Visually directed human-computer interaction for medical applications
First Claim
1. A method of utilizing an eye movement detection apparatus in a medical application, the medical application being a radiological application which obtains medical images by at least one of a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) device, a computerized tomography (CT) imaging device, or an X-ray device, wherein during review and interpretation by a user of the medical images obtained during the radiological application, the user follows a predetermined set of visual and cognitive steps, the method comprising:
- measuring eye movements, including how an eye moves from one location to another, of the user using the eye movement detection apparatus, the eye movement detection apparatus having an optical recording system with a sensing device, said optical recording system being mounted on a user'"'"'s headband and emitting infrared light which is reflected into a charge-coupled camera disposed next to said sensing device, and recording said eye movements;
providing a computer system which is connected to the eye movement detection apparatus;
receiving inputs from the user via said computer system, said inputs which are used by a processor of said computer system, to calibrate the eye movement detection apparatus to said user;
performing said predetermined set of visual and cognitive steps using the eye movement detection apparatus on a plurality of said medical images presented to said user on a display of said computer system, and storing information from said steps into a database to establish a baseline for said user;
determining a visual profile of a workflow of the user using an analysis of said stored information from said predetermined set of visual and cognitive steps, using said processor;
creating, using said processor, an automated visual display protocol of said workflow of said user, which is user specific, is stored in said database, and is provided on said display, such that said user can review said medical images using said automated visual display protocol;
storing in said database, eye-tracking commands inputted into said computer system from the eye movement detection apparatus, for individual user navigation and computer interactions;
storing context-specific eye-tracking commands from said user with respect to the medical application, which are inputted from the eye movement detection apparatus, into said database of said computer system;
performing the medical application on said medical images on said display of said computer system, using said eye-tracking commands; and
storing eye-tracking data and results of an analysis performed by said processor, of data from performance of the medical application on said medical images, in said database.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a method and apparatus of utilizing an eye detection apparatus in a medical application, which includes calibrating the eye detection apparatus to a user; performing a predetermined set of visual and cognitive steps using the eye detection apparatus; determining a visual profile of a workflow of the user; creating a user-specific database to create an automated visual display protocol of the workflow; storing eye-tracking commands for individual user navigation and computer interactions; storing context-specific medical application eye-tracking commands, in a database; performing the medical application using the eye-tracking commands; and storing eye-tracking data and results of an analysis of data from performance of the medical application, in the database. The method includes performing an analysis of the database for determining best practice guidelines based on clinical outcome measures.
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28 Claims
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1. A method of utilizing an eye movement detection apparatus in a medical application, the medical application being a radiological application which obtains medical images by at least one of a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) device, a computerized tomography (CT) imaging device, or an X-ray device, wherein during review and interpretation by a user of the medical images obtained during the radiological application, the user follows a predetermined set of visual and cognitive steps, the method comprising:
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measuring eye movements, including how an eye moves from one location to another, of the user using the eye movement detection apparatus, the eye movement detection apparatus having an optical recording system with a sensing device, said optical recording system being mounted on a user'"'"'s headband and emitting infrared light which is reflected into a charge-coupled camera disposed next to said sensing device, and recording said eye movements; providing a computer system which is connected to the eye movement detection apparatus; receiving inputs from the user via said computer system, said inputs which are used by a processor of said computer system, to calibrate the eye movement detection apparatus to said user; performing said predetermined set of visual and cognitive steps using the eye movement detection apparatus on a plurality of said medical images presented to said user on a display of said computer system, and storing information from said steps into a database to establish a baseline for said user; determining a visual profile of a workflow of the user using an analysis of said stored information from said predetermined set of visual and cognitive steps, using said processor; creating, using said processor, an automated visual display protocol of said workflow of said user, which is user specific, is stored in said database, and is provided on said display, such that said user can review said medical images using said automated visual display protocol; storing in said database, eye-tracking commands inputted into said computer system from the eye movement detection apparatus, for individual user navigation and computer interactions; storing context-specific eye-tracking commands from said user with respect to the medical application, which are inputted from the eye movement detection apparatus, into said database of said computer system; performing the medical application on said medical images on said display of said computer system, using said eye-tracking commands; and storing eye-tracking data and results of an analysis performed by said processor, of data from performance of the medical application on said medical images, in said database. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A non-transitory computer-readable medium whose contents cause a computer system to execute instructions of a program, the computer system being connected to an eye movement detection apparatus in a medical application, the medical application being a radiological application which obtains medical images by at least one of a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) device, a computerized tomography (CT) imaging device, or an X-ray device, wherein during review and interpretation by a user of the medical images obtained during the radiological application, the user follows a predetermined set of visual and cognitive steps, the program comprising the steps of:
