Medical Image Overlay Display for Multi-Source Co-Registration

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Solution Overview

Problem

Conventional medical image display methods can only display a single source of medical images, limiting the ability of medical personnel to effectively evaluate multiple imaging results simultaneously.

Innovation Solution

A method and electronic device that combines and displays multiple medical images by performing image co-registration, segmentation, and overlay to generate a single overlay image, allowing simultaneous display of content from different image sources.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If conventional medical image display methods are used, then a single source of medical images can be displayed, but multiple imaging results cannot be evaluated simultaneously

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveability to display multiple image sourcesVSAvoidcomplexity of image processing system

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent segments the image processing workflow into distinct modules: image co-registration module that aligns multiple images from different sources, image segmentation module that extracts relevant features, and image overlay module that combines them into a composite display. This modular segmentation enables multi-source image display while managing system complexity through organized functional breakdown.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The patent introduces an intermediary processing system that receives images from multiple sources, performs co-registration and segmentation operations, and generates an overlay image as an intermediate representation. This intermediary layer abstracts the complexity of multi-source integration, allowing the display system to present combined information without direct complexity exposure.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

2Loss of information

If multiple medical images from different sources are displayed simultaneously, then comprehensive evaluation is enabled, but image alignment and integration complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvecompleteness of medical informationVSAvoidcomplexity of image co-registration and overlay

Core Design Contradiction:

Loss of informationVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent performs preliminary co-registration and segmentation operations on images from different sources before final display. By pre-aligning and pre-processing the images, the system reduces the complexity of real-time integration and ensures that all necessary information is properly prepared and aligned before being combined into the overlay image for comprehensive medical evaluation.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

Data Source

PatentEP4672134A1Medical image display method and electronic device

Publication Date: 2025.12.31 INNOLUX CORP

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AI summary

Disclosed are a medical image display method and an electronic device (100). The medical image display method includes the following steps: receiving a plurality of medical reference images corresponding to a plurality of image sources in different formats; performing image co-registration and image segmentation based on the medical reference images to generate at least one co-registered image mask; performing image overlay according to the at least one co-registered image mask and at least one of the medical reference images to generate an overlay image (730, 821); and displaying a medical image (710, 810, 830) according to the overlay image (730, 821).