Cloud-Based Medical Imaging Data Evaluation Method
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Solution Overview
Problem
Medical imaging system operators lack the ability to estimate or classify the quality of their system's operation and optimal usage, as they often rely on manufacturer specifications without sufficient experience or access to comprehensive evaluation methods.
Innovation Solution
A cloud-based evaluation method is implemented, where medical imaging systems automatically upload data records including measurement protocols, doses, and anonymized images, allowing users to query and retrieve relevant data for classification and optimization, while non-anonymized images are protected from unauthorized access.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If medical imaging systems operate according to manufacturer specifications, then system operation is simplified, but users cannot estimate or classify the quality and optimal nature of operation
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a feedback mechanism where measurement results and images are automatically transmitted to a cloud-based evaluation system. The system provides users with feedback information about the quality and optimality of their imaging operations through automated evaluation, allowing users to assess their operation quality without complicating the actual operation process.
Solution Approach 2:
The cloud-based evaluation system acts as an intermediary between the medical imaging systems and the users. It receives data from the imaging systems, performs automated evaluation, and presents quality assessment results to users, thereby enabling quality classification without requiring users to directly analyze complex data.
2Loss of information
If images are accumulated in hospitals for teaching and comparison, then educational value increases, but the number of images is often too small to form a adequate basis
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges data from multiple medical imaging systems across different hospitals into a single cloud-based database. This consolidation combines the image collections from various institutions, significantly increasing the total number of available images and creating a comprehensive dataset suitable for teaching and comparison studies.
Solution Approach 2:
The cloud-based evaluation system serves multiple functions: it stores images from various hospitals, provides automated evaluation, enables quality classification, and facilitates teaching and comparison activities. This multi-functional platform maximizes the utility of the accumulated medical data.
3Loss of information
If a cloud-based database is created for medical imaging data, then comprehensive evaluation becomes possible, but data protection and authorization become more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements local quality control by assigning specific access rights and authorization levels to different users based on their roles. The system provides customized data access for each user, allowing comprehensive evaluation capabilities while maintaining appropriate security and privacy protections for different types of users.
Data Source
AI summary
Measurement results are acquired by a number of medical imaging systems in each case using a respective measurement protocol and by applying a respective dose. Data records are automatically placed in a cloud by the systems or a PACS connected to the respective system. Measurement protocols, applied doses, and anonymized images of the data records are referenced among each other. The data records placed in the cloud are assigned the respective examination type and an identification of the respective system and/or an identification of the type of respective system. The cloud accepts data queries from users. The data queries as a search criterion specify at least the examination type, the identification of the respective system, and/or the identification of the type of the respective system. The data records are determined by the cloud in accordance with the respective data query and are made available to the respective user.