Patents by Inventor Eiichi Akagi
Eiichi Akagi 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: 20230245760Abstract: Provided is a display apparatus including a hardware processor that acquires, from an external apparatus, a radiology report to which a dynamic image acquired by irradiating and dynamically radiographing a subject with radiation or a dynamic analysis image indicating a result of analyzing the dynamic image is attached; and a display that displays the acquired radiology report.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 24, 2023Publication date: August 3, 2023Inventors: Eiichi AKAGI, Yozo OKUBO
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Patent number: 11348289Abstract: A medical image display device includes a hardware processor that (i) acquires an original image and an analyzed image obtained by analyzing the original image from another device, (ii) carries out predetermined image processing on one of the original image and the analyzed image as acquired, or carries out different types of image processing respectively on the original image and the analyzed image, (iii) superimposes the analyzed image as acquired or a processed analyzed image obtained by carrying out image processing on the analyzed image on the original image as acquired or a processed original image obtained by carrying out image processing on the original image to generate a processed superimposed image, and (iv) causes the superimposed image to be displayed on a display.Type: GrantFiled: December 16, 2019Date of Patent: May 31, 2022Assignee: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.Inventor: Eiichi Akagi
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Publication number: 20210074408Abstract: A medical image processing apparatus including a hardware processor. The hardware processor retrieves image data from an image capturer that generates and stores the image data of a medical image, and determines that the image data is generated by memory imaging when at least one of time differences is a predetermined time or more or operation time of an image retrieving button, selection of patient information or selection of order information is after imaging time, the time differences being a time difference between imaging time and retrieving time, a time difference between patient specifying time and the imaging time or the retrieving time, a time difference between disconnection time and the imaging time or the retrieving time, and a time difference between previous imaging time that is imaging time of previous image data and the imaging time of the image data that is retrieved.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 4, 2020Publication date: March 11, 2021Inventor: Eiichi AKAGI
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Publication number: 20200193651Abstract: A medical image display device includes a hardware processor that (i) acquires an original image and an analyzed image obtained by analyzing the original image from another device, (ii) carries out predetermined image processing on one of the original image and the analyzed image as acquired, or carries out different types of image processing respectively on the original image and the analyzed image, (iii) superimposes the analyzed image as acquired or a processed analyzed image obtained by carrying out image processing on the analyzed image on the original image as acquired or a processed original image obtained by carrying out image processing on the original image to generate a processed superimposed image, and (iv) causes the superimposed image to be displayed on a display.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 16, 2019Publication date: June 18, 2020Inventor: Eiichi AKAGI
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Publication number: 20200194034Abstract: A medical image management apparatus comprising a first hardware processor that: acquires a first video obtained by radiographing a cyclic motion of a subject; acquires a second video obtained by radiographing a cyclic motion of a subject separately from the radiographing of the first video; extracts a first feature that is a feature of a cyclic change of the acquired first video; extracts a second feature that is a feature of a cyclic change of the acquired second video; adjusts at least one of the first video and the second video so that a cycle of change approaches the cycle of change of the other video, based on the extracted first feature and second feature; and outputs the acquired first video or the adjusted first video, and the acquired second video or the adjusted second video.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 13, 2019Publication date: June 18, 2020Inventors: Eiichi AKAGI, Yasuhiro Saiki
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Publication number: 20190392031Abstract: A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having a program stored thereon for controlling a computer to perform the following, obtaining time series sound data which includes spoken contents by a speaker; obtaining operation information combined image data or operation information combined moving image data including a medical image and image operation information which includes contents of an image operation performed on the medical image; extracting the time series sound data in a time region with high importance; extracting the operation information combined image data or the operation information combined moving image data in the time region with high importance; and outputting at least one of the time series sound data in the time region with high importance and the operation information combined image data or the operation information combined moving image data in the time region with the high importance.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 20, 2019Publication date: December 26, 2019Applicant: KONICA MINOLTA INC.Inventor: Eiichi AKAGI
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Publication number: 20140218495Abstract: A medical image photographing system includes: a photographing device; a medical image management apparatus communicably connected thereto to manage the medical image; and a client terminal communicably connected thereto, wherein the client terminal includes: a display control section to causes the display section to display a list of photographing object information; a selection section to receive an selection input of one piece of photographing object information from the list with respect to the medical image; and a transmission section to transmit selection information, and the medical image management apparatus includes a correlation section to correlate the selected photographing object information with the medical image on the basis of the selection information to cause the storage section to store them, and the display control section causes the selected photographing object information to be displayed so that it is distinguishable from other photographing object information on the list.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 3, 2014Publication date: August 7, 2014Applicant: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.Inventor: Eiichi AKAGI
