Digital Pathological Image Sharing Server for DICOM Annotation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional remote conferencing technologies fail to seamlessly display medical images in standardized DICOM format, leading to latency issues and inadequate support for multi-party synchronous interactions and data compatibility for annotating nidus locations on medical images.
Innovation Solution
A method and system for sharing digital pathological images that utilize a server to provide remote interactive services between terminal devices with editing and observing permissions, enabling image adjustment and tag addition operations to be synchronized across devices, with image formats converted to DICOM for standardized display and annotation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If conventional video software is used for remote conferencing, then basic communication is enabled, but medical images in DICOM format cannot be displayed and latency occurs
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a server as an intermediary component between terminal devices and medical image data. The server stores DICOM images and provides standardized interfaces for accessing and displaying medical images, enabling seamless integration between conventional video conferencing software and specialized medical imaging requirements without direct client-server complexity at terminal devices.
2Ease of operation
If multi-party synchronous interaction is implemented, then collaborative diagnosis is enabled, but latency during collaborative processes occurs
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements preliminary actions by pre-loading medical images onto the server and establishing connection protocols before collaborative sessions begin. The server maintains ready-state image data and pre-configured interaction channels, so when multiple parties join a consultation, images and communication pathways are already prepared, eliminating latency during the actual collaborative process.
3Adaptability or versatility
If multiple image formats are supported for storage, then data compatibility is improved, but tagging software cannot provide comprehensive support and data conversion is required
Solution Approach 1:
The patent enforces homogeneity by mandating that all medical images be stored and transmitted in DICOM format on the server. This standardized format eliminates the need for terminal devices to support multiple image formats locally, as the server handles all format conversions and provides uniform DICOM-compliant data to all clients, simplifying device requirements while maintaining broad compatibility.
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AI summary
A method and a system for sharing a digital pathological image are provided, where the digital pathological image is presented on a first interactive interface of a first terminal device with an editing permission and a second interactive interface of a second terminal device with an observing permission by a server. In the first terminal device, in response to an image adjustment operation or a tag adding operation performed through the first interactive interface, corresponding image adjustment information or added tag information is transmitted to the second interactive interface of the second terminal device through the first interactive interface. In the second terminal device, in response to receiving the image adjustment information or the added tag information through the second interaction interface, the content presented on the second interaction interface is correspondingly adjusted based on the image adjustment information or the tag adding information.