Tomographic Image Marking Overlap Resolution
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Solution Overview
Problem
Users face difficulty in determining whether unique additional information is added to a tomographic image corresponding to a designated position on a slider bar, especially when the number of images is large and multiple markings overlap.
Innovation Solution
A display control apparatus that includes a processor to display a designation object for designating tomographic positions, and for tomographic images with additional information, a marking representing the information is displayed at a position corresponding to the tomographic position in the depth direction of the designation object, with the marking being emphasized when the information is added to the designated image.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If multiple markings are displayed beside the slider bar to indicate additional information in each tomographic image, then the user can see which images have additional information, but the markings overlap when the number of tomographic images is large, making it difficult for the user to grasp whether unique additional information is added to the designated tomographic image
Solution Approach 1:
The patent moves the marking from the horizontal dimension (beside the slider bar) to the vertical dimension (overlaid on the tomographic image itself). This dimensional transition allows each marking to be uniquely associated with its corresponding image without overlapping with markings for other images, even when many images are present in the series.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent creates a visual copy or representation of the additional information status directly on the image display area. Instead of showing separate indicator markings beside the slider, the system renders marking information that is superimposed on the actual tomographic images, allowing users to see the status within the context of the image itself.
2Device complexity
If a marking is simply displayed beside the slider bar to indicate computer diagnosis result, then the interface remains simple, but the user cannot easily determine whether the additional information is added to the designated image or an adjacent image
Solution Approach 1:
The patent transitions the marking display from a separate sidebar dimension to an overlaid dimension on the image display area. This allows the marking to be spatially associated with the specific image it describes, maintaining interface simplicity while improving information clarity through direct visual correlation between marking and image.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent applies different visual properties to markings based on their association with specific images. By displaying markings overlaid on individual images rather than uniformly beside the slider bar, each marking has a unique local position that corresponds to its associated image, enabling users to easily determine which image contains the additional information.
3Loss of information
If markings are displayed for each tomographic image with additional information, then complete information is provided, but when the number of images is large, multiple markings concentrate beside the slider bar and become indistinguishable
Solution Approach 1:
The patent redistributes markings from a concentrated horizontal arrangement beside the slider bar to a distributed vertical arrangement overlaid on individual images. This dimensional redistribution spreads the markings across the image display area, preventing concentration and overlap while maintaining complete information about which images contain additional information.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent segments the marking display by associating each marking with its specific image rather than grouping all markings together beside the slider bar. This segmentation allows each marking to be independently detected and associated with its corresponding image, even when many images with additional information are present in the series.
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AI summary
A display control apparatus performs control to display a designation object for designating a tomographic position corresponding to each of a plurality of tomographic images, and a tomographic image corresponding to a designated tomographic position. For a tomographic image with additional information that includes user-added additional information and computer-added additional information and that is set to be added on a tomographic-image by tomographic-image basis, the display control apparatus performs control to display a marking representing the additional information at a position corresponding to a tomographic position of the tomographic image with the additional information on the designation object. If the additional information is added to the tomographic image corresponding to the designated tomographic position, the display control apparatus performs control to display the marking representing the additional information in an emphasized manner.