
- the photographing table 14 is configured to be rotatable with respect to the arm unit 13, and even when the arm unit 13 rotates with respect to the base 11, the direction of the photographing table 14 is fixed to the base 11. can do.
- the radiation image detector 15 can repeatedly perform recording and reading of a radiation image, and may use a so-called direct type radiation image detector that directly receives radiation and generates charges. Alternatively, a so-called indirect radiation image detector that converts radiation once into visible light and converts the visible light into a charge signal may be used.
- a radiation image signal readout method a radiation image signal is read out by turning on / off a TFT (thin film transistor) switch, or by irradiating reading light. It is desirable to use a so-called optical readout system from which a radiation image signal is read out, but the present invention is not limited to this, and other systems may be used.
- a radiation source 17 and a radiation source controller 32 are accommodated in the radiation irradiation unit 16.
- the radiation source controller 32 controls the timing of irradiating radiation from the radiation source 17 and the radiation generation conditions (tube current, tube voltage, time, etc.) in the radiation source 17.
- a compression plate 18 that is disposed above the imaging table 14 and presses and compresses the breast M, a support portion 20 that supports the compression plate 18, and a support portion 20 that extends in the vertical direction.
- a moving mechanism 19 for moving in the (Z direction) is provided. The position of the compression plate 18 and the compression pressure are controlled by the compression plate controller 34.
- the computer 8 includes a central processing unit (CPU), a storage device such as a semiconductor memory, a hard disk, and an SSD.
- the control unit 8a, the data storage unit 8b, and the image processing unit shown in FIG. Part 8c is configured.
- the controller 8a outputs predetermined control signals to the various controllers 31 to 34 to control the entire system. A specific control method will be described in detail later.
- the data storage unit 8b stores radiation image data and the like for each imaging angle acquired by the radiation image detector 15.
- the image processing unit 8c is for performing various image processing.
- the input unit 7 is composed of a pointing device such as a keyboard and a mouse, for example, and is used to accept input of a movement operation of a three-dimensional cursor, shooting conditions, operation instructions, and the like.
- the monitor 9 is capable of displaying both a stereoscopic image and a normal image using two images of a right eye image and a left eye image. As shown in FIG. 4, the right eye image and the normal image are displayed.
- 42 (dotted line display in the figure) is rotatably connected by a hinge 43, and a stand 44 is attached to the left-eye image display unit 41.
- a sensor (not shown) that detects that the half mirror 42 is in the vicinity of the display surface 40 a of the right-eye image display unit 40 or the display surface 41 a of the left-eye image display unit 41 is provided in the hinge 43.
- a display (not shown) that increases the display brightness of the image when the sensor detects that the half mirror 42 is in the vicinity of the display surface. Control means are provided.
- the display light in the right-eye image display unit 40 and the left-eye image display unit 41 is configured to be polarized light orthogonal to each other.
- the user wears polarizing glasses having a right-eye polarizing lens for observing the right-eye image and a left-eye polarizing lens for observing the left-eye image, and observes the left-eye image and the right-eye image with the left and right eyes, respectively. Visual images can be observed.
- the angle formed by the display surface 40a of the right-eye image display unit 40 and the display surface 41a of the left-eye image display unit 41 is less than 180 °.
- the right-eye image display unit 40 is moved so that the half-eye mirror 42 is moved, and the half mirror 42 is moved so as to be positioned between the display surface 40a of the right-eye image display unit 40 and the display surface 41a of the left-eye image display unit 41. .
- the angle formed between the display surface 40a of the right-eye image display unit 40 and the display surface 41a of the left-eye image display unit 41 during stereoscopic image display is not particularly limited as long as it is less than 180 °.
- the angle is preferably about 120 °, and most preferably 90 °.
- the movement of the right-eye image display unit 40 and the half mirror 42 may be manually performed by the user, or an input unit such as a switch for receiving a stereoscopic image display instruction input is provided. Or a radiographic image signal input to the monitor 9 or when it is detected that a signal for a stereoscopic image is input based on incidental information of the radiographic image signal or the like. Alternatively, it may be moved automatically.
- the observation of the stereoscopic image displayed on the monitor 9 can be performed from either the right side or the left side in FIG. 5, but here, the mechanism of the stereoscopic image display will be described as observing from the right side.
- FIG. 5 when a stereoscopic image is observed from the right side of the monitor 9, the right-eye image displayed on the display surface 40 a of the right-eye image display unit 40 is reflected by the half mirror 42, and the left-eye image display unit The left-eye image displayed on the display surface 41a of 41 passes through the half mirror 42, and as a result, the right-eye image and the left-eye image are optically combined and displayed as a stereoscopic image.
- the half mirror 42 When displaying a normal image on the monitor 9, as shown in FIG. 6, the half mirror 42 is moved to the vicinity of the display surface 40 a of the right-eye image display unit 40 (or the vicinity of the display surface 41 a of the left-eye image display unit 41). Move.
- the normal image includes not only a two-dimensional image other than the right-eye image and the left-eye image but also a case where the right-eye image and the left-eye image are individually observed as a two-dimensional image instead of a stereoscopic image.
- a sensor (not shown) in the hinge 43 detects that the half mirror 42 is in the vicinity of the display surface 40a of the right-eye image display unit 40, a display control unit (not shown) in the right-eye image display unit 40. Thus, processing for increasing the display brightness of the image displayed on the display surface 40a is performed.
- the luminance when the light passes through the half mirror 42, the luminance is approximately halved. Therefore, if the display luminance is increased by about twice, the luminance can be the same as that when the half mirror 42 is not transmitted, but this value is limited. Instead, any mode may be used.
- the half mirror 42 may be moved manually by the user, or provided with an input unit such as a switch for receiving an instruction input for normal image display, and automatically moved based on the instruction from the input unit. Alternatively, it may be automatically moved when it is detected that a normal image signal has been input based on the radiation image signal input to the monitor 9 or incidental information of the radiation image signal. May be.
- the breast M is installed on the imaging table 14, and the breast M is compressed by the compression plate 18 with a predetermined pressure.
- the control unit 8 a outputs information about the convergence angle ⁇ and the imaging angle ⁇ ′ constituting the convergence angle ⁇ to the arm controller 31.
- ⁇ 4 ° is set as information on the convergence angle ⁇ at this time
- the present invention is not limited to this, and the photographer can set an arbitrary convergence angle ⁇ at the input unit 7.
- the arm controller 31 receives the information of the imaging angle ⁇ ′ output from the control unit 8a, and the arm controller 31 first uses the arm to capture a radiographic image for the right eye based on the information of the imaging angle ⁇ ′.
- the controller 13 outputs a control signal with an imaging angle ⁇ ′ that is inclined + 2 ° with respect to a direction perpendicular to the detection surface 15a.
- the arm unit 13 rotates to a position of + 2 °.
- the control unit 8a outputs a control signal to the radiation source controller 32 and the detector controller 33 so as to perform radiation irradiation and readout of the radiation image signal.
- radiation is emitted from the radiation source 17, and a radiation image obtained by photographing the breast M from the direction in which the imaging angle ⁇ ′ is + 2 ° is detected by the radiation detector 15. Is read and stored in the data storage unit 8b of the computer 8.
