Information processing apparatus and method for controlling the same to generate a difference image from first and second inspection images

A method for controlling an information processing apparatus, the method comprising:

• obtaining a first inspection image having first supplemental information and a second inspection image having second supplemental information, wherein the first supplemental information is information relating to at least one of first imaging parameters and first reconstruction parameters related to the first inspection image and to be added when the first inspection image is captured or generated, and the second supplemental information is information relating to at least one of second imaging parameters and second reconstruction parameters related to the second inspection image and to be added when the second inspection image is captured or generated;
• obtaining a difference image generated using the first and second inspection images;
• obtaining difference information on a difference between the first supplemental information and the second supplemental information;
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• associating the difference information with the difference image by recording the difference information in third supplemental information included in the difference image,
• wherein the third supplemental information includes a first tag defined in advance and a second tag uniquely defined, and the association unit records the difference information in the second tag included in the third supplemental information.

An information processing apparatus comprising:

• an image obtaining unit configured to obtain a first inspection image having first supplemental information and a second inspection image having second supplemental information, wherein the first supplemental information is information relating to at least one of first imaging parameters and first reconstruction parameters related to the first inspection image and to be added when the first inspection image is captured or generated, and the second supplemental information is information relating to at least one of second imaging parameters and second reconstruction parameters related to the second inspection image and to be added when the second inspection image is captured or generated;
• a difference image obtaining unit configured to obtain a difference image generated using the first and second inspection images;
• a difference information obtaining unit configured to obtain difference information on a difference between the first supplemental information and the second supplemental information;
• a calculation unit configured to calculate a degree of reliability of the difference image based on the difference information;
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• a display control unit configured to display information on the degree of reliability and the difference image which are associated with each other in a display unit,
• wherein each of the first supplemental information and the second supplemental information includes at least one item,
• wherein the difference information is obtained by obtaining differences between items of the first supplemental information and corresponding items of the second supplemental information, and
• wherein the calculation unit calculates the degree of reliability of the difference image based on the number of items in which a difference is generated and which are included in the difference information and degrees of differences for individual items.

A method for controlling an image processing apparatus, the method comprising:

• obtaining a first inspection image having first supplemental information and a second inspection image having second supplemental information, wherein the first supplemental information is information relating to at least one of first imaging parameters and first reconstruction parameters related to the first inspection image and to be added when the first inspection image is captured or generated, and the second supplemental information is information relating to at least one of second imaging parameters and second reconstruction parameters related to the second inspection image and to be added when the second inspection image is captured or generated;
• obtaining a difference image generated using the first and second inspection images;
• obtaining difference information on a difference between the first supplemental information and the second supplemental information;
• calculating a degree of reliability of the difference image based on the difference information;
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• displaying information on the degree of reliability and the difference image which are associated with each other in a display unit,
• wherein each of the first supplemental information and the second supplemental information includes at least one item,
• wherein the difference information is obtained by obtaining differences between items of the first supplemental information and corresponding items of the second supplemental information, and
• wherein the degree of reliability of the difference image is calculated based on the number of items in which a difference is generated and which are included in the difference information and degrees of differences for individual items.