WO2005117695A1 - 心臓磁界診断装置および傷害心筋の3次元局在評価方法 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a cardiac magnetic field diagnostic apparatus and a method for evaluating the three-dimensional localization of an injured myocardium, more specifically, calculating the three-dimensional current density distribution of the heart's magnetic field force and the heart of a subject
- the figure (cardiac stereogram) is constructed to enable spatial recognition of the heart or to construct an excitation propagation trajectory, and to reconstruct the three-dimensional localization of the injured myocardial site of the heart within the same space of the subject.
- the present invention relates to a magnetic field diagnostic apparatus, and a method for evaluating the three-dimensional localization of such injured myocardium in the heart.
- the following methods are used as conventional methods for diagnosing myocardial injury.
- nuclear medicine methods using single photons such as Thallium- 201 and Tc- 99m tetrofosmin and radioisotopes (RI) such as lu F- FDG and NH3 are regarded as golden standards.
- SQUID fluxmeters for use in Superconducting Quantum Interference Device capable of detecting with high sensitivity the magnetic flux of around 1 billionth of the earth's magnetic field in various fields. It is applied.
- SQUIDs Superconducting Quantum Interference Device
- Patent Document 1 Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2002-28143
- Patent Document 2 Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2002-28144
- Patent Document 3 Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2002-28145
- Non-patent Document 1 Kenji Nakai et al., "Symbol by magnetocardiogram using spatial filter method No. Source estimation, Japan Electrocardiography Journal, 2004, No. 24, pp. 59-66
- Non-patent literature 2 Masato Yoshizawa et al., “Current of cardiac magnetic field by expanded SAM” "Display of density distribution", Proceedings of the Japan Society of Biomagnetics, 2002; 15; 109 (Non Patent Literature 3), ⁇ 1.
- Patent Document 1 Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2002-28143
- Patent Document 2 Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2002-28144
- Patent Document 3 Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2002-28145
- Nonpatent literature 1 Kenji Nakai et al., "Analysis of infarct myocardium and ischemic myocardium by magnetocardiogram” Clinical application of synthetic aperture analysis method for synthetic magnetic field ", Journal of Japan Electrocardiography, 2003, 23rd, 1st, 35th Page 44
- Non-patent literature 2 Kenji Nakai et al., "Prediction of signal source by magnetocardiogram using spatial filter method", Journal of the Japanese Electrocardiography, 2004, 24th, 1st, p. 59-69
- Nonpatent literature 3 Masato Yoshizawa et al., "Display of current density distribution of cardiac magnetic field by extended SAM", Proceedings of the Japanese Society of Biomagnetics, 2002; 15; 109
- Non-Patent Document 5 Kenji Nakai et al., “Clinical application and usefulness of magnetocardiogram”, Heart, 36th, 7th, p. 549 to p. 555, Heart editorial committee, July 15, 2004 issue
- the QRS wave in the magnetocardiogram reflects the electromotive force of the heart, and the analysis of the QRS wave in the magnetocardiogram is important for the determination of myocardial injury.
- the T wave in the magnetocardiogram reflects the repolarization process of the myocardium, and for the determination of the myocardial injury, It is important to analyze the T wave vector (direction of repolarization process) of the magnetocardiogram.
- RT dispersion reflects the dispersion of repolarization time of the myocardium (the time difference between the maximum and the minimum), and thus myocardial injury and injury. Analysis of RT dispersion of magnetocardiograms is important for the determination of
- the object of the present invention is to make it possible to construct an outline stereogram of the heart from the current density distribution in the myocardium determined by cardiac magnetic field measurement, and to construct a three-dimensional space of the damaged myocardium. It is an object of the present invention to provide a cardiac magnetic field diagnostic apparatus capable of evaluating dimensional localization.
- Another object of the present invention is the current density distribution in the myocardium determined by cardiac magnetic field measurement
- Still another object of the present invention is a cardiac magnetic field diagnosis that enables an anatomic spatial recognition of the heart while enabling the depiction of the current density distribution force and the outer shell of the heart determined by the cardiac magnetic field measurement. It is providing a device.
- Still another object of the present invention is to provide a cardiac magnetic field diagnostic apparatus which enables the depiction of the outer shell of the heart from the current density distribution in the myocardium obtained by cardiac magnetic field measurement and enables the construction of a cardiac excitation propagation trajectory.
- a cardiac magnetic field diagnostic device for evaluating the three-dimensional localization of injured myocardium is obtained by noncontact magnetic measurement at a plurality of coordinates on the chest of a subject on a plurality of coordinates.
- Heart magnetic field distribution measuring means for generating corresponding two-dimensional heart magnetic field distribution data;
- Current density data generating means for generating three-dimensional current density distribution data in the myocardium of the subject based on the generated two-dimensional heart magnetic field distribution data (3) based on the three-dimensional current density distribution data, a method of constructing a cardiac stereogram showing a heart magnetic field integral stereogram showing the outline of the heart, and three-dimensional locality of the injured myocardium of the heart based on three-dimensional current density distribution data It comprises: an injured myocardial data generation means for generating data representing the present; and an image reconstructing means for reconstructing a three-dimensional localization of the injured myocardium in the same space as the constructed cardiac magnetic field integral stereogram
- the damaged myocardial data generation means is a QRS of the average data of the three-dimensional current density distribution data of the QRS waves of a plurality of healthy persons determined in advance and the QRS of the three-dimensional current density distribution data of the QRS waves of the subject.
- a drawing data generation unit for generating data for drawing the three-dimensional localization of the injured myocardium based on the calculated QRS difference.
- the difference calculation means for obtaining the QRS difference comprises: integration means for obtaining an integral value of the three-dimensional current density distribution data in the respective coordinates of the three-dimensional coordinates of the chest of the subject over the period of the QRS wave; Periods of multiple healthy persons' QRS waves determined by integration means Data holding means for calculating and holding the average value of the integral values over the area, and the average value of the integral values of the three-dimensional current density distribution data of a healthy subject at each coordinate of the chest's three-dimensional coordinates; Calculating means for determining a difference between the integrated value of the data and the QRS difference.
- the drawing data generation means is a means for coloring a point corresponding to each coordinate with a predetermined color based on the value of the QRS difference at each coordinate of the three-dimensional coordinates, and each of the three-dimensional coordinates Means for linearly interpolating between points corresponding to the coordinates of ⁇ circumflex over (x) ⁇ , and means for perspective projection of the linearly interpolated three-dimensional coordinate space.
- the drawing data generation unit sets the transparency of the color of each coordinate according to the magnitude of the QRS difference.
- the damaged myocardial data generation means is based on a vector angle calculation means for obtaining an angle of a three-dimensional current density distribution of the T wave of the subject and a current vector angle for the T wave obtained.
- drawing data generation means for generating data for drawing the three-dimensional localization of the injured myocardium.
- the vector angle calculating means is a first integrating means for determining an integral value of the X component of the three-dimensional current density distribution data in each coordinate of the three-dimensional coordinates of the chest of the subject over the period of T wave.
- second integrating means for obtaining an integral value of the T component of the Y component of the three-dimensional current density distribution data in each of the three-dimensional coordinates of the chest of the subject, and at each of the three-dimensional coordinates of the chest
- computing means for determining the angle of the current vector from the ratio of the integral value of the X component and the Y component of the three-dimensional current density distribution data.
- the drawing data generation means colors the point corresponding to each coordinate with a predetermined color based on the angle of the current vector at each coordinate of the three-dimensional coordinates, and each of the three-dimensional coordinates Means for linearly interpolating between points corresponding to the coordinates of x, and means for perspective projection of the linearly interpolated three-dimensional coordinate space.
- the drawing data generation means sets the transparency of the color of each coordinate according to the size of the angle of the current vector.
- the damaged myocardial data generation means is a time dispersion calculation means for determining an RT dispersion that is a dispersion of RT time from the three-dimensional current density distribution data of the subject's QRS-T wave.
- a drawing data generating means for generating data for drawing the three-dimensional localization of the injured myocardium based on the determined RT dispersion.
- the time distribution calculating means determines an absolute value of the difference between the maximum value and the minimum value of RT time from the three-dimensional current density distribution data at each coordinate of the three-dimensional coordinates of the chest of the subject. Including means to seek.
- the drawing data generation means colors the points corresponding to the respective coordinates with a predetermined color based on the RT resolution in the respective coordinates of the three-dimensional coordinates; It includes means for linearly interpolating between points corresponding to the respective coordinates, and means for perspective projection of the linearly interpolated three-dimensional coordinate space.
- the drawing data generation unit sets the transparency of the color of each coordinate according to the size of the RT dispersion.
- the heart stereogram constructing means is a three-dimensional current density distribution data in each coordinate of a three-dimensional coordinate of the chest of the subject or a three-dimensional energy density data squared by three-dimensional current density distribution data.
