Endoscope Image Prioritization for Multi-Region Size Display

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing medical imaging systems struggle to efficiently prioritize and display the sizes of multiple observation target regions in a medical image, leading to inefficiencies and potential confusion for medical professionals.

Innovation Solution

A medical support device and method that utilize AI-based image processing to recognize positions and determine priorities of observation target regions, measuring their sizes and displaying them in a prioritized manner, with the ability to switch sizes based on user instructions and using a dual-display format for enhanced visualization.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Loss of information

If multiple observation target regions are displayed simultaneously in a medical image, then comprehensive information is provided, but the user cannot efficiently grasp the size of high-interest regions and becomes confused

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveinformation completenessVSAvoiduser comprehension efficiency
Core Design Contradiction:
Loss of informationVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The patent segments the display of multiple observation target regions by prioritizing them and presenting size information sequentially rather than simultaneously. The processor outputs size information in the order of priority, allowing users to focus on high-priority regions first without being overwhelmed by all regions at once, thus resolving the contradiction between providing complete information and maintaining ease of operation.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

2Measurement precision

If all observation target regions are measured and displayed, then complete size information is obtained, but the processing time and system response delay increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvesize measurement completenessVSAvoidprocessing time
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs preliminary prioritization of observation target regions based on their positions and characteristics before measuring sizes. By determining the priority order in advance and then measuring sizes sequentially in that predetermined order, the system reduces processing time while ensuring that high-priority regions are measured first, thus resolving the contradiction between measurement completeness and processing time.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

3Reliability

If the system processes and displays size information for all regions, then comprehensive analysis is achieved, but the device complexity and processing load increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveanalysis comprehensivenessVSAvoidprocessing system complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies local quality by differentiating the processing treatment for different regions based on their priority. Instead of uniformly processing all regions with the same complexity, the system focuses computational resources on high-priority regions first, then progressively handles lower-priority regions. This selective processing approach maintains analysis comprehensiveness for critical regions while reducing overall processing system complexity.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #3Local quality

Data Source

PatentUS20250352027A1Medical support device, endoscope, medical support method, and program
Publication Date: 2025.11.20 FUJIFILM CORP
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AI summary

A medical support device includes a processor. The processor is configured to recognize, based on a medical image in which a plurality of observation target regions appear, positions of the plurality of observation target regions in the medical image, determine a priority of the plurality of observation target regions, based on the positions, measure sizes of the plurality of observation target regions, and output the sizes in accordance with the priority.