Skin Image Viewing Grid With Navigational Overlay
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing methods for imaging and recording skin images lack efficiency in displaying and comparing skin images over time, identifying and recording skin abnormalities, and sharing observations between healthcare professionals and patients.
Innovation Solution
A system that captures overlapping skin images, stores and transmits patient data, and uses a processor to create a navigational grid on top of body images, allowing for section selection and magnification, boundary drawing, category identification, note recording, and side-by-side comparisons, with the ability to share images via wired or wireless connections.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If a grid is placed on top of a body image to create a navigational grid, then the ability to locate and view specific skin areas is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The body image is divided into a grid of sections, allowing users to navigate to specific skin areas by selecting individual grid sections. This segmentation enables systematic organization and location of skin regions without requiring complex navigation tools.
Solution Approach 2:
The navigational grid acts as an intermediary layer between the full body image and the detailed skin views. It provides a structured interface that mediates the transition from overall body context to specific skin area examination.
2Reliability
If multiple skin images are captured and stored for comparison, then the ability to track skin abnormalities over time is improved, but the quantity of data to be managed increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system automatically performs preliminary actions of capturing, storing, and organizing skin images at scheduled intervals. This preliminary action enables ready-to-use comparison data without requiring manual data collection efforts at the time of analysis.
Solution Approach 2:
The system creates and stores copies of skin images over time, allowing multiple versions of the same skin areas to be preserved and compared. This copying mechanism enables historical tracking while managing data through systematic storage protocols.
3Loss of information
If a reduced size navigational grid is displayed on the magnified image, then the user's orientation on the patient's body is maintained, but the display complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
A reduced-size navigational grid is nested within the magnified skin image display. This nested structure allows the detailed view to contain a miniature version of the overall body context, enabling users to understand their current location while examining detailed skin features.
Solution Approach 2:
The navigational context is added as an overlay dimension on top of the magnified image rather than requiring a separate display. This dimensional approach maintains context information without adding physical display complexity.
Data Source
AI summary
A viewing navigation grid and imaging display especially useful for viewing recorded skin images.