DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING SUPPORT APPARATUS AND DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING SUPPORT METHOD

摘要

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To appropriately support the diagnosis of scoliosis on the basis of a Cobb angle measured from an image of the spine of a subject for diagnosis and a Cobb angle measured from an image of the spine of the past. SOLUTION: When the Cobb angle A of the image of the spine of the subject for diagnosis is lower than a predetermined threshold value B (Step S15:YES) and is equal to or higher than a predetermined threshold value C (Step S16:YES), the diagnostic imaging supporting apparatus inquires examinations in the past of an image server device (Step S17). The diagnostic imaging supporting apparatus acquires the results of Cobb angle measurement carried out D times in the past from an image server device (Step S19), computes a reference value for the past by weight-averaging the values and computes a decision value F by taking into account the difference between the current Cobb angle A and the reference value for the past and the current Cobb angle A (Step S20). When the decision value F is greater than a standard value E (Step S21:YES), the apparatus displays an indicator in a display section (Step S22). COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT