Imaging Control Apparatus for Automatic Identification Verification

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing imaging control systems face challenges in accurately adding and verifying identification information for radiation images, leading to potential errors in image retrieval due to missing or incorrectly input inspection IDs or accession numbers, especially in emergency situations where manual input may be flawed or omitted.

Innovation Solution

The proposed system includes a reception unit for imaging orders, a control unit that permits adding identification information if missing, and a transmission unit that associates captured images with either obtained or included identification information for external archiving, ensuring accurate image tagging and retrieval.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Ease of operation

If manual input of identification information is used, then ease of operation is improved, but reliability deteriorates due to input errors

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvemanual input of identification informationVSAvoidaccuracy of identification information

Core Design Contradiction:

Ease of operationVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The system collates the manually input identification information with information recorded in the RIS or medical database, detects mismatches, and presents correction candidates to the operator, creating a feedback loop that verifies and corrects input errors

Inventive Principle:

Principle #23Feedback

Solution Approach 2:

The RIS or medical database serves as an intermediary that provides reference information for verification, mediating between the manual input and the final stored identification information to ensure accuracy

Inventive Principle:

Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

2Reliability

If automatic obtaining of identification information is implemented, then reliability is improved, but device complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveaccuracy of identification informationVSAvoidsystem structure for obtaining and verifying information

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The imaging control apparatus integrates multiple functions including receiving imaging orders, automatically obtaining identification information, collating with database records, and transmitting images, making it a multi-functional system that handles the entire workflow

Inventive Principle:

Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

3Reliability

If correction of identification information is permitted, then reliability is improved, but loss of time increases due to correction operations

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveaccuracy of identification informationVSAvoidtime for correction operations

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs preliminary collation and verification of identification information before final storage, detecting and correcting errors in advance to prevent time-consuming corrections later during image retrieval operations

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

Data Source

PatentUS10238359B2Apparatus method medium for selective modification of identification information in an imaging order

Publication Date: 2019.03.26 CANON KK

AI summary

There is provided with an imaging control apparatus. A reception unit receives an imaging order. A control unit permits adding identification information if the received imaging order includes no identification information and to inhibit correction of the identification information upon determining that the identification information is included in the imaging order. An obtaining unit obtains information to be added as the identification information if the identification information is not included in the imaging order. A transmission unit transmits an image captured in accordance with the imaging order and either the obtained identification information or the identification information included in the imaging order, in association with each other, to an external image archiving apparatus.