- Integral means for obtaining integral values over a predetermined period
- maximum value determination means for obtaining the maximum value of integral values at each coordinate
- cube setting means for dividing the three-dimensional coordinates of the chest into a plurality of cube sets
- threshold value setting means for setting the threshold value based on the maximum value of the integral value, and determining the magnitude of the integral value of the coordinates corresponding to each vertex of the cubic with respect to the set threshold value.
- an image generation unit that generates an image representing a result of determination of the magnitude of the integral value in a set of a plurality of cubes as a cardiac magnetic field integral stereogram.
- the image generation means calculates, for each of the plurality of cubes, the number of vertices among the eight vertices constituting each cube, of which the integral value of the corresponding coordinates is larger than a threshold value.
- means for drawing polygons connecting vertices larger than the threshold value in a manner predetermined in accordance with the number of vertices whose integral value is larger than the threshold, and a plurality of coordinate systems within the three-dimensional coordinate space of the chest and means for perspective projection of polygons drawn by arraying cubes, and a set of polygons of each cube obtained by perspective projection constitute a cardiac magnetic field integral stereogram.
- a method for evaluating the three-dimensional localization of injured myocardium corresponds to a plurality of coordinates by non-contact magnetic measurement at a plurality of coordinates on the chest of a subject.
- Generating two-dimensional cardiac magnetic field distribution data generating three-dimensional current density distribution data in a subject's myocardium based on the generated two-dimensional cardiac magnetic field distribution data; and based on the three-dimensional current density distribution data
- Constructing a cardiac magnetic field integral stereogram showing the outline of the heart generating data representing the three-dimensional localization of the injured myocardium of the heart based on the three-dimensional current density distribution data; Reconstituting the three-dimensional localization of the injured myocardium in the same space as the magnetic field integral stereogram.
- the step of generating data representing the three-dimensional localization of injured myocardium comprises: average data of three-dimensional current density distribution data of QRS waves of a plurality of healthy persons determined in advance; It includes the steps of determining the QRS difference from the three-dimensional current density distribution data of the wave, and generating data for drawing the three-dimensional localization of the injured myocardium based on the determined QRS difference.
- the step of determining the QRS difference includes the steps of determining an integral value over the period of the QRS wave of the three-dimensional current density distribution data at each of the three-dimensional coordinates of the chest of the subject, and determining the integral value.
- the step of generating the drawing data includes the step of coloring a point corresponding to each coordinate with a predetermined color based on the value of the QRS difference at each coordinate of the three-dimensional coordinates; The steps of: performing linear interpolation between points corresponding to the respective three-dimensional coordinates; and performing perspective projection of the linear-interpolated three-dimensional coordinate space.
- the step of generating drawing data includes the step of setting the transparency of the color of each coordinate according to the magnitude of the QRS difference.
- the step of generating data representing the three-dimensional localization of the injured myocardium comprises the steps of: three-dimensional current density distribution data of the T wave of the subject; determining an angle of a current vector; Generating data to render a three-dimensional localization of the injured myocardium based on the current vector angle.
- the step of determining the vector angle includes the step of determining an integral value of the X component of the three-dimensional current density distribution data at each coordinate of the three-dimensional coordinates of the chest of the subject over the period of T wave.
- the step of generating the drawing data includes the step of coloring a point corresponding to each coordinate with a predetermined color based on the angle of the current vector at each coordinate of the three-dimensional coordinates;
- the method further comprises the steps of: performing linear interpolation between points corresponding to each of the three-dimensional coordinates; and performing perspective projection of the linearly interpolated three-dimensional coordinate space.
- the step of generating drawing data includes the step of setting the transparency of the color of each coordinate according to the size of the angle of the current vector.
- the step of generating data representing the three-dimensional localization of the injured myocardium comprises: determining an RT dispersion which is a dispersion of RT time from the three-dimensional current density distribution data of the subject's QRS-T wave; And, based on the determined RT dispersion, generating data for drawing a three-dimensional localization of the injured myocardium.
- the step of determining the RT dispersion comprises RT of the absolute value of the difference between the maximum value and the minimum value from the three-dimensional current density distribution data at each coordinate of the three-dimensional coordinates of the chest of the subject. It includes the steps of seeking as dispersion.
- a point corresponding to each coordinate is colored with a predetermined color based on RT dispersion in each coordinate of three-dimensional coordinates. , Linear interpolation between points corresponding to each of the three-dimensional coordinates, and perspective projection of the linearly interpolated three-dimensional coordinate space.
- the step of generating drawing data includes the step of setting the transparency of the color of each coordinate according to the size of the RT dispersion.
- the three-dimensional current density distribution data or the three-dimensional current density distribution data is squared at each coordinate of the three-dimensional coordinate of the chest of the subject.
- Calculate integral value of density data over a predetermined period Step of determining the maximum value of the integral values at each coordinate, dividing the three-dimensional coordinates of the chest into a plurality of cube sets, and thresholding based on the maximum value of the integral values. Setting the magnitude of the integral value of the coordinates corresponding to each vertex of the cube with respect to the set threshold value, and determining the magnitude of the integral value in the set of a plurality of cubes Generating an image to be displayed as a cardiac magnetic field integral stereogram.
- the step of generating an image calculates, for each of the plurality of cubes, the number of vertexes whose integral value of the corresponding coordinates is larger than a threshold among the eight vertices constituting each cube. And drawing a polygon connecting vertices larger than the threshold in a manner predetermined in accordance with the number of vertices whose integral value is larger than the threshold, and And a step of perspective-projecting polygons drawn by arranging the cubes of B.
- the set of polygons of each cube obtained by the perspective projection constitutes a cardiac magnetic field integral stereogram.
- the cardiac magnetic field diagnostic apparatus generates two-dimensional cardiac magnetic field distribution data corresponding to a plurality of coordinates by non-contact magnetic measurement at a plurality of coordinates on the chest of a subject.
- Means for measuring the magnetic field distribution of the heart Means for measuring the magnetic field distribution of the heart, first calculating means for generating three-dimensional current density distribution data in the myocardium of the subject based on the generated two-dimensional heart magnetic field distribution data, three-dimensional current density
- a second calculation means for constructing a cardiac magnetic field integral stereogram showing the outline of the heart based on the distribution data, and a predetermined magnetic signal externally applied to a predetermined position on the chest of the subject as a cardiac magnetic field distribution measurement
- Magnetic signal recognition means for detecting the predetermined position on the chest by the means, spatial position identification means for identifying the recognized predetermined position in the same space as the constructed cardiac magnetic field integral stereogram; Equipped with
- the second computing means is a unit of three-dimensional current density data at each coordinate of the three-dimensional coordinates of the chest of the subject or a predetermined three-dimensional energy density data obtained by squaring the three-dimensional current density data.
- Integration means for obtaining an integral value over a period
- maximum value determination means for obtaining a maximum value of the integral values at each coordinate
- cube setting means for dividing three-dimensional coordinates of the chest into a plurality of cube sets
- Threshold setting means for setting a threshold based on the maximum value of the integral value, and each of the cubes for the set threshold
- a magnitude determination means for determining the magnitude of the integral value of the coordinates corresponding to the vertex
- an image generation means for producing an image displaying the determination result of the magnitude of the integral value of the plurality of cube sets as a cardiac magnetic field integral stereogram; Including.
- the image generation means calculates, for each of the plurality of cubes, the number of vertices among the eight vertices constituting each cube whose integral value of the corresponding coordinates is larger than a threshold value. And means for drawing polygons connecting vertices larger than the threshold value in a manner predetermined in accordance with the number of vertices whose integral value is larger than the threshold, and a plurality of coordinate systems within the three-dimensional coordinate space of the chest. And means for arranging cubes for perspective projection. A set of polygons of each cube obtained by perspective projection constitutes a cardiac magnetic field integral stereogram.
- the predetermined period is the time of the P wave atrium.
- the predetermined period is the time of the QRS wave ventricular portion.
- the cardiac magnetic field diagnostic apparatus dissections a means for supplying an anatomical image of the subject's chest, the predetermined position of which has been identified, and a cardiac magnetic field integral stereogram, wherein the predetermined position has been identified. And means for synthesizing a medical image.
- the cardiac magnetic field diagnostic apparatus generates two-dimensional cardiac magnetic field distribution data corresponding to a plurality of coordinates by non-contact magnetic measurement in the plurality of coordinates on the chest of a subject.
- a third operation means for constructing a locus, and a data synthesizing means for synthesizing the constructed cardiac magnetic field integral stereogram and the constructed three-dimensional excitation propagation locus are provided.
- the second computing means is a unit of three-dimensional current density data at each of the three-dimensional coordinates of the chest of the subject or a predetermined three-dimensional energy density data obtained by squaring the three-dimensional current density data.
- Integral means for determining the integral value over the period, and at each coordinate The threshold value is set based on the maximum value determination means for finding the maximum value of the integral values, the cube setting means for dividing the three-dimensional coordinates of the chest into a plurality of cube sets, and the maximum value of the integration values.
