Medical image processing apparatus and method
US8311300B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 13, 2009 |
| Grant date | Nov 13, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 9, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06T2207/30048
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
There is provided a medical image processing apparatus matching a plurality of image data. The medical image processing apparatus includes: an image data storage that stores at least two image data of different phases of single target object; a node creating portion that creates nodes, wherein the nodes are related to positions in each of the at least two image data; a local force field calculating portion that calculates local force fields for the nodes, based on positions of the nodes and the at least two image data; a local force calculating portion that calculates local forces, each of which is acted in a corresponding one of the local force fields, from the local force fields; and an image deforming portion that deforms the positions of the nodes based on the local forces.
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