Patents by Inventor Tatsuo Maeda
Tatsuo Maeda 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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Patent number: 9532759Abstract: An X-ray CT apparatus includes an image generating unit, a discrimination unit, a monochromatic X-ray image generating unit, a combined-image generating unit and a display unit. The image generating unit generates a plurality of reference material images corresponding to respective ones of a plurality of reference materials on a basis of pre-reconstruction data of multi-energy obtained by scanning a subject. The discrimination unit discriminates each of a plurality of materials contained in an imaging region of the subject on a basis of the plurality of reference material images. The monochromatic X-ray image generating unit generates a monochromatic X-ray image at energy determined by each of the plurality of discriminated materials. The combined-image generating unit combines a plurality of monochromatic X-ray images corresponding to the plurality of materials and to generate a combined image. The display unit displays the combined image on a display device.Type: GrantFiled: July 9, 2014Date of Patent: January 3, 2017Assignee: Toshiba Medical Systems CorporationInventors: Hiroki Taguchi, Tatsuo Maeda
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Patent number: 9509982Abstract: An image processing system according to an embodiment includes a display unit capable of displaying stereoscopic images by displaying a group of parallax images and a display control unit. The display control unit displays an operation screen for receiving operations on medical image data on the display unit, displays selection information for selecting medical image data on the operation screen, and controls whether the selection information will be displayed as a stereoscopic image or a planar image depending on the content of medical image data selected by the selection information.Type: GrantFiled: June 13, 2012Date of Patent: November 29, 2016Assignee: Toshiba Medical Systems CorporationInventors: Shinsuke Tsukagoshi, Takumi Hara, Takahiro Yoda, Tatsuo Maeda, Masaharu Tsuyuki
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Patent number: 9426443Abstract: An image processing system according to an embodiment is an image processing system having a terminal device including a display unit that displays a medical image. The image processing system includes an acquiring unit and a display controller. The acquiring unit acquires a position of the terminal device relative to a predetermined target. The display controller causes the display unit to display a medical image in accordance with the relative position of the terminal device relative to the target acquired by the acquiring unit.Type: GrantFiled: June 27, 2012Date of Patent: August 23, 2016Assignee: Toshiba Medical Systems CorporationInventors: Kazumasa Arakita, Shinsuke Tsukagoshi, Tatsuo Maeda, Takumi Hara, Kenta Moriyasu
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Publication number: 20160113609Abstract: According to one embodiment, an X-ray CT apparatus includes a calculator, a transmitter, a data acquisition unit, and a processor. The calculator calculates a difference between imaging time phases of a first contrast agent and a second contrast agent. The transmitter sends information on the difference between the imaging time phases to an injector. The injector injects the first contrast agent and the second contrast agent into the subject at different timings based on the information. The data acquisition unit scans a subject with X-rays at a predetermined imaging timing to acquire detection data corresponding to different X-ray energies. The processor analyzes the detection data acquired at the predetermined imaging timing to generate a plurality of images corresponding to the imaging time phases.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 11, 2016Publication date: April 28, 2016Applicants: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Toshiba Medical Systems CorporationInventors: Masaharu TSUYUKI, Tatsuo MAEDA
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Patent number: 9282255Abstract: There is provided an imaging apparatus that includes a reception section, and an output section. The reception section is configured to receive a trigger from an external apparatus at a timing for reset and readout of an imaging element. The output section is configured to provide back, to the apparatus, a status indicating in which state the imaging element is when the reception section receives the trigger.Type: GrantFiled: August 23, 2012Date of Patent: March 8, 2016Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventor: Tatsuo Maeda
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Publication number: 20160055647Abstract: A medical image processing apparatus according to an embodiment includes processing circuitry. The processing circuitry obtains a plurality of medical image groups in which respective motions of a part inside a subject have been photographed in time series and executes certain processing on the acquired medical image groups. The processing circuitry analyzes the motions in the respective medical image groups. The processing circuitry generates a medical image in which the motions in the respective medical image groups substantially match with each other based on the analyzed motions.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 17, 2015Publication date: February 25, 2016Applicants: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Toshiba Medical Systems CorporationInventors: Megumu FUJIWARA, Masahiro Ozaki, Yasuko Fujisawa, Manabu Hiraoka, Tatsuo Maeda, Tatsuya Kimoto