- Threshold value setting means size determination means for determining the magnitude of the integral value of coordinates corresponding to each vertex of the cube with respect to the set threshold value, determination result of magnitude of the integral value in a set of a plurality of cubes
- image generation means for generating an image representing the image as a cardiac magnetic field integral stereogram.
- the image generation means calculates, for each of the plurality of cubes, the number of vertexes whose integral value of the corresponding coordinates is larger than the threshold among the eight vertices constituting each cube.
- means for arranging cubes for perspective projection A set of polygons of each cube obtained by perspective projection forms a cardiac magnetic field integral stereogram.
- the third calculation means is a means for obtaining coordinates of the strongest value at a plurality of timings within a predetermined period of current density distribution data in each coordinate of the three-dimensional coordinates of the chest of the subject. It includes means for drawing a line connecting the coordinates of the strongest values at a plurality of timings, and means for repeating the operation of connecting the coordinates of the strongest values while shifting the timings.
- the means for drawing a line connecting coordinates of the strongest value is a B-spline curve.
- the predetermined period is the time of the P wave atrium.
- the predetermined period is the time of the QRS wave ventricular portion.
- the cardiac magnetic field diagnostic apparatus synthesizes an anatomical image into a means for supplying an anatomical image of the chest of a subject and a cardiac magnetic field integral stereogram in which a three-dimensional excitation propagation locus is synthesized. And means.
- the injured myocardial site such as QRS difference, T wave vector, or RT deviation is relatively compared.
- An absolute three-dimensional spatial representation of the injured myocardium region in the heart by obtaining a three-dimensional three-dimensional representation of the data to be displayed and reconstructing the three-dimensional current density distribution power of the same subject Enables the determination of the localization of myocardial injury in the diagnosis of heart disease in hospitals and emergency rooms.
- the present invention is useful in the diagnosis of acute coronary syndrome (acute myocardial injury associated with the collapse of atheroma in the coronary artery) which has been increasing in recent years, and a method useful for evaluation of coronary artery bypass surgery and coronary angioplasty with a catheter. It is provided.
- acute coronary syndrome acute myocardial injury associated with the collapse of atheroma in the coronary artery
- the current density distribution force in the myocardium calculated based on non-invasive cardiac magnetic field measurement The cardiac magnetic field integral stereogram is drawn as the outline of the heart, and such a heart is dissected Spatial recognition can be made possible.
- the current density distribution force in the myocardium calculated based on non-invasive cardiac magnetic field measurement
- the cardiac magnetic field integral stereogram is drawn as the outline of the heart, and the excitation in such a heart is generated. It is possible to construct a propagation trajectory.
- FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a magnetocardiogram waveform for explaining the principle of the present invention.
- FIG. 2 is a schematic block diagram showing the configuration of a cardiac magnetic field diagnostic apparatus according to Embodiments 1 to 3 of the present invention.
- FIG. 3 A block diagram showing a detailed configuration of the magnetic field distribution measuring device shown in FIG.
- FIG. 4 is a view showing an arrangement example of a plurality of magnetic field sensors on the front of the chest of a subject.
- FIG. 5 is a diagram showing magnetic field time series data obtained from each of a plurality of sensors in FIG. 4;
- FIG. 6 Magnetic field time-series data force
- FIG. 6 is a view for schematically explaining a method of calculating current density data.
- FIG. 7 A flow chart for explaining a cardiac contour stereographic drawing processing according to the first to fourth embodiments of the present invention.
- FIG. 8 A flow chart for explaining a cardiac contour stereographic drawing processing according to the first to fourth embodiments of the present invention.
- FIG. 9 A flow for explaining a process of making a cardiac outer contour stereogram according to the embodiments 1-4 of the present invention.
- FIG. 10 is a schematic view conceptually showing the method of depicting a cardiac shell according to the present invention.
- Fig. 11A is a schematic view conceptually showing a method of depicting a cardiac shell according to the present invention.
- FIG. 11B is a schematic view conceptually showing the method of depicting a cardiac shell according to the present invention.
- FIG. 12A is a schematic view conceptually showing a method of depicting a cardiac shell according to the present invention.
- FIG. 12B is a schematic view conceptually showing a method of depicting a cardiac shell according to the present invention.
- ⁇ 13A It is a schematic diagram which shows notionally the depiction method of the cardiac shell according to this invention.
- FIG. 13B is a schematic view conceptually showing a method of depicting a cardiac shell according to the present invention.
- Fig. 14 is a schematic view conceptually showing a method of depicting a cardiac shell according to the present invention.
- Fig. 15 is a schematic view conceptually showing a method of depicting a cardiac shell according to the present invention.
- FIG. 16 is a CT image showing a position of a coil on the body surface of a subject.
- FIG. 17 is a signal waveform diagram of coil force measured by a SQUID flux meter.
- FIG. 18 is a diagram in which the coil position is reconstructed on the magnetocardiogram of the SQUID magnetometer.
- FIG. 19 is a cardiac exterior view obtained by the present invention.
- FIG. 20 is a view showing an image obtained by reconstructing the cardiac contour stereogram of FIG. 19 with an MRI image.
- FIG. 21 is a flow chart for explaining the display processing of the QRS difference according to the embodiment 1 of the present invention.
- FIG. 22 is a flow chart for explaining the display processing of the QRS difference according to the embodiment 1 of the present invention.
- FIG. 23 is a schematic view conceptually showing the QRS difference drawing process of FIG.
- FIG. 23 is a schematic view conceptually showing the QRS difference drawing process of FIG.
- FIG. 24A is a diagram showing an example of a three-dimensional display of QRS differences in healthy subjects.
- FIG. 24B is a diagram showing an example of a three-dimensional display of QRS differences in healthy subjects.
- FIG. 25A shows an example of a three-dimensional display of QRS differences in heart disease patients.
- FIG. 25B shows an example of three-dimensional display of QRS differences in heart disease patients.
- FIG. 26A shows a current vector measured by the embodiment 2 of the present invention.
- FIG. 26B is a diagram showing a current vector measured by Embodiment 2 of the present invention.
- FIG. 27 is a flow chart for explaining a display process of a T wave vector according to a second embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 28 is a flow chart for explaining the display processing of the spiked wave vector according to the second embodiment of the present invention.
- Fig. 29 is a waveform diagram showing an addition average waveform of magnetocardiogram waveforms.
- FIG. 30 A schematic view conceptually showing the processing of drawing a wave vector of FIG.
- FIG. 30 A schematic view conceptually showing the processing of drawing a wave vector of FIG.
- FIG. 31 is a diagram showing a histogram of the angular distribution of a spike vector.
- FIG. 32 is a diagram showing an example of a three-dimensional display of spike vectors in healthy subjects.
- FIG. 32 is a diagram showing an example of a three-dimensional display of spike vectors in healthy subjects.
- FIG. 33 shows an example of a three-dimensional display of spike vectors in patients with heart disease.
- FIG. 33 shows an example of a three-dimensional display of spike vectors in patients with heart disease.
- FIG. 34 is a diagram showing a circular graph of the angular distribution of spike vectors.
- FIG. 35 is a flowchart illustrating an RT dispersion display process according to a third embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 36 A flow chart illustrating an RT dispersion display process according to a third embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 37 A schematic view conceptually showing the RT dispersion drawing process of FIG.
- FIG. 37 A schematic view conceptually showing the RT dispersion drawing process of FIG.
- FIG. 38 is a diagram showing an example of a three-dimensional display of RT dispersion in healthy subjects.
- FIG. 38 is a diagram showing an example of a three-dimensional display of RT dispersion in healthy subjects.
- FIG. 39 is a diagram showing an example of a three-dimensional display of RT dispersion in a patient with heart disease.
- FIG. 39 is a diagram showing an example of a three-dimensional display of RT dispersion in a patient with heart disease.
- FIG. 40 is a schematic block diagram showing a configuration of a cardiac magnetic field diagnostic device according to Embodiment 4 of the present invention.
- FIG. 42A is a view showing a state in which a cardiac contour stereogram and an excitation propagation locus obtained by the present invention are reconstructed.
- FIG. 42B is a diagram showing a state in which the cardiac contour stereogram and the excitation propagation trajectory obtained by the present invention are reconstructed.
- FIG. 43 is a view showing a state in which a space-recognized cardiac contour stereogram and an excitation propagation locus obtained by the present invention are reconstructed.
- FIG. 44 A diagram showing the cardiac contour stereogram of Fig. 43 and an image obtained by reconstructing an excitation propagation trajectory and an MRI image.
- 1 magnetic field distribution measuring device 2 arithmetic device, 3 anatomical image data generating device, 4 display device, 5 magnetic field generating device, 6 coils, 12 subjects, 13 dewars, 14 arithmetic units, 15 SQUID fluxmeters, 16 Detection coil, 17 coils, 18 SQUID elements, 19 feedback coils, 20 Nb shields, 21 electrocardiographs, 22 storage devices.
- the first embodiment of the present invention makes it possible to determine the three-dimensional spatial localization of the myocardial injury site by enabling the three-dimensional display of the QRS difference of the magnetocardiogram.
