Endoscope Image Site Selection via Region Detection
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing endoscope systems require time and effort to input information on sites during examinations, as users need to repeatedly access site selection screens, which hinders efficiency.
Innovation Solution
An information processing apparatus that acquires and displays endoscope images, detects specific regions, and allows for the selection of sites directly from the image, with pre-selected sites displayed in a schema diagram, enabling efficient site information input by reducing the need for repeated site selection.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If a site selection screen is called up each time information is input, then the user can select sites accurately, but it takes time and effort to acquire site information
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary detection of specific regions in the hollow organ from the endoscope image and pre-selects sites based on this detection before the user needs to make a selection. This preliminary action reduces the time required for site information input while maintaining selection accuracy through user confirmation.
2Loss of information
If multiple selection screens are displayed in sequence, then comprehensive site information can be collected, but the operation becomes complex and time-consuming
Solution Approach 1:
The system merges the site selection process with the endoscope image display by overlaying site markers directly on the image. This integration allows comprehensive site information collection while simplifying the operation to a single unified interface rather than multiple sequential screens.
Solution Approach 2:
The system transitions from a two-dimensional sequential screen navigation to a spatial overlay approach where site selections are made directly on the endoscope image. This dimensional change allows users to select sites in the context of the visual field, improving both completeness and ease of operation.
3Stability of the object's composition
If the site selection screen is displayed according to examination start instruction, then the process follows a structured workflow, but it requires repeated access to the same screen
Solution Approach 1:
The system dynamically updates site selections based on the current endoscope image and detected specific regions, rather than requiring repeated static screen selections. This dynamic approach maintains structured workflow while improving productivity by allowing continuous site information input during the examination.
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AI summary
There are provided an information processing apparatus, an information processing method, an endoscope system, and a report creation support device which can efficiently input information on a site. The information processing apparatus includes a first processor. The first processor acquires an image captured using an endoscope, displays the acquired image in a first region on a screen of a first display unit, detects a specific region in a hollow organ from the acquired image, displays a plurality of sites constituting the hollow organ to which the detected specific region belongs, in a second region on the screen of the first display unit, and accepts selection of one site from among the plurality of sites.