Medical Image Management System for Parallel Inspection and Interpretation
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Solution Overview
Problem
In medical imaging, the inefficiency in image inspection processes leads to delays in image interpretation due to the need for manual adjustments and the waiting period for image transmission, affecting the overall inspection efficiency.
Innovation Solution
A medical image management system that includes reception circuitry to track image inspection progress, allowing for immediate updating and processing of medical images, enabling the medical image interpretation apparatus to start image interpretation without waiting for completion of image inspection, and allowing for real-time display settings and area designation/deletion.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If manual image inspection and sequential processing are used, then image quality and accuracy are ensured, but inspection efficiency and throughput are reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs image inspection in advance during the image acquisition process at the medical imaging apparatus. The inspection apparatus evaluates whether acquired images meet interpretation standards before transferring them, so that by the time images reach the interpretation apparatus, the inspection is already complete. This eliminates the waiting period for image interpretation to begin.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent merges the image inspection function into the medical imaging apparatus itself, combining two previously separate processes (imaging and inspection) into one integrated system. This allows inspection to occur simultaneously with image acquisition, eliminating sequential delays.
2Reliability
If image inspection is performed separately from medical imaging apparatus, then comprehensive quality control is achieved, but processing time and complexity increase
Solution Approach 1:
The medical imaging apparatus is designed to perform multiple functions: both image acquisition and image inspection. This multi-functional integration allows the system to maintain comprehensive quality control while reducing the number of separate devices needed, thereby simplifying the overall system architecture.
3Measurement precision
If images are transferred after complete inspection, then accurate quality assessment is ensured, but inspection speed and throughput are reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The inspection apparatus performs quality assessment during image acquisition rather than after complete inspection. Images that meet quality standards are identified and marked during the acquisition process itself, allowing immediate transfer to the interpretation apparatus without waiting for complete post-acquisition inspection.
Solution Approach 2:
The system implements expedited processing for images that pass initial quality checks during acquisition. These pre-validated images are rapidly transferred to the interpretation apparatus, skipping the slower complete inspection workflow that would otherwise be required for all images.
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AI summary
According to one embodiment, a medical image display apparatus comprises reception circuitry, a storage, and control circuitry. The reception circuitry configured to receive at least one medical images imaged by a medical imaging apparatus, and first progress information indicating that image inspection for the at least one medical images is in progress in a medical image inspection apparatus, and receive second progress information indicating completion of the image inspection for the at least one medical images. The storage configured to store the at least one medical images and the first progress information. The control circuitry configured to update the stored first progress information to the second progress information, if the second progress information is received.