3D Medical Image Organ Annotation for Surgical Information Sharing
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing medical image processing technologies fail to allow easy application of information to a desired place in a medical image, hindering effective information sharing among healthcare professionals during preoperative simulations and surgeries.
Innovation Solution
A medical image processing device and method that enables users to specify an organ of interest in a three-dimensional medical image and apply predetermined information, such as color, to that organ through user operations, with controlled display of the modified image.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If automated blood vessel specification based on contrast agent signal changes is used, then measurement precision is improved, but ease of operation deteriorates because users cannot easily add color to the medical image
Solution Approach 1:
Instead of allowing users to directly add color to the medical image, the system inverts the approach by providing predefined color information that automatically corresponds to specified organs. The application unit applies this predetermined color information to the specified organ, reversing the traditional user-direct manipulation model to an automated application model.
Solution Approach 2:
The system introduces predetermined color information as an intermediary between the organ specification and the final colored medical image. This intermediary layer allows the system to automatically map specified organs to appropriate colors without requiring direct user manipulation of color parameters.
2Manufacturing precision
If vessel extraction and automatic coloring is performed, then manufacturing precision is improved, but ease of operation deteriorates because users cannot apply information to desired places
Solution Approach 1:
The system inverts the traditional approach by not requiring users to manually apply information to desired locations. Instead, users specify the organ of interest, and the system automatically applies the corresponding predetermined information (such as color) to that organ, reversing the direction of control from user-directed application to system-directed application based on user specification.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs self-service by automatically applying predetermined color information to the specified organ without requiring user intervention for the actual coloring process. The application unit autonomously completes the information application task based on the user's organ specification.
3Adaptability or versatility
If multiple healthcare professionals need to share medical information, then adaptability is improved, but device complexity increases due to coordination requirements
Solution Approach 1:
The system creates a standardized visual representation (colored medical image) that serves as a copy or representation of the organ of interest and relevant information. This standardized visual copy can be easily shared among multiple healthcare professionals without requiring complex coordination systems, as the visual information self-describes the organ and its significance.
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AI summary
A medical image processing device acquires a user operation. The medical image processing device specifies, from a three-dimensional medical image in which one or more organs appear, an organ of interest to which to apply information. The medical image processing device applies predetermined information to the organ of interest that has been specified. The medical image processing device controls a display device so as to display the three-dimensional medical image.