Patents by Inventor Takahiro Kawamura

Takahiro Kawamura 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: 11278257
    Abstract: In order to assist the interpretation of a radiation image in which an abnormality appears, the invention provides a diagnostic auxiliary image generation apparatus, a diagnostic auxiliary image generation method, and a non-transitory computer readable recording medium recorded with a diagnostic auxiliary image generation program for generating a diagnostic auxiliary image. In a case where a past radiation image is present, a temporal difference image generation unit generates and sets a temporal difference image as a diagnostic auxiliary image only in a case where the projected images of a diagnostic target radiation image and the past radiation image match each other. In a case where a past radiation image is not present or the projected images of a diagnostic target radiation image and a past radiation image do not match each other, a bone-suppressed image generation unit generates and sets a bone-suppressed image as a diagnostic auxiliary image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventor: Takahiro Kawamura
  • Publication number: 20220036606
    Abstract: A processor acquires at least one radiographic image of a subject including a plurality of compositions and acquires a composition ratio of the subject. The processor sets an attenuation coefficient of radiation used in a case in which the radiographic image is acquired for each pixel of the radiographic image according to the composition ratio. The processor performs image processing on the radiographic image using the set attenuation coefficient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2021
    Publication date: February 3, 2022
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventor: Takahiro KAWAMURA
  • Patent number: 11234641
    Abstract: A subtraction processing unit generates a soft portion image representing a soft portion tissue of a subject from first and second radiation images. A body thickness estimation unit estimates a body thickness distribution of the subject on the basis of imaging conditions in a case where the soft portion image and the first and second radiation images are acquired. An approximate body thickness distribution calculation unit calculates an approximate body thickness distribution obtained by approximating the estimated body thickness distribution to a model corresponding to a human body, and a body fat percentage calculation unit calculates a distribution of a body fat percentage in the subject on the basis of the approximate body thickness distribution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventor: Takahiro Kawamura
  • Publication number: 20210383543
    Abstract: A radiographic image processing device includes a radiographic image acquisition unit that acquires a plurality of radiographic images of a specific subject taken using radiations having energies different from each other, a structure recognition unit that recognizes structures, which is included in the subject, using the radiographic images, an attenuation coefficient calculation unit that calculates attenuation coefficients ? of the radiation for the structures, which are recognized by the structure recognition unit, using recognition results of the structure recognition unit and the plurality of radiographic images, and an image processing unit that performs image processing on the radiographic images using the attenuation coefficients.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2021
    Publication date: December 9, 2021
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventor: Takahiro KAWAMURA
  • Publication number: 20210369224
    Abstract: A subject information acquisition unit calculates a bone mineral density in the bone region and a muscle mass in the soft region for each pixel on the basis of a radiographic image. A statistical value calculation unit calculates a statistical value related to the subject on the basis of the bone mineral density and the muscle mass. An evaluation value calculation unit calculates the fracture risk evaluation value for evaluating the fracture risk of the subject on the basis of the statistical value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2021
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Kayo OKANO, Takahiro KAWAMURA
  • Publication number: 20210353241
    Abstract: A body thickness distribution calculation unit calculates a body thickness distribution of the subject. A soft region specification unit specifies a soft region indicating a region of a soft part from a radiographic image. A subject information acquisition unit calculates the proportion of muscle and the proportion of fat in the soft region for each pixel using the body thickness distribution and a pixel value of the soft region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2021
    Publication date: November 18, 2021
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventor: Takahiro KAWAMURA
  • Publication number: 20210106298
    Abstract: An image generation unit generates a contrast-reduced image in which contrast in a region other than a soft part is reduced in a radiographic image indicating a subject including the soft part and a bone part. A body thickness derivation unit derives the body thickness of the subject based on the contrast-reduced image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2020
    Publication date: April 15, 2021
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventor: Takahiro KAWAMURA
  • Publication number: 20210100520
    Abstract: An image acquisition unit acquires two radiographic images based on radiations which are transmitted through a subject containing a plurality of compositions and have energy distributions different from each other. A body thickness derivation unit derives, as a first body thickness and a second body thickness, body thicknesses of the subject for pixels of the two radiographic images. A composition ratio derivation unit derives composition ratios of the subject for the pixels of the radiographic images based on the first body thickness and the second body thickness.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2020
