Patents by Inventor Masaharu Tsuyuki

Masaharu Tsuyuki 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).

  • Publication number: 20190000410
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an X-ray CT apparatus includes processing circuitry. The processing circuitry acquires examination information including a plurality of imaging conditions corresponding to an examination performed on an object, estimates an examination code corresponding to the examination based on the examination information, and associates the examination code with the examination information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2018
    Publication date: January 3, 2019
    Applicant: CANON MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takashi TANAKA, Shinsuke Tsukagoshi, Masaharu Tsuyuki
  • Patent number: 10010305
    Abstract: A medical apparatus includes an apparatus main body (11) configured to execute imaging or treatment of an object in accordance with an imaging plan or a treatment plan, an electric power calculation unit (29) configured to calculate an electric power required for the imaging or the treatment based on the imaging plan or the treatment plan, a communication unit (23) configured to receive power information from a plurality of other medical apparatuses, a total electric power calculation unit (30) configured to calculate a total electric power from the calculated electric power and the received electric power, a comparing unit (31) configured to compare the calculated total electric power with a threshold, and a display (25) configured to display a comparison result obtained by the comparing unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Assignee: TOSHIBA MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORPORATION
    Inventor: Masaharu Tsuyuki
  • Publication number: 20180000450
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a medical image diagnosis apparatus includes an acquisition unit and a control unit. The acquisition unit acquires information related to the measurement environment of a biological signal of a subject. The control unit controls operation for examining the subject based on the information related to the measurement environment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2017
    Publication date: January 4, 2018
    Applicant: Toshiba Medical Systems Corporation
    Inventor: Masaharu TSUYUKI
  • Patent number: 9778211
    Abstract: As one embodiment, the X-ray CT device comprises an X-ray tube, a tube voltage generator, an X-ray detector, a data accumulating unit, and an image processing unit. The tube voltage generator applies tube voltage to the X-ray tube. The tube voltage controlling unit controls the tube voltage generator so as to periodically alternate the tube voltage. The X-ray detector is arranged across a subject from the X-ray tube, and detects the X-rays penetrating the subject. The data accumulating unit accumulates first sampling data when a high voltage is applied to said X-ray tube in one cycle by synchronizing with the change in said tube voltage from the data detected by said X-ray detector, and after a predetermined amount of time has passed from said accumulation, accumulates second sampling data when a low voltage is applied to said X-ray tube. The image processing unit creates images based on the accumulated first sampling data and second sampling data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2017
    Assignee: Toshiba Medical Systems Corporation
    Inventors: Masaharu Tsuyuki, Toshiyuki Shinno
  • Publication number: 20170172524
    Abstract: An X-ray CT apparatus includes: a gantry having an opening provided to be interposed between an X-ray tube and an X-ray detector; a couch including driving circuitry for inserting a couchtop on which a subject is placed, into the opening; storage circuitry storing therein pieces of information that are related to puncture positions of the couchtop and correspond to pieces of unique information of practitioners who each apply a manipulation to the subject; and processing circuitry configured, when a first practitioner is to apply the manipulation, to control the driving circuitry so as to move the couchtop to a puncture position indicated by a piece of information related to a puncture position corresponding to a piece of unique information pertaining to the first practitioner, the piece of information being among the pieces of information that are related to the puncture positions and stored in the storage circuitry.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2017
    Publication date: June 22, 2017
    Applicant: Toshiba Medical Systems Corporation
    Inventor: Masaharu TSUYUKI
  • Patent number: 9629596
    Abstract: An X-ray CT apparatus has a scanner, a pre-scan control unit, an image generating unit, a region setting unit and a timing sensing unit. The pre-scan control unit controls an operation of the scanner to perform a pre-scan. The image generating unit generates image data of the object based upon the pre-scan. The region setting unit sets, on the basis of the image data, a region of interest, and a larger region encompassing the region of interest and a region around the region of interest and being used to determine whether or not a high pixel value region exists. The timing sensing unit senses, if the larger region does not include a pixel value higher than a first threshold, a timing to start a main scan, at which a pixel value of the region of interest exceeds a second threshold after injection of the contrast medium agent is started.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2017
    Assignee: Toshiba Medical Systems Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroki Taguchi, Masaharu Tsuyuki
  • Patent number: 9509982
    Abstract: An image processing system according to an embodiment includes a display unit capable of displaying stereoscopic images by displaying a group of parallax images and a display control unit. The display control unit displays an operation screen for receiving operations on medical image data on the display unit, displays selection information for selecting medical image data on the operation screen, and controls whether the selection information will be displayed as a stereoscopic image or a planar image depending on the content of medical image data selected by the selection information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2016
    Assignee: Toshiba Medical Systems Corporation
    Inventors: Shinsuke Tsukagoshi, Takumi Hara, Takahiro Yoda, Tatsuo Maeda, Masaharu Tsuyuki