- a control signal that outputs an imaging angle ⁇ ′ in which the arm unit 13 is inclined by ⁇ 2 ° with respect to a direction perpendicular to the detection surface 15a is output.
- the arm unit 13 rotates to a position of -2 °.
- the control unit 8a outputs a control signal to the radiation source controller 32 and the detector controller 33 so as to perform radiation irradiation and readout of the radiation image signal.
- radiation is emitted from the radiation source 17, and a radiation image obtained by photographing the breast M from the direction in which the imaging angle ⁇ ′ is ⁇ 2 ° is detected by the radiation detector 15.
- the signal is read out and stored in the data storage unit 8b of the computer 8.
- the right-eye image display unit 40 is set so that the angle formed between the display surface 40a of the right-eye image display unit 40 and the display surface 41a of the left-eye image display unit 41 is less than 180 °. If the half mirror 42 is moved so as to be positioned between the display surface 40a of the right-eye image display unit 40 and the display surface 41a of the left-eye image display unit 41, the stereoscopic image can be observed. Can do.
- the half mirror 42 is moved to the vicinity of the display surface 40a of the right-eye image display unit 40 (or the vicinity of the display surface 41a of the left-eye image display unit 41), the right-eye image and the left-eye image are displayed.
- the image can be observed as a two-dimensional image (normal image) individually rather than as a stereoscopic image.
- an image other than the image for the right eye and the image for the left eye may be displayed.
- FIG. 7 is a top view showing a state when displaying a stereoscopic image of the stereoscopic image display apparatus of the present embodiment
- FIG. 8 is a top view showing a state of displaying a stereoscopic image of the stereoscopic image display apparatus of the present embodiment. It is.
- FIGS. 7 and 8 the same elements as those in FIG. 4 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and description thereof will be omitted unless particularly required.
- the monitor 9 ′ of the present embodiment is different from the first embodiment in that two half mirrors, a half mirror 45 for the right eye image display unit and a half mirror 46 for the left eye image display unit, are provided. It is different in comparison.
- the angle formed by the display surface 40a of the right-eye image display unit 40 and the display surface 41a of the left-eye image display unit 41 is 180 °.
- the right-eye image display unit 40 is moved so as to be less than the distance, and the half mirrors 45 and 46 are positioned between the display surface 40a of the right-eye image display unit 40 and the display surface 41a of the left-eye image display unit 41. Move to.
- the half mirror 45 is near the display surface 40a of the right-eye image display unit 40, and the half mirror 46 is near the display surface 41a of the left-eye image display unit 41. Move.
- the state of image display during normal image display can be made the same on the left and right, so that it is possible to provide a monitor with less discomfort for the user.
- the right-eye image display unit 40 is arranged on the right side and the left-eye image display unit 41 is arranged on the left side in the above embodiment. Even when the right-eye image display unit 40 is arranged on the left side and the left-eye image display unit 41 is arranged on the right side, a stereoscopic image can be displayed in exactly the same manner.
- the right-eye image display unit 40 and the left-eye image display unit 41 are arranged side by side has been shown as being arranged in the left-right direction, it may be in any form such as the vertical direction.
- the present invention is limited to a stereoscopic image capturing / displaying system for breasts. Rather, it can be combined with any system.
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Abstract
[Problem] To enable a three-dimensional image and a normal image to be displayed on a three-dimensional image display device for displaying a three-dimensional image by using a right-eye image and a left-eye image. [Solution] A three-dimensional image display device provided with a right-eye image display unit (40) for displaying a right-eye image, a left-eye image display unit (41) disposed horizontally adjacent to the right-eye image display unit (40) and for displaying a left-eye image, and a half mirror (42) for displaying a three-dimensional image by optically synthesizing the right-eye image and the left-eye image, wherein the half mirror (42) is disposed in a rotatable manner, by means of a hinge (43), in the vicinity of the center between the display surface (41a) of the left-eye image display unit (41) and the vicinity of the display surface (40a) of the right-eye image display unit (40) so that the half mirror (42) can move from a center location between the display surfaces (40a, 41a) to the respective vicinities of the display surfaces (40a, 41a).
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本発明は、右目用画像および左目用画像の2枚の画像を用いて立体視画像を表示する立体視画像表示装置に関するものである。
The present invention relates to a stereoscopic image display device that displays a stereoscopic image using two images, a right-eye image and a left-eye image.
従来、右目用画像および左目用画像の2枚の画像を組み合わせて表示することにより、視差を利用して立体視できることが知られている。このような立体視できる画像(以下、立体視画像またはステレオ画像という)は、同一の被写体を異なる位置から撮影して取得された互いに視差のある複数の画像に基づいて生成される。
Conventionally, it is known that stereoscopic viewing can be performed using parallax by displaying a combination of two images, a right-eye image and a left-eye image. Such a stereoscopically viewable image (hereinafter referred to as a stereoscopic image or a stereo image) is generated based on a plurality of images having parallax obtained by photographing the same subject from different positions.
そして、このような立体視画像の生成は、デジタルカメラやテレビなどの分野だけでなく、放射線画像撮影の分野においても利用されている。すなわち、被験者に対して互いに異なる方向から放射線を照射し、その被験者を透過した放射線を放射線画像検出器によりそれぞれ検出して互いに視差のある複数の放射線画像を取得し、これらの放射線画像に基づいて立体視画像を生成することが行われている。そして、このように立体視画像を生成することによって奥行感のある放射線画像を観察することができ、より診断に適した放射線画像を観察することができる。(例えば特許文献1参照)
And the generation of such stereoscopic images is used not only in the fields of digital cameras and televisions, but also in the field of radiographic imaging. That is, the subject is irradiated with radiation from different directions, the radiation transmitted through the subject is detected by the radiation image detector, and a plurality of radiation images having parallax are obtained, and based on these radiation images A stereoscopic image is generated. And by generating a stereoscopic image in this way, a radiographic image with a sense of depth can be observed, and a radiographic image more suitable for diagnosis can be observed. (For example, see Patent Document 1)
ところで、上記のような立体視画像を表示するための立体視画像表示装置として、左右横並びの2つの表示画面とハーフミラーを備え、各表示画面に右目用画像と左目用画像とを各々表示し、ハーフミラーで右目用画像と左目用画像とを光学的に合成して立体視画像を表示する方式のモニターが提案されている。(例えば特許文献2、3参照)
このような方式の立体視画像表示装置における表示画面は、通常画像を表示するためのものと全く同じものとすることができるため、立体視画像の表示と通常画像の表示とを兼用できるようにすることが好ましいが、その場合、通常画像表示時にハーフミラーが表示の妨げとなってしまうという問題がある。 By the way, as a stereoscopic image display device for displaying a stereoscopic image as described above, it is provided with two display screens arranged side by side and a half mirror, and displays a right eye image and a left eye image on each display screen. There has been proposed a monitor that displays a stereoscopic image by optically synthesizing a right-eye image and a left-eye image with a half mirror. (For example, see Patent Documents 2 and 3)
Since the display screen in the stereoscopic image display apparatus of such a system can be the same as that for displaying a normal image, the display of the stereoscopic image and the display of the normal image can be combined. However, in this case, there is a problem that the half mirror interferes with display during normal image display.
