Unified Interface for Parallel Cardiac Image Analysis
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current systems for generating an index indicative of vascular function and/or three-dimensional cardiac model require medical professionals to interact with multiple user interfaces in discrete steps, making the process inefficient and time-consuming.
Innovation Solution
The development of a user interface that allows medical professionals to perform multiple tasks in parallel, such as selecting medical images, identifying lesions, initiating vessel detection, adjusting vessels, and updating lesion locations, all within the same unified interface.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If multiple user interfaces are used in discrete steps, then task completion is achieved, but time consumption increases and efficiency decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple discrete user interfaces into a single unified user interface that displays and allows interaction with multiple cardiac images simultaneously. This merging eliminates the need to switch between separate interfaces for different tasks (selecting images, identifying lesions, adjusting vessels), thereby reducing time consumption and improving efficiency through parallel operation of previously sequential tasks.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent transitions from a sequential, step-by-step interface interaction model to a parallel, multi-image display model. By presenting multiple cardiac images and allowing simultaneous interaction with them in a single interface, the system adds a dimensional aspect of parallelism to the workflow, enabling users to perform multiple tasks concurrently rather than sequentially.
2Ease of operation
If multiple user interfaces are used for discrete tasks, then task accuracy is maintained, but ease of operation decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The unified user interface is designed to perform multiple functions simultaneously: displaying multiple cardiac images, allowing selection of images, enabling lesion identification, supporting vessel adjustment, and facilitating navigation between different tasks. This multi-functional interface eliminates the need for separate specialized interfaces, improving ease of operation by providing a single entry point for all tasks while maintaining the necessary functionality through integrated tools and controls.
3Productivity
If parallel interaction with multiple images is enabled, then efficiency improves, but interface complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The unified interface segments the display area to show multiple cardiac images simultaneously, with each image occupying a distinct region. This segmentation allows users to interact with multiple images in parallel while maintaining clear visual separation and independent control for each image. The segmented layout enables efficient comparison and analysis of multiple cardiac views without creating a cluttered or overly complex interface, as each segment can be independently manipulated.
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AI summary
Systems and methods for enhanced parallel operation of user interface for cardiac index determination. An example method includes accessing medical images depicting a portion of a patient's heart. A unified user interface is presented which allows for a user to select medical images for analysis, with the unified user interface allowing a user to select a lesion and adjust detected vessels on a first medical image while the system is detecting vessels on a different medical image displayed on the unified user interface without navigating to a later user interface.