Medical image processing apparatus and medical image processing method

    公开(公告)号:US11481901B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-10-25

    申请号:US16929392

    申请日:2020-07-15

    Abstract: There is provided a medical image processing apparatus which includes a first extraction unit configured to extract coronary arteries depicted in images of a plurality of time phases relating to the heart, and to extract at least one stenosed part depicted in each coronary artery; a calculation unit configured to calculate a pressure gradient of each of the extracted coronary arteries, based on tissue blood flow volumes of the coronary arteries; a second extraction unit configured to extract an ischemic region depicted in the images; and a specifying unit configured to specify a responsible blood vessel of the ischemic region by referring to a dominance map, in which each of the extracted coronary arteries and a dominance territory are associated, for the extracted ischemic region, and to specify a responsible stenosis, based on the pressure gradient corresponding to a stenosed part in the specified responsible blood vessel.

    Medical image diagnostic apparatus

    公开(公告)号:US10776960B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-09-15

    申请号:US16365500

    申请日:2019-03-26

    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a medical image diagnostic apparatus includes a storage memory, processing circuitry, and a display. The storage memory stores data of a plurality of FFR distribution maps constituting a time series regarding a coronary artery, and data of a plurality of morphological images corresponding to the time series. The processing circuitry converts the plurality of FFR distribution maps into a plurality of corresponding color maps, respectively. The display displays a plurality of superposed images obtained by superposing the plurality of color maps and the plurality of morphological images respectively corresponding in phase to the plurality of color maps. The display restricts display targets for the plurality of color maps based on the plurality of FFR distribution maps or the plurality of morphological images.

    MEDICAL IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND MEDICAL IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD

    公开(公告)号:US20200349708A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-11-05

    申请号:US16929392

    申请日:2020-07-15

    Abstract: There is provided a medical image processing apparatus which includes a first extraction unit configured to extract coronary arteries depicted in images of a plurality of time phases relating to the heart, and to extract at least one stenosed part depicted in each coronary artery; a calculation unit configured to calculate a pressure gradient of each of the extracted coronary arteries, based on tissue blood flow volumes of the coronary arteries; a second extraction unit configured to extract an ischemic region depicted in the images; and a specifying unit configured to specify a responsible blood vessel of the ischemic region by referring to a dominance map, in which each of the extracted coronary arteries and a dominance territory are associated, for the extracted ischemic region, and to specify a responsible stenosis, based on the pressure gradient corresponding to a stenosed part in the specified responsible blood vessel.

    Diagnosis support apparatus and X-ray CT apparatus

    公开(公告)号:US11501439B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-11-15

    申请号:US16883044

    申请日:2020-05-26

    Abstract: In one embodiment, a diagnosis support apparatus includes: an input circuit configured to acquire a first medical image; and processing circuitry configured to generate a second medical image from the first medical image in such a manner that information included in the second medical image is reduced from information included in the first medical image, extract auxiliary information from the first medical image, and perform inference of a disease by using the second medical image and the auxiliary information.

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