Medical imaging apparatus, information processing method, and computer-readable storage medium

Abstract

A medical imaging apparatus includes a transmission suspension time determination unit that determines a transmission suspension time from when an inspection is ended to when inspection end information generated by an inspection end information generation unit is transmitted to a hospital information system based on inspection information; an inspection end information transmission unit transmits the generated inspection end information to the hospital information system after the transmission suspension time has passed after the inspection is ended; and an additional imaging-operation instruction determination unit determines whether an additional imaging-operation instruction is issued from an operator before the transmission suspension time passes. If it is determined that the additional imaging-operation instruction is issued, inspection end information including a content of the imaging operation additionally executed according to the additional imaging operation instruction is executed, and the inspection end information including the content of the additional imaging-operation is transmitted.

1 . A medical imaging apparatus capable of communicating with a hospital information system, the medical imaging apparatus comprising:
 an image data acquisition unit configured to execute an imaging operation to acquire image data based on inspection information;   an inspection end information generation unit configured to generate inspection end information indicating a content of the imaging operation executed when the image data is acquired by the image data acquisition unit;   a transmission suspension time determination unit configured to determine a transmission suspension time from when the inspection is ended to when the inspection end information generated by the inspection end information generation unit is transmitted to the hospital information system based on inspection information;   an inspection end information transmission unit configured to transmit the inspection end information generated by the inspection end information generation unit to the hospital information system after the transmission suspension time determined by the transmission suspension time determination unit has passed after the inspection is ended; and   an additional imaging-operation instruction determination unit configured to determine whether an additional imaging operation instruction is issued before the transmission suspension time determined by the transmission suspension time determination unit passes;   wherein if the additional imaging-operation instruction determination unit determines that the additional imaging operation instruction is issued, the inspection end information generation unit generates inspection end information including a content of the imaging operation additionally executed according to the additional imaging operation instruction, and the inspection end information transmission unit transmits the inspection end information including the content of the additional imaging operation.   
     
     
         2 . The medical imaging apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein the transmission suspension time determination unit is configured to determine the transmission suspension time based on at least one of inspection request information transmitted from the hospital information system, inspection execution information indicating the content of the imaging operation, and information about a patient to be inspected, as the inspection information. 
     
     
         3 . The medical imaging apparatus according to  claim 2 , wherein the transmission suspension time determination unit is configured to determine the transmission suspension time based on at least one of information about the number of additional imaging operations for an operator and information about the number of additional imaging operations for a patient. 
     
     
         4 . The medical imaging apparatus according to  claim 3 , wherein the transmission suspension time determination unit is configured to calculate the transmission suspension time based on a score and a weighting coefficient set to index items of each of the inspection request information transmitted from the hospital information system, the inspection execution information indicating the content of the imaging operation, the information about a patient to be inspected, the information about the number of additional imaging operations for an operator, and the information about the number of additional imaging operations for a patient. 
     
     
         5 . The medical imaging apparatus according to  claim 3 , further comprising an index setting unit configured to set information based on which the transmission suspension time determination unit determines the transmission suspension time among the inspection request information transmitted from the hospital information system, the inspection execution information indicating the content of the imaging operation, the information about a patient to be inspected, the information about the number of additional imaging operations for an operator, and the information about the number of additional imaging operations for a patient according to selection by an operator. 
     
     
         6 . The medical imaging apparatus according to  claim 5 , wherein the index setting unit is configured to change a score and a weighting coefficient set to index items of each of the inspection request information transmitted from the hospital information system, the inspection execution information indicating the content of the imaging operation, the information about a patient to be inspected, the information about the number of additional imaging operations for an operator, and the information about the number of additional imaging operations for a patient according to setting by the operator. 
     
     
         7 . The medical imaging apparatus according to  claim 5 , wherein the index setting unit is configured to perform setting so that the transmission suspension time determination unit determines a uniform transmission suspension time for all inspections according to a setting by the operator. 
     
     
         8 . The medical imaging apparatus according to  claim 1 , further comprising a transmission suspension time counting unit configured to count the transmission suspension time determined by the transmission suspension time determination unit after the inspection is ended,
 wherein the transmission suspension time counting unit is configured to reset counting of the transmission suspension time if the additional imaging-operation instruction determination unit determines that the additional imaging operation instruction is issued from an operator.   
     
     
         9 . The medical imaging apparatus according to  claim 1 , further comprising an accounting request determination unit configured to determine whether an accounting request is received from the hospital information system,
 wherein if the accounting request determination unit determines that the accounting request is received, the inspection end information transmission unit transmits the inspection end information generated by the inspection end information generation unit to the hospital information system before the transmission suspension time passes.   
     
     
         10 . The medical imaging apparatus according to  claim 1 , further comprising a power supply turning-off instruction determination unit configured to determine whether a power supply turning-off instruction is received from an operator,
 wherein if the power supply turning-off instruction determination unit determines that the power supply turning-off instruction is received, the inspection end information transmission unit transmits the inspection end information generated by the inspection end information generation unit to the hospital information system before the transmission suspension time passes.   
     
     
         11 . The medical imaging apparatus according to  claim 1 , further comprising an image data transmission unit configured to transmit the image data acquired by the image data acquisition unit to the hospital information system,
 wherein if the additional imaging-operation instruction determination unit determines that the additional imaging operation instruction is issued from an operator, the image data transmission unit transmits image data additionally acquired by the image data acquisition unit.   
     
     
         12 . The medical imaging apparatus according to  claim 11 , wherein the image data transmission unit is configured to transmit the image data acquired by the image data acquisition unit to an image display apparatus associated with the hospital information system before the transmission suspension time passes. 
     
     
         13 . The medical imaging apparatus according to  claim 12 , further comprising an image-examination end notification determination unit configured to determine whether an image-examination end notification is received from the image display apparatus,
 wherein if the image-examination end notification determination unit determines that the image-examination end notification is received, the inspection end information transmission unit transmits the inspection end information generated by the inspection end information generation unit to the hospital information system before the transmission suspension time passes.   
     
     
         14 . An information processing method for an medical imaging apparatus capable of communicating with a hospital information system, the information processing method comprising:
 acquiring image data based on inspection information;   generating inspection end information indicating a content of the imaging operation executed when the image data is acquired;   determining a transmission suspension time from when the inspection is ended to when the generated inspection end information is transmitted to the hospital information system based on inspection information;   transmitting the generated inspection end information to the hospital information system after the determined transmission suspension time has passed after the inspection is ended;   determining whether an additional imaging operation instruction is issued before the determined transmission suspension time passes;   generating inspection end information including a content of the imaging operation additionally executed according to the additional imaging operation instruction if it is determined that the additional imaging operation instruction is issued; and   transmitting the inspection end information including the content of the additional imaging operation.   
     
     
         15 . A computer-readable storage medium storing a program for causing a computer capable of communicating with an hospital information system to perform a method comprising:
 acquiring image data based on inspection information;   generating inspection end information indicating a content of the imaging operation executed when the image data is acquired;   determining a transmission suspension time from when the inspection is ended to when the generated inspection end information is transmitted to the hospital information system based on inspection information;   transmitting the generated inspection end information to the hospital information system after the determined transmission suspension time has passed after the inspection is ended;   determining whether an additional imaging operation instruction is issued before the determined transmission suspension time passes;   generating inspection end information including a content of the imaging operation additionally executed according to the additional imaging operation instruction if it is determined that the additional imaging operation instruction is issued; and   transmitting the inspection end information including the content of the additional imaging operation.