Ultrasonic Diagnostic Apparatus Image Map Display
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional ultrasonic diagnostic apparatuses make it difficult for users to easily locate specific time points or sections with abnormal events, such as excessive blood flow rates, as they require manual examination of extensive data, limiting the ability to quickly identify and analyze such events.
Innovation Solution
The apparatus displays an ultrasound image on one region and measurement data on another, with an image map showing accumulated data over time, allowing users to search and select desired time points, and automatically adjusts image magnification based on data accumulation, enabling easy identification of abnormal events and storage of relevant data.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If conventional display methods with range bars are used, then the apparatus structure remains simple, but users cannot easily locate sections with abnormal events
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a new dimension to the display system by adding an image map that visually represents the entire diagnosis period. This map provides a spatial overview of measurement data across different time points, allowing users to quickly identify abnormal sections without manually examining each time point. The image map acts as a navigational aid that transforms temporal data into a spatially organized visual representation.
Solution Approach 2:
The image map serves as an intermediary between the raw measurement data and the user's perception. Instead of directly presenting complex time-series data or requiring manual navigation through range bars, the image map provides an intermediate visual representation that highlights abnormal events and guides users to specific time points of interest.
2Productivity
If manual examination of the whole period is performed, then complete data review is possible, but time consumption increases significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary processing of measurement data to generate the image map before the user needs to analyze specific sections. This map pre-identifies abnormal events and organizes data in a visually accessible format, so when users need to locate a specific abnormal section, the work has already been partially done, significantly reducing the time required for data examination.
Solution Approach 2:
The image map uses visual variations (such as brightness changes, color coding, or intensity variations) to represent different measurement values and highlight abnormal events. This allows users to quickly scan and identify sections of interest without manually examining each data point, thereby increasing diagnosis speed while minimizing time loss.
3Loss of information
If detailed measurement data is displayed for all time points, then complete information is available, but the display screen becomes cluttered and hard to read
Solution Approach 1:
The display is segmented into different functional regions: the image map provides an overview of the entire diagnosis period, while detailed measurement data is displayed only when users select specific time points of interest. This segmentation allows complete information to be available in the system without cluttering the main display, as data is presented in a hierarchical manner based on user needs.
Solution Approach 2:
The display dynamically adjusts its content based on user interaction. The image map shows summarized information for the entire period, and when users interact with specific regions of interest, the system dynamically provides detailed measurement data for those selected time points. This dynamic approach maintains readability while ensuring no information is lost.
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
This solution allows users to efficiently locate and analyze specific time points and sections with abnormal events, facilitating quick identification and storage of relevant data for future use, improving the usability and effectiveness of ultrasonic diagnostic procedures.
Implementation Method 1
a probe of the ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus includes a transducer for transmitting and receiving wideband ultrasound signals. When the transducer is electrically driven, an ultrasound signal is generated by the transducer
Implementation Method 2
An ultrasound wave echo signal, which is reflected from the object to the transducer, is transformed into an electrical signal
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AI summary
The present disclosure relates to an ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus and method thereof. The apparatus displays an ultrasound image obtained from an object on a first region of a display unit, and displays image information regarding measurement data with respect to a desired section of the ultrasound image on a second region of the display unit, wherein the image information displayed on the second region comprises an image map in which overall measurement data obtained at respective diagnosis points are accumulated in a time-series manner.