Skin Imaging Grid Navigation for Abnormality Detection
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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 abnormalities, and sharing observations between healthcare professionals and patients.
Innovation Solution
A system that captures overlapping skin images, creates a navigational grid on a body image, allowing for section selection and magnification, boundary drawing around areas of concern, and comparison with previous images, 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 a full body image to create navigational sections, then the ability to locate and view specific skin areas is improved, but the complexity of the display system increases
Solution Approach 1:
The full body image is divided into a grid of navigational sections, allowing users to easily locate and access specific skin areas by selecting individual grid cells. This segmentation transforms a complex full-body view into manageable, clickable sections 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 simple interface that mediates user interaction, allowing easy navigation to specific areas through grid section selection rather than direct manipulation of the complex full-body image.
2Reliability
If multiple skin images are captured and stored for comparison, then the ability to track skin changes over time is improved, but the storage and data management requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system automatically captures and stores baseline skin images during initial patient visits, preparing the data structure and grid mappings in advance. This preliminary organization enables efficient comparison with future images without requiring complex data processing at the time of comparison.
Solution Approach 2:
The system creates and stores grid section mappings and image data copies in an organized manner, allowing multiple versions and comparisons of skin images over time. By systematically copying and organizing image data with associated grid coordinates, the system enables reliable temporal comparisons while managing storage through structured data organization.
3Loss of information
If detailed observations and diagnoses are recorded for each skin area, then the completeness of medical documentation is improved, but the time required for data entry increases
Solution Approach 1:
Medical observations and diagnoses are segmented and associated with specific grid sections rather than requiring comprehensive documentation of the entire body. Users can focus documentation efforts on only those grid sections containing skin abnormalities, reducing unnecessary data entry while maintaining complete documentation of relevant areas.
Solution Approach 2:
The system applies different documentation requirements to different grid sections based on their content. Grid sections with skin abnormalities require detailed observations and diagnoses, while normal areas require minimal or no documentation. This local quality approach ensures complete documentation of problematic areas without wasting time on normal skin regions.
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AI summary
A viewing navigation grid and imaging display especially useful for viewing recorded skin images.