- FIG. 1 is a waveform diagram showing a real waveform of the magnetocardiogram. The principle of the first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.
- the waveform of (A) is a real waveform diagram of each channel of the cardiac magnetic field measured, for example, with a SQUID fluxmeter
- the waveform of (B) is It is a wave form diagram showing the QRS difference which explains.
- the QRS wave reflects the electromotive force of the heart, and a decrease in the electromotive force of the heart is observed at a site where myocardial injury occurs, such as myocardial infarction. Therefore, the three-dimensional current density distribution is obtained from the QRS wave equivalent portion of the magnetocardiogram signal to estimate the electromotive force of the heart. By doing this, it becomes possible to determine the localization of injured myocardium.
- QRS wave equivalent partial force spatial filters of the magnetocardiogram signals of a plurality of (for example, 30) healthy persons without obvious heart disease for example, referred to as target group
- Average data of the three-dimensional current density distribution is obtained in advance and stored.
- the three-dimensional current density distribution is determined using the QRS wave partial force spatial filter of the magnetocardiogram signal of a subject (patient) having heart disease such as myocardial infarction, in particular.
- QRS difference the difference between the average data of the three-dimensional current density distribution of the control group and the three-dimensional current density distribution data of the subject in the QRS part of the waveform. This represents the spatial distribution of myocardial injury sites such as myocardial infarction.
- the difference in the three-dimensional current density distribution data alone can not be used to determine the relative position of the injury myocardial site in the heart, and the force can not be determined. It is not possible to determine interlocal localization.
- Embodiment 1 of the present invention enables depiction of the outer shell of the heart from the three-dimensional current density distribution in the heart muscle of the subject determined by cardiac magnetic field measurement, and the above in the QRS wave portion.
- the absolute 3D in the subject's heart can be obtained. It is possible to determine the spatial localization of injured myocardium in three dimensions.
- FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a cardiac magnetic field diagnostic apparatus according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention.
- magnetic field distribution measuring apparatus 1 is installed to perform non-contact magnetic measurement on the chest of subject 12 in magnetically shielded room (hereinafter MSR) 11.
- MSR magnetically shielded room
- a dewar 13 having a built-in SQUID fluxmeter and an arithmetic unit 14 for magnetic field distribution data provided outside the MSR 11 are provided.
- the magnetic distribution data calculation unit 14 may be provided in the MSR 11.
- a liquid helium is filled in the dewar 13 to form a low-temperature environment in which superconductivity occurs.
- the SQUID magnetometer which is composed of a detection coil made of a superconductor, is housed in it.
- FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing in more detail the SQUID flux meter 15 installed in the low temperature system in the Dewar 13 in the MSR 11 shown in FIG. 2 and the operation unit 14 installed at normal temperature.
- FIG. 3 exemplifies the magnetic flux lock (FLL) method of the modulation method as the calculation unit 14 as described below, the non-modulation method FLL is also applicable.
- FLL magnetic flux lock
- the configuration shown in FIG. 3 is a configuration for one channel for measuring magnetic field data of one point on the chest of the subject. As described later, in the present invention, multipoint simultaneous measurement of magnetic fields at a plurality of coordinates is performed on the chest of a subject. Therefore, the configuration for one channel shown in FIG. 3 is provided for a plurality of channels necessary for measurement. In the example described below, it is assumed that the magnetic field measurement is performed at 64 points on the chest coordinate of the subject, and the configuration of FIG. 3 for 64 channels is provided.
- the SQUID fluxmeter 15 includes a pickup coil 16 made of a superconductor for detecting a magnetic field generated from the chest surface of a subject.
- a pickup coil 16 captures a magnetic field, a current flows, and this current is transmitted to the coil 17 to generate a magnetic field in the Nb shield 20.
- the arithmetic unit 14 converts the emitted magnetic field into an electrical signal and outputs it.
- a flux locked loop hereinafter referred to as FLL
- Such a SQUID fluxmeter 15 and its operation unit 14 are well known techniques, and thus further description will be omitted.
- the configuration shown in FIG. 3 is a configuration necessary to measure magnetic field data for one channel, and magnetic field time-series data of the magnetic field measured at one point on the front of the subject's chest. Outputs an electrical signal indicating
- sensors SQUID magnetometers
- the magnetic field changes with time. For example, even during a period corresponding to one heartbeat, the magnetic field changes differently depending on the location if the measurement location is different.
- FIG. 4 is a view showing an example of the arrangement of a plurality of sensors (SQUID fluxmeters of one channel each) on the front of the chest of a subject.
- FIG. 5 shows a set of magnetic field time series data showing changes in the magnetic field during one heartbeat period, which are obtained for respective sensor forces corresponding to the respective positions of the plurality of sensors in FIG. Scold.
- the data output from the magnetic field distribution measuring apparatus 1 shown in FIG. 2 is a group of magnetic field time series data corresponding to a plurality of measurement positions (coordinates) as shown in FIG. 5 at a specific time Focusing on the magnetic field time series data of these one group, let us express in a graph (figure) the actual state of mountains and valleys showing the distribution of the magnetic field strength at a certain time on the front of the chest to be measured. Because it is difficult to do so, you can obtain magnetic field distribution data that is represented by a contour map, like the pressure in a weather map. Also in this sense, the data output from the magnetic field distribution measuring device 1 can be regarded as time series data of magnetic field distribution on the front of the chest.
- This arithmetic unit 2 functions by software to determine the electrical activity in the chest at that moment based on the magnetic field distribution data at a certain time, for example, the current density in the chest flowing at that moment.
- Arithmetic device 2 stores the data of the operation result in storage device 22 as necessary. Do.
- FIG. 6 is a diagram schematically illustrating a method of obtaining such a current density.
- a current sensor virtual sensor
- the current that would otherwise flow through it will be indirectly It is intended to calculate.
- it is possible to obtain the current output of the virtual sensor by multiplying the magnetic field time series data obtained from all the sensors (SQUID magnetometers) installed on the front of the human chest by multiplying the coefficients by a certain coefficient. it can. And how to find this coefficient is a central issue in this operation.
- the method of determining the current density will be described in more detail with reference to FIG. First, it is assumed that a total number of magnetic field sensors are arranged on the surface of the human body (front of the chest).
- the human body (the chest, especially the heart) to be analyzed is regarded as a collection of voxels, each of which is a small block.
- M be the total number of button cells.
- the magnetic field time-series data obtained from each sensor j is Bj (t), and the spatial filter coefficient of Botacell i corresponding to each sensor output Bj (t) is j8.
- the spatial filter coefficient j8 is determined, the current density in each Botacell i can be obtained, and the three-dimensional current density distribution in the entire analysis object can be obtained.
- the above-mentioned spatial filter coefficient j8 As a method of setting the above-mentioned spatial filter coefficient j8 so as to have a sensitive sensitivity only to the distributed current of the corresponding Botacell i, the above-mentioned SAM, MUSIC (Multiple Signal Various techniques such as Classification) can be used.
- SAM and MUSIC have been researched and developed in fields such as radar and sona, and their methods are well known.
- the virtual sensor output calculated in real time of each button cell determined using spatial filter coefficients by the SAM or MUSIC method has the advantage of having very high real time performance.
- the arithmetic device 2 generates time-series data indicating the three-dimensional current density distribution in the heart which is the object of analysis of the magnetic field distribution data force generated by the magnetic field distribution measuring device 1 and further The software performs the operations to construct the cardiac field integral stereogram described in.
- the heart magnetic field integral stereogram constructing method of the present invention basically focuses on the fact that the current density is present only in the myocardium portion, constructs the cardiac magnetic field integral stereogram, and regards it as the outer shell of the heart. is there.
- FIGS. 7 and 8 are flowcharts of a method of constructing a cardiac magnetic field integral stereogram executed by software in the arithmetic unit 2 of FIG. 2, and in particular, FIG. 7 shows a process of drawing a cube of the atrium thereof.
- FIG. 7 shows a process of drawing a cube of the atrium thereof.
- step S1 the three-dimensional current density is calculated from the cardiac magnetic field distribution detected by the SQUID magnetometer of FIG. 2 by the method using the spatial filter described above with reference to FIG. .
- the calculated three-dimensional current density be Ft (x, y, z).
- the data between each vertex of the three-dimensional current density is subjected to linear interpolation.
- step S2 for each of the coordinate points of all combinations of three-dimensional coordinates X, y, z, the time tl to the time of the P wave atrium measured by the electrocardiograph 21 of FIG. Over t2, S (x, y, z) which is an integral value of the current density Ft (X, y, z) is obtained. Then, Smax, which is the maximum value of S (x, y, z), is determined.
- steps S 3, S 4 and S 5 represent loop processing for drawing a magnetic field integral stereogram of the atria of the heart, and the three-dimensional coordinates xO to xmax, yO to ymax, shown in step S 3.
