Patent ID: 8397170
Filing Date: 2013-03-12
Classification: A61B,G06F,G06T,G16H,G16Z

Abstract:
1. A medical image display apparatus, comprising: a storage unit configured to hierarchically store a plurality of databases, each corresponding to a plurality of patient information stored in a first layer, a plurality of examination information corresponding to each of the plurality of patient information stored in a second layer, and a plurality of image data corresponding to each of the plurality of examination information corresponding to each of the plurality of patient information and stored in a third layer; a processor configured to prepare a plurality of selectable icons, each icon based in the image data corresponding to one of the plurality of examination information corresponding to each of the plurality of patient information and stored in the second layer, and selectable thumbnail images associated with each of the plurality of selectable icons, each thumbnail image corresponding to an original medically scanned image; a display unit configured to display, at a same time, the plurality of selectable icons based on selected patient information stored in the first layer and types of medically scanned image data corresponding to the plurality of examination information corresponding to the selected patient information and stored in the second layer, a first selectable icon showing a picture of a patient imaged for the image data, in an examination list displaying area positioned along one of a vertical direction or a horizontal direction in a screen, one icon corresponding to each of the plurality of examination information for the selected patient information, and to display the selectable thumbnail images associated with respective of the selectable icons in an image list displaying area positioned along the other one of the vertical direction or the horizontal direction, and an original image based on a selected thumbnail image, each of the selectable thumbnail images being displayed in a smaller size than the original image; and an input unit configured to select one patient information of the plurality of patient information, a first of the plurality of selectable icons being selected by scrolling in the examination list displaying area and a first of the selectable thumbnail images being selected by scrolling in the image list displaying area, wherein the display unit is configured to display the original image corresponding to the selected thumbnail image, wherein the input unit is further configured to select a second of the plurality of selectable icons corresponding to a second of the plurality of examination information and a second of the selectable thumbnail images belonging to the second examination information, the display unit is further configured to switch to display the selectable thumbnail images belonging to the second examination information from the selectable thumbnail images belonging to a first examination, when the second selectable icon is selected by the input unit, and the display unit is still further configured to display in parallel the original image and a second original image, which corresponds to the second selectable thumbnail image, when the first and second selectable thumbnail images are selected by the input unit.