Adaptive Medical Imaging Protocol for Diagnostic Probability
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current medical imaging protocols are not optimized for individual patient needs, leading to suboptimal diagnostic findings and increased costs due to inadequate probability values for confirming or excluding provisional diagnostic findings.
Innovation Solution
A method and system that provide a medical imaging protocol adapted to a patient's provisional diagnostic finding by assigning a probability value, focusing the imaging protocol on relevant areas to change the probability value, utilizing a control unit with a processor to automatically set the protocol based on patient data and artificial networks for optimizing parameters.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If a medical imaging protocol is selected based on clinician experience and general patient characteristics, then the overall image quality is maintained at an acceptable level, but the protocol is not optimized for specific diagnostic findings or individual patient needs
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies local quality by tailoring the medical imaging protocol to specific diagnostic findings and individual patient needs rather than using a generic protocol for all patients. The system adjusts imaging parameters, selected modalities, and reconstruction techniques based on the specific clinical question and patient characteristics, thereby optimizing image quality for particular diagnostic purposes while maintaining overall versatility across different patient populations
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements parameter changes by dynamically adjusting imaging parameters such as contrast agents, radiation dose, scan sequence, and reconstruction algorithms based on the provisional diagnostic finding and patient characteristics. This allows the system to optimize the protocol for specific diagnostic needs while maintaining the ability to handle various patient scenarios
2Reliability
If a suboptimal imaging protocol is used, then the imaging procedure can be performed with standard parameters, but the probability values for confirming or excluding diagnostic findings become inadequate
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies feedback by using the provisional diagnostic finding and patient characteristics to select and optimize the imaging protocol, then evaluating the results to confirm or exclude the diagnostic finding. This feedback loop ensures that the protocol parameters are adjusted based on actual diagnostic needs, improving the reliability of probability values while maintaining diagnostic efficiency
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements preliminary action by selecting and optimizing the imaging protocol before the actual imaging procedure based on the provisional diagnostic finding and patient characteristics. This preliminary optimization ensures that the protocol is tailored to maximize the reliability of diagnostic confirmation while avoiding unnecessary delays in the overall diagnostic process
3Ease of manufacture
If a medical imaging protocol is not adapted to specific diagnostic findings, then the imaging process remains simple and standardized, but additional exams may be needed to confirm diagnostic findings
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies dynamics by making the imaging protocol adaptive and flexible rather than fixed and rigid. The system dynamically adjusts the protocol based on the provisional diagnostic finding and patient characteristics, allowing for optimized imaging parameters that reduce the need for additional exams while maintaining ease of implementation through automated protocol selection
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements preliminary action by pre-configuring and selecting the optimal imaging protocol before the imaging procedure based on the provisional diagnostic finding. This preliminary selection ensures that the first imaging exam is as accurate as possible, reducing or eliminating the need for additional exams and thereby saving time while keeping the implementation process simple through automated protocol management
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AI summary
A method for setting a medical imaging protocol includes providing an information data set assigned to a patient. The information data set includes an information about a provisional diagnostic finding regarding the patient. In an embodiment, the method further includes assigning a probability value for a positive finding of the provisional diagnostic finding to the information data set; and automatically setting the medical imaging protocol. The medical imaging protocol is adapted to the provisional diagnostic finding such that an analysis of a result of the medical imaging protocol changes the probability value.