Imaging Support Control for Projection Light-Free Image Capture
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing imaging systems struggle with the influence of projection light on image quality when projecting the position of an imaging target region, which can distort the image obtained by the imaging apparatus.
Innovation Solution
An imaging support apparatus and method that controls projection light to suppress its influence by transitioning to a state where the projection light is stopped or minimized during imaging, using a processor to manage the projection and imaging processes.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If projection light is used to indicate the position of the imaging target region, then the position guidance function is improved, but the image quality deteriorates due to light interference
Solution Approach 1:
The projection apparatus alternates between projecting projection light for position guidance and stopping projection light during imaging. This periodic switching allows the system to provide position guidance when needed while eliminating light interference during image capture, thus resolving the contradiction between ease of operation and measurement precision
Solution Approach 2:
The projection light is stopped in advance before the imaging apparatus captures the image. This preliminary action ensures that no projection light is present during the imaging process, preventing light interference and maintaining high image quality while still providing position guidance functionality
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AI summary
There is provided an imaging support apparatus including a processor and a memory connected to or built into the processor, in which the processor is configured to control, in a state in which projection light, which represents at least a position of an imaging target region in a subject, is projected onto the subject by a projection apparatus, and in a case where the imaging target region is imaged by an imaging apparatus, the projection apparatus to transition to a state in which the projection light is suppressed.