  • Patent number: 9418451
    Abstract: An X-ray CT apparatus of an embodiment displays an image of the inside of an object based on projection data obtained by scanning the object, and comprises a generator, a converter, an image forming part and an identifier. The generator scans the object with each of X-rays of different energy levels and generates multiple projection data. The converter converts the multiple projection data into multiple new projection data corresponding to multiple reference substances. The image forming part reconstructs each of the multiple new projection data converted by the converter, thereby forming multiple reference substance images corresponding to the multiple reference substances. The identifier identifies a target substance based on a correlation of pixel values in the multiple reference substance images.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2016
    Assignee: Toshiba Medical Systems Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroki Taguchi, Masaharu Tsuyuki
  • Patent number: 9389190
    Abstract: An X-ray CT apparatus includes an X-ray tube, X-ray detector detecting the X-rays transmitted through an object, data acquisition unit acquiring projection data of the object based on an output from the X-ray detector, bed driving control unit moving a top to place the object along a long-axis direction of the top, image processing unit generating a reconstructed image based on the projection data, positional shift amount detection unit detecting a shift amount of a relative position between the top and the object, and positional shift processing unit performing processing based on a detection result obtained by the positional shift amount detection unit, in accordance with movement of the top by the bed driving control unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2016
    Assignees: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, Toshiba Medical Systems Corporation
    Inventor: Masaharu Tsuyuki
  • Publication number: 20160113609
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an X-ray CT apparatus includes a calculator, a transmitter, a data acquisition unit, and a processor. The calculator calculates a difference between imaging time phases of a first contrast agent and a second contrast agent. The transmitter sends information on the difference between the imaging time phases to an injector. The injector injects the first contrast agent and the second contrast agent into the subject at different timings based on the information. The data acquisition unit scans a subject with X-rays at a predetermined imaging timing to acquire detection data corresponding to different X-ray energies. The processor analyzes the detection data acquired at the predetermined imaging timing to generate a plurality of images corresponding to the imaging time phases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2016
    Publication date: April 28, 2016
    Applicants: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Toshiba Medical Systems Corporation
    Inventors: Masaharu TSUYUKI, Tatsuo MAEDA
  • Patent number: 9307947
    Abstract: An image diagnostic apparatus of an embodiment includes a density change acquisition unit, a trigger generating unit and a control unit. The density change acquisition unit is configured to acquire data corresponding to a temporal change in density of a contrast agent injected into an object. The trigger generating unit is configured to generate a trigger when abnormal data has been detected by a first threshold processing of the data. The trigger is generated by a second threshold processing of data other than the abnormal data. The control unit is configured to perform a control of contrast imaging for the object based on the trigger.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2016
    Assignees: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, TOSHIBA MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroki Taguchi, Masaharu Tsuyuki
  • Patent number: 9277893
    Abstract: In one embodiment, an X-ray computed tomography apparatus includes an X-ray tube, an X-ray detector, a rotating mechanism, a high voltage generating unit, a reconstruction processing unit, a projection image generating unit configured to generate a projection image based on output from the X-ray detector, an image display unit, and a fluoroscopy control unit configured to control the rotating mechanism, the high voltage generating unit, the X-ray detector, the projection image generating unit and the image display unit to implement stereo fluoroscopy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2016
    Assignees: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, Toshiba Medical Systems Corporation
    Inventors: Shinsuke Tsukagoshi, Masaharu Tsuyuki
  • Publication number: 20150230769
    Abstract: An image diagnosis apparatus according to an embodiment includes a judging unit and an output controlling unit. The judging unit judges whether an image taking protocol related to an image taking process performed on a subject and an injection protocol related to the administration of the contrast agent to the subject are consistent with each other, the injection protocol being set by a contrast agent injector configured to administer a contrast agent to the subject. When it has been determined that the injection protocol and the image taking protocol are not consistent with each other, the output controlling unit causes a predetermined output unit to output information indicating that the injection protocol and the image taking protocol are not consistent with each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2015
    Publication date: August 20, 2015
    Applicants: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Toshiba Medical Systems Corporation
    Inventor: Masaharu TSUYUKI
  • Publication number: 20140334597
    Abstract: A medical apparatus includes an apparatus main body (11) configured to execute imaging or treatment of an object in accordance with an imaging plan or a treatment plan, an electric power calculation unit (29) configured to calculate an electric power required for the imaging or the treatment based on the imaging plan or the treatment plan, a communication unit (23) configured to receive power information from a plurality of other medical apparatuses, a total electric power calculation unit (30) configured to calculate a total electric power from the calculated electric power and the received electric power, a comparing unit (31) configured to compare the calculated total electric power with a threshold, and a display (25) configured to display a comparison result obtained by the comparing unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2014
