Medical Image Processing Apparatus Aligning Coronary and Cardiac Data
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional image processing apparatuses for medical imaging struggle to accurately display the relationship between vascular narrowing portions in coronary arteries and cardiac malfunctioning portions, as they cannot present strain values and require operators to repeatedly adjust the line of sight to identify both issues, leading to increased operational burden.
Innovation Solution
An image processing apparatus that aligns and combines coronary artery volume data with cardiac function volume data, allowing the display of cardiac function information such as strain values directly on the coronary artery volume data, eliminating the need for operators to adjust the line of sight and providing a clear visualization of both vascular narrowing and cardiac malfunctioning portions.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If conventional image processing apparatus displays combined volume data of coronary artery and cardiac function data, then the operator can identify vascular narrowing and cardiac malfunction portions, but the operator cannot visually identify vascular narrowing portions hidden behind cardiac malfunction portions and must repeat turning operations
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements dynamic control of the line of sight direction, allowing the line of sight to automatically move between the cardiac malfunctioning portion and the vascular narrowing portion based on selection input. This dynamic adjustment enables the operator to view both hidden and visible portions without manual turning operations, resolving the contradiction between identification accuracy and operational burden
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a control unit as an intermediary that manages the line of sight direction between the cardiac malfunctioning portion and the vascular narrowing portion. This intermediary automatically adjusts the viewing angle based on operator selection, eliminating the need for repeated manual turning operations while ensuring complete visual identification of all relevant portions
2Loss of information
If conventional image processing apparatus presents distance between cardiac malfunctioning portion and coronary artery, then the operator can assess spatial relationship, but the apparatus cannot present strain value itself and requires threshold-based determination
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the display of strain values with the display of distance information by presenting both parameters simultaneously on the same interface. The strain value is displayed together with the distance between the cardiac malfunctioning portion and the coronary artery, eliminating information loss without adding threshold-setting complexity
Solution Approach 2:
The patent creates a comprehensive information display that copies and presents multiple parameters (strain value and distance) in one unified view. This allows the operator to access both the strain value itself and the spatial relationship information without needing to adjust thresholds or perform separate measurements
Data Source
AI summary
The image processing apparatus includes a processing circuitry. The processing circuitry is configured to obtain first volume data showing a morphological shape of an object and second volume data showing information corresponding to a position spatially different from a position of the object. The processing circuitry is configured to provide the information in the second volume data to the position of the object in the first volume data.