このような方式の立体視画像表示装置における表示画面は、通常画像を表示するためのものと全く同じものとすることができるため、立体視画像の表示と通常画像の表示とを兼用できるようにすることが好ましいが、その場合、通常画像表示時にハーフミラーが表示の妨げとなってしまうという問題がある。 By the way, as a stereoscopic image display device for displaying a stereoscopic image as described above, it is provided with two display screens arranged side by side and a half mirror, and displays a right eye image and a left eye image on each display screen. There has been proposed a monitor that displays a stereoscopic image by optically synthesizing a right-eye image and a left-eye image with a half mirror. (For example, see Patent Documents 2 and 3)
Since the display screen in the stereoscopic image display apparatus of such a system can be the same as that for displaying a normal image, the display of the stereoscopic image and the display of the normal image can be combined. However, in this case, there is a problem that the half mirror interferes with display during normal image display.
本発明は、上記の事情に鑑み、右目用画像および左目用画像の2枚の画像を用いて立体視画像を表示する立体視画像表示装置において、上記問題を解消したものを提供することを目的とする。
In view of the above circumstances, the present invention aims to provide a stereoscopic image display device that displays a stereoscopic image using two images, a right-eye image and a left-eye image, in which the above-described problems are solved. And
本発明の立体視画像表示装置は、右目用画像と左目用画像の2枚の画像を用いた立体視画像および通常画像の両方を表示可能な立体視画像表示装置であって、右目用画像および通常画像を表示する右目用画像表示手段と、右目用画像表示手段と横並びに配され、左目用画像および通常画像を表示する左目用画像表示手段と、右目用画像と左目用画像とを立体視画像として見えるように光学的に合成するハーフミラーとを備え、ハーフミラーが右目用画像表示手段の表示面と左目用画像表示手段の表示面との中間位置から右目用画像表示手段の表示面近傍および/または左目用画像表示手段の表示面近傍まで移動可能なように、ハーフミラーの一端が右目用画像表示手段と左目用画像表示手段との近接部付近において回転自在に保持されていることを特徴とするものである。
A stereoscopic image display device according to the present invention is a stereoscopic image display device capable of displaying both a stereoscopic image and a normal image using two images of a right-eye image and a left-eye image. The right-eye image display means for displaying the normal image and the right-eye image display means are arranged side by side, and the left-eye image display means for displaying the left-eye image and the normal image, and the right-eye image and the left-eye image are stereoscopically viewed. A half mirror that is optically combined so that it can be viewed as an image, and the half mirror is in the vicinity of the display surface of the right-eye image display means from an intermediate position between the display surface of the right-eye image display means and the display surface of the left-eye image display means And / or one end of the half mirror is rotatably held in the vicinity of the vicinity of the right-eye image display means and the left-eye image display means so that it can move to the vicinity of the display surface of the left-eye image display means. It is characterized in.
本発明の立体視画像表示装置は、ハーフミラーを1枚のみ備えたものとしてもよいし、ハーフミラーを2枚備え、右目用画像表示手段用のハーフミラーは右目用画像表示手段の表示面と左目用画像表示手段の表示面との中間位置から右目用画像表示手段の表示面近傍まで移動可能なように保持され、左目用画像表示手段用のハーフミラーは右目用画像表示手段の表示面と左目用画像表示手段の表示面との中間位置から左目用画像表示手段の表示面近傍まで移動可能なように保持されたものとしてもよい。
The stereoscopic image display apparatus of the present invention may be provided with only one half mirror, or may be provided with two half mirrors, and the half mirror for the right eye image display means may include a display surface of the right eye image display means. The half mirror for the left-eye image display means and the display surface of the right-eye image display means are held so as to be movable from an intermediate position with respect to the display surface of the left-eye image display means to the vicinity of the display surface of the right-eye image display means. It may be held so as to be movable from an intermediate position with respect to the display surface of the left-eye image display means to the vicinity of the display surface of the left-eye image display means.
また、ハーフミラーが右目用画像表示手段の表示面近傍および/または左目用画像表示手段の表示面近傍にあることを検知するハーフミラー位置検出手段と、ハーフミラーが右目用画像表示手段の表示面近傍および/または左目用画像表示手段の表示面近傍にある際に、表示面近傍にハーフミラーがある画像表示手段における画像の表示輝度を上げる表示制御手段とを備えたものとすることが好ましい。
Further, half mirror position detecting means for detecting that the half mirror is in the vicinity of the display surface of the right-eye image display means and / or the display surface of the left-eye image display means, and the half mirror is the display surface of the right-eye image display means It is preferable to include display control means for increasing the display brightness of the image in the image display means having a half mirror near the display surface when in the vicinity and / or in the vicinity of the display surface of the left-eye image display means.
本発明の立体視画像表示装置によれば、右目用画像と左目用画像の2枚の画像を用いた立体視画像および通常画像の両方を表示可能な立体視画像表示装置において、右目用画像および通常画像を表示する右目用画像表示手段と、右目用画像表示手段と横並びに配され、左目用画像および通常画像を表示する左目用画像表示手段と、右目用画像と左目用画像とを立体視画像として見えるように光学的に合成するハーフミラーとを備え、ハーフミラーが右目用画像表示手段の表示面と左目用画像表示手段の表示面との中間位置から右目用画像表示手段の表示面近傍および/または左目用画像表示手段の表示面近傍まで移動可能なように、ハーフミラーの一端が右目用画像表示手段と左目用画像表示手段との近接部付近において回転自在に保持されたものとしたことにより、ハーフミラーを右目用画像表示手段の表示面近傍および/または左目用画像表示手段の表示面近傍まで移動させた状態では、右目用画像と左目用画像とが光学的に合成されず、ハーフミラーに近接する画像表示手段に表示された画像のみが透過表示されるようになるため、立体視画像の表示と通常画像の表示とを兼用可能とすることができる。
According to the stereoscopic image display device of the present invention, in the stereoscopic image display device capable of displaying both a stereoscopic image and a normal image using two images of a right eye image and a left eye image, The right-eye image display means for displaying the normal image and the right-eye image display means are arranged side by side, and the left-eye image display means for displaying the left-eye image and the normal image, and the right-eye image and the left-eye image are stereoscopically viewed. A half mirror that is optically combined so that it can be viewed as an image, and the half mirror is in the vicinity of the display surface of the right-eye image display means from an intermediate position between the display surface of the right-eye image display means and the display surface of the left-eye image display means And / or one end of the half mirror is rotatably held in the vicinity of the vicinity of the right-eye image display means and the left-eye image display means so that it can move to the vicinity of the display surface of the left-eye image display means. As a result, when the half mirror is moved to the vicinity of the display surface of the right-eye image display means and / or the display surface of the left-eye image display means, the right-eye image and the left-eye image are optically Since only the image that is not synthesized and displayed on the image display means close to the half mirror is transparently displayed, the stereoscopic image display and the normal image display can be combined.
