Modular Imaging System Application Server for Dynamic Subsystem Pairing
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current radiological imaging systems are limited by the fixed compatibility between X-ray imager and detector subsystems, restricting their use in various applications and requiring extensive configuration when used with different components.
Innovation Solution
A network-based imaging management system with autonomous imager and detector subsystems that can communicate as nodes, allowing for dynamic combinations and enabling an application server to determine suitable pairings and available applications, facilitating flexible use of different subsystems for specific imaging tasks.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If detector and imager subsystems are configured for fixed compatibility, then system reliability is improved, but adaptability deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a universal interface standard that allows different detector and imager subsystems to be compatible through standardized communication protocols and physical interfaces. This enables a single detector design to work with multiple imager subsystems and vice versa, achieving multi-functionality without compromising system reliability through the standardized interface definitions.
Solution Approach 2:
The system is divided into independent, modular detector and imager subsystems that can be separately configured and combined. Each subsystem maintains its own functionality while interfacing through standardized connections, allowing flexible reconfiguration of imaging systems for different applications while maintaining reliable operation through proven subsystem designs.
2Adaptability or versatility
If detector and imager subsystems are made interchangeable, then adaptability is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
A standardized interface layer acts as an intermediary between detector and imager subsystems, providing a uniform communication protocol and physical connection standard. This intermediary layer simplifies the interchangeability process by abstracting the complexity of different subsystem designs behind a common interface, allowing subsystems to be swapped without increasing overall system complexity.
3Measurement precision
If fixed applications are assigned to specific detector-imager combinations, then measurement precision is improved, but versatility deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The system enables dynamic selection and configuration of detector-imager pairs based on the specific imaging application requirements. Rather than fixing applications to specific hardware combinations, the system allows real-time matching of subsystem capabilities with application needs, optimizing measurement precision for each application while maintaining the ability to adapt to new applications as needed.
Data Source
AI summary
Systems and methods are disclosed for managing autonomous detector and imager subsystems communicating as nodes on a network. In an embodiment, an application server is provided which coordinates use of the autonomous imager and detector subsystems so that appropriate combinations of imagers and detectors are used for particular imaging applications. In another embodiment, the performance of a detector subsystem may be automatically evaluated prior to use, such as by one or more automated routines that monitor or measure factors related to detector performance. Additional systems, methods, and devices are also disclosed.