Medical Information Processing Apparatus for Real-Time Procedure Data Integration
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current medical information processing systems face challenges in efficiently acquiring and integrating various types of information about medical procedures in real-time, leading to difficulties in enhancing procedure efficiency and precision.
Innovation Solution
A medical information processing apparatus that includes a first acquiring unit to collect and correlate information with time information, and a second acquiring unit to further process and output this information, enabling the integration of medical images, biological data, and tool usage information for enhanced procedural understanding and precision.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If multiple types of medical information are acquired and integrated in real-time, then the comprehensiveness and precision of procedure information is improved, but the system complexity and difficulty of information integration increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system segments information acquisition into multiple specialized acquiring units: a first acquiring unit for acquiring initial procedure information (examined subject information, measurement values, medical images), a second acquiring unit for acquiring additional procedure information (tool usage information, video/audio recordings), and a third acquiring unit for acquiring result information. This segmentation allows each unit to focus on specific information types, reducing integration complexity while improving information completeness.
Solution Approach 2:
The medical information processing apparatus acts as an intermediary that receives, processes, and integrates information from multiple independent sources (imaging devices, monitoring devices, tool management systems, video/audio recording devices). By serving as a central mediator that standardizes and correlates information from these diverse sources using time information, the system reduces the complexity that would otherwise exist in directly integrating all sources.
2Productivity
If real-time acquisition and integration of multiple information types is performed, then procedure efficiency and precision are enhanced, but the time required for information processing and integration increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary actions by continuously acquiring and storing procedure information in real-time as it becomes available, rather than attempting to gather all information after the procedure. The first acquiring unit acquires examined subject information and measurement values during the procedure, the second acquiring unit acquires tool usage information and video/audio recordings concurrently, and the third acquiring unit acquires result information immediately upon completion. This preliminary and concurrent acquisition approach minimizes post-procedure processing time while maintaining procedure efficiency.
Solution Approach 2:
The system maintains continuous information acquisition throughout the entire procedure duration. Multiple acquiring units operate simultaneously and continuously to capture information at all stages (before, during, and after the procedure), ensuring no valuable information is missed and reducing the need for retrospective data collection. This continuous operation enhances both procedure efficiency and information completeness without significant time loss.
3Measurement precision
If detailed procedure information is acquired and correlated with time information, then the precision of procedure analysis is improved, but the device complexity and data management burden increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system employs feedback mechanisms where the third acquiring unit acquires result information that can be used to validate and refine the procedure information collected by the first and second acquiring units. This feedback loop allows for continuous improvement of information accuracy and precision while maintaining organized data structures that reduce management complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The system introduces time information as an additional dimension for organizing and correlating procedure information. By timestamping and synchronizing data from multiple acquiring units along the time dimension, the system enables precise correlation of events without requiring complex spatial or categorical organization. This temporal dimension simplifies data management while significantly improving analysis precision.
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AI summary
A medical information processing apparatus according to an embodiment includes processing circuitry configured: to acquire first information about a procedure performed on an examined subject so as to be kept in correspondence with time information; and to acquire, on the basis of the first information, second information about the procedure so as to be kept in correspondence with time information.