なお、ハーフミラーを1枚のみ備えたものとした場合には、通常画像表示時にハーフミラーに近接する画像表示手段に表示される画像はハーフミラー越しに観察されることになるので、反対側の画像表示手段に表示される画像よりも暗く表示されることになる。そのため、ハーフミラーを2枚備え、右目用画像表示手段用のハーフミラーは右目用画像表示手段の表示面と左目用画像表示手段の表示面との中間位置から右目用画像表示手段の表示面近傍まで移動可能なように保持され、左目用画像表示手段用のハーフミラーは右目用画像表示手段の表示面と左目用画像表示手段の表示面との中間位置から左目用画像表示手段の表示面近傍まで移動可能なように保持されたものとすれば、通常画像表示時に両方の画像表示手段に表示される画像の見え方の状態を略等しくできる。
If only one half mirror is provided, the image displayed on the image display means close to the half mirror during normal image display is observed through the half mirror. It is displayed darker than the image displayed on the image display means. Therefore, two half mirrors are provided, and the half mirror for the right-eye image display means is in the vicinity of the display surface of the right-eye image display means from an intermediate position between the display face of the right-eye image display means and the display face of the left-eye image display means. The half mirror for the left-eye image display means is in the vicinity of the display surface of the left-eye image display means from an intermediate position between the display face of the right-eye image display means and the display face of the left-eye image display means. If the image is held so as to be movable, the state of the appearance of the images displayed on both the image display means during normal image display can be made substantially equal.
また、ハーフミラーが右目用画像表示手段の表示面近傍および/または左目用画像表示手段の表示面近傍にあることを検知するハーフミラー位置検出手段と、ハーフミラーが右目用画像表示手段の表示面近傍および/または左目用画像表示手段の表示面近傍にある際に、表示面近傍にハーフミラーがある画像表示手段における画像の表示輝度を上げる表示制御手段とを備えたものとすれば、ハーフミラーによる輝度の低下を補って、見やすい画像を表示することができる。
Further, half mirror position detecting means for detecting that the half mirror is in the vicinity of the display surface of the right-eye image display means and / or the display surface of the left-eye image display means, and the half mirror is the display surface of the right-eye image display means If it is provided with a display control means for increasing the display brightness of the image in the image display means having a half mirror in the vicinity of the display surface when in the vicinity and / or in the vicinity of the display surface of the left-eye image display means, the half mirror It is possible to display an easy-to-see image that compensates for the decrease in luminance due to the above.
以下、図面を参照して本発明の第1の実施の形態の立体視画像表示装置を用いた乳房用立体視画像撮影表示システムについて説明する。まず、本実施の形態の乳房用立体視画像撮影表示システム全体の概略構成について説明する。図1は本実施の形態の立体視画像表示装置を用いた乳房用立体視画像撮影表示システムの概略構成図、図2は図1に示す乳房用立体視画像撮影表示システムのアーム部を図1の右方向から見た図、図3は図1に示す乳房用立体視画像撮影表示システムのコンピュータ内部の概略構成を示すブロック図、図4は上記立体視画像表示装置の斜視図、図5は上記立体視画像表示装置の立体視画像表示時の状態を示す上面図、図6は上記立体視画像表示装置の通常画像表示時の状態を示す上面図である。
Hereinafter, a stereoscopic image capturing and displaying system for breasts using the stereoscopic image display device according to the first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. First, a schematic configuration of the whole breast stereoscopic image photographing / displaying system according to the present embodiment will be described. FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram of a breast stereoscopic image photographing / displaying system using the stereoscopic image display device of the present embodiment, and FIG. FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration inside a computer of the breast stereoscopic image photographing display system shown in FIG. 1, FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the stereoscopic image display device, and FIG. FIG. 6 is a top view showing a state of the stereoscopic image display device when displaying a stereoscopic image, and FIG.
本実施形態の乳房用立体視画像撮影表示システム1は、図1に示すように、乳房画像撮影装置10と、乳房画像撮影装置10に接続されたコンピュータ8と、コンピュータ8に接続されたモニタ9(立体視画像表示装置)および入力部7とを備えている。
As shown in FIG. 1, a breast stereoscopic imaging and displaying system 1 according to this embodiment includes a breast imaging device 10, a computer 8 connected to the breast imaging device 10, and a monitor 9 connected to the computer 8. (Stereoscopic image display device) and an input unit 7 are provided.
そして、乳房画像撮影装置10は、図1に示すように、基台11と、基台11に対し上下方向(Z方向)に移動可能であり、かつ回転可能な回転軸12と、回転軸12により基台11と連結されたアーム部13を備えている。なお、図2には、図1の右方向から見たアーム部13を示している。
As shown in FIG. 1, the mammography apparatus 10 includes a base 11, a rotary shaft 12 that can move in the vertical direction (Z direction) with respect to the base 11, and can rotate. The arm part 13 connected with the base 11 is provided. FIG. 2 shows the arm 13 viewed from the right direction in FIG.
アーム部13はアルファベットのCの形をしており、その一端には撮影台14が、その他端には撮影台14と対向するように放射線照射部16が取り付けられている。アーム部13の回転および上下方向の移動は、基台11に組み込まれたアームコントローラ31により制御される。
The arm section 13 has an alphabet C shape, and a radiation table 16 is attached to one end of the arm section 13 so as to face the imaging table 14 at the other end. The rotation and vertical movement of the arm unit 13 are controlled by an arm controller 31 incorporated in the base 11.
撮影台14の内部には、フラットパネルディテクタ等の放射線画像検出器15と、放射線画像検出器15からの電荷信号の読み出しを制御する検出器コントローラ33が備えられている。また、撮影台14の内部には、放射線画像検出器15から読み出された電荷信号を電圧信号に変換するチャージアンプや、チャージアンプから出力された電圧信号をサンプリングする相関2重サンプリング回路や、電圧信号をデジタル信号に変換するAD変換部などが設けられた回路基板なども設置されている。
Inside the imaging table 14 are provided a radiation image detector 15 such as a flat panel detector and a detector controller 33 that controls reading of a charge signal from the radiation image detector 15. Further, inside the imaging table 14, a charge amplifier that converts the charge signal read from the radiation image detector 15 into a voltage signal, a correlated double sampling circuit that samples the voltage signal output from the charge amplifier, A circuit board provided with an AD conversion unit for converting a voltage signal into a digital signal is also installed.
また、撮影台14はアーム部13に対し回転可能に構成されており、基台11に対してアーム部13が回転したときでも、撮影台14の向きは基台11に対し固定された向きとすることができる。
In addition, the photographing table 14 is configured to be rotatable with respect to the arm unit 13, and even when the arm unit 13 rotates with respect to the base 11, the direction of the photographing table 14 is fixed to the base 11. can do.
放射線画像検出器15は、放射線画像の記録と読出しを繰り返して行うことができるものであり、放射線の照射を直接受けて電荷を発生する、いわゆる直接型の放射線画像検出器を用いてもよいし、放射線を一旦可視光に変換し、その可視光を電荷信号に変換する、いわゆる間接型の放射線画像検出器を用いるようにしてもよい。また、放射線画像信号の読出方式としては、TFT(thin film transistor)スイッチをオン・オフされることによって放射線画像信号が読みだされる、いわゆるTFT読出方式のものや、読取光を照射することによって放射線画像信号が読み出される、いわゆる光読出方式のものを用いることが望ましいが、これに限らずその他のものを用いるようにしてもよい。
The radiation image detector 15 can repeatedly perform recording and reading of a radiation image, and may use a so-called direct type radiation image detector that directly receives radiation and generates charges. Alternatively, a so-called indirect radiation image detector that converts radiation once into visible light and converts the visible light into a charge signal may be used. As a radiation image signal readout method, a radiation image signal is read out by turning on / off a TFT (thin film transistor) switch, or by irradiating reading light. It is desirable to use a so-called optical readout system from which a radiation image signal is read out, but the present invention is not limited to this, and other systems may be used.
