Medical Imaging Parameter Adjustment via Optical Characteristics
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional medical imaging methods lack the ability to adaptively adjust imaging parameters based on the specific optical characteristics of the medium, leading to suboptimal image quality and reliability, particularly in detecting tissues with varying densities and compositions.
Innovation Solution
A method and system that utilize optical characteristics, such as light absorption, scattering, and diffusion, to adjust medical imaging parameters in real-time or quasi-real-time, incorporating machine learning algorithms and optical elements like spectrometers and sensors to enhance image data quality and adapt imaging techniques like ultrasound and mammography.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If conventional medical imaging methods are used without optical characteristic adjustment, then the imaging process is simple and fast, but the image quality and reliability are suboptimal
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines optical imaging capabilities with conventional medical imaging (ultrasound, mammography) into an integrated system. The optical sensor array is incorporated into the existing imaging probe, allowing simultaneous acquisition of optical and structural imaging data from the same tissue region, thereby improving reliability without requiring separate imaging sessions or devices
Solution Approach 2:
The imaging system is designed to perform multiple functions: conventional structural imaging (ultrasound/mammography) and optical imaging (detecting optical characteristics like absorption and scattering). This multi-functional system can adaptively adjust imaging parameters based on optical data while maintaining all original imaging capabilities, resolving the contradiction between enhanced reliability and system complexity
2Measurement precision
If optical characteristics are obtained and used to adjust imaging parameters, then the detection precision of tissue properties is improved, but the acquisition and processing time increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs optical imaging and obtains optical characteristics (absorption, scattering coefficients) before the main imaging acquisition. These pre-acquired optical properties are then used to adaptively adjust imaging parameters for the subsequent structural imaging, enabling optimized detection precision without extending the critical imaging time window
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements real-time or quasi-real-time adjustment of imaging parameters based on continuously acquired optical characteristics. The system maintains continuous monitoring of optical properties and dynamically adjusts imaging parameters during the imaging process, ensuring both high detection precision and efficient time utilization without interrupting the imaging workflow
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
This approach improves the quality and reliability of medical images by allowing for adaptive adjustments based on the medium's optical characteristics, enabling more precise detection of tissues and markers, such as fatty content, and optimizing imaging parameters for better image reconstruction and processing.
Implementation Method 1
The optical characteristic may comprise at least one of a light absorption characteristic, a light scattering characteristic, and a light diffusion characteristic of the medium
Implementation Method 2
The optical characteristic may comprise at least one of a light absorption characteristic, a light scattering characteristic, and a light diffusion characteristic of the medium
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AI summary
The invention relates to a method (100) of adjusting a medical imaging parameter of a medium, wherein the method (100) comprises: obtaining (a) an optical characteristic of the medium, adjusting (b) the medical imaging parameter as a function of the optical characteristic.