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Publication number: 20140158898Abstract: Disclosed is a radiation image capturing system. The radiation image capturing system includes a radiation image capturing apparatus and a capturing control apparatus. The radiation image capturing apparatus detects irradiating timing of radiation. The capturing control apparatus is able to communicate data to control the radiation image capturing apparatus. The capturing control apparatus includes, a storage section which stores capturing order information corresponded with a detecting condition of irradiating timing of radiation; an obtaining section which obtains capturing order information; and a first control section which reads the detecting condition corresponded to the obtained capturing order information and which transmits the read detecting condition to the radiation image capturing apparatus. The radiation image capturing apparatus includes a second control section which detects the irradiating timing based on the detecting condition.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 3, 2013Publication date: June 12, 2014Applicant: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.Inventor: Eiichi AKAGI
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Publication number: 20090103796Abstract: The control apparatus sets the destination for sending data of the designated image reading apparatus and the breast image radiographing apparatus to be the control apparatus when receiving request for radiographing start in the mammography mode from the control apparatus. The breast image radiographing apparatus reads cassette ID of loaded cassette, and sends it to the control apparatus after correlating the cassette ID with UID indicating the radiographing time. The image reading apparatus reads cassette ID of loaded cassette and sends it along with the read image data to the control apparatus. The control apparatus correlates the received image data with the UID by using the cassette ID as a key, discriminates between MLO-L image and MLO-R image, and discriminates CC-L and CC-R images based on the discrimination result and the radiographing order indicated by the UID.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 19, 2006Publication date: April 23, 2009Applicant: KONICA MINOLTA MEDICAL & GRAPHIC, INC.Inventors: Eiichi Akagi, Mamoru Umeki, Wataru Motoki
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Publication number: 20090076381Abstract: A method of discriminating left or right for breast regions, including generating data of plural breast images when a left breast region and a right breast region are alternately imaged in an order and are repeatedly imaged in various imaging directions in the same order by image generating sections arranged in a certain direction. A breast image is specified which is capable of being discriminated whether the imaged breast region is left or right among the plural breast images, and it is discriminated whether the left breast region or the right breast region is imaged concerning other breast images, based on the specified breast image and the order of imaging of the plural breast images of a single patient.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 11, 2006Publication date: March 19, 2009Inventors: Wataru Motoki, Mamoru Umeki, Eiichi Akagi
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Publication number: 20090016580Abstract: The problems that a skipping area is shown in the chest wall portion of the output image and image information on the chest wall portion lacks when the left and right breast images are recorded on films and outputted to compare and examine the images on the film viewer are solved. An image processing device of a breast image processing system performs a format processing so that the chest wall portions of left and right breast images created by an image creating device may be disposed on the writing commencement position H sides of an image recording apparatus.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 21, 2005Publication date: January 15, 2009Applicant: KONICA MINOLTA MEDICAL & GRAPHIC, INC.Inventors: Youji Yamamichi, Mamoru Umeki, Eiichi Akagi
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Patent number: 7302032Abstract: A mammographic apparatus comprises an identification information reader and the identification information reader transmits the cassette identification information read by the identification information reader together with the radiography execution information to the control apparatus, in the control apparatus, it becomes possible to automatically correlate the radiographic order information and the radiography execution information based on the cassette ID (identification information). Accordingly, since the radiologist can eliminate the selection work to select of the radiographic order information for correlating the radiography execution information prior to the radiography, the efficiency of radiographic work can be improved.Type: GrantFiled: January 3, 2006Date of Patent: November 27, 2007Assignee: Konica Minolta Medical & Graphic, Inc.Inventor: Eiichi Akagi
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Patent number: 7162068Abstract: A medical image displaying device for displaying a plurality of image data obtained by photographing a patient, includes: a plurality of display formats for designating at least one selected between each display size of the plurality of image data and each display position of the plurality of image data.Type: GrantFiled: January 13, 2003Date of Patent: January 9, 2007Assignee: Konica CorporationInventor: Eiichi Akagi