放射線照射部16の中には放射線源17と、放射線源コントローラ32が収納されている。放射線源コントローラ32は、放射線源17から放射線を照射するタイミングと、放射線源17における放射線発生条件(管電流、管電圧、時間等)を制御するものである。
A radiation source 17 and a radiation source controller 32 are accommodated in the radiation irradiation unit 16. The radiation source controller 32 controls the timing of irradiating radiation from the radiation source 17 and the radiation generation conditions (tube current, tube voltage, time, etc.) in the radiation source 17.
また、アーム部13の中央部には、撮影台14の上方に配置されて乳房Mを押さえつけて圧迫する圧迫板18と、その圧迫板18を支持する支持部20と、支持部20を上下方向(Z方向)に移動させる移動機構19が設けられている。圧迫板18の位置、圧迫圧は、圧迫板コントローラ34により制御される。
Further, in the central portion of the arm portion 13, a compression plate 18 that is disposed above the imaging table 14 and presses and compresses the breast M, a support portion 20 that supports the compression plate 18, and a support portion 20 that extends in the vertical direction. A moving mechanism 19 for moving in the (Z direction) is provided. The position of the compression plate 18 and the compression pressure are controlled by the compression plate controller 34.
コンピュータ8は、中央処理装置(CPU)および半導体メモリやハードディスクやSSD等のストレージデバイスなどを備えており、これらのハードウェアによって、図3に示すような制御部8a、データ記憶部8bおよび画像処理部8cが構成されている。
The computer 8 includes a central processing unit (CPU), a storage device such as a semiconductor memory, a hard disk, and an SSD. The control unit 8a, the data storage unit 8b, and the image processing unit shown in FIG. Part 8c is configured.
制御部8aは、各種のコントローラ31~34に対して所定の制御信号を出力し、システム全体の制御を行うものである。具体的な制御方法については後で詳述する。データ記憶部8bは、放射線画像検出器15によって取得された撮影角度毎の放射線画像データ等を記憶するものである。画像処理部8cは種々の画像処理を施すためのものである。
The controller 8a outputs predetermined control signals to the various controllers 31 to 34 to control the entire system. A specific control method will be described in detail later. The data storage unit 8b stores radiation image data and the like for each imaging angle acquired by the radiation image detector 15. The image processing unit 8c is for performing various image processing.
入力部7は、例えば、キーボードやマウスなどのポインティングデバイスから構成されたものであり、立体カーソルの移動操作や、撮影条件や操作指示等の入力を受け付けるためのものである。
The input unit 7 is composed of a pointing device such as a keyboard and a mouse, for example, and is used to accept input of a movement operation of a three-dimensional cursor, shooting conditions, operation instructions, and the like.
モニタ9は、右目用画像と左目用画像の2枚の画像を用いた立体視画像および通常画像の両方を表示可能なものであって、図4に示すように、右目用画像および通常画像を表示する右目用画像表示部40と、左目用画像および通常画像を表示する左目用画像表示部41と、右目用画像と左目用画像とを立体視画像として見えるように光学的に合成するハーフミラー42(図中点線表示)とがヒンジ43により回転自在に連結されており、左目用画像表示部41にスタンド44が取り付けられた構造となっている。また、ヒンジ43内には、ハーフミラー42が右目用画像表示部40の表示面40a近傍もしくは左目用画像表示部41の表示面41a近傍にあることを検知する不図示のセンサが設けられている。
また、右目用画像表示部40および左目用画像表示部41内には、上記センサによりハーフミラー42が表示面の近傍にあることが検知された際に、画像の表示輝度を上げる不図示の表示制御手段が設けられている。 Themonitor 9 is capable of displaying both a stereoscopic image and a normal image using two images of a right eye image and a left eye image. As shown in FIG. 4, the right eye image and the normal image are displayed. A right-eye image display unit 40 to display, a left-eye image display unit 41 to display a left-eye image and a normal image, and a half mirror that optically combines the right-eye image and the left-eye image so as to be seen as a stereoscopic image. 42 (dotted line display in the figure) is rotatably connected by a hinge 43, and a stand 44 is attached to the left-eye image display unit 41. In addition, a sensor (not shown) that detects that the half mirror 42 is in the vicinity of the display surface 40 a of the right-eye image display unit 40 or the display surface 41 a of the left-eye image display unit 41 is provided in the hinge 43. .
Further, in the right-eyeimage display unit 40 and the left-eye image display unit 41, a display (not shown) that increases the display brightness of the image when the sensor detects that the half mirror 42 is in the vicinity of the display surface. Control means are provided.
また、右目用画像表示部40および左目用画像表示部41内には、上記センサによりハーフミラー42が表示面の近傍にあることが検知された際に、画像の表示輝度を上げる不図示の表示制御手段が設けられている。 The
Further, in the right-eye
右目用画像表示部40と左目用画像表示部41における表示光は互いに直交する偏光となるように構成されている。ユーザーは、右目用画像を観察する右目用偏光レンズと左目用画像を観察する左目用偏光レンズを有する偏光メガネを装着し、左目用画像および右目用画像を左右の目でそれぞれ観察することで立体視画像を観察することができる。
The display light in the right-eye image display unit 40 and the left-eye image display unit 41 is configured to be polarized light orthogonal to each other. The user wears polarizing glasses having a right-eye polarizing lens for observing the right-eye image and a left-eye polarizing lens for observing the left-eye image, and observes the left-eye image and the right-eye image with the left and right eyes, respectively. Visual images can be observed.
このモニタ9において、立体視画像を表示する際は、図5に示すように、右目用画像表示部40の表示面40aと左目用画像表示部41の表示面41aとのなす角度が180°未満となるように右目用画像表示部40を移動させるとともに、ハーフミラー42を右目用画像表示部40の表示面40aと左目用画像表示部41の表示面41aとの中間に位置するように移動させる。
When displaying a stereoscopic image on the monitor 9, as shown in FIG. 5, the angle formed by the display surface 40a of the right-eye image display unit 40 and the display surface 41a of the left-eye image display unit 41 is less than 180 °. The right-eye image display unit 40 is moved so that the half-eye mirror 42 is moved, and the half mirror 42 is moved so as to be positioned between the display surface 40a of the right-eye image display unit 40 and the display surface 41a of the left-eye image display unit 41. .
なお、立体視画像表示時の右目用画像表示部40の表示面40aと左目用画像表示部41の表示面41aとのなす角度は、180°未満であれば特に制限はないが、80°から120°程度とするのが好ましく、90°とするのが最も好ましい。
The angle formed between the display surface 40a of the right-eye image display unit 40 and the display surface 41a of the left-eye image display unit 41 during stereoscopic image display is not particularly limited as long as it is less than 180 °. The angle is preferably about 120 °, and most preferably 90 °.
