Patents by Inventor Hitoshi Futamura

Hitoshi Futamura has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 11610676
    Abstract: An information processing device includes: a plurality of identifiers that discriminates whether abnormal data that is information indicating an abnormal value is included in treatment data and detects the abnormal data; and a hardware processor that: customizes evaluation data used when evaluating discrimination accuracy of the plurality of identifiers; calculates the discrimination accuracy of each of the plurality of identifiers using the evaluation data customized by the hardware processor; and selects one identifier out of the plurality of identifiers as an identifier used for discrimination based on a calculation result by the hardware processor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.
    Inventors: Hiroaki Matsumoto, Hitoshi Futamura, Satoshi Kasai, Shinsuke Katsuhara, Tsuyoshi Kobayashi
  • Publication number: 20230035575
    Abstract: An analysis device includes a hardware processor, an acquirer, and an outputter, wherein the hardware processor acquires first medically-related information obtained through computer processing performed on medical information, the hardware processor generates structured data by structuring unstructured data acquired from user-created information on the basis of the medical information, the acquirer acquires second medically-related information from the structured data, the hardware processor compares the acquired first medically-related information and the second medically-related information acquired by the acquirer, and the outputter outputs next step information on the basis of a comparison result from the comparing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2022
    Publication date: February 2, 2023
    Inventors: Shinsuke KATSUHARA, Hitoshi Futamura, Ryohei Ito, Hirotake Minami, Nodoka Iida, Amai Shimizu
  • Publication number: 20230015156
    Abstract: An analysis device includes a hardware processor, an acquirer, and an outputter, wherein the hardware processor acquires first medically-related information obtained through computer processing performed on medical information, the acquirer acquires second medically-related information created by a user on a basis of the medical information, the hardware processor compares the acquired first medically-related information and the second medically-related information acquired by the acquirer, and the hardware processor outputs statistical information on a basis of the first medically-related information and the second medically-related information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2022
    Publication date: January 19, 2023
    Inventors: Hitoshi FUTAMURA, Shinsuke KATSUHARA
  • Publication number: 20220405924
    Abstract: A learning apparatus includes a hardware processor. The hardware processor obtains a first medical image. The hardware processor generates a second medical image in which a feature according to feature information related to a portion other than a recognition target of the first medical image is made close to the feature according to standard feature information which is to be a predetermined standard. The second medical image is used to train a machine learning model.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2022
    Publication date: December 22, 2022
    Inventors: Eri SUZUI, Hitoshi FUTAMURA, Shinsuke KATSUHARA, Hirotake MINAMI, Nodoka IIDA
  • Publication number: 20210056690
    Abstract: A medical information processing apparatus includes a hardware processor. The hardware processor determines, based on a predetermined condition, priority degrees of lesion-detected regions of multiple types of lesions detected in a medical image. Further, the hardware processor makes display forms of the lesion-detected regions detected in the medical image differ according to the determined priority degrees.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2020
    Publication date: February 25, 2021
    Inventors: Hitoshi FUTAMURA, Satoshi KASAI, Shinsuke KATSUHARA
  • Publication number: 20210007678
    Abstract: A selection support system includes one or more hardware processors. A hardware processor among the one or more hardware processors obtains biological information of a subject. The hardware processor layers and accumulates, in an accumulator, input operation information about an input operation performed on the obtained biological information by a user. In response to obtaining new biological information, according to the input operation information accumulated in the accumulator, the hardware processor generates recommendation information that includes identification information identifying an application for analyzing the new biological information and additional information indicating a characteristic of the application.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2020
    Publication date: January 14, 2021
    Inventor: Hitoshi Futamura
  • Publication number: 20200251215
    Abstract: An information processing device includes a hardware processor that (i) acquires one or more pieces of examination data concerning a patient targeted to be diagnosed, (ii) specifies candidates for a name of a disease by which the patient targeted to be diagnosed may be affected and a subsequent examination to be executed for determining the name of the disease of the patient targeted to be diagnosed based on the examination data as acquired, and (iii) outputs the candidates for the name of the disease and the subsequent examination as specified.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2020
    Publication date: August 6, 2020
    Inventors: Eri NEMOTO, Satoshi KASAI, Hitoshi FUTAMURA
  • Patent number: 10687772
    Abstract: A dynamic analysis apparatus includes: an obtainment unit configured to set a region of interest in dynamic images obtained by photographing a dynamic state by irradiation of a check target part with radial rays, and obtain movement information on movement of the region of interest; a determination unit configured to determine an emphasis level of a pixel signal value of an attentional pixel corresponding to a pixel in the region of interest on the basis of the movement information of the region of interest obtained by the obtainment unit; and a correction unit configured to correct the pixel signal value of the attentional pixel of the dynamic images or analysis result images generated by analyzing the dynamic images, on the basis of the emphasis level determined by the determination unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2020
    Assignee: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.