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Publication number: 20060126783Abstract: A mammographic apparatus comprises an identification information reader and the identification information reader transmits the cassette identification information read by the identification information reader together with the radiography execution information to the control apparatus, in the control apparatus, it becomes possible to automatically correlate the radiographic order information and the radiography execution information based on the cassette ID (identification information). Accordingly, since the radiologist can eliminate the selection work to select of the radiographic order information for correlating the radiography execution information prior to the radiography, the efficiency of radiographic work can be improved.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 3, 2006Publication date: June 15, 2006Inventor: Eiichi Akagi
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Patent number: 7039155Abstract: A mammographic apparatus comprises an identification information reader and the identification information reader transmits the cassette identification information read by the identification information reader together with the radiography execution information to the control apparatus, in the control apparatus, it becomes possible to automatically correlate the radiographic order information and the radiography execution information based on the cassette ID (identification information). Accordingly, since the radiologist can eliminate the selection work to select of the radiographic order information for correlating the radiography execution information prior to the radiography, the efficiency of radiographic work can be improved.Type: GrantFiled: March 11, 2005Date of Patent: May 2, 2006Assignee: Konica Minolta Medical & Graphic, Inc.Inventor: Eiichi Akagi
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Patent number: 7031429Abstract: A mammography system has: a mammography apparatus for radiographing a mamma image of a patient by irradiating radiations and for recording the mamma image in a cassette; a reading apparatus for reading the mamma image from the cassette; and a controller for obtaining the read mamma image by controlling the reading apparatus, wherein the mammography apparatus comprises a communication section for transmitting radiography performance information to the controller, the radiography performance information including first key information, and the controller comprises: a storage section for storing the radiographing order information including second key information; and a controlling section for relating the radiography performance information and the radiographing order information based on the first key information included in the radiography performance information transmitted from the mammography apparatus and the second key information included in the stored radiographing order information.Type: GrantFiled: April 14, 2004Date of Patent: April 18, 2006Assignee: Konica Minolta Medical & Graphic, Inc.Inventor: Eiichi Akagi
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Publication number: 20050213702Abstract: A mammographic apparatus comprises an identification information reader and the identification information reader transmits the cassette identification information read by the identification information reader together with the radiography execution information to the control apparatus, in the control apparatus, it becomes possible to automatically correlate the radiographic order information and the radiography execution information based on the cassette ID (identification information). Accordingly, since the radiologist can eliminate the selection work to select of the radiographic order information for correlating the radiography execution information prior to the radiography, the efficiency of radiographic work can be improved.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 11, 2005Publication date: September 29, 2005Inventor: Eiichi Akagi
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Publication number: 20050201608Abstract: In medical image processing system 100 related to this invention, when image data L and R which are created in image creating apparatus 1 are inputted into image processing apparatus 2, a position confirmation screen is displayed in which the chest wall side of image data L and the chest wall side of image data R adjoin one another. In this position confirmation screen, image data L and R are positioned in order to substantially match the position of both breasts to one another in the extensional direction of the common line between chest wall portions, and after the positions are determined, image data L and image data R are placed in an output image frame individually based on the positioning results and image data L and R for output are created to be outputted from image recording apparatus 3.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 8, 2005Publication date: September 15, 2005Inventors: Mamoru Umeki, Eiichi Akagi
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Patent number: 6931421Abstract: A method for acquiring order information data from a server controlling the order information for medical imaging system, and controlling the order information, comprises the steps of; storing order information data acquired from the server, in a memory device; detecting a change of the order information data in the server; and acquiring the changed order information data from the server to store in the memory device when the change of the order information data in the server is detected.Type: GrantFiled: March 18, 2002Date of Patent: August 16, 2005Assignee: Konica CorporationInventor: Eiichi Akagi
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Publication number: 20040213372Abstract: A mammography system has: a mammography apparatus for radiographing a mamma image of a patient by irradiating radiations and for recording the mamma image in a cassette; a reading apparatus for reading the mamma image from the cassette; and a controller for obtaining the read mamma image by controlling the reading apparatus, wherein the mammography apparatus comprises a communication section for transmitting radiography performance information to the controller, the radiography performance information including first key information, and the controller comprises: a storage section for storing the radiographing order information including second key information; and a controlling section for relating the radiography performance information and the radiographing order information based on the first key information included in the radiography performance information transmitted from the mammography apparatus and the second key information included in the stored radiographing order information.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 14, 2004Publication date: October 28, 2004Applicant: Konica Minolta Medical & Graphic, Inc.Inventor: Eiichi Akagi