Endoscope Diagnosis Support With Peripheral Anomaly Indicators
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing endoscope systems lack effective methods to support diagnosis by clearly indicating potential anomaly areas, such as lesions, without distracting the user's attention from the primary endoscope image.
Innovation Solution
An endoscope diagnosis support system that includes an anomaly detection unit using artificial intelligence to identify candidate anomaly areas and an image generation unit that generates a display image with indicators in the periphery of the endoscope image, dividing it into main and sub-areas to highlight the detected anomalies.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If an indicator is added to the endoscope image to mark anomaly areas, then diagnosis support is improved, but the user's attention may be distracted from the primary image
Solution Approach 1:
The patent places the anomaly indicator in the periphery portion of the display screen rather than overlaying it directly on the endoscope image. This spatial relocation to a different dimension (periphery vs. center) allows the indicator to convey diagnostic information without blocking or distracting from the primary examination view.
Solution Approach 2:
The periphery portion acts as an intermediary zone between the endoscope image and the anomaly indicator. By positioning the indicator in this intermediate area, the system provides diagnostic information while maintaining a clear separation that prevents the indicator from interfering with the user's focus on the primary image.
2Measurement precision
If the anomaly indicator is placed directly on the endoscope image, then the anomaly location is clearly marked, but the visibility of the primary image is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The indicator is relocated from the image plane to the periphery portion of the display, changing its spatial dimension. This allows the anomaly location information to be conveyed without overlaying the indicator on the endoscope image, thus preserving image visibility while still providing precise location information through peripheral positioning.
Solution Approach 2:
The display screen is segmented into a main area for the endoscope image and a periphery area for the anomaly indicator. This spatial segmentation separates the primary viewing area from the information indication area, allowing both functions to operate simultaneously without interference.
3Productivity
If no anomaly indication is provided, then the endoscope image remains clear and undisturbed, but diagnosis efficiency is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The periphery portion serves as an intermediary information channel that supplements the endoscope image without replacing it. This intermediary zone provides anomaly detection information that enhances diagnostic efficiency while maintaining the integrity and clarity of the primary image data.
Solution Approach 2:
The system provides feedback about detected anomalies through the periphery indicator, creating a feedback loop that assists the diagnostic process. The indicator gives real-time information about anomaly locations, enabling faster and more accurate diagnosis without interfering with the primary image observation.
Data Source
AI summary
An endoscope diagnosis support system includes a processor. The processor performs detection of an anomaly candidate area from an endoscope image obtained by performing image pickup of an inside of a subject to obtain a detection result, and generates a display image in which an indicator indicating detection of the anomaly candidate area is arranged in a periphery portion of the endoscope image in accordance with the detection result.