Medical processing apparatus, ultrasound diagnostic apparatus, and medical processing method

A medical processing method comprising:

• obtaining an image that shows a positional relation of at least two structures selected from among a left ventricle, a left atrium, a right ventricle, and a right atrium in a heart of a subject,
• analyzing acquired image data as analysis targets which are the at least two structures in the heart of the subject, the acquired image data being acquired by scanning the subject,
• generating analysis results for each of the at least two structures, and
• displaying the image on a display together with the analysis results, wherein
• the method further comprises displaying the image and the analysis results on the display as moving images in accordance with a heart time phase,
• the image includes a three-dimensional schematic image,
• the analysis results, for each of the at least two structures, includes a three-dimensional analysis image and a polar map image,
• a rendering direction of the three-dimensional schematic image corresponds to a rendering direction of the three-dimensional analysis image,
• when the analysis results corresponding to a first structure of the at least one of the two structures are displayed, a part of the three-dimensional schematic image corresponding to the first structure is emphasized, and
• when the analysis results corresponding to a second structure of the at least one of the two structures are displayed, a part of the three-dimensional schematic image corresponding to the second structure is emphasized.

A medical processing apparatus comprising processing circuitry configured to

• obtain an image, which is a three-dimensional image showing a positional relation and shapes of structures of a left ventricle, a left atrium, a right ventricle, and a right atrium in a heart of a subject,
• generate analysis results by analyzing, with the left ventricle and the left atrium in the heart of the subject as analysis targets, acquired image data acquired by scanning the subject,
• display a plurality of two-dimensional cross-sectional images showing different cross-sectional surfaces of the heart, which are obtained based on the three-dimensional image and the acquired image data, on a display as moving images in accordance with a heart time phase, together with the analysis results of structures of the left ventricle and the left atrium, and further display a plurality of objects indicating positions of the plurality of two-dimensional cross-sectional images in the image together with the image, wherein
• the image includes a three-dimensional schematic image,
• the analysis results, for each of the left ventricle and the left atrium, includes a three-dimensional analysis image and a polar map image,
• a rendering direction of the three-dimensional schematic image corresponds to a rendering direction of the three-dimensional analysis image,
• when the analysis results corresponding to the left ventricle are displayed, a part of the three-dimensional schematic image corresponding to the left ventricle is emphasized, and
• when the analysis results corresponding to the left atrium are displayed, a part of the three-dimensional schematic image corresponding to the left atrium is emphasized.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a program to cause a computer to perform a method comprising:

• obtaining an image that schematically shows a positional relation of at least two structures selected from among a left ventricle, a left atrium, a right ventricle, and a right atrium in a heart of a subject,
• analyzing acquired image data as analysis targets which are the at least two structures in the heart of the subject, the acquired image data being acquired by scanning the subject,
• generating analysis results for each of the at least two structures, and
• displaying the image on a display together with the analysis results, wherein
• the method further comprises displaying the image and the analysis results on the display as moving images in accordance with a heart time phase,
• the image includes a three-dimensional schematic image,
• the analysis results, for each of the at least two structures, includes a three-dimensional analysis image and a polar map image,
• a rendering direction of the three-dimensional schematic image corresponds to a rendering direction of the three-dimensional analysis image,
• when the analysis results corresponding to a first structure of the at least one of the two structures are displayed, a part of the three-dimensional schematic image corresponding to the first structure is emphasized, and
• when the analysis results corresponding to a second structure of the at least one of the two structures are displayed, a part of the three-dimensional schematic image corresponding to the second structure is emphasized.

