Patents by Inventor Sumiya Nagatsuka
Sumiya Nagatsuka 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).
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Publication number: 20210404974Abstract: Provided is a dynamic imaging quality control device that performs quality control concerning dynamic imaging in which dynamics of a subject is imaged by sequential radiation emissions to the subject. The dynamic imaging quality control device includes a hardware processor. The hardware processor presents information on the quality control. The information on the quality control includes at least one of information on a framerate, information on a system sensitivity, and information on an image region.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 28, 2021Publication date: December 30, 2021Inventor: Sumiya NAGATSUKA
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Publication number: 20210361250Abstract: A dynamic analysis system processes a dynamic image obtained by irradiation of a subject from a radiation irradiation apparatus and by dynamic imaging on dynamics of the subject detected by a detector. The dynamic analysis system includes a hardware processor that performs position correction of the dynamic image by eliminating an effect of displacement of the subject in a direction perpendicular to a detector plane.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 12, 2021Publication date: November 25, 2021Inventors: Sumiya NAGATSUKA, Yuki KAWANA
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Publication number: 20210186443Abstract: A radiographic image display apparatus 3 included in a radiographic imaging system 100 includes a hardware processor that obtains an image data item on each of the frame images generated by the radiographic imaging apparatus 2, detects a situation of the subject at least at a time point in the dynamic imaging, associates the detected situation of the subject with the obtained image data items, and issues a specific output for notification that the subject is in a specific situation when the subject is in a state of a specific frame image fs, in a case where the display is caused to display the specific frame image fs, this specific frame image fs being taken when it is detected that the situation of the subject is the specific situation.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 5, 2021Publication date: June 24, 2021Applicant: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.Inventor: Sumiya NAGATSUKA
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Publication number: 20210133967Abstract: A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium stores a program that causes a computer to perform an obtaining process, an analyzing process, and an extracting process. In the obtaining process, the computer obtains a radiographic moving image showing a motion of a specific part of an examinee. In the analyzing process, the computer analyzes the radiographic moving image obtained in the obtaining process. In the extracting process, the computer extracts, among frames constituting the radiographic moving image, a specific frame that visibly shows a detection target in the specific part, based on a result of analyzing a dynamic state of the specific part in the analyzing process.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 28, 2020Publication date: May 6, 2021Applicant: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.Inventors: Noritsugu MATSUTANI, Sumiya NAGATSUKA, Yuki KAWANA
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Publication number: 20210100519Abstract: A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a program causes a computer to perform an analysis process based on a radiation moving image in which a dynamic state of a specific site of a subject is captured. The program includes the analysis process in which, an analysis is performed based on the radiation moving image wherein when a plane in which the specific site is movable is to be a movable plane, the radiation moving image is obtained by irradiating radiation on the specific site in a state in which the radiation is orthogonal to the movable plane.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 29, 2020Publication date: April 8, 2021Inventors: Shikou KANEKO, Sumiya Nagatsuka
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Patent number: 10966674Abstract: A radiographic image display apparatus 3 included in a radiographic imaging system 100 includes a hardware processor that obtains an image data item on each of the frame images generated by the radiographic imaging apparatus 2, detects a situation of the subject at least at a time point in the dynamic imaging, associates the detected situation of the subject with the obtained image data items, and issues a specific output for notification that the subject is in a specific situation when the subject is in a state of a specific frame image fs, in a case where the display is caused to display the specific frame image fs, this specific frame image fs being taken when it is detected that the situation of the subject is the specific situation.Type: GrantFiled: February 27, 2019Date of Patent: April 6, 2021Assignee: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.Inventor: Sumiya Nagatsuka
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Publication number: 20210089820Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes a hardware processor. The hardware processor is configured to determine a standard frame image in a dynamic image including a plurality of frame images obtained by imaging using radiation a process of a movement in an intentional motion by a subject. The hardware processor is configured to set a plurality of feature points on a predetermined structure in the standard frame image. The hardware processor is configured to generate position information showing a position state of the predetermined structure in the standard frame image from a relation of positions of the plurality of set feature points. The hardware processor is configured to specify in another frame image of the dynamic image positions of the plurality of set feature points and generates the position information of the predetermined structure in the another frame image.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 8, 2020Publication date: March 25, 2021Inventors: Sumiya Nagatsuka, Naoki Hayashi
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Publication number: 20200286235Abstract: A dynamic image analysis system includes a modality and a hardware processor. The modality generates first and second dynamic images each composed of frame images indicating dynamics of a subject. The processor detects a first signal value of a pixel in a first region in each of the frame images of the first dynamic image. The hardware processor detects a second signal value of a pixel in a second region in which an identical site to that of the first region is imaged, the second region being in each of the frame images of the second dynamic image. The processor determines an image processing condition for making the first signal value close to the second signal value based on the first and second signal values detected. The hardware processor performs image processing on the first dynamic image under the determined image processing condition to generate a processed dynamic image.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 24, 2020Publication date: September 10, 2020Inventors: Sumiya NAGATSUKA, Naoki HAYASHI
