Dynamic Medical Image Display With Stable Accessory Overlays

Solution Overview

Problem

Existing dynamic image reproduction systems suffer from accessory information flickering due to inconsistent attachment across consecutive frame images, impairing visibility during medical image interpretation.

Innovation Solution

An image display apparatus and system that superimposes accessory information indicating movement decrease regions on consecutive frame images, using a hardware processor to identify and attach this information consistently across frames.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If accessory information is attached to some frame images of a dynamic image, then the information can be displayed, but the accessory information flickers during reproduction

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvevisibility of accessory informationVSAvoidflickering of accessory information

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSObject-affected harmful factors

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs preliminary analysis to identify movement decrease regions across the entire dynamic image sequence before reproduction. By pre-calculating which regions have minimal movement and attaching accessory information to all frame images in advance, the system ensures consistent display without flickering during reproduction.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The system applies the same accessory information uniformly to all frame images of the dynamic image. This homogeneous treatment ensures that the accessory information appears consistently across all frames, eliminating the flickering effect that occurs when information is inconsistently applied to only some frames.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #33Homogeneity

2Object-affected harmful factors

If accessory information is attached to all consecutive frame images, then flickering is prevented, but the accessory information slips out of place during reproduction

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveflickering of accessory informationVSAvoidposition accuracy of accessory information

Core Design Contradiction:

Object-affected harmful factorsVSManufacturing precision

Solution Approach 1:

Instead of uniformly attaching accessory information to all frame images, the system identifies specific regions with minimal movement (movement decrease regions) in each frame and attaches information only to those local regions. This ensures that the accessory information remains spatially accurate and does not slip out of place during reproduction.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #3Local quality

Solution Approach 2:

The system dynamically determines the position of accessory information based on the actual movement characteristics of each frame. By analyzing movement vectors and identifying regions where movement is minimal, the system adapts the position of accessory information to match the dynamic content, preventing displacement during playback.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #15Dynamics

3Manufacturing precision

If accessory information is attached to only some frame images, then position accuracy is maintained, but visibility is reduced due to flickering

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveposition accuracy of accessory informationVSAvoidvisibility of accessory information

Core Design Contradiction:

Manufacturing precisionVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs preliminary analysis to identify movement decrease regions across the entire dynamic image sequence before reproduction. By pre-calculating which regions have minimal movement and attaching accessory information to all frame images in advance, the system ensures consistent display without flickering during reproduction.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The system applies the same accessory information uniformly to all frame images of the dynamic image. This homogeneous treatment ensures that the accessory information appears consistently across all frames, eliminating the flickering effect that occurs when information is inconsistently applied to only some frames.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #33Homogeneity

Data Source

PatentUS12423805B2Image display apparatus, non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing control program, and image display system

Publication Date: 2025.09.23 KONICA MINOLTA INC

AI summary

An image display apparatus includes: a hardware processor that obtains frame images showing a dynamic state of a subject; and a display that displays accessory information indicating a movement decrease region with respect to the obtained frame images, the accessory information being superimposed on consecutive frame images of the frame images.