- steps S 3, S 4 and S 5 represent loop processing for drawing a magnetic field integral stereogram of the atria of the heart, and the three-dimensional coordinates xO to xmax, yO to ymax, shown in step S 3.
- the atrium stereographic drawing process of step S4 is repeatedly executed until the loop on x, y, z is closed in step S5.
- FIG. 8 is a flow chart showing processing of cube drawing of a ventricle among cardiac magnetic field integral stereogram constructing methods performed subsequently to the processing of FIG.
- Steps S6 to S9 in FIG. 8 are the same as the processing in steps S2 to S5 in FIG. 7 except that the integration time in step S6 is the time t3 to t4 of the QRS wave ventricular portion measured by the electrocardiograph 21. So I will not repeat the explanation
- FIG. 9 is a flow chart showing a process common to the atrium cube drawing process of step S4 of FIG. 7 and the heart chamber cube drawing process of step S8 of FIG. 10 to 14 are schematic views conceptually showing cube drawing processing of an atrium or a ventricle.
- the three-dimensional space of the subject's chest is considered as a set of a plurality of cubes, and one of them is three-dimensional coordinates S (x, y, z), S (x + 1, y, z), S (x, y + 1, z), S (x, y, z + 1), S (x + 1, y + 1, z), S (x + 1, y, z + 1), S (x Suppose a cube with eight points,, y + 1, z + 1) and S (x + 1, y + 1, z + 1), as vertices.
- a threshold value is set based on the maximum value Smax of the current density obtained in step S2 of FIG. Such a threshold is provided to draw an accurate echocardiogram in view of the presence or absence of current density within the myocardial portion.
- This threshold value is obtained by multiplying Smax by a coefficient of 0.0 to 1.0. As the period value, use 0.666666. Then, the operator of the device finely adjusts this coefficient to an optimum value while visually observing the stereogram of the completed cardiac shell as described later.
- step S41 in FIG. 9 the number of points having an integral value of current density larger than the threshold based on the above Smax is counted among the eight vertices of the above specific cube. Then, it is determined whether the number of such vertices is 2 or less (step S42). If it is 2 or less, nothing is done.
- step S43 it is next determined whether or not there is three forces.
- a triangular polygon (polygon) is drawn in step S44. That is, for example, FIG.
- step S45 it is judged whether or not there is four forces. In the case of four polygons, triangle or square polygons are drawn in step S46.
- step S47 it is judged whether or not there is five forces. In the case of five, triangular polygons are drawn in step S48.
- step S49 it is judged whether or not there is six forces. In the case of six polygons, triangle or square polygons are drawn at step S50.
- step S51 it is next determined whether or not seven forces are present. In the case of seven, triangular polygons are drawn in step S52.
- step S51 if it is determined in step S51 that the number is not seven, that is, eight, no processing is performed. This will finish drawing polygons for a particular cube.
- FIG. 15 schematically shows the perspective projection of step S10.
- image data of a magnetic field integral stereo view of the myocardium This image data is given to one input of the display device 4 of FIG. 2 and depicted on the display.
- the magnetic field integral stereogram obtained in this way represents an outline stereogram of the whole heart.
- a heart magnetic field integral stereogram (solid line on the left side in the figure shown by line a) showing the outline of the atrium shown on the coordinates of 64 measurement points of the subject's chest in FIG.
- the heart magnetic field integral stereogram (solid line frame on the right side of the figure shown by the line b) showing is drawn on the display of the display 4.
- the final image is adjusted to the optimum state by the operator visually observing the image and finely adjusting the coefficient of the value.
- four magnetic field coils 6 connected to the magnetic field generation device 5 are placed at predetermined positions on the chest of the subject.
- the coil 6 is placed at four points between the 4th intercostal sternal right edge, the 4th intercostal left edge, the 5th intercostal midline, and the xiphoid process, respectively. Let's say.
- three points excluding the xiphoid process are international standard derivation points of standard 12-lead electrocardiogram, and are standard points for standardizing the magnetocardiogram induction method as in the present invention. It is a possible point.
- each of the four coils 6 generates a magnetic field.
- the magnetic field generated by the four coils 6 is detected by the SQUID magnetometer incorporated in the dewar 13.
- FIG. 16 is a diagram showing the positions of the four coils 6 on the chest body surface of the subject on a CT image, and four circles in the drawing represent the coil positions.
- VI represents chest lead from the 4th intercostal sternum right edge
- V2 represents chest lead from the 4th intercostal sternum left edge
- V4 represents chest from the 5th intercostal midline
- N represent the xiphoid process.
- FIG. 17 is a waveform diagram showing signals from the four coils on the body surface measured by a 64-channel SQUID fluxmeter.
- 1 represents the chest lead from the right margin of the fourth intercostal chest
- 2 represents the chest lead from the left margin of the fourth intercostal chest
- 4 represents the chest lead from the fifth midline interclavicular line N represents a xiphoid process. The location of such a coil is identified by visual inspection of the operator's waveform chart.
- FIG. 18 is a view showing such four coil positions reconstructed on the magnetocardiogram of a 64-channel SQUID magnetometer.
- the operator operates the input device (not shown) while visually recognizing the spatial position of the coil from the magnetocardiogram, and as shown in FIG. 19, an image showing an outline three-dimensional view of the heart on the display device 4 In the same space, for each of the 4 coils, draw the positions 1, 2, 4 and N as circle marks.
- VI, V2, and N are almost on the same plane, but V4 varies depending on the subject.
- V4 varies depending on the subject.
- the cardiac contour 3D displayed on the display device 4 By switching the cardiac contour 3D displayed on the display device 4 to display in the depth direction by the processing of the computing device 2, the coil position having such a different depth can be drawn three-dimensionally in the contour 3D. can do.
- the cardiac magnetic field integral stereogram drawn based on the current density distribution obtained from the cardiac magnetic field force and the cardiac magnetic field distribution force detected by the SQUID magnetometer, that is, the outer shell of the heart, and It is possible to perform spatial positional association with the coil position 4 points and to recognize the drawn cardiac spatial position.
- the cardiac contour stereogram measured at the same time using the same measurement method and the known coil position are re-arranged in the same space for the same subject. Because of the configuration, it is possible to achieve highly accurate spatial recognition of the heart without occurrence of spatial deviation as compared to the case of reconstructing data obtained by another method at another conventional time.
- the anatomical image data generation device 3 indicated by a broken line is a chest image of the same subject taken using another tomographic diagnosis device (not shown), for example, MRI, X-ray CT, etc. Slice image data is input.
- the anatomic image data generation device 3 processes the input slice image data and performs three-dimensional perspective transformation from a predetermined viewpoint to generate anatomic image data.
- a technique for forming a three-dimensional anatomical image from slice image data as described above is well known, and is disclosed in detail in, for example, Japanese Patent Publication No. 11-128224, International Publication WO98Z15226, and the like. Therefore, the details will not be described here.
- the anatomical image data generation device 3 generates data indicating a three-dimensional anatomical image of the chest near the heart of the same subject, and supplies the data to the other input of the display device 4. Ru.
- the display device 4 of FIG. 2 is the heart magnetic field from the computing device 2 on the three-dimensional anatomical image of the chest of the subject formed based on the data from the anatomically-defined image data generating device 3. An image showing the outline of the heart formed based on the data of the integral stereogram is superimposed and displayed.
- FIG. 20 is a diagram obtained by combining the stereogram of the cardiac outer shell shown in FIG. 19 and an MRI image.
- the marker at four points By marking it is possible to accurately combine with the cardiac contour stereographic view without spatial deviation.
- the operator visually estimates the positions of the four coils mounted on the body surface from the magnitudes of the 64-channel magnetic field waveform acquired by the SQUID magnetometer. Then, by operating the input means, the force of the magnetic field coil position is drawn in the same space as the cardiac contour stereogram. It goes without saying that it is also possible to determine the coil position based on the output waveform of the fluxmeter and to draw on a cardiac contour stereogram.
- the current density distribution force in the myocardium calculated based on the noninvasive heart magnetic field measurement is also the heart magnetic field integral. Since the stereogram is drawn as a stereogram of the cardiac shell, such an anatomic spatial recognition of the heart can be made possible.
- the cardiac contour stereogram measured at the same time using the same measurement method and the known coil position are reconstructed on the same space, so the space between both is reconstructed. It is possible to realize extremely accurate spatial recognition of the heart without the occurrence of such deviations.
- the computing device 2 generates time-series data indicating the three-dimensional current density distribution in the heart to be analyzed from the magnetic field distribution data generated by the magnetic field distribution measuring device 1, as shown in FIG.
- the processing of 7 to 9 generates image data of a cardiac magnetic field integral stereogram, that is, a cardiac contour stereogram.
- arithmetic device 2 performs a process of reconstructing the QRS difference of the three-dimensional current density in the cardiac contour stereogram obtained in this manner.
- the QRS difference is drawn by three-dimensional current density analysis, and is synthesized with the cardiac outline stereogram obtained as described above, whereby It is what makes estimation possible.
