Medical Imaging Control via Direct Image Interaction
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current medical image-generating apparatuses require cumbersome input methods such as buttons, joysticks, and software interfaces, making control less direct and user-friendly, especially in applications where precise and intuitive adjustments are necessary.
Innovation Solution
A method that utilizes patient image data generated by medical apparatuses to control the apparatuses through interactions with the displayed images, allowing for direct manipulation of image parameters like position, resolution, and contrast, using touch, multi-touch, or gesture inputs, and even vision detection, to simplify and enhance image generation and control.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If traditional input apparatuses (buttons, joysticks, switches) are used to control medical imaging apparatuses, then the control functions are comprehensive, but the ease of operation deteriorates due to cumbersome interfaces and indirect control
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts and removes traditional input apparatuses (buttons, joysticks, switches, software interfaces) from the control system. Instead of these separate input devices, the system uses the displayed image itself as the control interface, allowing users to interact directly with visual elements to control the medical imaging apparatus.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces an image processing system as an intermediary between the user and the medical imaging apparatus. The system detects user interactions with displayed images (such as selecting regions, gestures, or visual markers) and automatically translates these into appropriate control commands for the imaging device, eliminating the need for direct mechanical or software interface manipulation.
2Ease of operation
If traditional software interfaces with text input fields and scroll bars are used, then comprehensive parameter adjustment is possible, but the ease of operation worsens due to indirect and complex interaction
Solution Approach 1:
The patent prepares and displays multiple pre-configured image views and parameters in advance on the display device. Users can directly select from these pre-prepared options or modify them through simple visual interactions rather than manually adjusting each parameter through text fields and scroll bars, significantly reducing the time required for parameter adjustment.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent uses visual copies and representations of the medical data (displayed images) as the control interface itself. Instead of requiring users to input parameters through text fields, the system allows direct manipulation of visual elements in the displayed images, which are then translated into actual parameter adjustments, making the process more intuitive and faster.
3Measurement precision
If mechanical input devices are used for controlling image-generating apparatuses, then precise control is achievable, but the ease of operation deteriorates and user requirements are not optimally met
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces mechanical input devices (buttons, joysticks, switches) with a visual interaction system. Users interact with the displayed images through gestures, selections, or visual markers, and the system's image processing algorithms translate these interactions into precise control commands for the medical imaging apparatus, maintaining precision while dramatically improving ease of operation.
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AI summary
The invention relates to a method for controlling a medical apparatus, wherein: patient image data is generated using an image-generating medical apparatus; a patient image is produced on the basis of this data and displayed on an image output unit; and a medical apparatus is in turn controlled by an interaction with the image.