Medical diagnosis support device

摘要

The present invention provides a medical diagnosis support device which enables a user to acquire the most appropriate information to support medical diagnosis without causing the user so much trouble. Specifically, the medical diagnosis support device comprises: an image processing method storage portion 152 for memorizing plural types of image processing methods; a photographing method storage portion 153 for memorizing plural types of photographing methods; an identification information acquisition portion 160 for acquiring identification information of a specimen S;
an image processing method selection portion 141 for selecting, based on identification information thus acquired, a corresponding image processing method from the image processing method storage portion 152; a photographing method selection portion 142 for selecting, based on the acquired identification information or the image processing method thus selected, a corresponding photographing method from the photographing method storage portion 153; a specimen photographing portion 110 for photographing the specimen S according to the selected photographing method to acquire a specimen image; and an image processing portion 145 for subjecting the specimen image acquired by the specimen photographing portion 110, to image processing, according to the image processing method selected by the image processing method selection portion 141.

主权项

1. A medical diagnosis support device for analyzing a specimen, comprising:
an image processing method storage portion for memorizing plural types of image processing methods; a photographing method storage portion for memorizing plural types of photographing methods; an identification information acquisition portion for acquiring identification information of the specimen; a processor; a memory storing computer readable instructions that, when executed by the processor, implement:
(i) an image processing method selection portion for selecting, based on the identification information acquired by the identification information acquisition portion, a corresponding image processing method from the plural types of image processing methods stored in the image processing method storage portion; and(ii) a photographing method selection portion for selecting, based on the identification information acquired by the identification information acquisition portion or the image processing method selected by the image processing method selection portion, a corresponding photographing method from the plural types of photographing methods stored in the photographing method storage portion; and a specimen photographing portion for photographing the specimen according to the photographing method selected by the photographing method selection portion, to acquire a specimen image; the computer readable instructions, when executed by the processor, further implement:
(i) an image processing portion for subjecting the specimen image acquired by the specimen photographing portion, to image processing, according to the image processing method selected by the image processing method selection portion; and(ii) a processing time calculation portion for calculating, based on the photographing method selected by the photographing method selection portion and the image processing method selected by the image processing method selection portion, predicted processing time required at least from the start of photographing of the specimen by the specimen photographing portion to the completion of image processing by the image processing portion.