Display Apparatus for Simultaneous Multi-Modality Medical Image Comparison
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Solution Overview
Problem
Comparing medical images obtained from different modalities on multiple display apparatuses is inefficient and distracting, as it requires shifting focus between devices, potentially leading to decreased accuracy and concentration in medical diagnosis.
Innovation Solution
A display apparatus with a user interface that allows for simultaneous comparison of multiple medical images captured using different techniques by dividing the screen into regions, enabling seamless alternation and comparison of images within a single display, using markers to adjust the screen shares and display different types of images, such as x-ray images, within the same region of interest.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Quantity of substance
If multiple display apparatuses are used to compare medical images from different modalities, then the ability to view multiple images is improved, but the ease of operation deteriorates due to the need to shift focus between devices
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges multiple medical images from different modalities onto a single display apparatus by dividing the screen into multiple regions. Each region displays a different image type (e.g., CT, MRI, X-ray), allowing simultaneous viewing and comparison without requiring multiple physical displays or shifting focus between devices.
Solution Approach 2:
The display screen is segmented into multiple independent regions, each capable of displaying different medical images. This segmentation allows the system to present multiple images simultaneously in an organized manner, making it easy to compare specific regions of interest across different modalities while maintaining a unified viewing experience.
2Quantity of substance
If multiple display apparatuses are used to display medical images, then the quantity of images that can be viewed is improved, but the loss of time increases due to focus shifting between devices
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple medical images on a single display apparatus, eliminating the need to physically move between multiple displays. This merging approach allows physicians to compare all necessary images within one unified interface, significantly reducing the time lost to focus shifting and device transitions.
Solution Approach 2:
Instead of using multiple separate display devices in physical space, the patent utilizes the dimensional space of a single display screen by dividing it into multiple regions. This dimensional reorganization allows simultaneous presentation of multiple images without requiring additional physical displays, thereby eliminating time loss associated with moving between devices.
3Adaptability or versatility
If multiple display apparatuses are used for image comparison, then the variety of images that can be compared is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the functionality of multiple display devices into a single apparatus by implementing a screen division system. This allows the single display to present multiple types of medical images (CT, MRI, X-ray, ultrasound, etc.) simultaneously, achieving the same versatility as multiple devices while reducing overall system complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The display apparatus is designed with universal functionality to handle and display multiple types of medical images from different modalities within a single device. The screen division mechanism and image selection interface enable the system to adapt to various image types without requiring specialized display equipment for each modality.
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AI summary
Disclosed herein are a display apparatus which facilitates a simultaneous comparison of a plurality of images which respectively illustrate different features on one divided display screen such that the images are seamlessly displayed on the screen, and an image display method which is performable by using the apparatus. The display apparatus includes a memory configured to store a plurality of different types of images of an object, an input device configured to receive an input of a command relating to simultaneously displaying the different types of images, and a display device configured to display images. Upon receiving the command, the display device divides a screen upon which an image of the object is displayable into a first region within which a first image showing one portion of the object is displayed and a second region within which a second image showing the remaining portion of the object is displayed.