    Publication date: November 13, 2014
    Applicants: TOSHIBA MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORPORATION, KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventor: Masaharu TSUYUKI
  • Patent number: 8761339
    Abstract: An image diagnostic apparatus including a scan unit to repeatedly scan a subject to repeatedly acquire acquisition data related to the subject, a generation unit to generate medical images related to the subject based on the acquired acquisition data, a monitoring unit to monitor a change in the medical images based on a specified pixel value band having an upper limit and a lower limit, a controller unit to control timing of a predetermined action of the scan unit based on of the change in the medical images monitored by the monitor unit, wherein the predetermined action of the scan unit is at least one of changing a scan condition, stopping a scan, and outputting guidance to the subject.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2014
    Assignees: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Toshiba Medical Systems Corporation
    Inventors: Masaharu Tsuyuki, Hiroki Taguchi
  • Publication number: 20140161222
    Abstract: An X-ray CT apparatus includes an X-ray tube, X-ray detector detecting the X-rays transmitted through an object, data acquisition unit acquiring projection data of the object based on an output from the X-ray detector, bed driving control unit moving a top to place the object along a long-axis direction of the top, image processing unit generating a reconstructed image based on the projection data, positional shift amount detection unit detecting a shift amount of a relative position between the top and the object, and positional shift processing unit performing processing based on a detection result obtained by the positional shift amount detection unit, in accordance with movement of the top by the bed driving control unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2014
    Publication date: June 12, 2014
    Applicants: Toshiba Medical Systems Corporation, Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventor: Masaharu TSUYUKI
  • Publication number: 20130287260
    Abstract: An X-ray CT apparatus of an embodiment displays an image of the inside of an object based on projection data obtained by scanning the object, and comprises a generator, a converter, an image forming part and an identifier. The generator scans the object with each of X-rays of different energy levels and generates multiple projection data. The converter converts the multiple projection data into multiple new projection data corresponding to multiple reference substances. The image forming part reconstructs each of the multiple new projection data converted by the converter, thereby forming multiple reference substance images corresponding to the multiple reference substances. The identifier identifies a target substance based on a correlation of pixel values in the multiple reference substance images.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2012
    Publication date: October 31, 2013
    Applicants: TOSHIBA MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORPORATION, KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Hiroki Taguchi, Masaharu Tsuyuki
  • Patent number: 8358734
    Abstract: An X-ray computed tomographic apparatus includes a gantry 100 including an X-ray tube 101 which generates X-rays and an X-ray detector 103 which detects X-rays transmitted through a subject to be examined, a reconstruction device 114 which generates tomogram data on the basis of an output from the X-ray detector, a breath detector 203 which detects a respiration waveform representing a temporal change in respiration index value associated with the subject, a regular respiration waveform generating unit 207 which generates a respiration waveform with a regular respiration cycle which originates from the detected respiration waveform, and a gantry mount display 201 which displays the generated regular respiration waveform.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2013
    Assignees: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Toshiba Medical Systems Corporation
    Inventors: Hitoshi Nakamura, Masaharu Tsuyuki, Tatsuo Maeda, Shan shan Xiao
  • Publication number: 20130012814
    Abstract: An image diagnostic apparatus of an embodiment includes a density change acquisition unit, a trigger generating unit and a control unit. The density change acquisition unit is configured to acquire data corresponding to a temporal change in density of a contact agent injected into an object. The trigger generating unit is configured to generate a trigger when abnormal data has been detected by a first threshold processing of the data. The trigger is generated by a second threshold processing of data other than the abnormal data. The control unit is configured to perform a control of contrast imaging for the object based on the trigger.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2012
    Publication date: January 10, 2013
    Applicants: TOSHIBA MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORPORATION, KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Hiroki TAGUCHI, Masaharu TSUYUKI
  • Publication number: 20130010922
    Abstract: An X-ray CT apparatus has a scanner, a pre-scan control unit, an image generating unit, a region setting unit and a timing sensing unit. The pre-scan control unit controls an operation of the scanner to perform a pre-scan. The image generating unit generates image data of the object based upon the pre-scan. The region setting unit sets, on the basis of the image data, a region of interest, and a larger region encompassing the region of interest and a region around the region of interest and being used to determine whether or not a high pixel value region exists. The timing sensing unit senses, if the larger region does not include a pixel value higher than a first threshold, a timing to start a main scan, at which a pixel value of the region of interest exceeds a second threshold after injection of the contrast medium agent is started.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2012
    Publication date: January 10, 2013
    Applicants: TOSHIBA MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORPORATION, KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Hiroki TAGUCHI, Masaharu TSUYUKI