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  • Information processing apparatus, method thereof, information processing system, and computer-readable storage medium that display a medical image with comment information
    Patent number: 10181187
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a report acquisition unit adapted to acquire report information including a region of interest in a medical image and comment information associated with the region of interest, a related region acquisition unit adapted to acquire a region related to the region of interest in the medical image, a determination unit adapted to determine a display position of a display region of the comment information so as not to make the display region of the comment information overlap the related region, and a display control unit adapted to display the medical image including the comment information so that the comment information is displayed at the determined display position of the display region on a display unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2019
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Takeshi Kubo, Gakuto Aoyama
  • APPARATUS FOR SHARING AND MANAGING INFORMATION IN PICTURE ARCHIVING COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND METHOD THEREOF
    Publication number: 20130195331
    Abstract: Disclosed are an apparatus and method for sharing and managing information in a PACS. A system for storing and managing medical image includes a pre-processing unit for generating a second medical image set by using at least part of a first medical image set and a medical image storage unit for storing the first medical image set and the generated second medical image set and store first information, stored in relation to any one of the first medical image set and the second medical image set, in relation to the other of the first medical image set and the second medical image set. Although thin-slice data is deleted, annotation or marking for 3-D data can be maintained and managed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2013
    Publication date: August 1, 2013
    Applicant: INFINITT HEALTHCARE CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Infinitt Healthcare Co., Ltd.
  • In vivo image display apparatus, receiving apparatus, and image display system using same and image display method thereof
    Patent number: 8175347
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to alleviate an image diagnosing work in a work station or the like. In a viewer 7 for displaying, on a display unit 11, image data based on a radio signal transmitted from a capsule endoscope to be inserted into a subject, an image processing circuit 35 processes image data received from a receiving apparatus 5 via an interface 34, so as to produce an image processing result of the image data, and further, a control unit 38 displays the image and the image processing result on the display unit 11 in real time, so as to enable a body-cavity image to be observed with reference to the image processing result.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2012
    Assignee: Olympus Medical Systems Corp.
    Inventor: Katsumi Hirakawa
  • Endoscopic camera system and image signal transmission method thereof
    Patent number: 11849912
    Abstract: An endoscope camera system and an image signal transmission method thereof are aimed at resolving a problem that an existing endoscope camera system cannot ensure a normal image output. The system may include a camera module, an image processing module, a front panel function switching module, a front panel control module, and a plurality of signal forwarding modules; when image signal transmission between an external monitor and the image processing module is abnormal, a signal forwarding module m is configured as a signal forwarding station that is used for bridging the image signal transmission between the image processing module and the external monitor. After receiving an image signal, the signal forwarding module m reprocesses the image signal and continues to send the image signal to the external monitor, thereby effectively avoiding signal attenuation and signal interference during the image signal transmission, and achieving an effect of ensuring a normal image output.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: SCIVITA MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Yi Zhang
  • Image processing apparatus, medical imaging device and image processing method
    Patent number: 10349915
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus according to an embodiment includes a scanning protocol creation unit, an image acquisition unit, a post-processing unit, and a storage unit. The scanning protocol creation unit creates a scanning protocol for a particular part of body of an object. The image acquisition unit acquires source image data by scanning the particular part using an imaging device according to scanning parameters in the scanning protocol. The post-processing unit performs post-processing on the source image data according to post-processing parameters in the scanning protocol to obtain processed image data. The storage unit stores the scanning protocol, or store the source image data and the processed image data or index identifiers thereof in association with parameters related to the scanning protocol as single job data of the object. The scanning protocol includes the scanning and the post-processing parameters, and information related to the imaging device and the post-processing unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2019
    Assignee: TOSHIBA MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Qiqi Xu, Xiaojing Wang, Li jun Zhang, Atsuko Sugiyama
  • IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, MEDICAL IMAGING DEVICE AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD
    Publication number: 20140348401
