Medical Image Context Synchronization for Consistent Multi-View Editing
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Solution Overview
Problem
Medical images featuring the same or related organs, tissues, or parts of a patient are not automatically synchronized across different contexts, leading to inconsistencies when edits such as aspect ratio adjustments or annotative labels are made in one context.
Innovation Solution
A system and method for synchronizing medical image presentations across various contexts by communicating updated environmental characteristics through communication channels, allowing for consistent display of medical images and associated elements across different contexts.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If medical images are displayed in multiple independent contexts, then each context can be independently edited and customized, but inconsistencies occur when edits are made in one context and are not reflected in other contexts
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements a feedback mechanism where edits made in one context are automatically communicated to and reflected in other contexts. The synchronization module detects changes in environmental characteristics (such as aspect ratio adjustments or annotative labels) and propagates these changes across all relevant contexts, ensuring consistency while preserving independent customization capabilities.
Solution Approach 2:
A synchronization module acts as an intermediary between multiple display contexts. This intermediary receives edit information from one context, processes it, and distributes the updated environmental characteristics to other contexts, thereby maintaining consistency without requiring direct coupling between contexts.
2Loss of information
If manual synchronization of medical images across contexts is implemented, then consistency can be maintained, but significant time and effort are required to update each context individually
Solution Approach 1:
The system establishes synchronization relationships between contexts in advance. When an edit is made in one context, the pre-configured synchronization mechanism automatically detects the change and propagates it to other contexts without requiring manual intervention, thereby eliminating the time-consuming manual update process while maintaining consistency.
Solution Approach 2:
The synchronization system operates autonomously by automatically detecting edits in one context and propagating changes to other contexts. This self-service mechanism eliminates the need for manual synchronization efforts, saving significant time and effort while ensuring consistent image presentation across all contexts.
3Ease of operation
If environmental characteristics such as aspect ratio and annotations are updated in one context, then the local presentation is improved, but other contexts remain unchanged leading to inconsistency
Solution Approach 1:
The synchronization module implements a feedback loop that monitors environmental characteristics (aspect ratio, annotations, etc.) in each context. When changes are detected in one context, the system automatically communicates these changes to other contexts, ensuring that local edit simplicity does not compromise cross-context synchronization.
Solution Approach 2:
An intermediary synchronization module captures edit information from one context and distributes updated environmental characteristics to other contexts. This allows users to make simple local edits while the intermediary ensures that these changes are reflected across all contexts, maintaining consistency without complicating the local editing process.
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This disclosure relates to a system that synchronizes the presentation of medical images in multiple contexts and methods thereof. The system includes a variety of contexts that display medical images, and the contexts are connected by communication channels. When a user edits or otherwise interacts with one of the contexts, a message is sent to other contexts via the communication channels, and the other contexts can adjust their presentation of medical images to achieve synchronization.