Breast Window Image Extraction for Mammography Transmission
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Solution Overview
Problem
The increasing size and resolution of medical imaging data lead to high bandwidth requirements for transmission, causing delays in clinicians' ability to review images, especially when comparing multiple images over time, which can impact patient assessment efficiency.
Innovation Solution
A method and system that apply a pre-determined breast window to unprocessed mammography images, extracting and transmitting only the relevant breast window image data, reducing the data size and bandwidth needed while maintaining high-resolution image assessment.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If full-resolution medical imaging data is transmitted from remote storage to clinician workstation, then image quality and diagnostic accuracy are improved, but transmission bandwidth requirements increase and transmission time increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts and transmits only the clinically relevant breast window region from full-resolution mammography images, separating the essential diagnostic information from the complete image data. This extraction approach maintains sufficient image quality for diagnosis while dramatically reducing the amount of data that needs to be transmitted over the network.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent segments the mammography image into distinct regions, specifically isolating the breast window region that contains the clinically relevant information. By dividing the image data into manageable segments and transmitting only the necessary portion, the system reduces transmission time and bandwidth requirements while preserving diagnostic accuracy.
2Measurement precision
If full-resolution medical imaging data is transmitted from remote storage to clinician workstation, then image quality and diagnostic accuracy are improved, but transmission bandwidth requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system extracts only the breast window region from complete mammography images before transmission. This extraction eliminates unnecessary data transfer, reducing bandwidth consumption and network energy usage while maintaining the image quality needed for accurate diagnosis of breast abnormalities.
Solution Approach 2:
By segmenting the image data and transmitting only the relevant breast window portion, the patent reduces the total data volume that consumes network bandwidth. This segmentation strategy minimizes energy loss in the form of unnecessary data transmission while preserving essential diagnostic information.
3Measurement precision
If multiple high-resolution images are reviewed by clinicians, then diagnostic accuracy is improved, but the number of patients that can be assessed each day decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts and transmits only the essential breast window region from each image, reducing the time required to review multiple images. This allows clinicians to maintain high diagnostic accuracy while increasing the number of patients they can assess each day, as less data needs to be loaded and processed for each case.
Solution Approach 2:
By segmenting images to transmit only relevant portions, the system reduces the overall data processing time for multiple images. This segmentation enables clinicians to review more patient cases per day without sacrificing diagnostic accuracy, thereby improving productivity while maintaining quality.
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AI summary
A system and method for providing breast image data. A transmission request is transmitted from a workstation to an imaging server with identifying characteristics for a mammography image. A pre-determined breast window for the mammography image is identified. An unprocessed image stored on the server that corresponds to the mammography image is identified, and breast image data can be determined for unprocessed image. The breast image data includes a breast window image that can be determined by applying the pre-determined breast window to the unprocessed image. The breast image data is transmitted to the clinician workstation, and the breast window image is displayed at the clinician workstation.