    Inventors: Hitoshi Futamura, Koichi Fujiwara, Sho Noji, Akinori Tsunomori
  • Publication number: 20200193598
    Abstract: A dynamic analysis system includes a diagnostic console which calculates at least one index value representing variation in a target portion of a human body from at least one dynamic image acquired by performing radiographic imaging to a subject containing the target portion, and evaluates flexibility of the target portion based on the calculated index value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2020
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Inventors: Sho NOJI, Koichi FUJIWARA, Hitoshi FUTAMURA, Akinori TSUNOMORI
  • Publication number: 20200111558
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a hardware processor. The hardware processor obtains an abnormal shadow candidate detection result generated based on a medical image obtained by a medical image generation apparatus. Based on the obtained abnormal shadow candidate detection result, the hardware processor determines the number of image interpreters who interpret the medical image. The hardware processor outputs the determined number of image interpreters.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2019
    Publication date: April 9, 2020
    Inventors: Hiroaki MATSUMOTO, Shinsuke KATSUHARA, Hitoshi FUTAMURA, Satoshi KASAI
  • Patent number: 10614568
    Abstract: A dynamic analysis system includes a diagnostic console which calculates at least one index value representing variation in a target portion of a human body from at least one dynamic image acquired by performing radiographic imaging to a subject containing the target portion, and evaluates flexibility of the target portion based on the calculated index value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2020
    Assignee: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.
    Inventors: Sho Noji, Koichi Fujiwara, Hitoshi Futamura, Akinori Tsunomori
  • Patent number: 10586328
    Abstract: A dynamic analysis system includes a hardware processor. The hardware processor: analyzes a dynamic image for a dynamic state of a living body; generates an analysis result image showing the analysis result; determines, for each pixel of the dynamic image or the analysis result image, whether a pixel value is within a predetermined range of values; classifies the pixels into groups according to the determination result; extracts, as each border pixel, a pixel in a group adjacent to a pixel classified into a different group; generates a border between the groups based on the extracted border pixels; superimposes the border on, between the dynamic image and the analysis result image, an image not subjected to the classification, thereby generating a combined image; and causes an output device to output the combined image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2020
    Assignee: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.
    Inventors: Noritsugu Matsutani, Shinsuke Katsuhara, Hitoshi Futamura, Sho Noji
  • Publication number: 20190189278
    Abstract: An information processing device includes: a plurality of identifiers that discriminates whether abnormal data that is information indicating an abnormal value is included in treatment data and detects the abnormal data; and a hardware processor that: customizes evaluation data used when evaluating discrimination accuracy of the plurality of identifiers; calculates the discrimination accuracy of each of the plurality of identifiers using the evaluation data customized by the hardware processor; and selects one identifier out of the plurality of identifiers as an identifier used for discrimination based on a calculation result by the hardware processor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2018
    Publication date: June 20, 2019
    Applicant: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.
    Inventors: Hiroaki MATSUMOTO, Hitoshi FUTAMURA, Satoshi KASAI, Shinsuke KATSUHARA, Tsuyoshi KOBAYASHI
  • Publication number: 20190180440
    Abstract: A dynamic image processing device includes: a hardware processor that sets a kind of a dynamic state to be diagnosed; extracts a frame image indicating the dynamic state of the kind set by the hardware processor from each of a plurality of dynamic images obtained by imaging a dynamic state of a living body with radiation; extracts a dynamic state dependent characteristic amount dependent on the dynamic state of the kind set by the hardware processor from the frame image extracted from each of the plurality of dynamic images; and standardizes the plurality of dynamic images based on the dynamic state dependent characteristic amount extracted by the hardware processor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2018
    Publication date: June 13, 2019
    Applicant: Konica Minolta, Inc.
