Endoscope Recording Device for Biological Data Association
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Solution Overview
Problem
Diagnosis using stored endoscope images is hindered by the lack of available biological information such as pulse and respiration data, making it more difficult for second medical doctors to provide accurate diagnoses without real-time observation.
Innovation Solution
A recording device and image observation system that generate and associate biological information with endoscope image data, allowing selection and generation of three-dimensional image data based on temporal changes, which is then used to create angle-of-view information and two-dimensional image data for enhanced observation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of time
If endoscope images are stored for later observation, then images can be used for remote diagnosis, but biological information such as pulse and respiration is lost
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary action by extracting and storing biological information (pulse, respiration) from endoscope images at the time of image capture. This allows the biological information to be preserved and associated with the stored images, enabling remote doctors to access both image and physiological data later without real-time observation
Solution Approach 2:
The system creates a copy of the real-time observation experience by synthesizing virtual pulsation and respiration movements from stored images using the extracted biological information. This copying approach allows remote doctors to observe dynamic physiological effects without being present during the actual procedure
2Measurement precision
If multiple sets of image data are processed to generate three-dimensional images, then diagnostic accuracy is improved, but processing complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system applies dynamics by selecting specific image frames based on extracted biological information (e.g., selecting images at specific phases of the cardiac or respiratory cycle). This dynamic selection process enables the generation of three-dimensional images that represent specific physiological states, improving diagnostic accuracy while managing processing complexity through intelligent frame selection rather than processing all available frames
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AI summary
A recording device includes: a memory; and a processor including hardware. The processor is configured to generate, based on temporal change in plural sets of image data that have been generated by an endoscope and arranged chronologically, biological information on a subject, associate the plural sets of image data with the biological information to record the plural sets of image data with the biological information into the memory, and select, based on the biological information, image data from the plural sets of image data that have been recorded in the memory to generate three-dimensional image data.