また、右目用画像表示部40およびハーフミラー42の移動は、ユーザーにより手動で行なわせてもよいし、立体視画像表示の指示入力を受け付けるスイッチ等の入力部を設け、この入力部からの指示に基づいて自動的に移動させるようにしてもよいし、モニタ9に入力される放射線画像信号もしくは放射線画像信号の付帯情報等に基づいて立体視画像用の信号が入力されたことを検知した際に、自動的に移動させるようにしてもよい。
Further, the movement of the right-eye image display unit 40 and the half mirror 42 may be manually performed by the user, or an input unit such as a switch for receiving a stereoscopic image display instruction input is provided. Or a radiographic image signal input to the monitor 9 or when it is detected that a signal for a stereoscopic image is input based on incidental information of the radiographic image signal or the like. Alternatively, it may be moved automatically.
モニタ9に表示される立体視画像の観察は、図5中右側からでも左側からでもどちらでも行なえるが、ここでは右側から観察するものとして、立体視画像表示の仕組みを説明する。図5に示すように、モニタ9の右側から立体視画像を観察する場合、右目用画像表示部40の表示面40aに表示された右目用画像はハーフミラー42で反射し、左目用画像表示部41の表示面41aに表示された左目用画像はハーフミラー42を透過し、その結果、右目用画像と左目用画像とが光学的に合成され立体視画像として表示される。なお、モニタ9の左側から立体視画像を観察する場合、反射する画像と透過する画像が逆になるだけで、右側から立体視画像を観察する場合と同様の立体視画像が表示される。
The observation of the stereoscopic image displayed on the monitor 9 can be performed from either the right side or the left side in FIG. 5, but here, the mechanism of the stereoscopic image display will be described as observing from the right side. As shown in FIG. 5, when a stereoscopic image is observed from the right side of the monitor 9, the right-eye image displayed on the display surface 40 a of the right-eye image display unit 40 is reflected by the half mirror 42, and the left-eye image display unit The left-eye image displayed on the display surface 41a of 41 passes through the half mirror 42, and as a result, the right-eye image and the left-eye image are optically combined and displayed as a stereoscopic image. Note that, when a stereoscopic image is observed from the left side of the monitor 9, only the reflected image and the transmitted image are reversed, and a stereoscopic image similar to the case of observing the stereoscopic image from the right side is displayed.
このモニタ9において、通常画像を表示する際は、図6に示すように、ハーフミラー42を右目用画像表示部40の表示面40a近傍(もしくは左目用画像表示部41の表示面41a近傍)まで移動させる。なお、このときの右目用画像表示部40の表示面40aと左目用画像表示部41の表示面41aとのなす角度には特に制限はない。
When displaying a normal image on the monitor 9, as shown in FIG. 6, the half mirror 42 is moved to the vicinity of the display surface 40 a of the right-eye image display unit 40 (or the vicinity of the display surface 41 a of the left-eye image display unit 41). Move. In addition, there is no restriction | limiting in particular in the angle which the display surface 40a of the image display part 40 for right eyes and the display surface 41a of the image display part 41 for left eyes at this time make.
なお、通常画像とは、右目用画像および左目用画像以外の二次元画像だけでなく、右目用画像および左目用画像を立体視画像としてではなく個別に二次元画像として観察する場合も含む。
The normal image includes not only a two-dimensional image other than the right-eye image and the left-eye image but also a case where the right-eye image and the left-eye image are individually observed as a two-dimensional image instead of a stereoscopic image.
また、ヒンジ43内の不図示のセンサによりハーフミラー42が右目用画像表示部40の表示面40a近傍にあることが検知された際は、右目用画像表示部40内の不図示の表示制御手段により、表示面40aに表示する画像の表示輝度を上げる処理を行う。
Further, when a sensor (not shown) in the hinge 43 detects that the half mirror 42 is in the vicinity of the display surface 40a of the right-eye image display unit 40, a display control unit (not shown) in the right-eye image display unit 40. Thus, processing for increasing the display brightness of the image displayed on the display surface 40a is performed.
基本的にハーフミラー42を透過すると輝度が約半分となるため、表示輝度を2倍程度上げればハーフミラー42を透過させない場合と同程度の輝度とすることができるが、この値に限定するものではなく、どのような態様としてもよい。
Basically, when the light passes through the half mirror 42, the luminance is approximately halved. Therefore, if the display luminance is increased by about twice, the luminance can be the same as that when the half mirror 42 is not transmitted, but this value is limited. Instead, any mode may be used.
また、ハーフミラー42の移動は、ユーザーにより手動で行なわせてもよいし、通常画像表示の指示入力を受け付けるスイッチ等の入力部を設け、この入力部からの指示に基づいて自動的に移動させるようにしてもよいし、モニタ9に入力される放射線画像信号もしくは放射線画像信号の付帯情報等に基づいて通常画像用の信号が入力されたことを検知した際に、自動的に移動させるようにしてもよい。
The half mirror 42 may be moved manually by the user, or provided with an input unit such as a switch for receiving an instruction input for normal image display, and automatically moved based on the instruction from the input unit. Alternatively, it may be automatically moved when it is detected that a normal image signal has been input based on the radiation image signal input to the monitor 9 or incidental information of the radiation image signal. May be.
次に、本実施形態の乳房用立体視画像撮影表示システムの作用について説明する。
Next, the operation of the breast stereoscopic image capturing and displaying system according to this embodiment will be described.
まず、撮影の際の動作について説明する。
First, the operation during shooting will be described.
最初に撮影台14の上に乳房Mが設置され、圧迫板18により乳房Mが所定の圧力によって圧迫される。
First, the breast M is installed on the imaging table 14, and the breast M is compressed by the compression plate 18 with a predetermined pressure.
次に、入力部7おいて、2つの異なる撮影方向がなす角度(以下、輻輳角θという)および輻輳角θを構成する撮影角度θ'の組み合わせを含む種々の撮影条件が入力された後、撮影開始の指示が入力される。
Next, after various imaging conditions including a combination of an angle formed by two different imaging directions (hereinafter referred to as a convergence angle θ) and an imaging angle θ ′ constituting the convergence angle θ are input in the input unit 7, An instruction to start shooting is input.
そして、入力部7において撮影開始の指示があると、乳房Mの立体視画像の撮影が行われる。具体的には、まず、制御部8aが、輻輳角θと輻輳角θを構成する撮影角度θ'の情報をアームコントローラ31に出力する。なお、本実施形態においては、このときの輻輳角θの情報としてθ=4°、輻輳角θを構成する撮影角度θ’の組み合わせとしてθ’=±2°の組み合わせが設定されているものとするが、これに限られるものではなく、撮影者は入力部7において任意の輻輳角θを設定可能である。
Then, when an instruction to start photographing is given at the input unit 7, a stereoscopic image of the breast M is photographed. Specifically, first, the control unit 8 a outputs information about the convergence angle θ and the imaging angle θ ′ constituting the convergence angle θ to the arm controller 31. In the present embodiment, θ = 4 ° is set as information on the convergence angle θ at this time, and a combination of θ ′ = ± 2 ° is set as a combination of the imaging angles θ ′ constituting the convergence angle θ. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the photographer can set an arbitrary convergence angle θ at the input unit 7.
