Image processing apparatus, image processing method and medical imaging device
US9811912B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 14, 2014 |
| Grant date | Nov 7, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 15, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06T2207/30172
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An image processing apparatus includes a storage unit, a slice image generating unit, a region extracting unit and a tubular structure extracting unit. The storage unit stores a volume image of a three-dimensional region of a subject. The slice image generating unit generates a plurality of slice images corresponding to a plurality of slices each substantially perpendicular to a predetermined reference axis from the volume image. The region extracting unit extracts a target region from the plurality of slice images. The tubular structure extracting unit detects an end point from the extracted region, and extracts a tubular structure based on the end point.
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