- FIGS. 21 and 22 are flowcharts of a method of displaying a three-dimensional distribution of QRS differences executed by software in the arithmetic device 2 of FIG.
- step SI 1 a cardiac magnetic field of a subject is detected using the SQUID flux meter of FIG. 2 to generate a cardiac magnetic field waveform.
- step S12 an electrocardiogram R trigger by the electrocardiograph 21 of FIG. 2 is performed to obtain an averaged waveform of magnetocardiogram signals (FIG. 4, FIG. 5) for 64 channels of the subject. Apply a filter to detect a three-dimensional current density distribution.
- Ft (X, y, z) be the three-dimensional current density at time t of the subject.
- the spatial filter is applied also to the 64-channel magnetocardiogram signal-averaged waveform of each subject (healthy subject). , Three-dimensional current density distribution is detected. Then, the average of the three-dimensional current density at time t of all the subjects (healthy persons) constituting the control group is stored as Ct (x, y, z) in the storage device 22 of FIG.
- steps S13, S14, and S15 represent loop processing for obtaining an integral value of the three-dimensional current density distribution, and three-dimensional coordinates xO to xmax, yO to ymax, zO to be shown at step S13.
- steps S13, S14, and S15 represent loop processing for obtaining an integral value of the three-dimensional current density distribution, and three-dimensional coordinates xO to xmax, yO to ymax, zO to be shown at step S13.
- steps S13, S14, and S15 represent loop processing for obtaining an integral value of the three-dimensional current density distribution, and three-dimensional coordinates xO to xmax, yO to ymax, zO to be shown at step S13.
- the process of step 14 is repeated until the loop for ⁇ , y, z is closed in step S15.
- step S14 the comparison of the three-dimensional current density distribution between the control group (healthy person) and the subject is performed at the subject's time t over the interval corresponding to the site of the heart.
- the initial value of the interval to be compared shall be set between QRS.
- QRS corresponds to the ventricle in the cardiac outer shell. Therefore, between the initial value QRS, it means the comparison of the three-dimensional current density distribution in the ventricle of the subject and the average of healthy persons. By changing such comparison intervals, it is also possible to compare three-dimensional current density distributions at sites other than the ventricle.
- step S16 the maximum value of S (x, y, z) at each point of the three-dimensional coordinates is S max, and the maximum of SC (x, y, z) at each point of the three-dimensional coordinates Let the value be SCmax.
- step S17 of FIG. 22 the integral value S and the integral value SC are subtracted as in the following equation at all points of the three-dimensional coordinates, and the result is expressed as D (x, y, z And).
- D (x, y, z) SC ( ⁇ -cx, y-cy, z-cz) X Smax / SCmax-S (x, y, z)
- cx, cy and cz are arbitrary values for correcting spatial information. That is, basically, the position of the heart may be shifted due to the posture in the power bed, etc., in which the space to be measured is the same at the time of measurement of the subject and the time of measurement of the healthy person. It's these values cx
- step S18 the maximum value of D (x, y, z) at each point of the three-dimensional coordinate is set to Dmax.
- steps S19, S20, and S21 represent loop processing for drawing the QRS difference, and the three-dimensional coordinates xO to xmax, yO to ymax, and zO to zmax shown in step S19 are displayed.
- the QRS difference drawing process of step 20 is repeatedly executed until the loop regarding x, y, z is closed in step S21.
- FIG. 23A and FIG. 23B are schematic diagrams conceptually showing the QRS difference drawing process of step S20 of FIG.
- D x, y, z
- FIG. 23A it is assumed that the upper two points are colored red and the lower two points are colored blue.
- FIG. 23A they are represented in black and white for convenience.
- each point is assigned a transparency (0.0 to 1. 0) according to the following equation, and linear interpolation of color is performed between the points. That is, the transparency is expressed by the following equation.
- the color is colored red toward the top of the square surrounded by the central four points, and blue toward the bottom, with linear interpolation in between.
- FIG. 24A and FIG. 24B show an example of QRS difference in healthy subjects
- FIG. 25A and FIG. 25B show an example of QRS difference in patient
- FIG. 24A and FIG. 25A show a magnetocardiogram signal waveform of a subject
- FIG. 24A is a healthy person
- FIG. 25A is a patient with heart disease
- FIGS. 24B and 25B are corresponding QRS differences in cardiac contour stereogram. It is a three-dimensional display.
- the QRS difference is displayed in blue at the myocardial injury site (back wall) such as a myocardial infarction site, and indicates a decrease in current density distribution, that is, a decrease in electromotive force (injured myocardium).
- the density of blue is displayed by being replaced with the density of gray scale of black and white.
- a three-dimensional three-dimensional display of the QRS difference that relatively displays the injured myocardium region is obtained, and is reconstructed with a separately constructed cardiac contour stereogram.
- This enables an absolute three-dimensional spatial display of the injured myocardial site in the heart, and makes it possible to determine the localization of myocardial injury in the diagnosis of heart disease in a hospital or emergency room.
- the second embodiment of the present invention makes it possible to determine the three-dimensional spatial localization of the myocardial injury site by enabling three-dimensional display of the T wave vector of the magnetocardiogram.
- the principle of the second embodiment of the present invention will be described below.
- the actual waveform of the cardiac magnetic field of (A) contains T waves, and as described above, T waves reflect the repolarization process of the myocardium (in particular, the direction of repolarization). doing. And, in the healthy subject, the current vector of the QRS wave and the current vector of the T wave point in the same direction (about 45 degrees on average of the healthy subject).
- the current vector of the T wave changes in various ways, and in the infarcted myocardium, it turns to the opposite (usually minus 180 degrees). Therefore, the magnetocardiogram signal By determining the three-dimensional current density distribution from the T wave equivalent part of and estimating the current vector angle of the spike wave, it becomes possible to determine the injured myocardium.
- FIG. 26 ⁇ and FIG. 26 ⁇ are diagrams showing the relationship between the magnetocardiogram signal and the current vector.
- Fig. 26 ⁇ shows the 64-channel magnetocardiogram waveform, and there is a waveform in which the peak portion of each channel is a peak and a waveform in which a valley is present.
- a current vector as shown by an arrow in FIG.
- a three-dimensional current vector is determined using a recoil equivalent partial force spatial filter of a subject's magnetocardiogram signal.
- the spatial distribution of the myocardial injury site is represented by displaying according to the current vector angle (displaying the direction of the current vector in color) obtained from the ratio of the X component and the y component of the current vector in the xy plane.
- the localization of the injured myocardium in the heart can not be relatively determined by simply determining the angle of the three-dimensional current vector, and the force can not be determined. It is not possible to determine the location.
- Embodiment 2 of the present invention enables depiction of the outer shell of the heart from the three-dimensional current density distribution in the heart muscle of the subject determined by cardiac magnetic field measurement, and the above in T wave.
- the angle of the current bell of the subject in the same space of the same subject as the depicted cardiac contour stereogram, the space of the absolute three-dimensional injured myocardium in the subject's heart is reconstructed. It is made to be able to determine the locality.
- the hardware configuration of the second embodiment of the present invention is the same as the configuration of the first embodiment shown in FIG. 2, and therefore the description thereof is omitted.
- the computing device 2 performs processing to reconstruct the three-dimensional current density in the cardiac contour stereogram obtained in this manner.
- the T-wave In particular, the angle of the current vector
- the angle of the current vector is drawn by color, and it is possible to estimate the injured myocardium by combining it with the cardiac contour obtained as described above.
- FIGS. 27 and 28 are flowcharts of a three-dimensional distribution display method of T-wave vector (hereinafter referred to as T CAD method) executed by software in the arithmetic device 2 of FIG.
- T CAD method three-dimensional distribution display method of T-wave vector
- step S61 a cardiac magnetic field of a subject is detected using the SQUID flux meter of FIG. 2 to generate a cardiac magnetic field waveform.
- step S62 by using the electrocardiogram R-wave trigger by the electrocardiograph 21 of FIG. 2, 64 channels' worth of magnetocardiogram signals (FIG. 4, FIG. 5) of the subject are added and averaged. Calculate a calo-calculated average waveform as shown. Then, of the addition average waveform shown in FIG. 29, let Tpeak be the time when the addition value in the latter half becomes maximum, that is, the time of the top of the gentle peak (T wave).
- step S63 a spatial filter is applied to the summed average waveform of the 64 channels of magnetocardiogram signals obtained in step S62 to detect a three-dimensional current density distribution.
- Ft (X, y, z) be the three-dimensional current density at time t of the subject.
- the X component is F Xt (x, y, z) and the y component is FYt (x, y, z)
- the following relationship holds.
- the square of Ft (x, y, z) is the square of FXt (x, y, z) + the square of FYt (x, y, z).
- steps S 64, S 65 and S 66 represent loop processing for obtaining an integral value of the three-dimensional current density distribution, and three-dimensional coordinates xO to xmax, yO to ymax, zO to be shown at step S 64.