A medical processing apparatus comprising processing circuitry configured to:

• acquire an image that shows a positional relation of at least two structures selected from among a left ventricle, a left atrium, a right ventricle, and a right atrium in a heart of a subject,
• analyze image data of the image as analysis targets which are the at least two structures in the heart of the subject, the image data being acquired by scanning the subject,
• generate analysis results for each of the at least two structures, and
• display the image on a display together with the analysis results, wherein
• the processing circuitry is configured to display the image and the analysis results on the display as moving images in accordance with a heart time phase,
• the image includes a three-dimensional schematic image,
• the analysis results, for each of the at least two structures, includes a three-dimensional analysis image and a polar map image,
• a rendering direction of the three-dimensional schematic image corresponds to a rendering direction of the three-dimensional analysis image,
• when the analysis results corresponding to a first structure of the at least one of the two structures are displayed, a part of the three-dimensional schematic image corresponding to the first structure is emphasized, and
• when the analysis results corresponding to a second structure of the at least one of the two structures are displayed, a part of the three-dimensional schematic image corresponding to the second structure is emphasized.

A medical processing method comprising:

• acquiring an image that shows a positional relation of at least two structures selected from among a left ventricle, a left atrium, a right ventricle, and a right atrium in a heart of a subject,
• analyzing image data of the image as analysis targets which are the at least two structures in the heart of the subject, the image data being acquired by scanning the subject,
• generating analysis results for each of the at least two structures, and
• displaying the image on a display together with the analysis results, wherein
• the method further comprises displaying the image and the analysis results on the display as moving images in accordance with a heart time phase,
• the image includes a three-dimensional schematic image,
• the analysis results, for each of the at least two structures, includes a three-dimensional analysis image and a polar map image,
• a rendering direction of the three-dimensional schematic image corresponds to a rendering direction of the three-dimensional analysis image,
• when the analysis results corresponding to a first structure of the at least one of the two structures are displayed, a part of the three-dimensional schematic image corresponding to the first structure is emphasized, and
• when the analysis results corresponding to a second structure of the at least one of the two structures are displayed, a part of the three-dimensional schematic image corresponding to the second structure is emphasized.

A medical processing apparatus comprising processing circuitry configured to

• acquire an image, which is a three-dimensional image showing a positional relation and shapes of structures of a left ventricle, a left atrium, a right ventricle, and a right atrium in a heart of a subject,
• generate analysis results by analyzing, with the left ventricle and the left atrium in the heart of the subject as analysis targets, image data of the image acquired by scanning the subject,
• display a plurality of two-dimensional cross-sectional images showing different cross-sectional surfaces of the heart, which are obtained based on the three-dimensional image and the image data, on a display as moving images in accordance with a heart time phase, together with the analysis results of structures of the left ventricle and the left atrium, and further display a plurality of objects indicating positions of the plurality of two-dimensional cross-sectional images in the image together with the image, wherein
• the image includes a three-dimensional schematic image,
• the analysis results, for each of the left ventricle and the left atrium, includes a three-dimensional analysis image and a polar map image,
• a rendering direction of the three-dimensional schematic image corresponds to a rendering direction of the three-dimensional analysis image,
• when the analysis results corresponding to the left ventricle are displayed, a part of the three-dimensional schematic image corresponding to the left ventricle is emphasized, and
• when the analysis results corresponding to the left atrium are displayed, a part of the three-dimensional schematic image corresponding to the left atrium is emphasized.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a program to cause a computer to perform a method comprising:

• acquiring an image that schematically shows a positional relation of at least two structures selected from among a left ventricle, a left atrium, a right ventricle, and a right atrium in a heart of a subject,
• analyzing image data of the image as analysis targets which are the at least two structures in the heart of the subject, the image data being acquired by scanning the subject,
• generating analysis results for each of the at least two structures, and
• displaying the image on a display together with the analysis results, wherein
• the method further comprises displaying the image and the analysis results on the display as moving images in accordance with a heart time phase,
• the image includes a three-dimensional schematic image,
• the analysis results, for each of the at least two structures, includes a three-dimensional analysis image and a polar map image,
• a rendering direction of the three-dimensional schematic image corresponds to a rendering direction of the three-dimensional analysis image,
• when the analysis results corresponding to a first structure of the at least one of the two structures are displayed, a part of the three-dimensional schematic image corresponding to the first structure is emphasized, and
• when the analysis results corresponding to a second structure of the at least one of the two structures are displayed, a part of the three-dimensional schematic image corresponding to the second structure is emphasized.