Radiation Image Detecting System With Condition Warning

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Solution Overview

Problem

Radiation image detecting systems face challenges in ensuring appropriate image detecting conditions, leading to unsuccessful image detection attempts due to fixed positions of the X-ray tube, detector, patient, and patient posture, which can result in inadequate images for diagnosis.

Innovation Solution

A radiation image detecting system that includes an image detecting information storing section, an image detecting information designating section, and a warning section, which stores and designates appropriate image detecting conditions and issues warnings when inappropriate conditions are detected, allowing for adjustments to be made before image detection.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If the image detecting condition is changed adaptively at the actual image detecting occasion, then the system can accommodate varying positions and conditions, but the cassette recorded in association with the image detecting condition may not be capable of achieving appropriate image detecting

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveadaptability of image detecting conditionVSAvoidreliability of image detecting

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies preliminary action by pre-storing appropriate image detecting conditions and cassettes in association with each other before the actual image detection. The system selects and uses the pre-configured cassette that matches the required image detecting condition, ensuring reliability while maintaining adaptability through pre-prepared configurations.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The patent implements feedback by providing a warning when the selected cassette cannot achieve appropriate image detecting under the designated condition. This feedback mechanism allows the system to identify mismatches between image detecting conditions and cassette capabilities, enabling corrective action to ensure reliable image detection.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #23Feedback

2Ease of operation

If the image detecting condition is set as instructed by the image detecting order, then the system follows standard protocols, but the detected image may not be appropriately used for diagnosis unless the positions of the patient and X-ray tube can be freely adjusted

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveease of setting image detecting conditionVSAvoidquality of detected image for diagnosis

Core Design Contradiction:

Ease of operationVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies dynamics by enabling flexible adjustment of image detecting conditions including position parameters. The system allows dynamic modification of detection parameters to accommodate actual patient positioning requirements while maintaining ease of operation through user-friendly condition setting and automatic cassette selection based on the designated conditions.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #15Dynamics

3Device complexity

If the position of the X-ray tube, the position of the detector, the position of the patient and the posture of the patient are fixed, then the system structure is simplified, but radiation images cannot be detected appropriately in all situations

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvecomplexity of position adjustment mechanismVSAvoidadaptability to different detection situations

Core Design Contradiction:

Device complexityVSAdaptability or versatility

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies parameter changes by allowing flexible adjustment of image detecting conditions including position parameters, tube voltage, and tube current. The system maintains simplified hardware structure while achieving adaptability through dynamic parameter modification during the detection process, enabling appropriate radiation imaging in various situations without complex mechanical adjustments.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #35Parameter changes

Data Source

PatentUS8204286B2Radiation image detecting system, radiation image detecting method, computer readable medium and computer program product

Publication Date: 2012.06.19 FUJIFILM CORP

AI summary

A radiation image detecting system includes an image detecting information storing section storing thereon an image detecting condition under which a radiation image judged by a reader of the radiation image to be inappropriate is detected in association with a site whose radiation image is detected under the image detecting condition judged inappropriate, an image detecting information designating section designating, before a radiation image of an examined subject is detected, an image detecting condition under which the radiation image of the examined subject is detected and a site of the examined subject which is image-detected, and a warning section issuing an warning to a user when the image detecting condition designated by the image detecting information designating section falls within a predetermined range including an image detecting condition stored on the image detecting information storing section in association with the site designated by the image detecting information designating section.