Proactive Imaging Chain Diagnostics During Normal Operation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current medical imaging systems lack an active system-health monitoring capability to detect imaging chain problems during normal operation, requiring manual invocation of diagnostics that result in system downtime and inability to actively monitor status of the imaging chain.
Innovation Solution
A method and system for proactive detection of imaging chain problems by firing diagnostic vectors during normal operation, collecting signal data, and processing it to determine the diagnostic status of system components, enabling continuous monitoring without disrupting imaging operations.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If manual diagnostics are invoked to assess imaging problems, then diagnostic capability is provided, but system downtime increases and productivity decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary diagnostic actions by continuously collecting and analyzing imaging chain data during normal operation. Diagnostic vectors are pre-configured to monitor system health proactively, so that problems are detected before they require manual intervention, eliminating the need to stop the system for diagnostics.
Solution Approach 2:
The diagnostic monitoring operates continuously during normal imaging operations without interruption. The system maintains continuous data collection and analysis of the imaging chain, ensuring both diagnostic capability and uninterrupted productivity simultaneously.
2Productivity
If the imaging system operates continuously without diagnostics, then productivity is maintained, but system reliability deteriorates due to undetected imaging chain problems
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements continuous feedback monitoring by analyzing imaging chain data in real-time during normal operation. Diagnostic algorithms process the collected data and provide feedback on system health status, enabling continuous operation with simultaneous reliability monitoring without requiring system interruptions.
3Measurement precision
If comprehensive diagnostic checks are performed, then measurement precision of system status is improved, but device complexity and time consumption increase
Solution Approach 1:
The diagnostic system uses universal imaging chain data that serves multiple purposes: both for normal imaging operations and for diagnostic analysis. The same data pathways and processing infrastructure are used for both primary imaging functions and health monitoring, avoiding the need for separate dedicated diagnostic hardware and reducing overall system complexity while maintaining measurement precision.
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AI summary
Certain embodiments of the present invention provide a method for performing diagnostics in a medical imaging system during the normal operating mode of the imaging system including firing a diagnostic vector with a probe, collecting signal data based at least in part on the diagnostic vector, and processing the signal data to determine a diagnostic status. The diagnostic status indicates an operating condition of at least one component of the medical imaging system.