Patent · US Active

Medical image processing apparatus and method for controlling medical image processing apparatus

US8639002B2 · kind B2 · utility

14Cited by
0References
18Claims
0Family size

Assignee

Inventors

Key dates

Filing dateAug 22, 2012
Grant dateJan 28, 2014
Priority date
Expiry dateAug 22, 2032

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06T2207/30101
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A medical image processing apparatus includes a selection portion that selects a pixel of interest from an image composed of a plurality of pixels and obtained by picking up an image of a living tissue, a first feature value calculation portion that calculates a first feature value on the basis of color tone of the pixel of interest and color tones of surrounding pixels, a second feature value calculation portion that calculates a second feature value on the basis of the color tone of the pixel of interest and the color tones of surrounding pixels, an evaluation value calculation portion that calculates an evaluation value on the basis of the first feature value and the second feature value, and an evaluation value judgment portion that judges whether the pixel of interest is a pixel constituting the linear structure, on the basis of the evaluation value.

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.