Patents by Inventor Hiroko Satake

Hiroko Satake 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).

  • Image displaying method and medical image diagnostic system
    Patent number: 8747319
    Abstract: The image display method comprises a three-dimensional image creating step that creates a three-dimensional image based on volume data; a cutting plane setting step that sets a cutting plane that cuts the three-dimensional image at an arbitrary position; and a positional relationship display image creating step that creates a positional relationship display image representing the mutual positional relationship between the three-dimensional image and the cutting plane, in which the opacity of the cutting plane in the positional relationship display image is adjusted so that a portion of the three-dimensional image that is hidden by the cutting plane is visually recognizable through the cutting plane in the positional relationship display image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2014
    Assignee: Hitachi Medical Corporation
    Inventors: Osamu Arai, Hiroko Satake, Akiko Sawaki
  • IMAGE DISPLAYING METHOD AND MEDICAL IMAGE DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20090306504
    Abstract: The image display method comprises a three-dimensional image creating step that creates a three-dimensional image based on volume data; a cutting plane setting step that sets a cutting plane that cuts the three-dimensional image at an arbitrary position; and a positional relationship display image creating step that creates a positional relationship display image representing the mutual positional relationship between the three-dimensional image and the cutting plane, in which the opacity of the cutting plane in the positional relationship display image is adjusted so that a portion of the three-dimensional image that is hidden by the cutting plane is visually recognizable through the cutting plane in the positional relationship display image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2006
    Publication date: December 10, 2009
    Applicants: HITACHI MEDICAL CORPORATION, NATIONAL UNIVERSITY CORPORATION NAGOYA UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Osamu Arai, Hiroko Satake, Akiko Sawaki