    Inventors: Yuki MATSUMOTO, Hitoshi Futamura
  • Patent number: 10297012
    Abstract: A dynamic analysis device includes a processor. The processor performs filtering on a dynamic image in a feature quantity space formed of two or more axes with feature quantities of the respective axes. The dynamic image is obtained by dynamic imaging performed by emitting radiation to an examination target site. Further, the processor calculates a feature quantity relating to a dynamic state of the examination target site based on the filtered dynamic image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2019
    Assignee: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.
    Inventors: Hitoshi Futamura, Koichi Fujiwara, Sho Noji, Akinori Tsunomori
  • Publication number: 20190148015
    Abstract: A medical information processing device includes: a hardware processor that: acquires data regarding a human body; accumulates acquired data acquired by the hardware processor; analyzes accumulated data accumulated by the hardware processor, autonomously finds a correspondence pattern between the accumulated data and at least timing at which prescription is performed and a content out of the accumulated data and generates an identifier used for inference; infers a prescription content including at least the timing at which the prescription should be performed using the identifier generated by the hardware processor and the acquired data; and outputs the prescription content inferred by the hardware processor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2018
    Publication date: May 16, 2019
    Applicant: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.
    Inventors: Hitoshi FUTAMURA, Satoshi KASAI
  • Patent number: 10242445
    Abstract: A dynamic analysis apparatus may include a setting section which sets a target region in a lung region of a chest dynamic image; a conversion section which calculates a representative value of a pixel signal value in the target region, and converts the pixel signal value; an extraction section which extracts a pulmonary blood flow signal from the image; and a calculation section which calculates a change in the pulmonary blood flow signal, and calculates a feature amount regarding pulmonary blood flow. The setting section may determine a size of the target region based on a size of a body part other than a lung blood vessel, a movement amount of a body part other than the lung blood vessel or subject information of the chest dynamic image, the subject information regarding a subject of the radiation imaging, and the setting section may set the target region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2019
    Assignee: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.
    Inventors: Akinori Tsunomori, Koichi Fujiwara, Sho Noji, Hitoshi Futamura, Satoshi Kasai
  • Publication number: 20180260953
    Abstract: A dynamic analysis system includes a hardware processor. The hardware processor: analyzes a dynamic image for a dynamic state of a living body; generates an analysis result image showing the analysis result; determines, for each pixel of the dynamic image or the analysis result image, whether a pixel value is within a predetermined range of values; classifies the pixels into groups according to the determination result; extracts, as each border pixel, a pixel in a group adjacent to a pixel classified into a different group; generates a border between the groups based on the extracted border pixels; superimposes the border on, between the dynamic image and the analysis result image, an image not subjected to the classification, thereby generating a combined image; and causes an output device to output the combined image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2018
    Publication date: September 13, 2018
    Inventors: Noritsugu Matsutani, Shinsuke Katsuhara, Hitoshi Futamura, Sho Noji
  • Publication number: 20180197289
    Abstract: A dynamic analysis apparatus may include a setting section which sets a target region in a lung region of a chest dynamic image; a conversion section which calculates a representative value of a pixel signal value in the target region, and converts the pixel signal value; an extraction section which extracts a pulmonary blood flow signal from the image; and a calculation section which calculates a change in the pulmonary blood flow signal, and calculates a feature amount regarding pulmonary blood flow. The setting section may determine a size of the target region based on a size of a body part other than a lung blood vessel, a movement amount of a body part other than the lung blood vessel or subject information of the chest dynamic image, the subject information regarding a subject of the radiation imaging, and the setting section may set the target region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2018
    Publication date: July 12, 2018
    Inventors: Akinori TSUNOMORI, Koichi FUJIWARA, Sho NOJI, Hitoshi FUTAMURA, Satoshi KASAI
  • Patent number: 9947093
    Abstract: A dynamic analysis apparatus may include a setting section which sets a target region in a lung region of a chest dynamic image; a conversion section which calculates a representative value of a pixel signal value in the target region, and converts the pixel signal value; an extraction section which extracts a pulmonary blood flow signal from the image; and a calculation section which calculates a change in the pulmonary blood flow signal, and calculates a feature amount regarding pulmonary blood flow. The setting section may determine a size of the target region based on a size of a body part other than a lung blood vessel, a movement amount of a body part other than the lung blood vessel or subject information of the chest dynamic image, the subject information regarding a subject of the radiation imaging, and the setting section may set the target region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2018
    Assignee: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.
    Inventors: Akinori Tsunomori, Koichi Fujiwara, Sho Noji, Hitoshi Futamura, Satoshi Kasai