Patents by Inventor Shumpei Ohashi

Shumpei Ohashi 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: 20150272520
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an X-ray diagnostic apparatus includes an X-ray source, a plurality of lead plates, attention position specifying circuitry, stop control circuitry. The X-ray source generates X-rays. The plurality of lead plates includes an aperture which narrows an irradiation range of X-rays with which an object is irradiated by the X-ray source. The attention position specifying circuitry specifies an attention position based on a line of sight of an observer. The stop control circuitry performs movement control of the plurality of lead plates based on the specified attention position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2015
    Publication date: October 1, 2015
    Applicants: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, TOSHIBA MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshimasa KOBAYASHI, Satoru OHISHI, Shumpei OHASHI
  • Publication number: 20150078516
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an X-ray diagnostic apparatus includes an X-ray tube, an X-ray detector, an X-ray filter, signal input unit, and an X-ray filter support unit. The X-ray tube generates X-rays. The X-ray detector detects the X-rays transmitted through a subject. The X-ray filter is arranged between the X-ray tube and the object and having an opening. The X-ray filter support unit supports the X-ray filter so as to make the X-ray filter movable in an imaging axis direction of the X-rays.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2014
    Publication date: March 19, 2015
    Applicants: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, Toshiba Medical Systems Corporation
    Inventors: Shumpei OHASHI, Yoshimasa KOBAYASHI, Koichiro WATANABE
  • Publication number: 20150063541
    Abstract: An X-ray image processing apparatus according to an embodiment includes a specifying unit and a decision unit. The specifying unit processes a first X-ray image based on an output signal from an X-ray detector influenced by the action of an electromagnetic field, and specifies noise characteristics unique to noise components which are contained in the first X-ray image and originate from the action of the electromagnetic field on the X-ray detector. The decision unit decides filter characteristics for reducing the noise components which are contained in the first X-ray image and originate from the action of the electromagnetic field on the X-ray detector based on the specified noise characteristics.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2014
    Publication date: March 5, 2015
    Applicants: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, Toshiba Medical Systems Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshimasa KOBAYASHI, Shumpei OHASHI
  • Publication number: 20150063526
    Abstract: An X-ray image processing apparatus includes a storage unit, a transformed image generation unit, a scattered ray image generation unit, and a scattered ray reduced image generation unit. The storage unit stores a medical image. The transformed image generation unit generates a transformed image by transforming pixel values, of a plurality of pixel values constituting the medical image, which are higher than a reference value obtained based on a representative value of the plurality of pixel values into pixel values lower than the reference value. The scattered ray image generation unit generates a scattered ray image based on the transformed image and a scattering function. The scattered ray reduced image generation unit generates a scattered ray reduced image with reduced scattered rays by using the medical image and the scattered ray image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2014
    Publication date: March 5, 2015
    Applicants: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, Toshiba Medical Systems Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshimasa KOBAYASHI, Hisanori KATO, Shumpei OHASHI
  • Publication number: 20130237810
    Abstract: An X-ray image diagnostic apparatus includes an X-ray imager, an image data generator, a position information acquisition mechanism, a position information corrector, and a display. The X-ray imager generates projection data by X-ray imaging in first and second imaging modes for a patient. The image data generator generates reference image data based on projection data in the first imaging mode and image data for positional deviation correction based on projection data in the second imaging mode. The position information acquisition mechanism acquires position information of a treatment device inserted into the patient. The position information corrector corrects the position information of the treatment device based on the position information of the treatment device and treatment device information of the image data for positional deviation correction, collected by X-ray imaging in the second imaging mode. The display displays the reference image data to which the corrected position information is added.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2013
    Publication date: September 12, 2013
    Applicants: Toshiba Medical Systems Corporation, Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Haruki IWAI, Shingo Abe, Shumpei Ohashi, Satoru Ohishi