X-ray Diagnostic Apparatus Dynamic Positioning for Patient Comfort
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional X-ray diagnostic apparatuses require precise positioning of subjects, which can be burdensome for individuals with pain or physical disabilities, limiting their ability to maintain the necessary posture for effective imaging.
Innovation Solution
An X-ray diagnostic apparatus that includes an imaging unit with a processor to determine if examination protocols are executable based on geometric information from both the examination protocol and camera-captured images, allowing for adjustments to minimize physical burden on the subject by moving the X-ray tube and detector to maintain optimal positioning.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If prescribed positioning is required for X-ray imaging, then imaging quality and diagnostic accuracy are improved, but physical burden on subjects increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system dynamically adjusts the imaging apparatus positioning based on detected subject geometric information. Instead of requiring the subject to maintain a fixed prescribed posture, the X-ray tube and detector are moved to positions that accommodate the subject's actual posture, resolving the contradiction between maintaining imaging quality and reducing physical burden.
Solution Approach 2:
The system changes the geometric parameters (position and angle) of the imaging apparatus based on detected subject characteristics. By calculating optimal imaging parameters that work with the subject's actual posture rather than requiring prescribed positioning, the system maintains diagnostic accuracy while reducing physical burden on vulnerable subjects.
2Stability of the object's composition
If prescribed positioning is enforced for all subjects, then examination protocol consistency is improved, but adaptability to individual subject conditions deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs self-adjustment by automatically detecting subject geometric information and calculating appropriate imaging parameters. This self-service capability allows the apparatus to adapt to individual subject conditions while maintaining examination quality, eliminating the need for rigid prescribed positioning protocols.
Solution Approach 2:
The system uses feedback from geometric information detection to adjust imaging parameters. By continuously monitoring subject positioning and adjusting apparatus geometry accordingly, the system maintains protocol consistency adapted to individual subject needs, resolving the contradiction between standardization and adaptability.
3Adaptability or versatility
If manual positioning adjustment is required for difficult-to-position subjects, then examination flexibility is improved, but examination time increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system replaces manual mechanical positioning adjustments with automated detection and calculation. By using geometric information detection and automated parameter calculation, the system achieves the same flexibility in accommodating difficult-to-position subjects without the time-consuming manual adjustment process.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
Enables imaging without placing physical burdens on subjects, allowing for effective examination even when subjects cannot maintain standard postures, reducing examination time and ensuring safety by displaying movement information for apparatus positioning.
Implementation Method 1
an X-ray tube configured to generate an X ray; and an X-ray detector configured to detect an X ray that has been emitted from the X-ray tube and passed through a subject
Data Source
AI summary
An X-ray diagnostic apparatus according to an embodiment includes an imaging apparatus and a processor. The imaging apparatus includes an X-ray tube configured to generate an X ray; and an X-ray detector configured to detect an X ray that has been emitted from the X-ray tube and passed through a subject. The processor obtains an examination protocol including an imaging condition corresponding to contents of an examination for the subject, obtains a camera image in which the subject has been captured, and determines whether at least one examination item corresponding to the examination protocol is executable based on first geometric information and second geometric information, the first geometric information including a geometric positional relation between the subject and the imaging apparatus associated with the examination protocol, and the second geometric information including a geometric positional relation between the subject and the imaging apparatus detected based on the camera image.