Medical Imaging System with Sensor Ring for 3D Composite Images
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current medical imaging technologies produce unclear, low-resolution images that require expert interpretation and are difficult to duplicate, limiting their diagnostic effectiveness and accessibility.
Innovation Solution
A medical imaging system featuring a sensor ring with rotational and translational motion capabilities, combined with internal imaging devices, generates three-dimensional images of both external and internal body structures, allowing for clearer and more interpretable composite images.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If traditional medical imaging devices are used, then internal imaging can be obtained, but the images are unclear and low-resolution requiring expert interpretation
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines external imaging data from a sensor ring with internal imaging data from traditional medical imaging devices to create composite images. This merging of multiple imaging modalities produces high-resolution images with enhanced diagnostic clarity that are easily interpretable by non-experts.
Solution Approach 2:
The system transitions from two-dimensional traditional medical images to three-dimensional composite images by integrating external surface topology data with internal anatomical structures. This dimensional enhancement provides comprehensive spatial context that improves image interpretability and diagnostic accuracy.
2Productivity
If traditional medical imaging is used, then diagnosis can be performed, but duplication and distribution are time-consuming and expensive
Solution Approach 1:
The system creates digital copies of composite images that can be instantly reproduced and distributed without the cost and time constraints of traditional film-based medical imaging duplication. Multiple copies can be generated simultaneously for distribution to different healthcare providers or for patient records.
3Adaptability or versatility
If traditional imaging devices are used, then internal structures can be visualized, but external imaging capability is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The imaging system is designed to perform multiple functions: external surface scanning, internal structure imaging, and composite image generation. This multi-functional capability allows a single system to replace multiple separate imaging devices, providing comprehensive imaging versatility without proportionally increasing device complexity.
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AI summary
An imaging system uses sensors to traverse an external portion of an object to generate a three dimensional image of the object.