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AssigneeToshiba Medical Systems Corporation
InventorsManabu Hiraoka, Go Mukumoto, Katsuhiko Ishida, Naoki Yamashita, Atsushi Fukano, Tatsuya Watanabe
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A medical apparatus according to an embodiment comprises a setting part, a creating part, and a display controller. The setting part is used for setting an insertion route of a puncture needle for a subject onto an image based on volume data. The creating part creates a graphic schematically indicating the volume data. The display controller displays the graphic on a display, and displays a route image corresponding to the insertion route.
A medical apparatus, comprising:
A medical apparatus, comprising:
An X-ray computed tomography (CT) system for creating volume data based on results obtained from scanning a subject, comprising:
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Inspection of images, e.g. flaw detection: biomedical image inspection
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Displaying means of special interest: characterised by displaying multiple images or images and diagnostic data on one display
Displaying means of special interest: adapted to display 3D data
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This application is based upon and claims the benefit of priority from Japanese Patent Applications No. 2012-038352, filed Feb. 24, 2012 and No. 2012-048773, filed Mar. 6, 2012; the entire contents of all of which are incorporated herein by reference.
Embodiments of the present invention relate to a medical apparatus and an X-ray CT system.
An X-ray CT (Computed Tomography) system is an apparatus that scans a subject using X-rays, then processes the acquired data by a computer in order to image the inside of the subject.
FIG. 1 is a block diagram of the X-ray CT system according to the first embodiment.
FIG. 2A is a diagram supplementing the explanation of the setting part according to the first embodiment.
FIG. 2B is a diagram supplementing the explanation of the setting part according to the first embodiment.
A medical apparatus according to an embodiment comprises a setting part, a creating part, and a display controller. The setting part is used for setting an insertion route of a puncture needle for a subject onto an image based on volume data. The creating part creates a graphic schematically indicating the volume data. The display controller displays the graphic on a display, and displays a route image corresponding to the insertion route.
With reference to FIGS. 1 to 6, the configuration of the medical apparatus according to the first embodiment will be described. In the present embodiment, an X-ray CT system 1 will be described as an example of the medical apparatus. Further, as “image” and “image data” correspond to each other in one-to-one fashion, sometimes these are used interchangeably in the present embodiment. In addition, in the present embodiment, an explanation will be provided with the body axial direction of a subject E defined as the Z direction (slice direction), the lateral direction orthogonal to the body axial direction defined as the X direction (channel direction), and the lengthwise direction as the Y direction.
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