Patents by Inventor Tsutomu Kikawa

Tsutomu Kikawa 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).

  • Publication number: 20230263391
    Abstract: An ophthalmic information processing apparatus includes a determiner and a detector. The determiner is configured to determine a presence or absence of a disc hemorrhage for a front image of a fundus of a subject's eye, using a disc hemorrhage determination model obtained by performing machine learning using a plurality of fundus images labeled with labels indicating the presence or absence of a disc hemorrhage as first teaching data. The detector is configured to detect a disc hemorrhage region depicted in the front image that is determined to have the disc hemorrhage, using a disc hemorrhage region detection model obtained by performing machine learning using a plurality of pairs of image groups as second teaching data, each pair having a front image of a fundus and a disc hemorrhage region image representing a disc hemorrhage region depicted in the front image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2023
    Publication date: August 24, 2023
    Applicants: Topcon Corporation, TOHOKU UNIVERSITY, RIKEN
    Inventors: Toru NAKAZAWA, Kazuko OMODAKA, Hideo YOKOTA, Guangzhou AN, Tsutomu KIKAWA
  • Patent number: 11185221
    Abstract: An ophthalmologic apparatus includes an OCT measurement unit, a corneal shape measurement unit, an eyeball model generator, and a site specifying unit. The OCT measurement unit is configured to acquire data of a subject's eye by deflecting measurement light using an optical scanner to project onto the subject's eye and detecting interference light between returning light of the measurement light from the subject's eye and reference light. The corneal shape measurement unit is configured to obtain curvature radius distribution on a cornea by detecting returning light of a measurement pattern projected onto a cornea of the subject's eye. The eyeball model generator is configured to generate an eyeball model using the curvature radius distribution on the cornea.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignee: TOPCON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Makoto Saika, Tsutomu Kikawa
  • Patent number: 11122974
    Abstract: An ophthalmologic information processing apparatus includes a reference data setting unit, a first region specifying unit, and a second region specifying unit. The reference data setting unit is configured to set, as first reference data, first fundus data among a plurality of fundus data of a fundus of a subject's eye acquired at different acquisition timings using optical coherence tomography. The first region specifying unit is configured to specify one or more first atrophy regions in the fundus by analyzing the first reference data. The second region specifying unit is configured to specify one or more second atrophy regions by analyzing second fundus data based on the one or more first atrophy regions, the second fundus data being acquired after the acquisition timing of the first reference data among the plurality of fundus data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2021
    Assignee: TOPCON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kanichi Tokuda, Tsutomu Kikawa, Hiroyuki Ueda
  • Publication number: 20210272283
    Abstract: An ophthalmologic information processing apparatus includes an acquisition unit and a determination unit. The acquisition unit is configured to acquire a captured image of a subject's eye. The determination unit is configured to determine whether or not the captured image acquired by the acquisition unit is an analysis error image including a predetermined analysis error factor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2021
    Publication date: September 2, 2021
    Applicant: Topcon Corporation
    Inventors: Guangzhou AN, Masahiro AKIBA, Tsutomu KIKAWA
  • Publication number: 20200093363
    Abstract: An ophthalmologic apparatus includes an OCT measurement unit, a corneal shape measurement unit, an eyeball model generator, and a site specifying unit. The OCT measurement unit is configured to acquire data of a subject's eye by deflecting measurement light using an optical scanner to project onto the subject's eye and detecting interference light between returning light of the measurement light from the subject's eye and reference light. The corneal shape measurement unit is configured to obtain curvature radius distribution on a cornea by detecting returning light of a measurement pattern projected onto a cornea of the subject's eye. The eyeball model generator is configured to generate an eyeball model using the curvature radius distribution on the cornea.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2019
    Publication date: March 26, 2020
    Applicant: TOPCON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Makoto SAIKA, Tsutomu KIKAWA
  • Publication number: 20200093369
