Medical image processing apparatus, medical image processing method, and system for tissue visualization

A medical image processing method of visualizing tissues, the medical image processing method comprising:

• acquiring volume data including tissues;
• setting a first mask region and a second mask region which include a voxel to be rendered and displayed on a display unit among a plurality of voxels included in the volume data;
• setting a first cutting plane which intersects both the first mask region and the second mask region;
• displaying through the display unit a first image in which a first region formed by cutting the first mask region by the first cutting plane and the second mask region are rendered;
• receiving through an operation unit a first operation for adjusting the first cutting plane as a second cutting plane which is parallel to the first cutting plane and intersects both the first mask region and the second mask region;
• and
• displaying through the display unit a second image in which a second region formed by cutting the first mask region by the second cutting plane and the second mask region are rendered,
• wherein the first mask region and the second mask region have different shapes.

A system configured to visualize tissues, the system comprising:

• a display unit;
• and
• circuitry configured to:
• acquire volume data including the tissues from a CT (Computed Tomography) scanner;
• and
• set a first mask region and a second mask region which include a voxel to be rendered and displayed on the display unit among a plurality of voxels included in the volume data;
• set a first cutting plane which intersects both the first mask region and the second mask region;
• display through the display unit a first image in which a first region formed by cutting the first mask region by the first cutting plane and the second mask region are rendered;
• receive through an operation unit a first operation for adjusting the first cutting plane as a second cutting plane which is parallel to the first cutting plane and intersects both the first mask region and the second mask region;
• and
• display a second image in which a second region formed by cutting the first mask region by the second cutting plane and the second mask region are rendered,
• wherein the first mask region and the second mask region have different shapes.