Medical Image Diagnosis Protocol Selection Interface
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Solution Overview
Problem
Medical image diagnosis apparatuses face inefficiencies in selecting optimal imaging protocols, leading to increased operator effort and reduced throughput due to the need for manual optimization of imaging protocols, which are often not tailored to specific examination orders or patient conditions.
Innovation Solution
A medical image diagnosis apparatus with a user interface that displays a protocol selecting screen allowing operators to select and edit imaging protocols by rearranging and optimizing scan conditions, including a drag-and-drop functionality to simplify the process of combining and optimizing imaging protocols, thereby reducing the complexity of managing multiple protocols.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If operators manually optimize imaging protocols by reading and editing protocols from a list, then the optimal imaging protocol can be selected for specific examination orders and patient conditions, but the throughput of image diagnosis processes is lowered due to increased time and effort requirements
Solution Approach 1:
The system pre-generates multiple imaging protocols with different scan conditions before the examination. Operators can directly select from these pre-configured protocols rather than creating them manually during the examination process, reducing the time and effort required for protocol optimization while maintaining adaptability to specific patient conditions and examination orders.
2Adaptability or versatility
If operators perform manual protocol optimization operations to add scans or edit conditions, then the imaging protocol can be tailored to specific examination orders, but the operator effort and time required increases
Solution Approach 1:
The imaging protocol is divided into multiple scan conditions that can be independently selected and combined. The system provides a user interface that allows operators to selectively combine different scan conditions from pre-defined lists, making protocol customization simpler and more intuitive while maintaining the ability to tailor protocols to specific examination requirements.
Solution Approach 2:
The system generates and manages multiple imaging protocols with different scan conditions that can be universally applied to various examination orders and patient conditions. The protocol management function serves multiple purposes: generating protocols, selecting protocols, editing protocols, and optimizing protocols, thereby reducing operator effort through consolidation of functions.
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AI summary
A medical image diagnosis apparatus according to an embodiment includes an X-ray tube and an X-ray detector, an input interface, and processing circuitry. The processing circuitry is configured to cause a protocol selecting screen to be displayed, which includes a first display region used for displaying a plurality of imaging protocols each including at least one scan and a second display region used for displaying a plurality of icons representing a plurality of scans selected from the imaging protocols and being arranged in a sequential order of execution. When a scan condition of the plurality of scans in the second display region is revised, the processing circuitry is configured to change the display the plurality of icons in accordance with the revised scan condition.