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Publication number: 20160022237Abstract: An X-ray CT apparatus includes a first X-ray source, a first detector, a second X-ray source, a second detector, and a processing circuitry. The processing circuitry controls the first and second X-ray sources and the first and second detectors to perform scanning. The processing circuitry acquires first data of a plurality of first detection regions and second data of a plurality of second detection regions, each of the first and second detection regions including one detection element or a plurality of detection elements in the row direction, and the first detection regions being shifted by an amount corresponding to n (0<n<1) of the detection regions in the row direction from the respective second detection regions. The processing circuitry generates image data based on the acquired first and second data.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 7, 2015Publication date: January 28, 2016Applicants: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, TOSHIBA MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORPORATIONInventors: Manabu HIRAOKA, Tatsuo MAEDA
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Patent number: 9161432Abstract: A circuit board includes a board having a hole formed therein, and an imager that is bonded to a first region including at least a portion of the hole in a front surface of the board.Type: GrantFiled: August 29, 2012Date of Patent: October 13, 2015Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Toshio Watanabe, Isao Ichimura, Tatsuo Maeda, Takuma Nagata
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Patent number: 9029754Abstract: A light detection apparatus includes an image sensor, a signal obtaining unit, an exposure-time-period determination unit, and an exposure controller. The signal obtaining unit is configured to obtain a first dark current being a dark current of the image sensor in a first exposure time period, and a second dark current being a dark current of the image sensor in a second exposure time period. The exposure-time-period determination unit is configured to determine an optimal exposure time period of the image sensor based on the first dark current and the second dark current. The exposure controller is configured to control the image sensor to be exposed to light for the optimal exposure time period.Type: GrantFiled: November 29, 2012Date of Patent: May 12, 2015Assignee: Sony CorporationInventor: Tatsuo Maeda
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Patent number: 8953739Abstract: An image processing apparatus and X-ray CT system, having a tracheal bifurcation area extraction part, for extracting the tracheal bifurcation area from an X-ray image and a tracheal bifurcation identification part, for identifying the tracheal bifurcation from the tracheal bifurcation area.Type: GrantFiled: May 13, 2011Date of Patent: February 10, 2015Assignees: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Toshiba Medical Systems CorporationInventors: Tatsuo Maeda, Manabu Hiraoka, Naoko Toyoshima
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Publication number: 20140341426Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes a storage unit, a slice image generating unit, a region extracting unit and a tubular structure extracting unit. The storage unit stores a volume image of a three-dimensional region of a subject. The slice image generating unit generates a plurality of slice images corresponding to a plurality of slices each substantially perpendicular to a predetermined reference axis from the volume image. The region extracting unit extracts a target region from the plurality of slice images. The tubular structure extracting unit detects an end point from the extracted region, and extracts a tubular structure based on the end point.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 14, 2014Publication date: November 20, 2014Applicants: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, TOSHIBA MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORPORATIONInventors: Jia WU, Tatsuo MAEDA, Yanli WANG
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Patent number: 8884958Abstract: An image processing system according to an embodiment includes a first image creating unit, a second image creating unit, and a display controller. The first image creating unit creates a first image by performing a rendering processing on volume data which is three-dimensional medical image data. The second image creating unit creates a second image having a different stereoscopic effect from the first image by performing the rendering processing on the volume data. The display controller that controls to display the first image and the second image in a designated region that is designated in a display surface of a display unit and a background region other than the designated region, respectively.Type: GrantFiled: June 7, 2012Date of Patent: November 11, 2014Assignees: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Toshiba Medical Systems CorporationInventors: Shinsuke Tsukagoshi, Go Mukumoto, Masao Yui, Tatsuo Maeda, Akira Adachi
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Publication number: 20140321603Abstract: An X-ray CT apparatus includes an image generating unit, a discrimination unit, a monochromatic X-ray image generating unit, a combined-image generating unit and a display unit. The image generating unit generates a plurality of reference material images corresponding to respective ones of a plurality of reference materials on a basis of pre-reconstruction data of multi-energy obtained by scanning a subject. The discrimination unit discriminates each of a plurality of materials contained in an imaging region of the subject on a basis of the plurality of reference material images. The monochromatic X-ray image generating unit generates a monochromatic X-ray image at energy determined by each of the plurality of discriminated materials. The combined-image generating unit combines a plurality of monochromatic X-ray images corresponding to the plurality of materials and to generate a combined image. The display unit displays the combined image on a display device.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 9, 2014Publication date: October 30, 2014Applicants: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Toshiba Medical Systems CorporationInventors: Hiroki TAGUCHI, Tatsuo MAEDA
