Endoscopic Lesion Tracking Marks for Clear Detection State Display
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Solution Overview
Problem
In endoscopic imaging, there is a challenge in accurately tracking and displaying the position of a lesioned part within an endoscopic image, as the relative positional relation between the endoscope tip and the lesion changes, making it difficult for users to grasp the detection state of the lesion region.
Innovation Solution
An endoscopic image processing apparatus that detects a lesion region, determines its presence, and generates marks indicating the detection state, displaying these marks in predetermined regions outside the endoscopic image on a display screen, allowing users to easily track the lesion's position and state.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If the endoscope is moved to track the lesion, then the lesion position can be monitored, but the relative positional relation changes making it difficult for users to grasp the detection state
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a mark display region as an additional dimensional space outside the endoscopic image display region. This separate dimension allows presentation of lesion detection state information without interfering with the primary endoscopic view, enabling users to comprehend detection status easily while maintaining accurate lesion position tracking in the original image space.
2Loss of information
If multiple marks are displayed to show lesion detection state, then comprehensive information is provided, but the display becomes complex and may cause hasty assumptions
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the display into distinct functional regions: the endoscopic image display region for primary visualization and the mark display region for supplementary information. This segmentation organizes multiple marks in a structured manner outside the main image area, providing comprehensive lesion detection state information while maintaining display simplicity and preventing user confusion or hasty assumptions.
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AI summary
An endoscopic image processing apparatus includes a processor. The processor performs processing for acquiring lesion information including information indicating a position of a lesion region included in an endoscopic image, determines whether the lesion region is included in the endoscopic image, and performs processing for generating a display image for displaying one or more marks in at least one of N mark display regions set as regions as many as a maximum display number of the one or more marks, and generating the one or more marks indicating in which reference region among a predetermined plurality of reference regions set in the endoscopic image a present position of the lesion region or a position of the lesion region immediately before the detection is interrupted is included and displaying the one or more marks in at least one of the N mark display regions.