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Publication number: 20190298287Abstract: A radiographic image display apparatus 3 included in a radiographic imaging system 100 includes a hardware processor that obtains an image data item on each of the frame images generated by the radiographic imaging apparatus 2, detects a situation of the subject at least at a time point in the dynamic imaging, associates the detected situation of the subject with the obtained image data items, and issues a specific output for notification that the subject is in a specific situation when the subject is in a state of a specific frame image fs, in a case where the display is caused to display the specific frame image fs, this specific frame image fs being taken when it is detected that the situation of the subject is the specific situation.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 27, 2019Publication date: October 3, 2019Applicant: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.Inventor: Sumiya Nagatsuka
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Patent number: 9237877Abstract: Provided is a thoracic diagnosis assistance system. The system includes, an imaging unit, an extracting unit, a region dividing unit, an analysis unit and a display unit. The extraction unit extracts a lung field region from the plurality of successive image frames generated by the imaging unit. The region dividing unit divides the lung field region extracted by the extraction unit into a plurality of sub-regions and correlates the sub-regions among the plurality of image frames. The analysis unit performs an analysis of the sub-regions to calculate an inspiratory feature quantity and an expiratory feature quantity and to calculate a value of a ratio of the calculated inspiratory feature quantity to expiratory feature quantity and creates a histogram of the calculated ratio value. The display unit displays the histogram.Type: GrantFiled: December 1, 2014Date of Patent: January 19, 2016Assignee: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.Inventors: Syou Noji, Tetsuo Shimada, Shintaro Muraoka, Sumiya Nagatsuka
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Patent number: 9125621Abstract: It is possible to improve a diagnostic performance by a dynamic image and in particular, to provide information effective for diagnosis of the lung ventilation function. Provided is a dynamic image capturing system (100) including: a calculation device (4) which calculates a dynamic feature amount according to a plurality of frame images of the dynamic image captured by an imaging device (1); and a diagnosis console (3) which displays the frame images of the captured dynamic image as a dynamic image display or a still image display on a display screen of a display unit (34) and colors at least one of the frame images with a color in accordance with a calculation result of a feature amount obtained by the calculation device (4).Type: GrantFiled: October 23, 2012Date of Patent: September 8, 2015Assignee: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.Inventors: Sumiya Nagatsuka, Yoshihiro Takeda
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Patent number: 9044194Abstract: Provided is a thoracic diagnosis assistance system. The system includes, an imaging unit, an extracting unit, a region dividing unit, an analysis unit and a display unit. The extraction unit extracts a lung field region from the plurality of successive image frames generated by the imaging unit. The region dividing unit divides the lung field region extracted by the extraction unit into a plurality of sub-regions and correlates the sub-regions among the plurality of image frames. The analysis unit performs an analysis of the sub-regions to calculate an inspiratory feature quantity and an expiratory feature quantity and to calculate a value of a ratio of the calculated inspiratory feature quantity to expiratory feature quantity and creates a histogram of the calculated ratio value. The display unit displays the histogram.Type: GrantFiled: March 9, 2011Date of Patent: June 2, 2015Assignee: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.Inventors: Syou Noji, Tetsuo Shimada, Shintaro Muraoka, Sumiya Nagatsuka
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Publication number: 20150092911Abstract: Provided is a thoracic diagnosis assistance system. The system includes, an imaging unit, an extracting unit, a region dividing unit, an analysis unit and a display unit. The extraction unit extracts a lung field region from the plurality of successive image frames generated by the imaging unit. The region dividing unit divides the lung field region extracted by the extraction unit into a plurality of sub-regions and correlates the sub-regions among the plurality of image frames. The analysis unit performs an analysis of the sub-regions to calculate an inspiratory feature quantity and an expiratory feature quantity and to calculate a value of a ratio of the calculated inspiratory feature quantity to expiratory feature quantity and creates a histogram of the calculated ratio value. The display unit displays the histogram.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 1, 2014Publication date: April 2, 2015Inventors: Syou NOJI, Tetsuo SHIMADA, Shintaro MURAOKA, Sumiya NAGATSUKA
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Patent number: 8995614Abstract: The present invention provides a method for displaying medical images and a medical image display system that do not require a medical practitioner to move his/her line of sight at the time of comparing/interpreting images and that can improve accuracy in diagnosis. According to the medical image display system of the present invention: an X-ray imaging device captures an image of a subject according to a first imaging mode by a fringe-scanning imaging device or a second imaging mode by a Fourier transform imaging device; a controller creates at least two images from among an X-ray absorption image, a differential phase image, and a small-angle scattering image on the basis of the captured moir image; and said at least two images that have been created are displayed in turn in the same position on a display section.Type: GrantFiled: March 7, 2011Date of Patent: March 31, 2015Assignee: Konica Minolta Medical & Graphic, Inc.Inventors: Sumiya Nagatsuka, Junko Kiyohara, Shikou Kaneko
