Touch Display Interface for Medical Imaging Parameter Planning
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current medical imaging examination planning processes are inefficient due to the need for users to manually specify imaging parameters using separate input devices, which can lead to errors and require users to leave the examination room, complicating the planning and increasing the risk of incorrect parameter settings.
Innovation Solution
A touch display-based graphical interface for medical imaging apparatuses allows users to specify and validate imaging parameters directly on a touchscreen, providing haptic feedback for quick and accurate input, reducing the need for additional devices and minimizing errors by offering immediate validation within valid parameter ranges.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If separate input devices are used to specify imaging parameters, then device functionality is maintained, but operation complexity increases and user convenience deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines the display function and input function into a single touch display device. The touch display serves both as a visual output device for showing imaging parameters and as an input device for specifying those parameters through direct touch interaction, eliminating the need for separate input devices like keyboards or mice.
Solution Approach 2:
The touch display performs multiple functions: it displays imaging parameters, provides tactile feedback through haptic elements, and accepts user input for parameter specification. This multi-functional approach consolidates what would traditionally require separate devices into a single universal interface.
2Productivity
If manual input methods are used for imaging parameters, then parameter specification is possible, but time consumption increases and productivity decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The system provides haptic feedback that guides users through the parameter specification process, preemptively indicating valid parameter ranges and potential errors before the user completes the input. This preliminary guidance reduces the time needed for correction and re-entry of parameters.
Solution Approach 2:
The touch display provides immediate haptic feedback when users interact with it for parameter specification. This feedback mechanism confirms valid inputs and alerts users to invalid parameters in real-time, reducing the time needed for error detection and correction compared to traditional manual input methods.
3Ease of operation
If users leave the examination room for parameter specification, then input devices can be used, but examination flow is disrupted and time is lost
Solution Approach 1:
By integrating the input interface directly into the display system that remains in the examination room, the patent eliminates the need for users to physically leave the examination room for parameter specification. The touch display provides all input capabilities locally at the examination station.
4Reliability
If traditional input methods are used, then parameter specification is possible, but error rate increases and reliability decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements immediate haptic feedback that validates parameter inputs in real-time. When a user specifies a parameter outside the valid range, the haptic feedback provides tactile alert, allowing immediate correction before the invalid parameter is processed, thereby reducing error rates.
Solution Approach 2:
The system preemptively defines valid parameter ranges and uses haptic feedback to guide users within those ranges before errors occur. This preventive approach cushions against potential errors by making valid parameter zones tactilely apparent and alerting users to invalid selections before they can cause problems.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The touch display interface simplifies the planning process by enabling rapid and accurate specification of imaging parameters, reducing errors and allowing users to respond promptly to invalid inputs, thereby enhancing the quality and efficiency of medical imaging examinations.
Implementation Method 1
information being presented haptically on the touch display
Data Source
AI summary
In a method for planning a medical imaging examination, as well as a graphical interface and a medical imaging apparatus and a storage medium for implementing the method, a planning environment for the planning of the medical imaging examination is provided on a touch display of a graphical interface, at least one imaging parameter for the medical imaging examination is specified by a manual input on the touch display, and information is provided on the touch display in response to the manual input, the information being presented haptically on the touch display.