Image processing apparatus, image processing method, and program
US10319093B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 22, 2016 |
| Grant date | Jun 11, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 9, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06V2201/03
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A boundary of a site included as an attached abnormal shadow in a medical image is corrected to allow assisting in diagnosis based on a shape of a tissue. An image processing apparatus according to the present invention includes: a boundary extraction unit configured to extract a boundary of a first site and a boundary of a second site in the medical image; a boundary identification unit configured to identify a partial boundary of the first site that is adhere to the boundary of the second site as a first boundary part, and to identify a partial boundary of the first site that is not adhere to the boundary of the second site as a second boundary part; and a correction unit configured to correct a shape of the first boundary part based on the second boundary part.
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