Ultrasound diagnostic device for extracting organ contour in target ultrasound image based on manually corrected contour image in manual correction target ultrasound image, and method for same
US9357981B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 20, 2012 |
| Grant date | Jun 7, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 20, 2032 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B8/467
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An ultrasound diagnostic device includes: a contour extraction unit extracting a first contour image from ultrasound images obtained from spatially-successive examination positions and each including an image of an organ, a contour image indicating a contour of the organ and extracted from the organ image; a specification unit receiving, from a user, specification information specifying a manual correction target ultrasound image and correction information indicating details of a manual correction performed with respect to a first contour image extracted from the manual correction target ultrasound image; and a contour correction unit correcting the first contour image extracted from the manual correction target ultrasound image according to the correction information. The contour extraction unit further extracts a second contour image from a target ultrasound image by using information indicating the corrected first contour image. The target ultrasound image differs from the manual correction target image.
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