Unified Medical User Interface for Multi-Modality Control
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current medical image acquisition systems require separate user interfaces for different modalities, such as MRI and CT scanners, which complicates operation and data management, especially in multi-modality environments like hospitals where multiple devices need to be controlled and data integrated.
Innovation Solution
A unified medical user interface that connects to multiple medical examination systems via a display, input, and communication interface, allowing a single device to control and communicate with various scanners, providing a unified patient representation and operator-centric control.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If separate user interfaces are used for different medical examination systems, then each device can be controlled independently with specialized functionality, but the operator must learn multiple interfaces and manage multiple devices separately, increasing operational complexity
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a universal user interface that can control multiple different medical examination systems (MRI, CT, ultrasound, etc.) through a single consolidated console. The interface is designed to be modality-agnostic, providing a unified control experience across diverse imaging technologies without requiring separate specialized interfaces for each device type.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent combines multiple separate user interfaces into a single integrated control system. By merging the control functions of MRI, CT, and other imaging modalities into one unified interface, the system eliminates the need for operators to switch between multiple separate consoles, thereby reducing operational complexity while maintaining full control capabilities.
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple independent examination devices are used, then comprehensive imaging capabilities are available, but data from different devices must be managed separately, increasing data management complexity
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges data from multiple independent examination devices into a single unified data repository. The system consolidates imaging data, patient information, and examination results from MRI, CT, and other modalities into one integrated database, eliminating the need for separate data management systems for each device.
Solution Approach 2:
The universal user interface acts as an intermediary layer between multiple examination devices and the data management system. It provides a standardized interface for data acquisition and integration, mediating between device-specific data formats and the unified data structure, thereby simplifying data management across diverse imaging modalities.
3Ease of operation
If a unified user interface is implemented for multiple examination systems, then operational complexity is reduced and data integration is simplified, but the interface must accommodate diverse modality-specific requirements
Solution Approach 1:
The user interface is designed with universal functionality to accommodate multiple examination modalities. It provides a single consolidated control panel that can operate MRI, CT, ultrasound, and other imaging systems without requiring separate interfaces, while maintaining the ability to adapt to modality-specific control requirements through configurable parameters and protocols.
4Reliability
If separate control units are used for each examination device, then each device can be optimized for its specific function, but training requirements increase and operator efficiency decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges multiple device-specific control units into a single unified control system. This consolidation maintains the optimized control capabilities for each imaging modality while presenting a unified interface to the operator, thereby reducing training requirements and improving operational efficiency without sacrificing device-specific functionality.
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AI summary
A medical user interface for the combined use of at least two medical examination systems. The medical user interface includes a display data interface to connect to a display and to send medical display data to be displayed on the display, an input data interface to connect to an input device for receiving instructions of a user, a communication interface to a data connection with the medical examination systems, and a computer. The computer is designed to establish a data communication to the medical examination systems via the communication interface, and a) to create the display data and send the display data to the display, b) to process the instructions from a user, and c) to send control data to the medical examination systems or to receive and process medical examination data received from the medical examination systems.