    Publication date: April 8, 2021
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventor: Takahiro KAWAMURA
  • Patent number: 10916011
    Abstract: A body thickness estimation unit estimates a body thickness of a subject for each pixel of at least one of a first radiographic image or a second radiographic image which includes a primary ray component and a scattered ray component, on the basis of the at least one of the first radiographic image or the second radiographic image. A bone part pixel value acquisition unit acquires a pixel value of a bone region of the subject from the first and second radiographic images. An information acquisition unit acquires bone mineral information indicating a bone mineral content of the bone region for each pixel of the bone region on the basis of imaging conditions in a case in which the at least one of the first radiographic image or the second radiographic image has been acquired, the body thickness for each pixel, and the pixel value of the bone region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2021
    Assignee: FUJIFILM CORPORATION
    Inventor: Takahiro Kawamura
  • Patent number: 10888295
    Abstract: A control unit of a console functions as an acquisition unit that acquires a radiographic image and imaging conditions in which the radiographic image has been captured. In addition, the control unit functions as a derivation unit that derives the amount of signal included in the radiographic image on the basis of a primary radiation distribution of the radiographic image derived on the basis of the imaging conditions or on the basis of the imaging conditions and a body thickness distribution of an object in the radiographic image and outputs the ratio of the derived amount of signal to the amount of noise included in the radiographic image as an index value of the amount of radiation emitted in the capture of the radiographic image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2021
    Assignee: FUJIFILM CORPORATION
    Inventor: Takahiro Kawamura
  • Patent number: 10810710
    Abstract: An image acquisition unit acquires first and second radiographic images acquired by irradiating a first radiation detector and a second radiation detector which overlaps the first radiation detector so as to deviate from the first radiation detector by a half pixel with radiation which has been emitted from a radiation source and transmitted through an object. A corresponding positional relationship acquisition unit acquires a corresponding positional relationship between the position of pixels of the first radiographic image and the position of pixels of the second radiographic image. A resolution enhancement unit estimates a pixel value corresponding to a position between the pixels of the first radiographic image, on the basis of the corresponding positional relationship, a pixel value of the first radiographic image, and a pixel value of the second radiographic image, and generates a processed radiographic image having a higher resolution than the first and second radiographic images.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: FUJIFILM CORPORATION
    Inventor: Takahiro Kawamura
  • Patent number: 10806425
    Abstract: An X-ray imaging apparatus includes an operation panel including a plurality of operation input units and disposed on an X-ray imaging table, and a substrate including circuits disposed inside the operation panel and configured to output signals due to operation of the plurality of operation input units and a sensor configured to sense ingress of liquid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: Shimadzu Corporation
    Inventor: Takahiro Kawamura
  • Publication number: 20200323509
    Abstract: An X-ray imaging apparatus includes an operation panel including a plurality of operation input units and disposed on an X-ray imaging table, and a substrate including circuits disposed inside the operation panel and configured to output signals due to operation of the plurality of operation input units and a sensor configured to sense ingress of liquid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2019
    Publication date: October 15, 2020
    Applicant: SHIMADZU CORPORATION
    Inventor: TAKAHIRO KAWAMURA
  • Patent number: 10743833
    Abstract: An image obtainment unit obtains plural radiographic-images generated by arranging plural storable-phosphor-sheets in such a manner that at least portions of the sheets are overlapped with each other in an irradiation direction of radiation, by arranging a marker at a position to be detected by the plural sheets, and by detecting the radiation that has passed through a subject and the marker by each of the plural sheets. A first-information obtainment unit obtains first-information representing a distance between detection surfaces of the plural sheets. A second-information obtainment unit obtains second-information representing a magnification ratio of a second marker image of the marker included in a radiographic-image obtained by a second sheet with respect to a marker image of the marker included in a radiographic-image obtained by a first sheet of the plural sheets. A distance calculation unit calculates, based on the first and the second information, a radiation-source-to-image-surface distance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2020
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventor: Takahiro Kawamura
  • Publication number: 20200212085
