Endoscopic Image Display System for Diagnostic Efficiency
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current endoscope systems do not efficiently support physicians in diagnosing lesions during examination reports, as they lack a systematic way to display and manage multiple endoscopic images captured in different imaging and processing modes, hindering efficient diagnosis.
Innovation Solution
A medical support system and method that includes an image acquisition unit for capturing simultaneously imaged endoscopic images with varying imaging or processing methods, and a display image generator that allows selection and display of a subset of these images, enabling efficient diagnosis by physicians.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If multiple endoscopic images captured in different imaging and processing modes are displayed simultaneously, then the physician can compare and analyze lesions more effectively, but the display device complexity and information management complexity increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the multiple endoscopic images into distinct groups based on their imaging and processing modes. Each image in the simultaneously captured image group is associated with metadata indicating its imaging mode and processing method. The display system presents these segmented images in an organized manner, allowing the physician to selectively view and compare specific images without being overwhelmed by the entire set, thus resolving the contradiction between diagnostic accuracy and display system complexity.
2Loss of information
If all endoscopic images from the simultaneously captured image group are displayed, then complete information is provided for diagnosis, but the ease of operation and time to find relevant images decrease
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a dynamic display system that allows the physician to interactively select and adjust the number of endoscopic images to be displayed from the simultaneously captured image group. The system dynamically responds to physician input, enabling flexible adjustment between displaying all images for complete information and displaying a subset for efficient operation. This dynamic adaptability resolves the contradiction between information completeness and image selection efficiency.
3Measurement precision
If the number of displayed endoscopic images is increased, then more diagnostic information is available, but the time required to review images and prepare reports increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent enables the physician to perform partial action by selecting and displaying only the necessary number of endoscopic images from the simultaneously captured image group that are relevant to the diagnostic task at hand. Rather than requiring review of all captured images, the system allows selective display of a subset that provides sufficient diagnostic information quality, thereby reducing report preparation time while maintaining adequate diagnostic accuracy.
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AI summary
An image acquisition unit acquires a simultaneously captured image group including a plurality of endoscopic images in which the same subject is imaged in a simultaneous imaging mode, and at least one of an imaging method or an image processing method is different from each other. A display image generator generates a display image and causes the display device to display the display image. The display image generator can change the number of endoscopic images to be displayed from the simultaneously captured image group.