Synchronized Medical Image and Report Modification
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Solution Overview
Problem
Radiologists face a burdensome task when modifying both medical images and interpretation reports, particularly in cases where CAD analysis results are incorrect, requiring simultaneous adjustments to disease region positions and corresponding report descriptions.
Innovation Solution
A medical image display device and method that includes a display control unit for showing medical images and interpretation reports, along with a modification unit that allows for synchronized modifications to disease region positions in the image and corresponding descriptions in the report, reducing the operator's burden by enabling simultaneous updates.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If the radiologist manually modifies both the disease region in the medical image and the corresponding description in the interpretation report, then the accuracy of the diagnostic information is improved, but the workload and time consumption of the radiologist increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the modification operations for the medical image and interpretation report into a single integrated process. When the radiologist modifies the disease region on the medical image, the system automatically updates the corresponding description in the interpretation report, combining two separate modification tasks into one unified operation that reduces time consumption while maintaining accuracy.
Solution Approach 2:
The system implements automatic feedback mechanisms where modifications to the disease region in the medical image trigger automated updates to the interpretation report. The system detects changes in disease region position or size and automatically generates corresponding description updates, providing real-time feedback that eliminates manual rework and reduces the radiologist's time burden.
2Measurement precision
If the radiologist modifies the disease region position in the medical image, then the diagnostic accuracy is improved, but the complexity of the operation increases due to needing to also modify the interpretation report
Solution Approach 1:
The system combines the modification operations for the medical image and interpretation report into a single integrated workflow. The radiologist performs only the image modification action, and the system automatically handles the corresponding report description updates, merging two complex operations into one simple user action that improves ease of operation while maintaining diagnostic accuracy.
Solution Approach 2:
The system implements self-service functionality where the interpretation report automatically updates itself based on modifications made to the medical image. The system detects changes in disease region parameters and autonomously generates the corresponding description modifications, eliminating the need for the radiologist to manually perform additional operations on the report.
3Loss of information
If the system displays both the medical image and interpretation report together with annotations, then the diagnostic information completeness is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system merges the display of the medical image and interpretation report into a single integrated view with synchronized annotations. Annotations on the medical image are automatically linked to corresponding text in the interpretation report, allowing the radiologist to view both diagnostic information components together in one unified interface that maintains information completeness while managing system complexity through integration.
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AI summary
An analysis unit analyzes a medical image and acquires an analysis result. An interpretation report creation unit creates an interpretation report on a disease based on the analysis result. A display control unit displays the medical image and the interpretation report on a display. In response to an instruction to modify one of a disease region in the medical image and a description of the disease region in the interpretation report, a modification unit modifies the other one of the disease region in the medical image and the description of the disease region in the interpretation report.