Title:
MEDICAL IMAGE ANALYZER
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2014/185424
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
Provided is a medical image analyzer capable of performing perfusion analysis on images taken by administering a contrast agent multiple times, and moving imaging regions, said images containing an unspecified artery region. The medical imaging analyzer comprises a reading unit, a first artery transition information unit, a blood vessel pixel selection unit, a blood vessel transition information unit, an image correlation unit, and a second artery transition information unit. The reading unit reads a plurality of time-series images. The first artery transition information unit obtains first artery transition information. The blood vessel pixel selection unit selects blood vessel pixels. The blood vessel transition information unit obtains blood vessel transition information. The image correlation unit determines the corresponding relationship between one time-series image and another time-series image among the plurality of time-series images. The second artery transition information unit obtains second artery transition information on the basis of time information, the first artery transition information, the blood vessel transition information, and the corresponding relationship.
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Inventors:
OHYU SHIGEHARU (JP)
FUJISAWA YASUKO (JP)
FUJISAWA YASUKO (JP)
Application Number:
PCT/JP2014/062745
Publication Date:
November 20, 2014
Filing Date:
May 13, 2014
Export Citation:
Assignee:
TOSHIBA KK (JP)
TOSHIBA MEDICAL SYS CORP (JP)
TOSHIBA MEDICAL SYS CORP (JP)
International Classes:
A61B6/03; A61B5/055
Foreign References:
| JP2010068958A | 2010-04-02 | |||
| JP2003210456A | 2003-07-29 | |||
| JP2011172644A | 2011-09-08 |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
MISAWA PATENT OFFICE, p. c. (JP)
Patent business corporation Misawa patent firm (JP)
Patent business corporation Misawa patent firm (JP)
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