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Image processing apparatus and image processing method

US9788729B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateNov 18, 2009
Grant dateOct 17, 2017
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Expiry dateDec 1, 2032

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06T2211/404
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A storage unit stores volume data including a blood vessel region. An extracting unit extracts the blood vessel region from the volume data. A specifying unit specifies a position of a region of interest in the blood vessel region and a deflection direction of a blood vessel region included in the region of interest. A determining unit determines a viewing position and a viewing direction based on the position of the region of interest and the deflection direction. A generating unit generates image data concerning the viewing position and the viewing direction based on the volume data. A display unit displays an image represented by the image data.

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