Medical Imaging Reporting Interface Template Restructuring
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Solution Overview
Problem
The inefficiency in generating medical reports due to the disparity between textual reporting systems and visual imaging systems, leading to less-than-desired efficiency and limited data richness, as radiologists must frequently switch between image and report formats.
Innovation Solution
An interface is provided between imaging and reporting systems, allowing the transfer of context information to restructure reporting templates to match the image display protocol, enabling auto-population of measurements, inclusion of comparison studies, and association of annotations with images, thus synchronizing the report structure with the image presentation order.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If radiologists use separate imaging systems and reporting systems with different formats (visual images vs. textual reports), then each system can maintain its specialized format, but the efficiency of report generation decreases and time is lost due to frequent switching between systems
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines the imaging system and reporting system into an integrated interface where both visual images and textual reports coexist in a unified workspace. The reporting template is restructured to mirror the image display protocol, allowing radiologists to view and dictate report sections corresponding to currently displayed images without switching between separate applications, thus merging the functionality of both specialized systems while maintaining format distinctions
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces an intermediary interface layer that translates between the visual image format and textual report format. This interface receives context information from the imaging system (image display protocol, current image sequence) and transforms it into a restructured reporting template that automatically populates with relevant image data, acting as a mediator that enables seamless interaction between the two specialized systems
2Stability of the object's composition
If the reporting template follows a fixed predefined order, then report structure consistency is maintained, but the radiologist must flip back and forth between images and report sections, increasing operational complexity and time consumption
Solution Approach 1:
The patent makes the reporting template dynamic by allowing its structure to adapt based on the image display context. The template order is restructured to match the current image display protocol, so when images are arranged in a particular sequence (e.g., by anatomical region or modality), the corresponding report sections follow the same sequence. This dynamic reconfiguration happens automatically based on the imaging context, eliminating the need for manual reordering while maintaining consistency within each viewing session
Solution Approach 2:
The patent changes the parameter of template ordering from a fixed static value to a dynamic value that varies based on the image display protocol. The system detects the current image arrangement parameters (display protocol, image sequence order) and automatically adjusts the reporting template parameters to match, allowing the report structure to flexibly adapt to different imaging contexts while maintaining internal consistency
3Productivity
If voice recognition systems are used for report generation, then transcription efficiency is improved, but data richness is limited and additional context information from images cannot be effectively integrated
Solution Approach 1:
The patent performs preliminary actions by automatically populating the reporting template with context information from the images before the radiologist begins dictation. Measurements, annotations, and image metadata are pre-loaded into the appropriate report sections, so when the radiologist dictates, they only need to provide interpretive content rather than repeating factual data already present in the images, thereby enriching the final report while maintaining efficient transcription
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements feedback mechanisms where the reporting system continuously receives context information from the imaging system (current image, displayed measurements, annotations) and automatically updates the reporting template in real-time. This feedback loop ensures that the report being generated is continuously synchronized with the visual evidence, allowing the voice recognition system to focus on capturing expert interpretation while automated systems handle factual data integration
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AI summary
A method, apparatus and computer program product are disclosed to provide an interface between an imaging system for presenting medical images acquired by various modalities and a reporting system for generating and presenting reports, such as reports relating to the medical images. In the context of a method, the method may include participating in a transfer of information relating to a context of one or more images presented by the imaging system so as to cause a reporting template to be restructured based upon the context of one or more images presented by the imaging system. The method also includes causing an action to be taken in one of the imaging system or the reporting system based upon data provided by another of the imaging system or the reporting system.