Patents by Inventor Tomoaki Ogura

Tomoaki Ogura 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).

  • X-ray mammography apparatus and computer program product
    Patent number: 11324460
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an X-ray mammography apparatus includes a breast support, a compression plate, and a compression controller. The breast support where the breast is placed. The compression plate is arranged such that the breast is sandwiched between the breast support and the compression plate. The compression controller is configured to control the breast support to move toward the compression plate so as to compress the breast from below between the breast support and the compression plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: Canon Medical Systems Corporation
    Inventors: Tomoaki Ogura, Takehito Tomaru, Seiichirou Nagai, Yasushi Sakai, Yuuji Kuki, Rie Ochiai, Naoko Kuratomi, Takahiro Inagaki
  • X-ray diagnostic apparatus and image processing apparatus to specify a position of a pathological abnormality candidate
    Patent number: 10776919
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an X-ray diagnostic apparatus includes processing circuitry. The processing circuitry is configured to specify a position of a pathological abnormality candidate and a pathological abnormality type of a breast of a subject from a plurality of pieces of tomographic images obtained by performing tomosynthesis imaging on the breast. The processing circuitry is configured to, in a two-dimensional image obtained by performing X-ray imaging on the breast, perform image processing on a position corresponding to the position of the specified pathological abnormality candidate in accordance with the pathological abnormality type.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2020
    Assignee: Canon Medical Systems Corporation
    Inventors: Naoko Kuratomi, Yasushi Sakai, Yuuji Kuki, Tomoaki Ogura
  • X-RAY MAMMOGRAPHY APPARATUS AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT
    Publication number: 20190374176
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an X-ray mammography apparatus includes a breast support, a compression plate, and a compression controller. The breast support where the breast is placed. The compression plate is arranged such that the breast is sandwiched between the breast support and the compression plate. The compression controller is configured to control the breast support to move toward the compression plate so as to compress the breast from below between the breast support and the compression plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2019
    Publication date: December 12, 2019
    Applicant: Canon Medical Systems Corporation
    Inventors: Tomoaki OGURA, Takehito TOMARU, Seiichirou NAGAI, Yasushi SAKAI, Yuuji KUKI, Rie OCHIAI, Naoko KURATOMI, Takahiro INAGAKI
  • X-RAY DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20180322633
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an X-ray diagnostic apparatus includes processing circuitry. The processing circuitry is configured to specify a position of a pathological abnormality candidate and a pathological abnormality type of a breast of a subject from a plurality of pieces of tomographic images obtained by performing tomosynthesis imaging on the breast. The processing circuitry is configured to, in a two-dimensional image obtained by performing X-ray imaging on the breast, perform image processing on a position corresponding to the position of the specified pathological abnormality candidate in accordance with the pathological abnormality type.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2018
    Publication date: November 8, 2018
    Applicant: Canon Medical Systems Corporation
    Inventors: Naoko Kuratomi, Yasushi Sakai, Yuuji Kuki, Tomoaki Ogura