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus according to an embodiment includes a scanning protocol creation unit, an image acquisition unit, a post-processing unit, and a storage unit. The scanning protocol creation unit creates a scanning protocol for a particular part of body of an object. The image acquisition unit acquires source image data by scanning the particular part using an imaging device according to scanning parameters in the scanning protocol. The post-processing unit performs post-processing on the source image data according to post-processing parameters in the scanning protocol to obtain processed image data. The storage unit stores the scanning protocol, or store the source image data and the processed image data or index identifiers thereof in association with parameters related to the scanning protocol as single job data of the object. The scanning protocol includes the scanning and the post-processing parameters, and information related to the imaging device and the post-processing unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2014
    Publication date: November 27, 2014
    Applicants: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, TOSHIBA MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Qiqi XU, Xiaojing WANG, Li jun ZHANG, Atsuko SUGIYAMA
  • APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING, GENERATING, STORING AND DISPLAYING IMAGES IN PICTURE ARCHIVING COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, AND METHOD THEREOF
    Publication number: 20130335408
    Abstract: Disclosed are an apparatus and method for storing and displaying images in a picture archiving and communication system (PACS). The apparatus, comprising: a processor configured to: generate a two-dimensional (2D) medical image for a three-dimensional (3D) medical image at each of reference points of a predetermined 3D screen model; and store the generated 2D medical image along with attribute information related to the generation of the 2D medical image to a storage device or a memory.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2013
    Publication date: December 19, 2013
    Applicant: Infinitt Healthcare Co. Ltd.
    Inventor: Infinitt Healthcare Co. Ltd.
  • Apparatus for processing, generating, storing and displaying images in picture archiving communication system, and method thereof
    Patent number: 9483870
    Abstract: Disclosed are an apparatus and method for storing and displaying images in a picture archiving and communication system (PACS). The apparatus, comprising: a processor configured to: generate a two-dimensional (2D) medical image for a three-dimensional (3D) medical image at each of reference points of a predetermined (3D) screen model; and store the generated (2D) medical image along with attribute information related to the generation of the (2D) medical image to a storage device or a memory.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2016
    Assignee: Infinitt Healthcare Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jae Youn Yi, Jin Kook Kim, Byeong Soo Kim
  • IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD TO DETERMINE SUSPECT REGIONS IN A TISSUE MATRIX, AND USE THEREOF FOR 3D NAVIGATION THROUGH THE TISSUE MATRIX
    Publication number: 20120045111
    Abstract: A method to generate a final image with a medical imaging system, wherein the final image highlights suspect regions in a tissue matrix and wherein the final image is generated from a first image and from previously acquired images of the tissue matrix is provided. The method comprises: creating a 3D map of suspicion from the previously acquired medical images; generating a 2D map of suspicion by projecting all or part of the 3D map of suspicion onto a plane from a point reproducing the conditions of acquisition of the first image; and generating a final 2D image of the tissue matrix from the first image and/or from the 2D map of suspicion, wherein the final 2D image highlights suspect regions in the tissue matrix.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2011
    Publication date: February 23, 2012
    Inventors: Giovanni PALMA, Razvan Iordache, Sylvain Bernard
  • Image processing method to determine suspect regions in a tissue matrix, and use thereof for 3D navigation through the tissue matrix
    Patent number: 8824761
    Abstract: A method to generate a final image with a medical imaging system, wherein the final image highlights suspect regions in a tissue matrix and wherein the final image is generated from a first image and from previously acquired images of the tissue matrix is provided. The method comprises: creating a 3D map of suspicion from the previously acquired medical images; generating a 2D map of suspicion by projecting all or part of the 3D map of suspicion onto a plane from a point reproducing the conditions of acquisition of the first image; and generating a final 2D image of the tissue matrix from the first image and/or from the 2D map of suspicion, wherein the final 2D image highlights suspect regions in the tissue matrix.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2014
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Giovanni Palma, Razvan Iordache, Sylvain Bernard
  • Image processing method and apparatus, recording medium, and imaging apparatus
    Patent number: 6804383
    Abstract: For the purpose of providing an image processing method for determining the variance of noise in an image, a residual sum of squares of pixel values is determined for each of a plurality of local regions defined over the entire image (502-508); a histogram thereof is obtained (510); and the variance of noise is determined based on the value of the residual sum of squares that gives a peak of the histogram (512, 514).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2004
    Assignee: GE Medical Systems Global Technology Company, LLC
    Inventor: Tetsuo Ogino
  • Image editing device and method thereof
    Patent number: 7817164
