Medical Imaging Data Management Interface for Tissue Perfusion Analysis
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current medical imaging data management tools are cumbersome and complex for clinicians, with slow performance and unfriendly workflows, making them less suitable for clinical use.
Innovation Solution
A user-friendly interface with modality-specific workflows that allows for intuitive access to advanced analysis tools, enabling visualization and comparison of medical imaging data over time, including visually enhanced attributes of tissue perfusion, to assess treatment progress.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If advanced analysis tools are provided for medical imaging data, then measurement precision and analysis capability are improved, but device complexity and ease of operation deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces automated image registration algorithms and processing pipelines as intermediaries between the imaging system and the clinician. These automated tools handle the complex tasks of aligning images from different modalities and time points, thereby maintaining high measurement precision while shielding users from the underlying complexity of the analysis workflows.
2Loss of information
If comprehensive medical imaging data is stored and analyzed, then information completeness is improved, but data processing time and system complexity increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements preliminary processing and pre-loading of imaging data. Images and associated metadata are pre-processed, registered, and organized in advance before clinical review. This allows comprehensive imaging data to be stored and made readily accessible, reducing load times during actual clinical use while maintaining complete information availability.
3Measurement precision
If multiple imaging sessions are compared over time, then measurement precision for tracking changes is improved, but device complexity and time required for analysis increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the comparison analysis into standardized, modular workflows for different imaging modalities and clinical scenarios. By dividing the complex task of multi-temporal comparison into discrete, pre-configured analysis modules, the system can efficiently track changes over time with high precision while reducing the overall analysis time through automated module execution.
Data Source
AI summary
Systems and methods for storing data for a first time series of fluorescence images of the subject acquired during a first imaging session, storing data for a second time series of fluorescence images of the subject acquired during a second imaging session, receiving a request to view attributes of the subject, and in response to receiving the request, displaying a user interface on the display, the user interface comprising a first image showing a visually enhanced attribute of the subject, wherein the first image is generated from the data for the first time series of fluorescence images, and a second image showing the visually enhanced attribute of the subject, wherein the second image is generated from the data for the second time series of fluorescence images.