    Abstract: An ophthalmologic information processing apparatus includes a reference data setting unit, a first region specifying unit, and a second region specifying unit. The reference data setting unit is configured to set, as first reference data, first fundus data among a plurality of fundus data of a fundus of a subject's eye acquired at different acquisition timings using optical coherence tomography. The first region specifying unit is configured to specify one or more first atrophy regions in the fundus by analyzing the first reference data. The second region specifying unit is configured to specify one or more second atrophy regions by analyzing second fundus data based on the one or more first atrophy regions, the second fundus data being acquired after the acquisition timing of the first reference data among the plurality of fundus data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2019
    Publication date: March 26, 2020
    Applicant: TOPCON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kanichi TOKUDA, Tsutomu KIKAWA, Hiroyuki UEDA
  • Patent number: 10362939
    Abstract: A fundus analysis apparatus includes a storage, an area setting unit, and a morphological information generating unit. The storage is configured to store OCT information acquired by applying optical coherence tomography to the fundus of an eye. The area setting unit is configured to set a front area corresponding to a front surface of the lamina cribrosa and a rear area corresponding to a rear surface of the lamina cribrosa in the OCT information. The morphological information generating unit is configured to generate morphological information indicating the morphology of the lamina cribrosa based on at least the front area and the rear area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2019
    Assignees: TOHOKU UNIVERSITY, KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOPCON
    Inventors: Toru Nakazawa, Kazuko Omodaka, Akiko Matsumoto, Tsutomu Kikawa, Masahiro Akiba
  • Patent number: 10058242
    Abstract: An embodiment provides a new technique of ophthalmologic diagnostic imaging. An ophthalmologic imaging apparatus of an embodiment includes: an acquiring part configured to acquire three-dimensional image data of an eye by using optical coherence tomography; a designating part configured for designating partial image data that is a part of the three-dimensional image data corresponding to a specific site of the eye; a deforming part configured to deform the three-dimensional image data such that the partial image data is deformed into a predetermined shape to create new three-dimensional image data; a forming part configured to form cross-sectional image data based on the new three-dimensional image data; and a display controller configured to display an image based on the cross-sectional image data on a display means.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2018
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOPCON
    Inventors: Fumi Gomi, Masahiro Akiba, Tsutomu Kikawa
  • Publication number: 20170273557
    Abstract: A fundus analysis apparatus includes a storage, an area setting unit, and a morphological information generating unit. The storage is configured to store OCT information acquired by applying optical coherence tomography to the fundus of an eye. The area setting unit is configured to set a front area corresponding to a front surface of the lamina cribrosa and a rear area corresponding to a rear surface of the lamina cribrosa in the OCT information. The morphological information generating unit is configured to generate morphological information indicating the morphology of the lamina cribrosa based on at least the front area and the rear area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2015
    Publication date: September 28, 2017
    Applicants: TOHOKU UNIVERSITY, KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOPCON
    Inventors: Toru NAKAZAWA, Kazuko OMODAKA, Akiko MATSUMOTO, Tsutomu KIKAWA, Masahiro AKIBA
  • Patent number: 9456745
    Abstract: In a fundus observation apparatus, an optical system detects interference light generated by superposing signal light having traveled by way of an eye fundus and reference light having traveled by way of a reference optical path. An image forming part forms a cross sectional image based on detection results of the interference light. A specifying part analyzes the cross sectional image to specify an abnormal region located in the vicinity of central fovea of the eye fundus. The association information generating part calculates the distance between the central fovea and the abnormal region and generates association information in which the direction of the abnormal region relative to the central fovea and the distance are associated with each other. The evaluation information generating part generates evaluation information for evaluating the state of the eye fundus based on the association information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2016
    Assignees: KYOTO UNIVERSITY, KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOPCON
    Inventors: Akiko Matsumoto, Yugo Kimura, Masanori Hangai, Nagahisa Yoshimura, Tsutomu Kikawa, Akihiko Sekine
  • Publication number: 20160089020
