Imaging Control Device Selective Frame Extraction Dose Management
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current dose management techniques for dynamic imaging are inadequate for efficiently deleting or trimming unnecessary frame images, leading to increased communication and replay times, and higher loads on servers and diagnosing doctors, while also failing to properly manage radiation doses.
Innovation Solution
An imaging control device generates second dynamic image data by deleting partial frame images from first dynamic image data and transmits this data along with corresponding radiation dose information to an external device, enabling proper dose management and reducing data amount.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If all frame images from dynamic imaging are transmitted and stored, then complete diagnostic information is preserved, but communication time increases and server load increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts only the necessary frame images from the complete dynamic imaging sequence based on diagnostic requirements. The image management device identifies and selects specific frames that contain diagnostic information while excluding redundant frames, thereby reducing communication data volume and time without compromising essential diagnostic capabilities.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent segments the complete dynamic image sequence into individually manageable frame images. This segmentation allows selective transmission and storage of only those frames that are diagnostically relevant, rather than transmitting the entire sequence as a single data block, thus reducing overall communication time and server load.
2Reliability
If all frame images from dynamic imaging are transmitted and stored, then complete diagnostic information is preserved, but server load increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts only the necessary frame images from the complete dynamic imaging sequence based on diagnostic requirements. The image management device identifies and selects specific frames that contain diagnostic information while excluding redundant frames, thereby reducing communication data volume and time without compromising essential diagnostic capabilities.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent applies partial action by transmitting and storing only a subset of frame images that are sufficient for diagnostic purposes, rather than processing the complete set. This partial processing approach reduces server computational load and storage requirements while maintaining adequate diagnostic information.
3Reliability
If all frame images are replayed for diagnosis, then complete diagnostic information is available, but replay time increases and doctor workload increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts only the necessary frame images from the complete dynamic imaging sequence based on diagnostic requirements. The image management device identifies and selects specific frames that contain diagnostic information while excluding redundant frames, thereby reducing communication data volume and time without compromising essential diagnostic capabilities.
4Loss of time
If partial frame images are deleted or trimmed from dynamic imaging, then communication time and replay time are reduced, but dose management becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements feedback mechanisms where the imaging control device receives information about which frame images are to be deleted or trimmed, and accordingly adjusts the radiation dose information to correspond only to the remaining frames. This feedback loop ensures that dose management remains accurate and consistent with the actual transmitted data, preventing complexity by maintaining automatic synchronization between image selection and dose information.
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AI summary
An imaging control device includes a hardware processor. The hardware processor generates second dynamic image data from first dynamic image data that is image data of a dynamic image having multiple frame images received from a radiographic image capturing device, the second dynamic image data being image data of a dynamic image having only a part of the multiple frame images; and transmits, to an external device, the second dynamic image data and information indicating a first radiation dose that is information corresponding to a radiation dose in imaging for obtaining the first dynamic image data.