Ultrasonic Diagnostic Device Dynamic Step Recommendation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional ultrasonic diagnostic devices rely on pre-registered examination procedures, which can be inflexible and may not adapt effectively to real-time ultrasonic image data, potentially leading to suboptimal diagnostic processes.
Innovation Solution
An ultrasonic diagnostic device equipped with an image acquisition unit, a control unit, and a determination unit that acquires ultrasonic images and determines recommended steps based on the consistency between registered set images and real-time images, allowing for dynamic adjustment of examination procedures during execution.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If pre-registered examination procedures are used, then the examination process is standardized and easy to follow, but the system lacks flexibility and cannot adapt to real-time ultrasonic image data
Solution Approach 1:
The system calculates a similarity score between the current ultrasonic image and reference images stored in the database. Based on this feedback, the determination unit automatically determines the next appropriate examination step, allowing the procedure to adapt dynamically to real-time image data while maintaining standardized guidance.
Solution Approach 2:
The examination procedure transitions from a static, fixed sequence to a dynamic, adaptive process. The control unit modifies the examination steps based on real-time image characteristics and similarity scores, enabling the system to adjust the procedure flow according to actual diagnostic needs.
2Productivity
If the system automatically determines recommended steps based on image consistency, then the diagnostic efficiency is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system uses reference images (copies of previous or standard images) stored in a database to compare against current ultrasonic images. This copying approach simplifies the complexity by using pre-stored data rather than requiring complex real-time analysis algorithms.
Solution Approach 2:
The manual determination of next examination steps is replaced with an automated image processing system that calculates similarity scores and automatically determines recommended steps, reducing the operational burden on the user while managing system complexity through algorithmic automation.
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AI summary
An ultrasonic diagnostic device of an embodiment includes processing circuitry. The processing circuitry acquires an ultrasonic image of a subject, executes processing for each step for each of one or more examination procedures registered in advance and including one or more steps including processing of acquiring the ultrasonic image, in which set images are associated and registered, and determines a recommended step recommended to be executed subsequent to a current step or instead of the current step on the basis of a degree of consistency between a set image registered for each step and an ultrasonic image acquired in the current step that is being executed, and executes the recommended step subsequent to the current step or instead of the current step when the recommended step has been determined during execution of the current step.