- steps S 64, S 65 and S 66 represent loop processing for obtaining an integral value of the three-dimensional current density distribution, and three-dimensional coordinates xO to xmax, yO to ymax, zO to be shown at step S 64.
- steps S 64, S 65 and S 66 represent loop processing for obtaining an integral value of the three-dimensional current density distribution, and three-dimensional coordinates xO to xmax, yO to ymax, zO to be shown at step S 64.
- the process of step 65 is repeated until the loop for ⁇ , y, z is closed in step S66.
- step S65 the three-dimensional current at the subject's time t for a period corresponding to T wave, ie, Tpeak-50 ms to T peak + 50 ms, around Tpe ak Find the integral value of density Ft (X, y, z), its x component FXt (x, y, z) and its y component FYt (x, y, z), S (x, y, z), Let SX (x, y, z) and SY (x, y, z). Note that 50 ms is an initial value and is an adjustable value.
- step S67 the maximum value of S (x, y, z) at each point of the three-dimensional coordinate is set as Smax.
- steps S68, S69, and S70 execute three-dimensional distribution display of T-wave vector (T-CAD).
- T-CAD T-wave vector
- a loop process for drawing is shown, and in step S70, a loop relating to x, y, z is performed at step S70 for all three-dimensional coordinates xO to xm ax, yO to ymax, zO to zmax shown in step S68.
- the T-wave vector distribution drawing process of step 69 is repeatedly performed until it is closed.
- FIGS. 30A and 30B are schematic diagrams conceptually showing the T-wave vector distribution drawing process of step S69 of FIG.
- the angle of the T-wave current vector is calculated by the following equation based on the ratio of the X component and the y component of the current vector at each point of the three-dimensional coordinates.
- each point is linearly colored according to the angle of the T-wave current vector, and drawing is performed.
- Fig. 30A it is assumed that the upper two points are colored in pale blue and the lower two points are colored in dark blue. In FIG. 30A, they are expressed in black and white for convenience.
- each point is given a transparency (0.0 to 1. 0) according to the following equation, Perform linear interpolation of colors. That is, the transparency is expressed by the following equation.
- the color is colored so that the blue is darker as it goes lower and the blue is denser as it goes to the upper side of the square surrounded by the center four points, and the color is interpolated linearly.
- step S71 a histogram in which the magnitudes of the current vectors S (X, y, z) are stacked with respect to the angles (0 to 360 degrees) of the current vectors is obtained. indicate.
- the histogram in Fig. 31 shows the distribution of T-wave vectors, and normal subjects show a one-peak peak around 45 degrees.
- the T-wave vector of a healthy subject is shown in blue (45 degrees), and in the diseased part, the T-wave vector is shown in red (one 180 degrees), for example. .
- step S72 in FIG. 28 the perspective projection is performed in step S72 in FIG. 28 in addition to all the results of the T-wave vector distribution drawing process repeatedly performed in steps S68 to S70 in FIG.
- perspective projection of a set of color displays indicating the direction of the T-wave vector obtained as shown in FIG. 30B it is possible to obtain image data of the myocardial T-wave vector three-dimensional distribution, and this image data is , Figure 7- Figure Reconstructed in the arithmetic unit 2 and displayed on the display of the display unit 4 in the same space as the outline stereogram of the heart obtained by the processing of 15.
- FIGS. 32A and 32B show examples of T-wave vectors in healthy subjects
- FIGS. 33A and 33B show examples of T-wave vectors in heart disease patients
- 32A and 33A show the magnetocardiogram signal waveforms of a subject (FIG. 32A is a healthy person
- FIG. 33A is a patient with heart disease)
- FIGS. 32B and 33B are three of the corresponding T-wave vectors in the cardiac contour stereogram. It is a dimension display.
- FIG. 34 is a diagram for explaining the meaning of the circular graphs of FIG. 32B and FIG. 33B.
- the circular graph in FIG. 34 in the case of a healthy subject, it is distributed around 45 degrees as indicated by the solid arrow (it is originally displayed in blue on the image), while in the case of FIG. It is distributed around 200 degrees to 220 degrees (it is originally displayed in red on the image).
- FIG. 33B red and green are displayed on the myocardial injury site (rear wall) such as a myocardial infarction site, and the angle of the T wave vector is anomalous region (vector angle 200 degrees to It shall be shown that it corresponds to 220 degrees) (indicating the injured myocardium). Note that the reconstructed images in FIG. 32B and FIG. 33B are displayed by being replaced with the shades of black and white.
- a three-dimensional three-dimensional display of T-wave vectors that relatively display injured myocardial regions is obtained, and a separately constructed cardiac exterior stereogram and reconstruction are obtained.
- This enables absolute three-dimensional spatial display of the injured myocardial site in the heart, and makes it possible to determine the localization of myocardial injury in the diagnosis of heart disease in a hospital or an emergency room.
- the second embodiment of the present invention makes it possible to determine the three-dimensional spatial localization of the myocardial injury site by enabling three-dimensional display of RT dispersion of the magnetocardiogram.
- the principle of the third embodiment of the present invention will be described below.
- the real waveform of the cardiac magnetic field of (A) includes R waves and T waves, and as described above, the RT time which is the distance between R waves and T waves is It reflects the time of myocardial repolarization . And in a healthy subject, the repolarization time is almost uniform, and the temporal variation between the maximum time and the minimum time of repolarization, that is, RT dispersion is about 20 ms to 40 ms.
- the RT dispersion which is the time difference between the maximum time and the minimum time of repolarization has a large value of 40 ms or more.
- a three-dimensional current density distribution is determined using an RT wave corresponding partial force spatial filter of a subject's magnetocardiogram signal.
- Embodiment 3 of the present invention enables depiction of the outer shell of the heart from the three-dimensional current density distribution in the heart muscle of the subject determined by cardiac magnetic field measurement, and the above in the RT wave.
- the spatial distribution of the injured myocardium in absolute three dimensions in the subject's heart It is designed to be able to determine the localization.
- the hardware configuration of the third embodiment of the present invention is the same as the configuration of the first embodiment shown in FIG. 2, and therefore the description thereof is omitted.
- the arithmetic device 2 performs a process of reconstructing the three-dimensional current density in the cardiac contour stereogram obtained in this manner.
- the time distribution of the RT dispersion is drawn in color by three-dimensional current density analysis, and the cardiac contour stereogram obtained as described above and The synthesis makes it possible to estimate the injured myocardial site.
- FIG. 35 and FIG. 36 are flowcharts of the RT dispersion three-dimensional distribution display method executed by software in the arithmetic device 2 of FIG.
- step S81 a cardiac magnetic field of the subject is detected using the SQUID flux meter of FIG. 2 to generate a cardiac magnetic field waveform.
- step S 82 by using the electrocardiogram R-wave trigger by the electrocardiograph 21 of FIG. 2, the magnetocardiogram signals (FIG. 4, FIG. 5) for 64 channels of the subject are added and averaged. Calculate a calo-calculated average waveform as shown. Then, using the ECG R wave trigger, the average value of the RR intervals is calculated and R
- the time in which the addition value in the second half is maximum ie, the time of the peak of the T wave, is obtained from visual observation of the waveform by an operator, for example.
- step S 83 a spatial filter is applied to the summed average waveform of the 64 channels of magnetocardiogram signals obtained in step S 82 to detect a three-dimensional current density distribution.
- Ft (X, y, z) be the three-dimensional current density at time t of the subject.
- steps S 84 to S 87 represent loop processing for obtaining RT dispersion, and are combined with all of the three-dimensional coordinates xO to xmax, yO to ymax, zO to zmax shown in step S 84.
- the process of step 86 is repeated until the loop for X, y, z is closed in step S87 only for the three-dimensional coordinates determined to be in the cardiac outer shell (current density exists) in step S85. Be done.
- step S 86 the slope of the T wave is maximized (T wave peaks) dvZdt over an interval substantially corresponding to the QRS ⁇ T wave, ie, in a period of R time + 70 ms to Tpeak.
- the difference time between the maximum value and the minimum value of the calculated RT time P (X, y, z) is set as Color (x, y, z). Note that 70 ms is an initial value and is an adjustable value.
- step S88 the maximum value of P (x, y, z) at each point of the three-dimensional coordinates is set as Pmax.
- steps S 89, S 90 and S 91 represent loop processing for drawing RT dispersion, and all of three-dimensional coordinates xO to xmax, yO to ymax, zO to zmax shown in step S 89.
- the RT dispersion drawing process of step 90 is repeated until the loop for x, y and z is closed in step S91.
- FIG. 37A and FIG. 37B are schematic diagrams conceptually showing the RT dispersion drawing process of step S90 of FIG. Referring to FIG. 37A, RT dispersion is calculated by the following equation for each point of three-dimensional coordinates.
- the heart rate at that time (RR interval time square root) is corrected as in the following equation.
- each point is colored linearly according to RT dispersion, and then drawn.