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measuring eye movements, including how an eye moves from one location to another, of the user using the eye movement detection apparatus, the eye movement detection apparatus having an optical recording system with a sensing device, said optical recording system being mounted on a user'"'"'s headband and emitting infrared light which is reflected into a charge-coupled camera disposed next to said sensing device, and recording said eye movements; receiving inputs from the user via said computer system, said inputs which are used by a processor of said computer system, to calibrate the eye movement detection apparatus to said user; performing said predetermined set of visual and cognitive steps using the eye movement detection apparatus on a plurality of said medical images presented to said user on a display of said computer system, and storing information from said steps into a database to establish a baseline for said user; determining a visual profile of a workflow of the user using an analysis of said stored information from said predetermined set of visual and cognitive steps, using a processor of said computer system; creating, using said processor, an automated visual display protocol of said workflow of said user, which is user specific, is stored in said database, and is provided on said display, such that said user can review said medical images using said automated visual display protocol; storing in said database, eye-tracking commands inputted into said computer system from the eye movement detection apparatus, for individual user navigation and computer interactions; storing context-specific eye-tracking commands from said user with respect to the medical application, which are inputted from the eye movement detection apparatus, into said database of said computer system; performing the medical application on said medical images on said display of said computer system, using said eye-tracking commands; and storing eye-tracking data and results of an analysis performed by said processor, of data from performance of the medical application on said medical images, in said database.
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5. A computer system which utilizes an eye movement detection apparatus in a medical application, the medical application being a radiological application which obtains medical images by at least one of a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) device, a computerized tomography (CT) imaging device, or an X-ray device, wherein during review and interpretation by a user of the medical images obtained during the radiological application, the user follows a predetermined set of visual and cognitive steps, the computer system being connected to the eye movement detection apparatus, the computer system comprising:
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at least one memory containing at least one program comprising the steps of; measuring eye movements, including how an eye moves from one location to another, of the user using the eye movement detection apparatus, the eye movement detection apparatus having an optical recording system with a sensing device, said optical recording system being mounted on a user'"'"'s headband and emitting infrared light which is reflected into a charge-coupled camera disposed next to said sensing device, and recording said eye movements; receiving inputs from the user via said computer system, said inputs which are used by a processor of said computer system, to calibrate the eye movement detection apparatus to said user; performing said predetermined set of visual and cognitive steps using the eye movement detection apparatus on a plurality of said medical images presented to said user on a display of said computer system, and storing information from said steps into a database to establish a baseline for said user; determining a visual profile of a workflow of the user using an analysis of said stored information from said predetermined set of visual and cognitive steps, using at least one processor of said computer system; creating, using said at least one processor, an automated visual display protocol of said workflow of said user, which is user specific, is stored in said database, and is provided on said display, such that said user can review said medical images using said automated visual display protocol; storing in said database, eye-tracking commands inputted into said computer system from the eye movement detection apparatus, for individual user navigation and computer interactions; storing context-specific eye-tracking commands from said user with respect to the medical application, which are inputted from the eye movement detection apparatus, into said database of said computer system; performing the medical application on said medical images on said display of said computer system, using said eye-tracking commands; storing eye-tracking data and results of an analysis performed by said at least one processor, of data from performance of the medical application on said medical images, in said database; and said at least one processor for executing the program.
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6. A method of utilizing an eye movement detection apparatus in a medical application, the medical application being a radiological application which obtains medical images by at least one of a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) device, a computerized tomography (CT) imaging device, or an X-ray device, wherein during review and interpretation by a user of the medical images obtained during the radiological application, the user follows a predetermined set of visual and cognitive steps, the method comprising:
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measuring eye movements, including how an eye moves from one location to another, of the user using the eye movement detection apparatus, the eye movement detection apparatus having an optical recording system with a sensing device, said optical recording system being mounted on a user'"'"'s headband and emitting infrared light which is reflected into a charge-coupled camera disposed next to said sensing device; providing a computer system which is connected to the eye movement detection apparatus, said computer system including a database and a processor; recording said eye movements, as measured by the eye movement detection apparatus, in the database; determining a visual profile of a workflow of the user based on the recorded eye movements and in accordance with said predetermined set of visual and cognitive steps, using said processor; and creating, using said processor, an automated visual display protocol of said workflow of said user, such that said user can review said medical images using said automated visual display protocol. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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