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Publication number: 20140010344Abstract: A medical image display system is shown. The medical image display system includes, a fringe scanning type capturing apparatus or a Fourier transformation type capturing apparatus; an image processing section; a display section; and a control section. The capturing apparatus includes, an X-ray source; a first grating and a second grating; a subject table; and an X-ray detector. The image processing section generates a plurality of reconstructed images for diagnosis based on an image signal of a subject captured with the capturing apparatus. The display section displays at least two of the plurality of reconstructed images. The control section detects an abnormal candidate on each of the plurality of reconstructed images and controls display order of the plurality of reconstructed images displayed on the display section based on a result of detecting.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 22, 2012Publication date: January 9, 2014Applicant: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.Inventors: Sumiya Nagatsuka, Junko Kiyohara, Shikou Kaneko, Kazuhiro Kido
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Publication number: 20130201198Abstract: The present invention provides a method for displaying medical images and a medical image display system that do not require a medical practitioner to move his/her line of sight at the time of comparing/interpreting images and that can improve accuracy in diagnosis. According to the medical image display system of the present invention: an X-ray imaging device captures an image of a subject according to a first imaging mode by a fringe-scanning imaging device or a second imaging mode by a Fourier transform imaging device; a controller creates at least two images from among an X-ray absorption image, a differential phase image, and a small-angle scattering image on the basis of the captured moire image; and said at least two images that have been created are displayed in turn in the same position on a display section.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 7, 2011Publication date: August 8, 2013Applicant: KONICA MINOLTA MEDICAL & GRAPHIC, INC.Inventors: Sumiya Nagatsuka, Junko Kiyohara, Shikou Kaneko
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Patent number: 8483456Abstract: It is possible to improve a diagnostic performance by a dynamic image and in particular, to provide information effective for diagnosis of the lung ventilation function. Provided is a dynamic image capturing system including: a calculation device which calculates a dynamic feature amount according to a plurality of frame images of the dynamic image captured by an imaging device; and a diagnosis console which displays the frame images of the captured dynamic image as a dynamic image display or a still image display on a display screen of a display unit and colors at least one of the frame images with a color in accordance with a calculation result of a feature amount obtained by the calculation device. In the diagnosis of the lung ventilation function, the breast portion of an examinee is dynamically imaged over a plurality of time phases to calculate a feature amount and an estimated ventilation amount at each of the time phases, so that the calculation results are displayed on the display screen.Type: GrantFiled: June 15, 2010Date of Patent: July 9, 2013Assignee: Konica Minolta Medical & Graphic, Inc.Inventors: Sumiya Nagatsuka, Yoshihiro Takeda
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Publication number: 20130156158Abstract: Provided is a thoracic diagnosis assistance system. The system includes, an imaging unit, an extracting unit, a region dividing unit, an analysis unit and a display unit. The extraction unit extracts a lung field region from the plurality of successive image frames generated by the imaging unit. The region dividing unit divides the lung field region extracted by the extraction unit into a plurality of sub-regions and correlates the sub-regions among the plurality of image frames. The analysis unit performs an analysis of the sub-regions to calculate an inspiratory feature quantity and an expiratory feature quantity and to calculate a value of a ratio of the calculated inspiratory feature quantity to expiratory feature quantity and creates a histogram of the calculated ratio value. The display unit displays the histogram.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 9, 2011Publication date: June 20, 2013Applicant: KONICA MINOLTA MEDICAL & GRAPHIC, INC.Inventors: Syou Noji, Tetsuo Shimada, Shintaro Muraoka, Sumiya Nagatsuka
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Patent number: 7916832Abstract: A control device of a breast image radiographing apparatus relating to the present invention controls a driving device, in response to a press-down of a position adjustment switch of an input device, so as to adjust the position of a subject table. The position of compression board is adjusted by the operator such as a radiographing technician, the subject H is pressed and fixed, and when the enlargement factor of the phase contrast radiographing is inputted through the input device, the control device controls a driving device according to the positions of the subject table and the compression board and the inputted enlargement factor, so as to make a holding member ascend and descend and thereby the relative distances of the subject table to a radiation source and to a radiation image detector are adjusted to distances satisfying the enlargement factor=(R1+R2)/R1.Type: GrantFiled: September 26, 2006Date of Patent: March 29, 2011Assignee: Konica Minolta Medical & Graphic, Inc.Inventors: Hirotaka Hara, Mamoru Umeki, Hisashi Yonekawa, Sumiya Nagatsuka, Tomonori Gido
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Publication number: 20100246925Abstract: It is possible to improve a diagnostic performance by a dynamic image and in particular, to provide information effective for diagnosis of the lung ventilation function. Provided is a dynamic image capturing system including: a calculation device which calculates a dynamic feature amount according to a plurality of frame images of the dynamic image captured by an imaging device; and a diagnosis console which displays the frame images of the captured dynamic image as a dynamic image display or a still image display on a display screen of a display unit and colors at least one of the frame images with a color in accordance with a calculation result of a feature amount obtained by the calculation device. In the diagnosis of the lung ventilation function, the breast portion of an examinee is dynamically imaged over a plurality of time phases to calculate a feature amount and an estimated ventilation amount at each of the time phases, so that the calculation results are displayed on the display screen.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 15, 2010Publication date: September 30, 2010Applicant: KONICA MINOLTA MEDICAL & GRAPHIC, INC.Inventors: Sumiya NAGATSUKA, Yoshihiro TAKEDA