- Fig. 37A it is assumed that the upper two points are colored in red and the lower two points are colored in blue. In FIG. 37A, they are shown in black and white for convenience.
- each point is given a transparency (0.about to 1.0) according to the following equation, and the points are Perform linear interpolation of colors. That is, the transparency is expressed by the following equation.
- FIG. 37B it is colored so that it becomes red as it goes to the upper side of the square surrounded by the center 4 points, and becomes blue as it goes to the lower side, and in between, it is interpolated linearly.
- step S 92 in FIG. 36 perspective projection is performed together with all the results of the RT dispersion drawing process repeatedly performed in steps S 89 to S 91 in FIG. 36.
- perspective projection of a set of color displays indicating RT dispersion obtained as shown in FIG. 37B it is possible to obtain image data of a three-dimensional distribution of the RT dispersion of the myocardium.
- the data are reconstructed on the computing device 2 in the same space as the heart outline 3D obtained by the processing of FIGS. 7 to 15, and displayed on the display of the display device 4.
- FIG. 38A and FIG. 38B show examples of RT dispersion in healthy subjects
- FIGS. 39A and 39B show examples of RT dispersion in patients with heart disease.
- Figure 38A and 39A show the magnetocardiogram signal waveforms of a subject (FIG. 38A normal, FIG. 39A heart disease patient)
- FIGS. 38B and 39B show a three-dimensional representation of the corresponding RT lesion in the cardiac contour stereogram. It is.
- the vertical graphs in FIG. 38B and FIG. 39B represent the time distribution of RT dispersion (minimum 341 ms to maximum 408 ms), and are distributed within 38 ms in healthy subjects (the image is originally blue) In the case of Fig. 39B, it is as large as 67 ms (it is originally displayed in pink on the image).
- FIG. 39B it is displayed in pink at the myocardial injury site (left ventricular side wall) such as a myocardial infarction site, and indicates that RT dispersion is in an abnormal area (indicating injured myocardium). Do. In the reconstructed images shown in FIGS. 38B and 39B, they are displayed by being replaced with black and white gradations.
- a three-dimensional three-dimensional display of RT dispersion that relatively displays an injured myocardial site is obtained, and a separately constructed cardiac outer three-dimensional drawing and reconstruction are obtained.
- FIG. 40 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a cardiac magnetic field diagnostic apparatus according to Embodiment 4 of the present invention.
- the fourth embodiment shown in FIG. 40 is different from the cardiac magnetic field diagnostic device according to the first embodiment shown in FIG. 2 in the following points, and the description of the common parts will be omitted.
- the magnetic field generation device 5 and the coil 6 are not used as in the first embodiment, and the arithmetic device 7 is used instead of the arithmetic device 2 of the first embodiment. It is provided.
- the arithmetic device 7 is a time series indicating the three-dimensional current density distribution in the heart to be analyzed from the magnetic field distribution data generated by the magnetic field distribution measurement device 1. Data are generated, and the image data of cardiac magnetic field integral stereogram, that is, an echocardiogram, is generated by the processing of FIGS. 7-9. After that, the arithmetic unit 7 of the fourth embodiment performs processing to construct an excitation propagation locus in the cardiac contour stereogram obtained in this manner.
- the locus of excitation propagation over time of the atrial and ventricular stimulation conduction systems is drawn by the above-described three-dimensional current density analysis, and the cardiac shell obtained separately is obtained. By combining with the stereogram, it is possible to estimate the source of various arrhythmias.
- FIG. 41 is a flow diagram of an excitation propagation trajectory constructing method executed by software in the arithmetic device 7 of FIG. 40, and in particular, the first half steps S111 to S114 process the excitation propagation trajectory drawing process of the atrium thereof. It is a flowchart which shows.
- step S111 the three-dimensional current density is calculated from the cardiac magnetic field distribution detected by the SQUID magnetometer of FIG. 3 by the method using the spatial filter described above with reference to FIG. .
- Ft (X, y, z) be the three-dimensional current density calculated at time t with respect to the three-dimensional coordinates X, y, z of the subject's chest.
- the data between the top points of the three-dimensional current density is subjected to linear interpolation.
- steps S112, S113, and S114 represent loop processing for drawing the excitation propagation locus of the atrial portion of the heart, and in step S112, P measured with the electrocardiograph 21 in FIG.
- the atrium excitation propagation locus drawing processing at step S113 is repeatedly executed until the loop related to t is closed at step S114.
- steps S115 to S117 represent loop processing for drawing the excitation propagation locus of the ventricle, which is executed subsequently to the processing of steps Sl l l to 114.
- steps S115 to S117 are the same as the processing of steps S112 to S114 except that the period in which the processing is performed is the time t3 to t4 of the QRS wave ventricular portion measured by the electrocardiograph 21. Description of the part is omitted.
- steps S113 and S116 common processing in steps S113 and S116 will be described. For example, in time of P wave atrium of step S13, select three timings t, t + 1 and t + 2 between period tl and t2, and select Ft (x, y, z) at each time point. Connect the strongest points.
- a B-spline curve is a curve that represents the midpoint of a triangle recursively (see, for example, http: ⁇ musashi.or.tv/doc/doc2.htm).
- the strongest points of Ft (x, y, z) at the respective timings of t, t + 1 and t + 2 are connected by a 3-point B-spline curve, and t + 1, shifted within the period tl to t2
- the strongest points of Ft (X, y, z) at each timing of t + 2 and t + 3 are connected by a 3-point B-spline curve, and t + 2, t + 3, t are shifted further in period tl to t 2
- Such loop processing can be repeated for the period tl to t2 of the wave to obtain a line connecting the strongest points of the three-dimensional current density.
- step S16 At the time of the QRS wave ventricular zone in step S16, similarly during the period t3 to t4, three timings t, t + 1 and t + 2 are selected and Ft (x, y, z at each time point is selected. Connect the strongest points of). The following processing is the same as step S13.
- the magnetic field integral stereogram obtained in the above-mentioned first embodiment that is, the outline stereogram of the heart and the above-mentioned excitation propagation locus are reconstructed.
- FIG. 42A shows a magnetocardiogram waveform of atrial flutter as an example of arrhythmia
- FIG. 42B shows an outline stereogram of a heart obtained by the method of Embodiment 1 (figure drawn by thin lines in the figure).
- the excitatory circuit or reentry circuit (figure drawn by thick lines in the figure) in the atrium of atrial flutter obtained in the second embodiment is synthesized.
- WPW syndrome and atrial hypertrophy may be used. It is possible to estimate the source of various arrhythmias, such as motion.
- Fig. 43 is a diagram in which the excitation propagation trajectory according to the second embodiment is reconstructed in addition to the space recognition of the cardiac contour stereogram according to the above-mentioned first embodiment, and this makes the excitation propagation trajectory more accurate. Anatomical spatial identification is possible. [0267] If it is possible to construct the excitation propagation locus in this way, it becomes easy to combine with anatomical image data such as MRI, CT, etc., if necessary.
- the anatomic image data generation apparatus 3 shown by broken lines, if necessary, includes another tomographic diagnosis apparatus (not shown), for example, an MRI, X-ray CT, etc., of the same subject. Chest slice image data is input.
- Anatomical image data generation device 3 generates data indicating a three-dimensional anatomical image of the chest near the heart of the same subject, and supplies the data to the other input of the display device 4.
- the display device 4 of FIG. 40 shows the heart magnetic field from the arithmetic unit 7 on the three-dimensional anatomical image of the subject's chest, which is formed based on the data from the anatomy-determined image data generation device 3.
- An image showing the outline of the heart formed based on the data of the integral stereogram and the excitation propagation trajectory are superimposed and displayed.
- FIG. 44 is a diagram in which the stereogram of the cardiac outer shell shown in FIG. 43 and the excitation propagation locus and the MRI image are synthesized.
- a cardiac outer solid is identified by marking the same four points on the same subject's body surface with markers as markers. The composition with the figure can be done accurately without spatial deviation
- the current density distribution force in the myocardium calculated based on non-invasive cardiac magnetic field measurement The cardiac magnetic field integral stereogram is drawn as a stereographic drawing of the cardiac outer shell Can make it possible to construct an excitation propagation trajectory in such a heart.
- the number of channels of the SQUID fluxmeter is 64 channels, but is not limited thereto and the number of coils attached to the body surface of the subject is also four. It is not limited to
- the heart is generated using an integral value of three-dimensional current density data.
- an outer stereogram can be obtained by using an integral value of three-dimensional energy density data instead of this. That is, assuming that the impedance of the living body is constant, the energy density data can be obtained by squaring the current density data.
- the integral value of the three-dimensional energy density data obtained by squaring the three-dimensional current density data is used instead of the integral value of the three-dimensional current density data.
- the present invention enables accurate spatial recognition of the heart and determination of the three-dimensional localization of injured myocardium by non-invasive cardiac magnetic field measurement without burdening the patient, and uses cardiac magnetic field measurement. Is suitable in the field of diagnostic imaging devices.
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