    Abstract: Systems and methods for adding to or deleting from an attention region in a medical image using a drawn curved line depending on the positions of the end points of the line using computer processing and user interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2010
    Assignee: Hitachi Medical Corporation
    Inventors: Takashi Shirahata, Yoshihiro Goto
  • ENDOSCOPE APPARATUS AND SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD THEREOF
    Publication number: 20090149706
    Abstract: A respective band signal conversion section of the present invention generates WLI-R, WL-G, and WLI-B for generating a normal observation light image and NBI-R, NBI-G, and NBI-B for generating a narrow-band light image from an RGB image signal obtained by irradiation with frame sequential light of a set of a rotary filter, and a synthesis circuit synthesizes frame sequential color signals of WLI-R, WLI-G, and WLI-B and frame sequential color signals of NBI-R, NBI-G, and NBI-B. Thus it is possible to simultaneously observe a same living tissue in real time in the normal light observation image and narrow-band light observation with a simple configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2009
    Publication date: June 11, 2009
    Applicant: OLYMPUS MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORP.
    Inventors: Kenji YAMAZAKI, Kazuhiro GONO
  • Image processing method and X-ray CT system
    Patent number: 7668360
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide an image processing method for reducing noises without causing a side effect and an X-ray CT system that performs the image processing. An input image is wavelet-transformed using a gradient form. Resultant wavelet vectors are classified into categories of strongly edged objects, weakly edged objects, radial lines, and noises. The wavelet vectors classified into the category of strongly edged object are left intact. The wavelet vectors classified into the category of weakly edged objects have the directions thereof filtered. The wavelet vectors classified into the categories of radial lines and noises are smoothed. The resultant wavelet vectors are inverse-wavelet-transformed in order to produce an output image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2010
    Assignee: GE Medical Systems Global Technology Company, LLC
    Inventor: Zhanfeng Xing
  • METHOD FOR MANAGING AND/OR PROCESSING MEDICAL IMAGE DATA
    Publication number: 20100208959
    Abstract: A method for managing and/or processing medical image data is disclosed, in particular for controlling a medical workflow. Furthermore, a computer system and a computer program product having a computer program product code for implementing the method are disclosed. One embodiment is directed to a method for managing and/or processing medical image data including inputting medical image data generated by one or several modalities, the image data including the description data according to a predefined structure; assigning the image data to a template as a function of the classification thereof, with the template specifying the respective processing of image data in one or several processing steps and being used for the classification preferably of lists of classification criteria; and extracting the classification criteria at least partially from the description data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2010
    Publication date: August 19, 2010
    Inventors: Antonius AX, Karlheinz Dorn, Andrew John Hewett, Vladyslav Ukis
  • THREE-DIMENSIONAL SPACE CAMERA AND PHOTOGRAPHING METHOD THEREFOR
    Publication number: 20230084212
    Abstract: A 3D camera and a photographing method thereof are provided. The 3D camera includes an image 1 photographing unit and an image 2 photographing unit in the same optical system and a processing system that processes data of the image 1 photographing unit and the image 2 photographing unit. The processing system includes a control unit that controls image photographing by the image 1 photographing unit and the image 2 photographing unit, a recording and storage unit that performs processing on the control unit, and a 3D coordinate calculation unit that performs calculation on the recording and storage unit. 3D coordinates of an object point in 3D space or all space object points constituting a 3D object directly facing the camera are calculated by simultaneously photographing one or more pairs of images for the object point in the 3D space or all space object points constituting the 3D object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2021
    Publication date: March 16, 2023
    Applicant: AGAPE MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yong DING, Dawei DING, Dalu DING, Rongzhi JIANG, Xiaohai JIANG, Qinfu JI
  • Method and apparatus providing flexible measurement functionality for medical images
    Patent number: 8131028
    Abstract: In a medical imaging system the flexibility and power of measurement tools is improved by making the measurements objects themselves, whereby flexible interaction is provided. The measurement objects (52) are aware of their position relative to other graphical objects (50, 51), in the image. A user of a medical imaging system is thus enabled to easily perform desired measurements and to display the results thereof in a reliable and flexible manner. A method, an apparatus and a computer-readable medium are provided for processing cursored user interaction with a spatially displayed medical image for producing graphics related measurement data on the medical image. The medical image comprises at least one graphics object and dynamic measurement objects are attached to said graphics object, wherein the measurement object may be moved, removed or transferred to other graphic objects on the medical image at any time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2012
    Assignee: Koninlijke Philips Electronics N.V.
