Medical Imaging System Concurrent Analysis for Breast Region of Interest
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current medical imaging systems require patients to wait or return multiple times for diagnosis, increasing their burden due to the need for separate analysis and interpretation of radiographic and ultrasound images, which can be time-consuming and inefficient.
Innovation Solution
A medical imaging system that captures a first medical image using radiation and a second image using ultrasonic waves, with an analysis unit detecting the region of interest during the capture of the second image, allowing for immediate output of positional information to guide the capture of a region-of-interest image, reducing the need for prolonged waiting periods.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If the first medical image is analyzed to detect the region of interest after both the first medical image and the second medical image are obtained, then the region of interest can be accurately detected, but the patient has to wait at the hospital or return again, increasing the burden on the patient
Solution Approach 1:
The analysis unit performs region of interest detection on the first medical image during the period when the second medical image is being captured, rather than waiting until after both images are fully acquired. This preliminary action allows the region of interest to be identified earlier in the process, enabling the system to prepare region-of-interest images without requiring the patient to wait or return later.
Solution Approach 2:
The system maintains continuous operation by having the analysis unit work on the first medical image simultaneously with the capture of the second medical image. This overlapping timeline ensures that no time is wasted between image acquisition and analysis, keeping the diagnostic process flowing continuously and reducing overall patient burden.
2Loss of information
If separate imaging procedures are performed for different imaging principles, then comprehensive diagnostic information can be obtained, but the imaging process becomes time-consuming and inefficient
Solution Approach 1:
The system merges the analysis of the first medical image with the capture process of the second medical image by having the analysis unit operate concurrently. This combination allows both imaging principles to be utilized for comprehensive diagnosis while eliminating the sequential waiting time between procedures, thereby improving overall imaging efficiency.
Solution Approach 2:
The analysis of the first medical image is performed in advance during the capture period of the second medical image, rather than waiting until all imaging is complete. This preliminary processing enables faster delivery of diagnostic information without compromising the comprehensiveness of multi-principle imaging data.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
This system reduces the patient's burden by enabling quicker image interpretation and diagnosis, as the region-of-interest image can be captured concurrently with the second medical image, shortening the time from image capture to interpretation.
Implementation Method 1
the first medical image is obtained by irradiating the breast with radiation
Implementation Method 2
the second medical image is obtained by irradiating the breast with ultrasonic waves
Data Source
AI summary
A medical imaging system acquires a first medical image of a breast as an object using a first imaging apparatus in a state in which the breast is fixed, captures a second medical image of the breast as the object using a second imaging apparatus having a different imaging principle from the first imaging apparatus in a state in which the fixation of the breast is maintained, sets a period for which the second medical image is captured and a period for which the first medical image is analyzed so as to at least partially overlap each other in a case in which the first medical image is analyzed to detect a region of interest, and outputs positional information such that a region-of-interest image having the region of interest as a main object is captured in a case in which the region of interest has been detected.