MRI Implant Data Configuration for Multi-Implant Scan Protocols
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing MRI systems face challenges in efficiently determining and configuring operating conditions for patients with implanted devices, leading to delays and inefficiencies due to disparate data storage and manual parameter comparison for multiple implants.
Innovation Solution
An intelligent protocolling system that integrates with MRI scanners and electronic medical records to automatically retrieve, aggregate, and format implant data, determining a recommended configuration based on multiple implant parameters and saving it to patient records and scanners.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If manual parameter comparison is used for multiple implants, then accuracy of configuration determination is improved, but time consumption increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces an intermediary system (computing device with database interface) that automatically retrieves implant data from various sources and compares parameters across multiple implants. This intermediary system performs the manual comparison process automatically, maintaining accuracy while significantly reducing time consumption.
Solution Approach 2:
The system enables self-service by automatically retrieving and processing implant data from multiple sources without requiring manual intervention. The database interface and automated comparison algorithms allow the system to service itself by determining configurations independently, eliminating the need for manual parameter comparison while maintaining accuracy.
2Productivity
If automated data retrieval is implemented, then time efficiency is improved, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies universality by creating a multi-functional database interface that can retrieve implant data from various sources (implant databases, electronic medical records, external databases) through a single unified system. This multi-functional approach increases productivity while managing complexity by consolidating multiple data retrieval functions into one interface.
Solution Approach 2:
The computing device serves as an intermediary layer between the MRI scanner and various data sources. This intermediary simplifies system integration by providing a centralized interface that handles all data retrieval and processing operations, thereby improving efficiency without proportionally increasing complexity at the user interface level.
3Adaptability or versatility
If manual configuration determination is used, then adaptability to different implant types is improved, but operational time increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements preliminary action by pre-configuring the system with comprehensive implant data from multiple sources and pre-establishing parameter comparison algorithms. When a scan is scheduled, the system automatically retrieves and processes relevant implant data in advance, determining configurations before the actual scan. This maintains adaptability to different implant types while eliminating operational time delays.
Data Source
AI summary
Methods and systems are herein provided for determining operating conditions of a magnetic resonance (MR) scanner based on data of one or more implants of a patient and storing the data of the one or more implants are provided. In one examples, a method comprises obtaining data of one or more implants of a patient from one or more sources; determining one or more configurations of each of the one or more implants; displaying, via a graphical user interface (GUI), the data and the one or more configurations; determining a recommendation configuration based on the one or more configurations; determining a selected configuration via user input to the GUI; and determining operating conditions of an MRI scanner based on the selected configuration for an MRI exam.