Medical Image Display Control with Selectable Tabs for Multi-Image Comparison
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current medical image display systems require significant user effort and time to compare and observe multiple medical images from different inspections, as they often display only one image at a time, making it difficult to efficiently view past and current images for the same patient.
Innovation Solution
A medical image display control device that creates a new display image with tabs and a viewer region, allowing for simultaneous display of multiple images, patient information, and image processing controls, enabling easy switching between tabs to compare and observe medical images with reduced user effort.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If only one medical image is displayed on the screen at a time, then the display system is simple and easy to operate, but it becomes difficult to compare and observe multiple medical images from different inspections simultaneously
Solution Approach 1:
The display screen is segmented into multiple independent display regions, each capable of showing a different medical image from different inspections. This allows simultaneous display of multiple images without requiring complex switching operations, resolving the contradiction between operational simplicity and comparative observation capability.
Solution Approach 2:
The system transitions from temporal display (switching between images over time) to spatial display (showing multiple images simultaneously on the same screen). By utilizing the spatial dimension of the display screen, multiple medical images can be observed at once, eliminating the need for sequential switching while maintaining ease of operation.
2Loss of information
If a separate screen is generated to display past medical images, then multiple images can be displayed simultaneously, but it requires significant time and effort to move, enlarge, or reduce the separate screen
Solution Approach 1:
The display area is divided into multiple fixed regions that can independently display different medical images. These segmented regions eliminate the need for creating and adjusting separate screens, as all images are displayed simultaneously within the main screen area, reducing operational time and effort.
Solution Approach 2:
Multiple medical images from different inspections are merged into a single unified display screen with multiple regions. This combining approach eliminates the need for separate screens and their associated adjustment operations, allowing simultaneous display while minimizing user effort for screen management.
3Adaptability or versatility
If the sizes of the main screen and separate screen are different, then each screen can be optimized for its specific function, but it becomes difficult to observe and compare medical images effectively
Solution Approach 1:
Different regions of the display screen are assigned different functions and image sizes based on local requirements. The main display region can show current inspection images in high detail, while secondary regions display past inspection images at appropriate sizes for comparison, optimizing both functional adaptability and comparative effectiveness.
Solution Approach 2:
The screen is segmented into multiple regions with different display characteristics optimized for their specific purposes. Each segment can independently control image size, resolution, and presentation mode, allowing simultaneous optimization of different display functions while maintaining effective comparability through consistent regional formatting.
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AI summary
A medical image display control device includes a reception unit that receives an input instruction, a creation unit that creates a display image having a tab and a viewer region in which at least a medical image is displayed, the creation unit creating a new display image having a tab and a viewer region different from a viewer region of a display image displayed on a display unit based on the input instruction received by the reception unit, a display controller that performs control such that the tab of the new display image created by the creation unit and the already displayed tab are displayed so as to be selectable on the display unit, and a switching display controller that performs control such that in a case where any tab of the tabs displayed on the display unit is selected, the viewer region corresponding to the selected tab is switched with the already displayed viewer region and is displayed on the display unit.