Flow Velocity Vector Image Display Control for Blood Vessel Fluctuation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing image processing methods struggle to effectively visualize and ascertain the fluctuation of flow velocity vectors in blood vessels, leading to difficulties in identifying local blood flow characteristics amidst global flow trends.
Innovation Solution
An image processing device and method that acquires flow velocity vectors, generates a flow velocity vector image, and performs display control to change the display aspect based on the magnitude of fluctuation, using a differential filter to derive vector fluctuation data and adjust the display aspect, such as background color, to highlight regions with significant fluctuations.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If a flow velocity vector image is generated to visualize spatial distribution of flow velocity vectors, then the global flow trend can be observed, but it becomes difficult to identify local fluctuations in flow velocity vectors
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies local quality by making different parts of the visualization have different properties. Specifically, regions with large flow velocity vector fluctuations are highlighted with distinct display characteristics (such as different colors or intensities) compared to regions with small fluctuations. This allows local variations in flow characteristics to be visually distinguished from the global flow pattern, resolving the contradiction between observing global trends and identifying local fluctuations.
2Loss of information
If the display aspect is kept uniform throughout the flow velocity vector image, then the overall structure is simple, but regions with significant flow fluctuations cannot be easily distinguished
Solution Approach 1:
The patent employs color changes as a display aspect variation to encode flow velocity vector fluctuation information. By changing the color or intensity of the visualization based on the magnitude of fluctuations, the system preserves important flow characteristics without requiring complex additional display mechanisms. This resolves the contradiction by using a relatively simple color-based encoding scheme to convey detailed flow information.
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AI summary
An image processing device includes a processor, in which the processor is configured to acquire a flow velocity vector of a fluid in a structure, generate a flow velocity vector image obtained by visualizing a spatial distribution of the flow velocity vector, and perform display control for changing a display aspect according to a magnitude of fluctuation of the flow velocity vector, in the flow velocity vector image.