System and method for annotation on a moving image
AssigneeGiven Imaging Ltd.
InventorsGavriel Meron, Arkady Glukhovsky
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Abstract
A system and method allows for the annotation 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. A user inputs an annotation which corresponds to a portion of the moving image, and the annotation is recorded in a database associated with the selected portion. The annotation may include, for example, textual notes regarding the image portion. The annotations may be displayed at a later time.
Claims20
A method for annotating an image stream, the method comprising:
- accepting images acquired by a swallowable capsule directly capturing the images while traversing a body lumen;
- creating a stream of images;
- displaying the images on a monitor in the form of the stream of images;
- accepting an annotation from a user, the annotation corresponding to one or more frames within the stream of images;
- recording the annotation in a database;
- associating the annotation with one or more frames within the stream of images thereby creating an annotated image;
- displaying to a user a time chart of the stream of images;
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- displaying to the user annotation summaries corresponding to times on the time chart, and displaying for each annotated image at least one thumbnail image of said annotated image.
A method for displaying images captured by a swallowable capsule, the method comprising:
- forming a moving stream of images from a plurality of images captured by a swallowable capsule traversing a body lumen;
- after said step of forming, displaying the moving stream of images;
- selecting at least one image from said stream of images to form at least an annotated image;
- and
- displaying said at least one annotated image together with an annotation wherein said annotation comprises at least one thumbnail image of said annotated image.
A system for displaying images, comprising:
- a swallowable capsule to capture a plurality of images;
- a controller to:
- form a moving stream of images from the images captured;
- after forming the moving stream of images, display the moving stream of images;
- select at least one image from the stream of images;
- annotate said at least one image to form an annotated image;
- and
- display said annotated image together with an annotation, wherein said annotation comprises at least one thumbnail image of said annotated image.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.