Imaging Protocol Guidance for Precise Jaw Slice Orientation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing imaging protocols for body regions, particularly the tooth or jaw region, are complex due to symmetrical structures and curved shapes, requiring extensive user training to avoid errors in slice orientation and section selection, and current user guides often fail to account for laterality, leading to duplications and inefficiencies.
Innovation Solution
A computer-implemented method for determining an imaging protocol that includes acquiring information about the body region, performing an initial examination, providing input options and aids for adjusting the imaging region, and automatically determining the protocol based on adjusted imaging parameters, using algorithms and graphical user interfaces to guide users through the process.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If comprehensive training is provided to users for complex anatomical structures, then imaging accuracy is improved, but training time and cost increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs automatic recognition of anatomical structures and self-adjustment of imaging parameters without requiring user expertise. The imaging apparatus autonomously identifies laterality, selects appropriate slice orientations, and configures imaging protocols based on detected anatomical features, eliminating the need for extensive user training while maintaining high imaging accuracy
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces manual user operation with automated image processing algorithms and computer vision systems. Instead of relying on trained users to manually configure imaging parameters, the system uses automatic recognition software to analyze anatomical structures and determine optimal imaging settings, substituting human expertise with computational intelligence
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple slice orientations are preset for different scenarios, then adaptability is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system dynamically determines slice orientations and imaging parameters based on real-time analysis of the specific anatomical structure being imaged. Rather than providing static preset protocols for different scenarios, the system adaptively adjusts imaging parameters according to the detected anatomical features, laterality, and required diagnostic information, eliminating the need for multiple predefined protocols
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements a universal automatic recognition system that can handle various anatomical structures and imaging scenarios through a single integrated approach. The system uses general-purpose image analysis algorithms that automatically adapt to different body regions, slice orientations, and diagnostic requirements, replacing the need for multiple specialized user guides and protocols with one versatile automated system
3Ease of operation
If prescribed user guides are used for slice orientation, then ease of operation is improved, but reliability decreases due to laterality errors
Solution Approach 1:
The system replaces manual interpretation of user guides with automated image analysis that objectively determines laterality and slice orientation. The computer vision system analyzes anatomical landmarks and structural features to automatically identify left/right orientation and select appropriate imaging parameters, eliminating human error in interpreting prescriptive guides while maintaining operational simplicity
Solution Approach 2:
The system provides real-time feedback by automatically analyzing the imaged anatomical structure and adjusting imaging parameters accordingly. The system monitors the detected features and continuously optimizes slice orientation and imaging settings based on the actual anatomical presentation, ensuring accuracy while maintaining ease of operation through automated correction of potential errors
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AI summary
A computer-implemented method for determining an imaging protocol for the acquisition of image data of a body region of a patient using an imaging apparatus, the method comprising the steps of: acquiring information about the body region, performing a first imaging examination as a function of the information about the body region and acquiring image data of the body region, providing the image data and an input option for adjusting a parameter of an imaging region, providing an aid for adjusting the imaging region as a function of the information about the body region, acquiring an adjusted imaging region, and determining the imaging protocol for a second imaging examination as a function of the adjusted imaging region.