Medical Imaging Control Apparatus for Multi-User Display Orientation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current medical imaging systems used in surgery lack the ability to efficiently rotate and orient images for multiple users, which can hinder the surgical team's ability to have a unified and accurate view of the operating site.
Innovation Solution
A medical imaging control apparatus that processes electronic image data to rotate images through selectable angles (0°, 90°, 180°, and 270°) and transmits these processed images to multiple displays, allowing users to select the appropriate orientation based on their position relative to the patient.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a single medical imaging system is used to display images to multiple users, then the system structure is simple, but all users must view the same image orientation which does not accommodate different user positions around the patient
Solution Approach 1:
The patent divides the single image output into multiple independent output channels (first data output interface and second data output interface), each capable of displaying images with different orientations. This segmentation allows each user to receive customized image orientation without requiring complete system redesign.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces dynamic control of image orientation through a controller that can independently rotate images displayed at different data output interfaces based on user position. The image orientation is no longer fixed but can be dynamically adjusted to match each user's viewpoint around the patient.
2Ease of operation
If multiple displays with different orientations are provided for different users, then each user can view from their position, but the system complexity and cost increase significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The patent makes the single display device multi-functional by enabling it to receive and process image data with different orientations through multiple data input interfaces. The same display can dynamically adjust its displayed image orientation based on control signals, serving multiple users with different positional requirements without needing separate displays for each user.
3Loss of information
If image rotation processing is added to the medical imaging control apparatus, then images can be oriented correctly for different users, but the processing complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a controller as an intermediary component that manages the image rotation processing. The controller receives orientation information, determines the appropriate rotation angle based on user position, and applies the rotation before sending images to the display. This intermediary approach centralizes the processing logic and simplifies the overall system architecture.
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AI summary
A medical imaging control apparatus comprising a data input interface which is configured to receive electronic image data representing an original image of an object, a processor which is configured to process electronic image data received at the data input interface such that when the electronic image data is used to generate an image the image generated is the original image rotated through an angle of rotation, a plurality of data output interfaces via which processed electronic image data from the processor can be provided to a display so that the processed electronic image data can be used to generate an image, a user interface configured with a plurality of user-selectable element which are configured to be operable by a user to select one of the data output interfaces and to assign to the user-selected data output interface the user-selected angle of rotation; and a controller configured to control the transmission of electronic image data via the user-selected data output interface, wherein the electronic image data transmitted via the user-selected data output interface has been processed by the processor such that when the electronic image data is used to generate an electronic image the image generated is the original image rotated through the user-selected angle of rotation assigned to that user-selected data output interface.