Adaptive Medical Image Scrolling via User Input Analysis
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current methods for navigating medical images, such as DICOM images, are not suitable for seamless and smooth scrolling, particularly in cine playback and manual scrolling through anatomies, which hinders radiologists' ability to quickly change navigation speed and direction.
Innovation Solution
A system and method that dynamically change playback behavior based on historical user inputs, using a network communication interface, image cache memory, and processors to analyze user inputs and adjust navigation speed and direction in real-time, while displaying images in a viewport.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If current manual scrolling mechanisms are used to navigate through DICOM images, then basic navigation functionality is provided, but the navigation speed and direction cannot be changed smoothly
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements dynamic playback behavior that automatically adjusts navigation speed and direction based on user interaction patterns. The system transitions from static manual scrolling to dynamic adaptive scrolling by analyzing historical user inputs and modifying playback parameters in real-time, enabling smooth speed and direction changes without requiring manual intervention.
Solution Approach 2:
The system incorporates feedback mechanisms by continuously monitoring user inputs made with input devices while navigating through images. This feedback is used to derive and adjust playback behavior, creating a closed-loop system where navigation characteristics are continuously optimized based on actual user interaction patterns, thereby achieving smooth and adaptable scrolling.
2Adaptability or versatility
If cine playback methods are used to view medical images, then motion illustration is provided, but the ability to quickly change navigation speed and direction is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The patent transforms static cine playback into a dynamic system by implementing adaptive playback behavior that automatically adjusts navigation speed and direction. The system analyzes historical user inputs to derive playback characteristics, enabling rapid and smooth changes in navigation parameters without breaking the cinematic flow, thereby significantly improving image review efficiency.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs self-service by automatically analyzing user interaction patterns and adjusting playback behavior without requiring explicit user commands for each navigation change. The playback system serves itself by deriving navigation parameters from historical inputs, enabling quick adaptation to user preferences and improving overall productivity in image review.
3Ease of operation
If fixed playback behavior is used for navigating through medical images, then consistent navigation is provided, but the system cannot adapt to individual user preferences and workflows
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements feedback-driven adaptation where the system continuously monitors user inputs and uses this information to derive and adjust playback behavior. This creates a bridge between consistent navigation (through systematic analysis of user patterns) and adaptability (by customizing playback to individual user preferences), allowing the system to evolve its navigation characteristics based on actual usage patterns.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs preliminary analysis of user inputs to establish playback behavior patterns before full navigation begins. By pre-processing user interaction data and deriving playback characteristics in advance, the system prepares adaptive navigation profiles that maintain consistency while being tailored to individual user preferences and workflows.
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AI summary
A system and method for performing smooth image scrolling are disclosed. In one embodiment, the system comprises: a network communication interface to receive images of a healthcare study; an image cache memory to cache the images; one or more processors coupled to the network connection interface and the memory and configured to dynamically change playback behavior for navigating through images of the healthcare study based on analyzing historical user inputs made with one or more user input devices while a user is navigating through the images; and a display coupled to the one or more processors to display the images in a viewport.