    Abstract: An embodiment provides a new technique of ophthalmologic diagnostic imaging. An ophthalmologic imaging apparatus of an embodiment includes: an acquiring part configured to acquire three-dimensional image data of an eye by using optical coherence tomography; a designating part configured for designating partial image data that is a part of the three-dimensional image data corresponding to a specific site of the eye; a deforming part configured to deform the three-dimensional image data such that the partial image data is deformed into a predetermined shape to create new three-dimensional image data; a forming part configured to form cross-sectional image data based on the new three-dimensional image data; and a display controller configured to display an image based on the cross-sectional image data on a display means.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2014
    Publication date: March 31, 2016
    Inventors: Fumi GOMI, Masahiro AKIBA, Tsutomu KIKAWA
  • Publication number: 20150116660
    Abstract: In a fundus observation apparatus, an optical system detects interference light generated by superposing signal light having traveled by way of an eye fundus and reference light having traveled by way of a reference optical path. An image forming part forms a cross sectional image based on detection results of the interference light. A specifying part analyzes the cross sectional image to specify an abnormal region located in the vicinity of central fovea of the eye fundus. The association information generating part calculates the distance between the central fovea and the abnormal region and generates association information in which the direction of the abnormal region relative to the central fovea and the distance are associated with each other. The evaluation information generating part generates evaluation information for evaluating the state of the eye fundus based on the association information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2013
    Publication date: April 30, 2015
    Applicants: Kyoto University, KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOPCON
    Inventors: Akiko Matsumoto, Yugo Kimura, Masanori Hangai, Nagahisa Yoshimura, Tsutomu Kikawa, Akihiko Sekine
  • Patent number: 8573776
    Abstract: The fundus observation apparatus 1 has a function to form tomographic images and 3-dimensional images of a fundus Ef by scanning signal light LS as well as a function to form a moving image (observation image K) of a fundus Ef during OCT measurement. Furthermore, the fundus observation apparatus 1 includes an x-correction part 231 and a y-correction part 232 for correcting a position in the fundus surface direction of the 3-dimensional image based on the observation image K, and a z-correction part 233 for correcting the position in the fundus depth direction of a 3-dimensional image, based on a tomographic image Gi of the fundus Ef based on the detection results of interference light LC of separately scanned signal light LS and reference light LR.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2013
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Topcon
    Inventors: Hiroshi Koizumi, Koki Harumoto, Tsutomu Kikawa, Takefumi Hayashi
  • Patent number: 8408704
    Abstract: A fundus oculi observation device capable of defining which part in the result of analysis of the layer thickness of a fundus oculi is a part obtained by analyzing a vascular region is provided. A fundus oculi observation device 1 forms a plurality of tomographic images G1-Gm of a fundus oculi Ef. A layer thickness distribution calculator 231 calculates layer thickness distribution of the fundus oculi Ef in a cross section of a tomographic image G based on the tomographic images G1-Gm. A vascular region specifying part 234 specifies a vascular region in the tomographic image G. A controller 210 controls a display 240A to display layer thickness distribution information representing the layer thickness distribution and to also display vascular position information representing the position of the vascular region on the layer thickness distribution information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2013
    Assignees: The University of Tokyo, Kabushiki Kaisha Topcon
    Inventors: Atsuo Tomidokoro, Shinsuke Konno, Makoto Araie, Hiroyuki Aoki, Takashi Fujimura, Tsutomu Kikawa
  • Patent number: 8348426
    Abstract: An optical image measurement device is configured to form a tomographic image at each of a plurality of cross sections of a measurement object, and the optical image measurement device comprises: an image processor configured to execute an arithmetic operation based on a tomographic image at one cross section of the plurality of cross sections and another tomographic image at each of one or more cross sections other than the one cross section, thereby forming a new tomographic image at the one cross section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2013
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Topcon
    Inventors: Hisashi Tsukada, Hiroyuki Aoki, Yasufumi Fukuma, Tsutomu Kikawa
