Dynamic Frame Rate Control for Medical Image Navigation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Navigating through large quantities of digital images, particularly in medical contexts, is cumbersome and can lead to repetitive strain injuries due to the ergonomic limitations of conventional input devices, which struggle to handle high-resolution images efficiently.
Innovation Solution
A method and system for presenting a sequence of medical images that allows users to dynamically control the frame rate of adjacent frames based on user input, such as cursor speed or direction, to facilitate seamless navigation without straining the user, using a client device with a processor, display, and input device, and optionally a server for storing and retrieving image sequences.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If conventional input devices are used to navigate through large quantities of digital images, then users can view the images, but the navigation process is cumbersome and causes repetitive strain injuries due to poor ergonomics
Solution Approach 1:
The system dynamically adjusts the frame rate of image display based on user input characteristics. When a user scrolls or moves through images, the system detects the speed and direction of input and automatically modifies the frame rate accordingly, creating a dynamic navigation experience that adapts to user behavior rather than requiring static, ergonomic input device adjustments
Solution Approach 2:
The navigation system serves itself by automatically adjusting display parameters based on detected user input patterns. The system monitors input device usage and autonomously optimizes the frame rate without requiring manual configuration or additional ergonomic equipment, making the navigation process more efficient while reducing user strain
2Speed
If the frame rate is increased to display more frames quickly, then navigation speed improves, but the system may lag or omit frames reducing image data exposure
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements feedback mechanisms where the frame rate adjustment is based on continuous monitoring of user input characteristics. The system detects scrolling speed, input direction, and user behavior patterns, then feeds this information back to dynamically adjust the frame rate, ensuring that navigation speed increases do not compromise frame display completeness
Solution Approach 2:
The system changes display parameters (frame rate) based on detected user input characteristics. By monitoring input speed and direction, the system adjusts the frame rate parameter dynamically, allowing faster navigation when appropriate while maintaining frame completeness when needed, thus resolving the contradiction between speed and reliability
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AI summary
Systems and methods for presenting a sequence of medical images are provided herein. A use provides an input which indicates that additional frames are to be displayed. Frames from the sequence are displayed in succession, without skipping the display of any frames, based on a frame rate determined by an input provided by a user.