Medical image processing apparatus, medical imaging apparatus and medical image processing method
US9940537B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 25, 2015 |
| Grant date | Apr 10, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 25, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06V2201/033
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A medical image processing apparatus according to an embodiment includes setting circuitry, calculation circuitry, and recognition circuitry. The setting circuitry is configured to set a region of interest (ROI) of each of a plurality of sagittal plane images of medical images resulting from scanning an examinee. The calculation circuitry is configured to calculate an evaluation index based on a bipolarity feature of each block in the ROI related to change of pixel values and a similarity feature among the blocks. The recognition circuitry is configured to select the ROI according to the calculation result of the calculation circuitry and recognize a sagittal plane image in which the selected ROI is located as a target sagittal plane image of a median sagittal plane passing through a spine.
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