Patents by Inventor Nobu Miyazawa

Nobu Miyazawa 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).

  • Patent number: 9398887
    Abstract: A medical imaging apparatus which captures a medical image based on imaging technique information includes a display control unit which displays thumbnails of medical images captured based on imaging technique information in a first area on a display window, displays a thumbnail of a different-inspection image retrieved based on the imaging technique information in a second area, and displays, in a third area, a medical image corresponding to a selected thumbnail of the thumbnails displayed in the first area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2016
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Nobu Miyazawa
  • Publication number: 20160135760
    Abstract: In tomosynthesis imaging for obtaining a tomographic image from a plurality of projected images, at least generation or display of a two-dimensional tomographic image along a plane intersecting a detection surface of an X-ray detection unit is controlled in accordance with information on X-ray irradiation directions in which the projected images are respectively captured.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2014
    Publication date: May 19, 2016
    Inventor: Nobu Miyazawa
  • Publication number: 20160128649
    Abstract: In tomosynthesis imaging for obtaining a tomosynthesis image from a projected image group captured by irradiating an object with X-rays from a plurality of different angles by using an X-ray generation unit and an X-ray detection unit, whether or not to cause a new icon corresponding to set process conditions to be displayed on a display unit is controlled in accordance with process conditions set by a condition setting unit 4051 and process conditions corresponding to a tomosynthesis image already generated by an image processing unit 110.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2014
    Publication date: May 12, 2016
    Inventor: Nobu Miyazawa
  • Publication number: 20160128648
    Abstract: In tomosynthesis imaging for obtaining a tomosynthesis image from a projected image group captured by irradiating an object with X-rays from a plurality of different angles by using an X-ray generation unit and an X-ray detection unit, in association with a process for setting data of a projected image group as a reject, data of a tomosynthesis image generated on the basis of the projected image group is set as a reject.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2014
    Publication date: May 12, 2016
    Inventor: Nobu Miyazawa
  • Publication number: 20160133012
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus for medical information includes a determination unit that determines whether specific information is to be associated with a medical image obtained by imaging of an object based on information concerning the imaging of the object, a period obtaining unit that obtains information indicating a period that has elapsed between a reference time concerning the specific information and a time of imaging of the medical image, and a processing unit that associates with the medical image the information indicating the period as the specific information in a case where the determination unit determines that the specific information is to be associated with the medical image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2015
    Publication date: May 12, 2016
    Inventor: Nobu Miyazawa
  • Publication number: 20160120495
    Abstract: In tomosynthesis imaging for obtaining a tomographic image from a plurality of projected images, in a case where a reconstruction condition and the tone conversion condition have been changed, control is performed to determine whether or not to use the changed tone conversion condition for tone conversion processing to be performed on a tomosynthesis image reconstructed in accordance with the changed reconstruction condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2014
    Publication date: May 5, 2016
    Inventor: Nobu Miyazawa
  • Publication number: 20150339440
    Abstract: A medical imaging apparatus includes a transmission suspension time determination unit that determines a transmission suspension time from when an inspection is ended to when inspection end information generated by an inspection end information generation unit is transmitted to a hospital information system based on inspection information; an inspection end information transmission unit transmits the generated inspection end information to the hospital information system after the transmission suspension time has passed after the inspection is ended; and an additional imaging-operation instruction determination unit determines whether an additional imaging-operation instruction is issued from an operator before the transmission suspension time passes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2015
    Publication date: November 26, 2015
    Inventors: Nobu Miyazawa, Koji Takekoshi
  • Patent number: 9129049
    Abstract: A medical imaging apparatus includes a transmission suspension time determination unit that determines a transmission suspension time from when an inspection is ended to when inspection end information generated by an inspection end information generation unit is transmitted to a hospital information system based on inspection information; an inspection end information transmission unit transmits the generated inspection end information to the hospital information system after the transmission suspension time has passed after the inspection is ended; and an additional imaging-operation instruction determination unit determines whether an additional imaging-operation instruction is issued from an operator before the transmission suspension time passes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2015
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Nobu Miyazawa, Koji Takekoshi
  • Publication number: 20140135953
    Abstract: A medical imaging apparatus includes a transmission suspension time determination unit that determines a transmission suspension time from when an inspection is ended to when inspection end information generated by an inspection end information generation unit is transmitted to a hospital information system based on inspection information; an inspection end information transmission unit transmits the generated inspection end information to the hospital information system after the transmission suspension time has passed after the inspection is ended; and an additional imaging-operation instruction determination unit determines whether an additional imaging-operation instruction is issued from an operator before the transmission suspension time passes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2014
    Publication date: May 15, 2014
    Inventors: Nobu Miyazawa, Koji Takekoshi
  • Publication number: 20140119514
    Abstract: A medical imaging apparatus which captures a medical image based on imaging technique information includes a display control unit which displays thumbnails of medical images captured based on imaging technique information in a first area on a display window, displays a thumbnail of a different-inspection image retrieved based on the imaging technique information in a second area, and displays, in a third area, a medical image corresponding to a selected thumbnail of the thumbnails displayed in the first area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2013
    Publication date: May 1, 2014
    Applicant: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Nobu Miyazawa
  • Publication number: 20100274406
    Abstract: A medical imaging apparatus includes a transmission suspension time determination unit that determines a transmission suspension time from when an inspection is ended to when inspection end information generated by an inspection end information generation unit is transmitted to a hospital information system based on inspection information; an inspection end information transmission unit transmits the generated inspection end information to the hospital information system after the transmission suspension time has passed after the inspection is ended; and an additional imaging-operation instruction determination unit determines whether an additional imaging-operation instruction is issued from an operator before the transmission suspension time passes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2010
    Publication date: October 28, 2010
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Nobu Miyazawa, Koji Takekoshi