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Patent number: 8744520Abstract: There is provided a radio communication apparatus including a first radio communication unit that performs proximity communication by first radio communication, a second radio communication unit that performs the proximity communication by second radio communication via a magnetic field, a detection unit that detects the magnetic field generated in the second radio communication, and a control unit that controls radio communication by the first radio communication unit based on a detection result detected by the detection unit.Type: GrantFiled: February 12, 2010Date of Patent: June 3, 2014Assignee: Sony CorporationInventor: Tatsuo Maeda
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Patent number: 8724869Abstract: An apparatus handles a series of medical images. A time density curve generation unit generates time density curves respectively corresponding to pixels from the series of medical images. An approximation processing unit approximates a convolution between a specific time density curve of the time density curves and each of types of kinetic models to each of the time density curves upon adjustment of at least one parameter which each of the kinetic models has. A suitability index map generation unit generates types of suitability index maps respectively corresponding to the types of kinetic models based on approximation errors respectively corresponding to the pixels, which are obtained by the approximation processing unit.Type: GrantFiled: January 23, 2012Date of Patent: May 13, 2014Assignees: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Toshiba Medical Systems CorporationInventors: Shintaro Funabasama, Tatsuo Maeda, Yasuko Fujisawa
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Publication number: 20140071132Abstract: An image processing system according to an embodiment includes a stereoscopic display apparatus, a rendering processor, and a display controller. The stereoscopic display apparatus displays a stereoscopic image enabled for a stereoscopic vision using a plurality of parallax images. The rendering processor generates a plurality of parallax images by applying a rendering process to volume data that is three-dimensional medical image data from a plurality of viewpoint positions having different relative positions with respect to the volume data. The display controller causes the stereoscopic display apparatus to display a graphic image that is an image of a given graphic indicating a depth-direction position of a cursor that is operable by a given input unit in a three-dimensional stereoscopic image space in which a stereoscopic image is displayed, together with the parallax images.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 15, 2013Publication date: March 13, 2014Applicants: Toshiba Medical Systems Corporation, Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventors: Yasuhiro NOSHI, Tatsuo MAEDA, Akira ADACHI, Takumi HARA
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Publication number: 20130062717Abstract: A circuit board includes a board having a hole formed therein, and an imager that is bonded to a first region including at least a portion of the hole in a front surface of the board.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 29, 2012Publication date: March 14, 2013Applicant: Sony CorporationInventors: Toshio Watanabe, Isao Ichimura, Tatsuo Maeda, Takuma Nagata
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Publication number: 20130057672Abstract: There is provided an imaging apparatus that includes a reception section, and an output section. The reception section is configured to receive a trigger from an external apparatus at a timing for reset and readout of an imaging element. The output section is configured to provide back, to the apparatus, a status indicating in which state the imaging element is when the reception section receives the trigger.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 23, 2012Publication date: March 7, 2013Applicant: Sony CorporationInventor: Tatsuo Maeda
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Publication number: 20130021335Abstract: In an image processing system according to an embodiment, an image processing device in the embodiment includes a receiving unit, a flat image generator, and an output unit. The receiving unit receives setting of a region of interest on parallax images of a subject that are displayed stereoscopically. The flat image generator generates a flat image of a cut surface of the subject that is generated by cutting the subject along a plane corresponding to the region of interest received by the receiving unit based on volume data of the subject stored in a predetermined storage device. The output unit outputs the flat image generated by the flat image generator.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 18, 2012Publication date: January 24, 2013Applicants: Toshiba Medical Systems Corporation, Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventors: Kazumasa Arakita, Yasuhiro Noshi, Tatsuo Maeda, Go Mukumoto, Takahiro Yoda, Yoshiaki Yaoi, Tomonori Ozaki
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Patent number: 8358734Abstract: An X-ray computed tomographic apparatus includes a gantry 100 including an X-ray tube 101 which generates X-rays and an X-ray detector 103 which detects X-rays transmitted through a subject to be examined, a reconstruction device 114 which generates tomogram data on the basis of an output from the X-ray detector, a breath detector 203 which detects a respiration waveform representing a temporal change in respiration index value associated with the subject, a regular respiration waveform generating unit 207 which generates a respiration waveform with a regular respiration cycle which originates from the detected respiration waveform, and a gantry mount display 201 which displays the generated regular respiration waveform.Type: GrantFiled: November 25, 2009Date of Patent: January 22, 2013Assignees: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Toshiba Medical Systems CorporationInventors: Hitoshi Nakamura, Masaharu Tsuyuki, Tatsuo Maeda, Shan shan Xiao