Imaging Apparatus Posture Feedback for Wound Comparison
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Solution Overview
Problem
It is challenging to accurately compare the progress of pressure ulcers, burns, or lacerations due to changes in shape and area when captured from different postures, making it difficult to evaluate and manage these conditions effectively.
Innovation Solution
An imaging apparatus with an image capturing unit and a control unit that acquires posture information from previous images and notifies the user, allowing for consistent image capture and comparison by displaying posture information and inclination information of the imaging apparatus.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If images of affected parts are captured from different postures, then the imaging apparatus can accommodate various patient positions, but the shape and area of the captured affected part change making accurate comparison difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The system changes the parameter of posture information by acquiring and storing it during image capture. This allows the system to adapt to different patient positions while maintaining the ability to compare images accurately by referencing the specific posture conditions under which each image was taken.
Solution Approach 2:
The system provides feedback to the user by displaying the captured image together with the posture information. This feedback mechanism allows users to understand the relationship between posture and image appearance, enabling more accurate visual comparison and assessment of affected parts across different capture conditions.
2Manufacturing precision
If posture information is displayed to users, then consistent image capture can be achieved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The imaging apparatus integrates multiple functions including image capture, posture information acquisition, and information display within a single device. This multi-functionality approach allows the system to achieve consistent image capture through posture feedback without requiring separate dedicated devices for each function, thereby managing complexity while improving precision.
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AI summary
The present invention is directed to enabling the capturing of an image to facilitate the comparison between affected parts. An imaging apparatus includes an image capturing unit, and a control unit configured to perform control to, in a case where posture information regarding an object obtained when an image of an affected part of the object has been captured in the past is acquired and the image capturing unit captures an image of the affected part of the object, notify a user of the posture information regarding the object and inclination information regarding the imaging apparatus.