  • Patent number: 8192024
    Abstract: A fundus oculi observation device 1 divides a low-coherence light L0 into a signal light LS and a reference light LR, superimposes the signal light LS propagated through a a fundus oculi Ef and the reference light LR propagated through a reference mirror 174 to generate and detect an interference light LC, and forms an OCT image of the fundus oculi Ef based on the result of the detection. The fundus oculi observation device 1 scans with the signal light LS while changing a scan interval when performing a series of scans with the signal light LS. Thus, it is possible to acquire a highly accurate image at small scan intervals from an attention site, and it is possible to reduce a scanning time by scanning at large intervals in other sites. Accordingly, it is possible to rapidly acquire a highly accurate image of an attention site.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2012
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Topcon
    Inventors: Kazuhiko Yumikake, Yutaka Nishio, Hiroaki Okada, Tsutomu Kikawa
  • Patent number: 8177362
    Abstract: A device is an OCT device that splits a low-coherence light into a signal light and a reference light, detects an interference light obtained by superimposing the signal light propagated through an eye and the reference light propagated through a reference mirror, and forms an image of an fundus oculi. The device has a scan unit that scans the eye with the signal light. When a cross-section position is designated in an fundus oculi image, the device repetitively scans with the signal light along each cross-section position to repeatedly forms tomographic images at each cross-section position, thereby displaying a tomographic motion image at each cross-section position on a display. An operator can observe the tomographic motion image to designate the range and timing for measurement of a tomographic still image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2012
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Topcon
    Inventors: Yutaka Nishio, Hiroaki Okada, Tsutomu Kikawa, Kazuhiko Yumikake
  • Publication number: 20120033181
    Abstract: The fundus observation apparatus 1 has a function to form tomographic images and 3-dimensional images of a fundus Ef by scanning signal light LS as well as a function to form a moving image (observation image K) of a fundus Ef during OCT measurement. Furthermore, the fundus observation apparatus 1 includes an x-correction part 231 and a y-correction part 232 for correcting a position in the fundus surface direction of the 3-dimensional image based on the observation image K, and a z-correction part 233 for correcting the position in the fundus depth direction of a 3-dimensional image, based on a tomographic image Gi of the fundus Ef based on the detection results of interference light LC of separately scanned signal light LS and reference light LR.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2010
    Publication date: February 9, 2012
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOPCON
    Inventors: Hiroshi Koizumi, Koki Harumoto, Tsutomu Kikawa, Takefumi Hayashi
  • Patent number: 8098278
    Abstract: A fundus oculi observation device 1 splits a low-coherence light L0 into a signal light LS and a reference light LR, generates an interference light LC from the signal light LS propagated through an eye E and the reference light LR propagated through a reference mirror 174 to detect the interference light LC and, based on the result of the detection, forms a tomographic image of a fundus oculi Ef. The device 1 includes a scan unit 141 configured to scan with the signal light LS, and an LCD and optical system that present a fixation target. The device 1 acquires an image of the fundus oculi Ef in a state that scan a fixation target is presented while scanning with the signal light LS, and based on the image, determines whether fixation is proper or not.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2012
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Topcon
    Inventors: Kazuhiko Yumikake, Hiroaki Okada, Tsutomu Kikawa
  • Patent number: 8096658
    Abstract: A fundus oculi observation device 1 can form a near-infrared motion image and a color image (still image) of a fundus oculi Ef. The device 1 specifies an image region within the near-infrared motion image corresponding to a region of interest within the color image while the near-infrared motion image is being formed. The device 1 scans with a signal light LS based on the specified image region, thereby forming a tomographic image along the scanning line. According to the device 1, it is possible to determine a region of interest within a still image having a comparatively high image quality, specify the image region within the motion image corresponding to this region of interest, set a measurement site for the tomographic image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2012
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Topcon
    Inventors: Tsutomu Kikawa, Hiroyuki Aoki