Image Storage Linking Scan Status to Medical Images
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current medical imaging systems fail to trace back scan status information of a subject during scanning, which hinders efficient and accurate analysis of scanning images.
Innovation Solution
A method and system for storing scanning images alongside associated scan status information, such as optical images, by integrating them in the same file or storage space, allowing users to trace back to the scan status information during image analysis.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If scanning images are stored separately from scan status information, then storage simplicity is maintained, but information completeness and analysis accuracy deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges scanning images and scan status information into a single integrated storage structure. The storage system combines image data and corresponding status information (such as scanning parameters, timestamps, and operational states) into unified storage units, allowing both types of data to be stored together without requiring separate management systems.
Solution Approach 2:
The storage system is designed with multi-functionality to handle both image data and status information within the same infrastructure. The system can store various types of data (images, text, metadata) in a unified manner, making the storage system versatile and eliminating the need for specialized separate storage mechanisms.
2Productivity
If scan status information is integrated with scanning images, then analysis efficiency is improved, but data storage complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The integrated storage structure is segmented into distinct but related components: image data sections and status information sections. Each scanning image is paired with its corresponding status information in a structured format, allowing efficient retrieval and analysis while maintaining organizational simplicity through clear segmentation of related data elements.
3Loss of information
If multiple types of images are stored together, then information completeness is improved, but retrieval complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The storage system implements feedback mechanisms through structured data organization where scan status information is systematically linked to corresponding scanning images. This structured arrangement provides feedback pathways that facilitate efficient retrieval by allowing users to access status information directly associated with specific images through standardized access protocols.
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AI summary
The present disclosure relates to systems and methods for image storage. The methods may include obtaining a first image of a subject. The methods may further include obtaining a second image of the subject. The second image may include scan status information of the subject. The scan status information may be associated with a status of the subject when the first image is acquired. And The methods may also include storing the second image correspondingly with the first image.