Electronic Cassette Labeling for Radiography Identification
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Solution Overview
Problem
In radiography systems, it is difficult for radiologists to confirm whether the electronic cassette positioned on a patient coincides with the one selected on the console, especially when multiple cassettes have similar appearances, leading to confusion and misplacement.
Innovation Solution
A radiography system with electronic cassettes featuring a label for visual distinction, a console that communicates with the cassettes, and a control device displaying the corresponding label on the screen, ensuring accurate selection and usage of the correct cassette.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If multiple electronic cassettes with similar appearances are used, then the radiography system can handle more examinations and improve productivity, but it becomes difficult to confirm whether the positioned cassette coincides with the selected one, reducing reliability
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies color-coded labels to electronic cassettes to enable visual distinction. Each cassette is assigned a specific color that is displayed both on the physical cassette and on the console screen, allowing radiologists to easily confirm cassette identity without confusion even when multiple cassettes are in use.
2Ease of operation
If electronic cassettes are made portable and interchangeable, then ease of operation is improved, but confusion and misplacement occur when multiple cassettes have identical appearances
Solution Approach 1:
Color-coded labels are attached to portable electronic cassettes to provide visual identification. The same color coding is reflected on the console display, creating a visual link between the physical cassette and its digital representation, thereby preventing confusion and misplacement.
Solution Approach 2:
The system provides visual feedback by displaying the color code of the selected cassette on the console screen. This feedback mechanism allows the radiologist to verify that the positioned cassette matches the selected one before proceeding with the examination.
3Ease of operation
If icons representing cassette appearances are displayed on the console, then ease of operation is improved, but icons cannot clearly show differences between cassettes with similar or identical appearances
Solution Approach 1:
Instead of relying solely on appearance icons, the patent superimposes color code information on the console display. Each cassette icon is associated with its specific color code, providing an additional layer of visual information that enables clear distinction between cassettes with similar appearances.
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AI summary
For identification of individual electronic cassettes, a different label is attached to each of the electronic cassettes. Selection buttons for selecting one of the electronic cassettes are provided on a console in correspondence with the respective electronic cassettes. A cassette ID is assigned to each of the electronic cassettes, and the console communicates with the selected electronic cassette using the cassette ID assigned to the selected electronic cassette. Data of correspondence between the cassette ID and the label is memorized for each electronic cassette. The same label is displayed on the selection button as the label on the corresponding electronic cassette, allowing confirming whether the electronic cassette actually positioned for imaging coincides with the electronic cassette selected on the console.