Unified Protocol Database for Hybrid Medical Imaging Modalities
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current medical imaging modalities that combine different techniques, such as PET and CT or MRI, face complexity in protocol selection and organization, leading to inadequate or insufficient image data due to the lack of a unified system for managing multiple image recording techniques, often requiring trained personnel to handle separate protocols for each method.
Innovation Solution
A method that organizes protocols for multiple image recording techniques in a common database, allowing user selection and automatic protocol selection based on body regions and clinical pictures, enabling streamlined image data recording by providing structured access and reducing the need for complex protocol searching across different systems.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If separate protocols are used for different image recording techniques, then each technique can be optimized independently, but the complexity of protocol selection and organization increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines separate protocols for different image recording techniques into a unified protocol structure that can be selected and managed together. The system integrates PET, CT, and MRI protocols into a common framework where protocols are organized by body region and clinical indication, allowing simultaneous selection and coordination of multiple imaging modalities through a single protocol choice.
Solution Approach 2:
The protocol system is designed to be universal across multiple image recording techniques. A single protocol definition can specify parameters and settings for PET, CT, and MRI simultaneously, making the protocol management system multi-functional and applicable to various imaging modalities without requiring separate management systems for each technique.
2Reliability
If multiple separate protocols are selected for different techniques, then comprehensive image data can be obtained, but the time and effort required for protocol selection increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary organization of protocols by body region and clinical indication before the user needs to select them. Protocols are pre-configured and structured in a hierarchical framework, so when a user selects a body region and clinical indication, the appropriate protocols are automatically identified and presented, eliminating the need for users to manually search through multiple separate protocol lists.
Solution Approach 2:
Multiple protocol selections for different imaging techniques are merged into a single unified selection process. Instead of requiring separate selection steps for PET, CT, and MRI protocols, the system combines them into one integrated protocol selection interface where users can choose comprehensive imaging protocols for multiple modalities simultaneously.
3Reliability
If trained personnel manually select and match protocols, then appropriate combinations can be achieved, but the ease of operation decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The system provides self-service protocol selection and matching capabilities that guide users through the protocol selection process without requiring expert knowledge. The automated system performs the complex task of matching and coordinating protocols for multiple imaging techniques based on user selections of body region and clinical indication, freeing users from the need to manually match protocols while maintaining high accuracy.
Solution Approach 2:
The system incorporates feedback mechanisms that automatically adjust and coordinate protocol selections based on the relationships between different imaging techniques. When a user selects a protocol for one modality, the system provides feedback by suggesting or automatically selecting compatible protocols for other modalities, ensuring appropriate combinations are achieved while simplifying the user's task.
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AI summary
A method for image data recording with a medical modality is provided. Protocols for image data recording using the at least two different image recording techniques are provisioned in a common database. The protocols are organized on the basis of body regions and/or clinical pictures. A body region and/or a clinical picture are selected and at least one protocol is displayed as a function of the selection. At least one display protocol for image data recording from the database is selected by a user and/or automatically, and image data is recorded as a function of the at least one selected protocol.