Imaging Probe Motion Detection for Automatic Parameter Adjustment
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Solution Overview
Problem
Imaging systems, such as ultrasound imaging systems, face challenges in automatically adjusting parameters like sensitivity and gain without operator intervention, leading to inefficient detection of follicles or other bodies, as users must manually adjust settings while maintaining the probe's position, dividing attention between probe movement and parameter adjustment.
Innovation Solution
The system includes processors that monitor the motion of the imaging probe and automatically adjust imaging parameters based on detected motion, such as holding the probe stationary to increase sensitivity or moving it to change gain settings, allowing for continuous imaging without additional operator input.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If the user manually adjusts imaging parameters while maintaining probe position, then parameter adjustment capability is improved, but operator workload and difficulty of operation worsen
Solution Approach 1:
The imaging system automatically adjusts imaging parameters by detecting probe motion and autonomously modifying settings such as sensitivity and gain, eliminating the need for manual operator intervention and reducing workload while maintaining adaptability
Solution Approach 2:
The system continuously monitors probe position and motion state, using this feedback to automatically adjust imaging parameters in real-time, creating a closed-loop control system that adapts to operator actions without requiring manual input
2Stability of the object's composition
If the user focuses on maintaining probe position, then imaging stability is improved, but parameter adjustment speed worsens
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs automatic parameter adjustment without requiring operator attention, allowing the operator to focus solely on probe positioning while the system independently optimizes imaging parameters at appropriate speeds
Solution Approach 2:
The system proactively adjusts parameters based on detected probe motion patterns, anticipating optimal settings before the operator would manually change them, thereby maintaining both stability and appropriate adjustment timing
3Measurement precision
If manual parameter adjustment is required, then control precision is improved, but productivity worsens
Solution Approach 1:
The system automatically performs parameter optimization that would otherwise require manual adjustment, significantly improving imaging efficiency while maintaining appropriate control precision through algorithmic parameter selection
Solution Approach 2:
The system replaces manual mechanical adjustment with automated electronic control based on probe motion detection, eliminating the time-consuming manual adjustment process while maintaining or improving control precision through systematic parameter optimization
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AI summary
An apparatus includes one or more processors configured to monitor motion of an imaging probe in an imaging system operating according to one or more parameters. The imaging probe is configured to output image data representative of an imaged body. The one or more processors are configured to change the one or more parameters of the imaging system based on the motion of the imaging probe that is monitored.