Medical Imaging Context Sharing Across Vendor Systems
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current imaging systems from different vendors lack interoperability, requiring users to run multiple applications and manually switch between them to access advanced visualization tools, which is cumbersome and time-consuming, and the CCOW standard has limited adoption due to conflicting business goals among vendors.
Innovation Solution
A system and method that captures the visual context of an imaging study from a basic visualization application, identifies the study, and loads it into an advanced visualization application on a different computing system, enabling seamless access to advanced tools without software integration or standard compliance, using a context identifier to recognize and translate screen layouts.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If multiple vendor applications are used to access advanced visualization tools, then functionality is improved, but ease of operation deteriorates due to manual switching between applications
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple vendor applications into a single unified interface that provides both basic and advanced visualization tools. The system captures the visual context from one application and automatically loads the same study in another application, merging their functionalities so users access advanced tools without leaving their current application environment.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a mediator component that captures visual context from one application and translates it to load the same study in another application. This intermediary mechanism enables seamless transitions and information sharing between vendor applications without requiring users to manually switch or re-load studies.
2Adaptability or versatility
If vendor-specific add-on applications are provided, then adaptability is improved, but device complexity increases due to running multiple applications
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates a universal interface that can display and access studies from multiple vendor applications through a single application window. This multi-functional approach allows one application to serve multiple purposes - displaying basic studies and providing access to advanced visualization tools from different vendors without requiring separate application instances.
3Adaptability or versatility
If CCOW standard is implemented for context sharing, then interoperability is improved, but ease of manufacture deteriorates due to limited vendor adoption
Solution Approach 1:
Instead of requiring vendors to implement the CCOW standard, the patent captures the visual display (screen layout) of studies from one application and creates a copy that can be loaded in another application. This copying approach bypasses the need for standard implementation while achieving the same context sharing goal through visual pattern recognition and study identification.
Data Source
AI summary
A system and/or method that facilitates sharing image viewing context between vendor visualization applications without integration of different software application from different vendors packages is describe herein. In one instance, a visualization computing system (102) includes a processor (116) that executes computer readable instructions that capture a visual context of an imaging study displayed via a basic visualization application running on a vendor computing system, identify the study based on the captured visual context, load the study on the visualization computing system, and launch an advanced visualization application, which allows viewing and manipulation of the loaded study using advanced visualization tools unavailable by the basic visualization application.