アームコントローラ31において、制御部8aから出力された撮影角度θ’の情報が受け付けられ、アームコントローラ31は、この撮影角度θ’の情報に基づいて、まず右目用の放射線画像を撮影するためにアーム部13を検出面15aに垂直な方向に対して+2°傾く撮影角度θ'となる制御信号を出力する。
The arm controller 31 receives the information of the imaging angle θ ′ output from the control unit 8a, and the arm controller 31 first uses the arm to capture a radiographic image for the right eye based on the information of the imaging angle θ ′. The controller 13 outputs a control signal with an imaging angle θ ′ that is inclined + 2 ° with respect to a direction perpendicular to the detection surface 15a.
アームコントローラ31から出力された制御信号に応じてアーム部13が+2°の位置まで回転する。続いて制御部8aは、放射線源コントローラ32および検出器コントローラ33に対して放射線の照射と放射線画像信号の読出しを行うよう制御信号を出力する。
この制御信号に応じて、放射線源17から放射線が照射され、乳房Mを撮影角度θ'が+2°の方向から撮影した放射線画像が放射線検出器15によって検出され、検出器コントローラ33によって放射線画像信号が読み出され、コンピュータ8のデータ記憶部8bに記憶される。 In response to the control signal output from thearm controller 31, the arm unit 13 rotates to a position of + 2 °. Subsequently, the control unit 8a outputs a control signal to the radiation source controller 32 and the detector controller 33 so as to perform radiation irradiation and readout of the radiation image signal.
In accordance with this control signal, radiation is emitted from theradiation source 17, and a radiation image obtained by photographing the breast M from the direction in which the imaging angle θ ′ is + 2 ° is detected by the radiation detector 15. Is read and stored in the data storage unit 8b of the computer 8.
この制御信号に応じて、放射線源17から放射線が照射され、乳房Mを撮影角度θ'が+2°の方向から撮影した放射線画像が放射線検出器15によって検出され、検出器コントローラ33によって放射線画像信号が読み出され、コンピュータ8のデータ記憶部8bに記憶される。 In response to the control signal output from the
In accordance with this control signal, radiation is emitted from the
続いて、まず左目用の放射線画像を撮影するためにアーム部13を検出面15aに垂直な方向に対して-2°傾く撮影角度θ'となる制御信号を出力する。
Subsequently, first, in order to capture a radiographic image for the left eye, a control signal that outputs an imaging angle θ ′ in which the arm unit 13 is inclined by −2 ° with respect to a direction perpendicular to the detection surface 15a is output.
アームコントローラ31から出力された制御信号に応じてアーム部13が-2°の位置まで回転する。続いて制御部8aは、放射線源コントローラ32および検出器コントローラ33に対して放射線の照射と放射線画像信号の読出しを行うよう制御信号を出力する。
この制御信号に応じて、放射線源17から放射線が照射され、乳房Mを撮影角度θ'が-2°の方向から撮影した放射線画像が放射線検出器15によって検出され、検出器コントローラ33によって放射線画像信号が読み出され、コンピュータ8のデータ記憶部8bに記憶される。 In response to the control signal output from thearm controller 31, the arm unit 13 rotates to a position of -2 °. Subsequently, the control unit 8a outputs a control signal to the radiation source controller 32 and the detector controller 33 so as to perform radiation irradiation and readout of the radiation image signal.
In accordance with this control signal, radiation is emitted from theradiation source 17, and a radiation image obtained by photographing the breast M from the direction in which the imaging angle θ ′ is −2 ° is detected by the radiation detector 15. The signal is read out and stored in the data storage unit 8b of the computer 8.
この制御信号に応じて、放射線源17から放射線が照射され、乳房Mを撮影角度θ'が-2°の方向から撮影した放射線画像が放射線検出器15によって検出され、検出器コントローラ33によって放射線画像信号が読み出され、コンピュータ8のデータ記憶部8bに記憶される。 In response to the control signal output from the
In accordance with this control signal, radiation is emitted from the
次に、立体視画像表示の際の動作について説明する。
Next, the operation when displaying a stereoscopic image will be described.
まず、コンピュータ8のデータ記憶部8bに記憶された右目用放射線画像および左目用放射線画像の2つの放射線画像信号がデータ記憶部8bから読み出された後、モニタ9の右目用画像表示部40の表示面40aおよび左目用画像表示部41の表示面41aに各画像が表示される。
First, after two radiographic image signals of a right eye radiographic image and a left eye radiographic image stored in the data storage unit 8b of the computer 8 are read from the data storage unit 8b, the right eye image display unit 40 of the monitor 9 Each image is displayed on the display surface 40a and the display surface 41a of the left-eye image display unit 41.
この状態で、図5に示すように、右目用画像表示部40の表示面40aと左目用画像表示部41の表示面41aとのなす角度が180°未満となるように右目用画像表示部40を移動させるとともに、ハーフミラー42を右目用画像表示部40の表示面40aと左目用画像表示部41の表示面41aとの中間に位置するように移動させれば、立体視画像を観察させることができる。
In this state, as shown in FIG. 5, the right-eye image display unit 40 is set so that the angle formed between the display surface 40a of the right-eye image display unit 40 and the display surface 41a of the left-eye image display unit 41 is less than 180 °. If the half mirror 42 is moved so as to be positioned between the display surface 40a of the right-eye image display unit 40 and the display surface 41a of the left-eye image display unit 41, the stereoscopic image can be observed. Can do.
また、図6に示すように、ハーフミラー42を右目用画像表示部40の表示面40a近傍(もしくは左目用画像表示部41の表示面41a近傍)まで移動させれば、右目用画像および左目用画像を立体視画像としてではなく個別に二次元画像(通常画像)として観察させることができる。
As shown in FIG. 6, if the half mirror 42 is moved to the vicinity of the display surface 40a of the right-eye image display unit 40 (or the vicinity of the display surface 41a of the left-eye image display unit 41), the right-eye image and the left-eye image are displayed. The image can be observed as a two-dimensional image (normal image) individually rather than as a stereoscopic image.
なお、通常画像表示時は、右目用画像および左目用画像以外の画像を表示してもよい。
In addition, when displaying a normal image, an image other than the image for the right eye and the image for the left eye may be displayed.
次に、本発明の第2の実施の形態の立体視画像表示装置について説明する。図7は本実施の形態の立体視画像表示装置の立体視画像表示時の状態を示す上面図、図8は本実施の形態の立体視画像表示装置の通常画像表示時の状態を示す上面図である。なおこの図7、8において、図4中の要素と同等の要素には同番号を付してあり、それらについての説明は特に必要の無い限り省略する。
Next, a stereoscopic image display apparatus according to a second embodiment of the present invention will be described. FIG. 7 is a top view showing a state when displaying a stereoscopic image of the stereoscopic image display apparatus of the present embodiment, and FIG. 8 is a top view showing a state of displaying a stereoscopic image of the stereoscopic image display apparatus of the present embodiment. It is. In FIGS. 7 and 8, the same elements as those in FIG. 4 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and description thereof will be omitted unless particularly required.
本実施の形態のモニタ9´は、右目用画像表示部用のハーフミラー45および左目用画像表示部用のハーフミラー46の2枚のハーフミラーを設けた点が、第1の実施の形態と比較して異なるものである。
The monitor 9 ′ of the present embodiment is different from the first embodiment in that two half mirrors, a half mirror 45 for the right eye image display unit and a half mirror 46 for the left eye image display unit, are provided. It is different in comparison.