    Abstract: A solid-state imaging device includes a pixel having a photoelectric conversion element which generates a charge in response to incident light, a first transfer gate which transfers the charge from the photoelectric conversion element to a charge holding section, and a second transfer gate which transfers the charge from the charge holding section to a floating diffusion. The first transfer gate includes a trench gate structure having at least two trench gate sections embedded in a depth direction of a semiconductor substrate, and the charge holding section includes a semiconductor region positioned between adjacent trench gate sections.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2020
    Publication date: July 2, 2020
    Inventor: Takahiro Kawamura
  • Patent number: 10617378
    Abstract: When performing processing for eliminating scattered radiation included in radiation transmitted through a subject on a radiation image captured by irradiating the subject with radiation, an imaging condition acquisition unit acquires imaging conditions, and a distance information acquisition unit acquires distance information representing the distance between the subject and a radiation detector. A scattered radiation information acquisition unit acquires scattered radiation component information representing a scattered radiation component of radiation included in the radiation image based on at least the imaging conditions, and a correction unit corrects the scattered radiation component information based on the distance information. A scattered radiation elimination unit performs scattered radiation elimination processing of the radiation image based on the corrected scattered radiation component information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2020
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventor: Takahiro Kawamura
  • Patent number: 10615215
    Abstract: A solid-state imaging device includes a pixel having a photoelectric conversion element which generates a charge in response to incident light, a first transfer gate which transfers the charge from the photoelectric conversion element to a charge holding section, and a second transfer gate which transfers the charge from the charge holding section to a floating diffusion. The first transfer gate includes a trench gate structure having at least two trench gate sections embedded in a depth direction of a semiconductor substrate, and the charge holding section includes a semiconductor region positioned between adjacent trench gate sections.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2020
    Assignee: Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation
    Inventor: Takahiro Kawamura
  • Patent number: 10562537
    Abstract: The vehicle control device is designed to control a vehicle equipped with an engine, and an automatic transmission comprising a torque converter with a lockup clutch. The vehicle control device comprises a controller configured to perform control of changing an engagement degree of the lockup clutch and to, when such a condition that the vehicle is traveling and a steering angle-related value as a parameter related to a steering angle of a steering apparatus of the vehicle increases is satisfied, reduce an output torque of the engine to generate a deceleration of the vehicle to thereby execute a torque reduction control for controlling an attitude of the vehicle. The controller is configured to reduce the output torque of the engine, in accordance with the engagement degree of the lockup clutch controlled by a lockup control.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2020
    Assignee: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Keiichi Hiwatashi, Daisuke Umetsu, Osamu Sunahara, Yasunori Takahara, Daisaku Ogawa, Takahiro Kawamura, Chikako Ohisa
  • Patent number: 10526981
    Abstract: An engine control device is provided, that includes an air amount controller, an ignition timing controller, a basic target torque determinator which determines a basic target torque, a change rate acquirer for acquiring a change rate of a steering operation, a target additional deceleration setter for increasing a target additional deceleration while an increase rate thereof becomes less as the change rate increases, a torque reduction amount determinator for determining an engine torque reduction amount, a final target torque determinator for determining a final target torque, and an actual air amount estimator for estimating an actual air amount introduced into a combustion chamber. The air amount controller determines a target air amount and controls the intake air amount to achieve the target air amount. The ignition timing controller retards the ignition timing more as the actual air amount becomes more excessive with respect to the target amount.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2020
    Assignee: Mazda Motor Corporation
    Inventors: Chikako Ohisa, Osamu Sunahara, Daisuke Umetsu, Takahiro Kawamura, Yasunori Takahara, Daisaku Ogawa, Takeatsu Ito
  • Publication number: 20190362492
    Abstract: A body thickness estimation unit estimates a body thickness of a subject for each pixel of at least one of a first radiographic image or a second radiographic image which includes a primary ray component and a scattered ray component, on the basis of the at least one of the first radiographic image or the second radiographic image. A bone part pixel value acquisition unit acquires a pixel value of a bone region of the subject from the first and second radiographic images. An information acquisition unit acquires bone mineral information indicating a bone mineral content of the bone region for each pixel of the bone region on the basis of imaging conditions in a case in which the at least one of the first radiographic image or the second radiographic image has been acquired, the body thickness for each pixel, and the pixel value of the bone region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2019
    Publication date: November 28, 2019
    Inventor: Takahiro KAWAMURA