Oral Scan Timeline Presentation with Modified Boundaries
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current methods for presenting changes in a patient's oral situation over time visually struggle to maintain focus on clinical changes, as they often include uneven scan edges and redundant data, which can distract from relevant clinical information.
Innovation Solution
A computer-implemented method that involves obtaining multiple oral scans of a patient taken over time, determining a modified boundary for each scan, and presenting these scans in a time sequence with modified boundaries to enhance visual clarity and focus on clinical changes.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If scans are presented with original scan boundaries, then complete scan data is displayed, but uneven scan edges and redundant data distract from clinical changes
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts and removes the harmful elements (uneven scan edges and redundant data) from the scan presentations while retaining the essential clinical information. This is achieved by determining modified boundaries that exclude redundant soft tissue data and creating uniform boundaries across multiple scans, thereby eliminating the distracting elements that draw attention away from actual clinical changes.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent applies different boundary characteristics to different regions of the scan data. Specifically, it creates uniform boundaries in regions where consistency is needed for comparison, while preserving the actual clinical features within the scan data. This local differentiation allows the presentation to maintain focus on clinically relevant areas while standardizing the boundaries.
2Ease of operation
If multiple scans are presented with different scan boundaries, then all scan data is included, but visual consistency and focus on clinical changes are reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates a universal modified boundary that can be applied across multiple scans taken at different times. This unified boundary approach allows consistent visual comparison while maintaining the ability to display multiple scans with uniform edges, thereby improving ease of visual assessment and maintaining boundary consistency simultaneously.
3Loss of information
If scan boundaries are modified to create uniform presentation, then focus on clinical changes is improved, but original scan extent may be altered
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces modified boundaries as an intermediary element between the original scan data and the final presentation. These modified boundaries serve as a mediating structure that preserves the essential clinical information while providing uniform edges for consistent visual comparison. The modified boundaries act as a bridge that maintains both the clinical accuracy and the visual consistency needed for effective presentation.
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AI summary
Disclosed is a system and method for presenting a graphical representation of an oral situation of a patient over time. In particular the system and method relates to a method of presenting a plurality of scans taken over time in manner where the focus on the changes in the oral situation of the patient is maintained.