System and method for editing an image stream captured in vivo

• US 20060074275A1
• Filed: 09/27/2004
• Published: 04/06/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 09/27/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Given Imaging Limited (Medtronic Plc)
• Original Assignee: Given Imaging Limited (Medtronic Plc)
• Inventors: Krupnik, Hagai, Horn, Eli, Skala, Michael, Davidson, Tal
• Granted Patent: US 7,986,337 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 600/160
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 1/04 combined with photographic or television appliances
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 1/041 Capsule endoscopes for imaging

Abstract

A system and method may allow editing of an image stream, which may be produced by, for example, an ingestible capsule. A workstation accepts images acquired by the capsule and displays the images on a monitor as a moving image. The editing method may include, for example, selecting images which follow predetermined criteria. A shortened movie may thus be created.

Claims

1. A method for editing an image stream captured in vivo, the method comprising:

accepting images acquired by an in-vivo device disposed within a body lumen;

selecting images based on a predetermined criteria; and

displaying selected images on a monitor.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of displaying selected images is in the form of a moving image.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the predetermined criteria is selected from a group consisting of:

numerically based criteria, quality based criteria, annotation based criteria, a color differentiation criteria and/or resemblance to a preexisting image.

4. The method as in claim 1, wherein the device is a capsule.

5. The method as in claim 1, wherein the images are images from a gastrointestinal tract.

6. A method for viewing an image stream, the method comprising:

inserting an editing methods list to a database;

receiving a list of image frames;

selecting an editing method from the editing methods list; and

viewing image frames from the list of image frames, said image frames selected according to the editing method.

7. The method of claim 6 wherein the step of viewing image frames comprises viewing a moving image.

8. The method of claim 6 wherein the editing method is selected from the group consisting of an annotation based method, a numerically based method, a color differentiation method and/or a resemblance to a pre existing image based method.

9. A system for storing editing methods for viewing an image stream, the system comprising:

an image storage memory capable of accepting images acquired by an in-vivo device;

an editing memory capable of storing a list of editing methods; and

pointing and linking means to link between the images and the editing method.

10. The system of claim 9, wherein the in vivo device is a swallowable capsule.

11. The system of claim 9, wherein the images are images from a gastrointestinal tract.