    Inventor: Raymond Joseph Elisabeth Habets
  • ULTRASONIC OBSERVATION APPARATUS, OPERATION METHOD OF THE SAME, AND COMPUTER READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM
    Publication number: 20140309531
    Abstract: An ultrasonic observation apparatus includes: a region of interest setting unit capable of setting information on a region of interest; a focus point calculation unit that divides the region of interest into a plurality of partial regions of interest according to the number of focus points in the region of interest, calculates a focus point in each of the partial regions of interest, and determines a transmission timing according to calculation results; a transmitting and receiving unit that performs a transmission-and-reception of an ultrasonic wave which is focused on the focus point; a frequency analysis unit that calculates a plurality of frequency spectra by analyzing the received ultrasonic wave with reference to the focus point; a feature data extracting unit that approximates the frequency spectra to extract feature data thereof; and an image processing unit that generates ultrasonic image data having a display mode corresponding to the feature data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2014
    Publication date: October 16, 2014
    Applicant: OLYMPUS MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORP.
    Inventor: Hirotaka EDA
  • Method and Apparatus Providing Flexible Measurement Functionality for Medical Images
    Publication number: 20080228061
    Abstract: In a medical imaging system the flexibility and power of measurement tools is improved by making the measurements objects themselves, whereby flexible interaction is provided. The measurement objects (52) are aware of their position relative to other graphical objects (50, 51), in the image. A user of a medical imaging system is thus enabled to easily perform desired measurements and to display the results thereof in a reliable and flexible manner. A method, an apparatus and a computer-readable medium are provided for processing cursored user interaction with a spatially displayed medical image for producing graphics related measurement data on the medical image. The medical image comprises at least one graphics object and dynamic measurement objects are attached to said graphics object, wherein the measurement object may be moved, removed or transferred to other graphic objects on the medical image at any time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2005
    Publication date: September 18, 2008
    Applicant: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONIC, N.V.
    Inventor: Raymond Joseph Elisabeth Habets
  • INTERACTIVE AND MULTIMEDIA MEDICAL REPORT SYSTEM AND METHOD THEREOF
    Publication number: 20170004288
    Abstract: The present invention is related to an interactive and multimedia medical report system and method thereof. The system comprises a test unit, a marking unit, a database, and an electronic device. The test unit enables generation of an image file, wherein a predefined tag is established in the first position and a special tag is established in the second position. The database is connected to the marking unit and stores the medical report comprising the predefined and special tags, and at least one of the tags established in the image file. The electronic device comprises a processing unit, which makes connections with the database through the communication unit for retrieval of the medical report. The electronic device further comprises a display unit, which is configured to show the predefined tag and the special tag, and at least one of the tags of the image file. The present disclosure further provides an interactive multimedia method for medical report.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2016
    Publication date: January 5, 2017
    Inventor: Tzu-Hung LIN
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