このモニタ9´において、立体視画像を表示する際は、図7に示すように、右目用画像表示部40の表示面40aと左目用画像表示部41の表示面41aとのなす角度が180°未満となるように右目用画像表示部40を移動させるとともに、ハーフミラー45および46を右目用画像表示部40の表示面40aと左目用画像表示部41の表示面41aとの中間に位置するように移動させる。
When the stereoscopic image is displayed on the monitor 9 ′, as shown in FIG. 7, the angle formed by the display surface 40a of the right-eye image display unit 40 and the display surface 41a of the left-eye image display unit 41 is 180 °. The right-eye image display unit 40 is moved so as to be less than the distance, and the half mirrors 45 and 46 are positioned between the display surface 40a of the right-eye image display unit 40 and the display surface 41a of the left-eye image display unit 41. Move to.
また、通常画像を表示する際は、図8に示すように、ハーフミラー45を右目用画像表示部40の表示面40a近傍に、ハーフミラー46を左目用画像表示部41の表示面41a近傍に移動させる。
Further, when displaying a normal image, as shown in FIG. 8, the half mirror 45 is near the display surface 40a of the right-eye image display unit 40, and the half mirror 46 is near the display surface 41a of the left-eye image display unit 41. Move.
このような態様とすることにより、通常画像表示時の画像表示の状態を左右で同じにできるため、ユーザーにとって違和感の少ないモニタとすることができる。
By adopting such an aspect, the state of image display during normal image display can be made the same on the left and right, so that it is possible to provide a monitor with less discomfort for the user.
以上、本発明の好ましい実施の形態について説明したが、本発明は上記実施の形態に限定されるものではない。
The preferred embodiment of the present invention has been described above, but the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment.
例えば、右目用画像表示部40と左目用画像表示部41の配置については、上記実施の形態では、右目用画像表示部40を右側、左目用画像表示部41を左側に配しているが、右目用画像表示部40を左側、左目用画像表示部41を右側に配しても、全く同じように立体視画像を表示させることができる。
For example, with regard to the arrangement of the right-eye image display unit 40 and the left-eye image display unit 41, the right-eye image display unit 40 is arranged on the right side and the left-eye image display unit 41 is arranged on the left side in the above embodiment. Even when the right-eye image display unit 40 is arranged on the left side and the left-eye image display unit 41 is arranged on the right side, a stereoscopic image can be displayed in exactly the same manner.
また、右目用画像表示部40と左目用画像表示部41の横並びの方向については、左右方向に並んでいる例を示したが、上下方向とする等、どのような態様としてもよい。
Further, although the example in which the right-eye image display unit 40 and the left-eye image display unit 41 are arranged side by side has been shown as being arranged in the left-right direction, it may be in any form such as the vertical direction.
また、本発明の立体視画像表示装置の一実施の形態として、乳房用立体視画像撮影表示システムと組み合わせた例を示したが、本発明は乳房用立体視画像撮影表示システムに限定されるものではなく、どのようなシステムとも組み合わせることができる。
In addition, as an embodiment of the stereoscopic image display device of the present invention, an example of combination with a stereoscopic image capturing / displaying system for breasts has been shown, but the present invention is limited to a stereoscopic image capturing / displaying system for breasts. Rather, it can be combined with any system.
また、上記以外にも、本発明の要旨を逸脱しない範囲において、各種の改良や変形を行なってもよいのは勿論である。
Of course, in addition to the above, various improvements and modifications may be made without departing from the scope of the present invention.
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- 右目用画像と左目用画像の2枚の画像を用いた立体視画像および通常画像の両方を表示可能な立体視画像表示装置であって、
前記右目用画像および前記通常画像を表示する右目用画像表示手段と、
該右目用画像表示手段と横並びに配され、前記左目用画像および前記通常画像を表示する左目用画像表示手段と、
前記右目用画像と前記左目用画像とを立体視画像として見えるように光学的に合成するハーフミラーとを備え、
該ハーフミラーが前記右目用画像表示手段の表示面と前記左目用画像表示手段の表示面との中間位置から前記右目用画像表示手段の表示面近傍および/または前記左目用画像表示手段の表示面近傍まで移動可能なように、該ハーフミラーの一端が前記右目用画像表示手段と前記左目用画像表示手段との近接部付近において回転自在に保持されていることを特徴とする立体視画像表示装置。 A stereoscopic image display device capable of displaying both a stereoscopic image and a normal image using two images of a right-eye image and a left-eye image,
Right-eye image display means for displaying the right-eye image and the normal image;
Left-eye image display means arranged side by side with the right-eye image display means and displaying the left-eye image and the normal image;
A half mirror that optically synthesizes the right-eye image and the left-eye image so as to appear as a stereoscopic image;
The half mirror is located in the vicinity of the display surface of the right-eye image display means and / or the display surface of the left-eye image display means from an intermediate position between the display surface of the right-eye image display means and the display surface of the left-eye image display means. A stereoscopic image display device characterized in that one end of the half mirror is rotatably held in the vicinity of a proximity portion between the right-eye image display means and the left-eye image display means so as to be movable to the vicinity. . - 前記ハーフミラーを2枚備え、
前記右目用画像表示手段用のハーフミラーは前記右目用画像表示手段の表示面と前記左目用画像表示手段の表示面との中間位置から前記右目用画像表示手段の表示面近傍まで移動可能なように保持され、
前記左目用画像表示手段用のハーフミラーは前記右目用画像表示手段の表示面と前記左目用画像表示手段の表示面との中間位置から前記左目用画像表示手段の表示面近傍まで移動可能なように保持されていることを特徴とする請求項1記載の立体視画像表示装置。 Two half mirrors are provided,
The half mirror for the right-eye image display means can be moved from an intermediate position between the display surface of the right-eye image display means and the display surface of the left-eye image display means to the vicinity of the display surface of the right-eye image display means. Held in
The half mirror for the left-eye image display means can move from an intermediate position between the display surface of the right-eye image display means and the display surface of the left-eye image display means to the vicinity of the display surface of the left-eye image display means. The stereoscopic image display device according to claim 1, wherein the stereoscopic image display device is held in a frame. - 前記ハーフミラーが前記右目用画像表示手段の表示面近傍および/または前記左目用画像表示手段の表示面近傍にあることを検知するハーフミラー位置検出手段と、
前記ハーフミラーが前記右目用画像表示手段の表示面近傍および/または前記左目用画像表示手段の表示面近傍にある際に、表示面近傍に前記ハーフミラーがある画像表示手段における画像の表示輝度を上げる表示制御手段とを備えたことを特徴とする請求項1または2記載の立体視画像表示装置。 Half mirror position detecting means for detecting that the half mirror is near the display surface of the right-eye image display means and / or near the display surface of the left-eye image display means;
When the half mirror is in the vicinity of the display surface of the right-eye image display means and / or in the vicinity of the display surface of the left-eye image display means, the display brightness of the image in the image display means having the half mirror in the vicinity of the display surface is increased. The stereoscopic image display apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising display control means for raising the display image.
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