Mobile Display for Medical Imaging Control
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Solution Overview
Problem
In medical imaging apparatuses, the separation of control and scan rooms via a shield glass obstructs the user's view, making it difficult to monitor the patient's state in real time and efficiently control the scan operation.
Innovation Solution
A control apparatus with a mobile display device and input device allows for real-time monitoring of the patient's state and control of the medical imaging apparatus, including a patient table and scanner, through a wireless or wired connection, using a jog shuttle, touch panel, and zoom functions, enabling intuitive control and communication.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If control devices are placed in front of the shield glass to enable control while checking the patient, then the user can control the scan operation, but the devices obstruct the user's view of the patient
Solution Approach 1:
A camera is introduced as an intermediary device to capture images of the patient and transmit them to a display device. This allows the user to view the patient through the displayed images rather than directly through the shield glass, eliminating the need to place control devices in front of the glass and thus removing the obstruction problem while maintaining both control capability and patient monitoring capability
2Reliability
If the user monitors the patient through a shield glass, then the user can check the patient state, but the shield glass separates the control room from the scan room, making real-time monitoring difficult
Solution Approach 1:
A visual copy (image) of the patient is created by the camera and displayed on a display device in the control room. This copy allows the user to monitor the patient's state in real-time without being physically present in the scan room, eliminating the delay caused by shield glass separation while maintaining reliable monitoring
Data Source
AI summary
The medical imaging apparatus includes a scanner configured to scan the object to image the internal area of the object; a patient table configured to convey the object to the scanner; an imager which is mounted on the scanner and configured to capture an image of the object on the patient table; and a mobile display device configured to display the image of the object captured by the imager.