Medical image diagnostic apparatus, ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus, medical imaging system, and imaging control method
AssigneeCanon Medical Systems Corporation
InventorYasuko Fujisawa
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Abstract
The medical image diagnostic apparatus according to the embodiment includes processing circuitry. The processing circuitry is configured to acquire a medical image acquired by performing an imaging of a target in a subject and position data corresponding to the medical image. The processing circuitry is configured to determine, based on the acquired medical image and the acquired position data, an unimaged region of the target that is not included in the medical image.
Claims19
A medical image diagnostic apparatus comprising:
- processing circuitry configured to
- sequentially acquire cross sectional medical images of a target of a subject acquired by performing an imaging of the target by scanning with a scanner, and position data of the acquired cross sectional medical images,
- automatically determine, based on the acquired cross sectional medical images and the acquired position data, an unimaged region being a part of the target, the unimaged region being included in a data-missing area, which has a size equal to or larger than a threshold, and which appears between adjacent cross sectional medical images of the acquired cross sectional medical images, and
- automatically move the scanner such that the unimaged region within the target is scanned when the unimaged region is determined.
A ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus comprising:
- processing circuitry configured to
- sequentially acquire cross sectional ultrasonic images of a target of a subject acquired by performing an imaging of the target by scanning with an ultrasonic probe, and position data of the acquired cross sectional ultrasonic images,
- automatically determine, based on the acquired cross sectional ultrasonic images and the acquired position data, an unimaged region being a part of the target, the unimaged region being included in a data-missing area, which has a size equal to or larger than a threshold, and which appears between adjacent cross sectional medical images of the acquired cross sectional medical images, and
- automatically move the ultrasonic probe such that the unimaged region within the target is scanned when the unimaged region is determined.
A medical image system in which a medical image diagnostic apparatus and a medical image processing apparatus are communicably connected via a network, comprising:
- processing circuitry configured to
- sequentially acquire cross sectional medical images of a target of a subject acquired by performing an imaging of the target by scanning with a scanner, and position data of the acquired cross sectional medical images,
- automatically determine, based on the acquired cross sectional medical images and the acquired position data, an unimaged region being a part of the target, the unimaged region being included in a data-missing area, which has a size equal to or larger than a threshold, and which appears between adjacent cross sectional medical images of the acquired cross sectional medical images, and
- automatically move the scanner such that the unimaged region within the target is scanned when the unimaged region is determined.
An imaging control method comprising:
- sequentially acquiring cross sectional medical images of a target of a subject acquired by performing an imaging of the target by scanning with a scanner, and position data of the acquired cross sectional medical images;
- automatically determining, based on the acquired cross sectional medical images and the acquired position data, an unimaged region being a part of the target, the unimaged region being included in a data-missing area, which has a size equal to or larger than a threshold, and which appears between adjacent cross sectional medical images of the acquired cross sectional medical images;
- and
- automatically moving the scanner such that the unimaged region within the target is scanned when the unimaged region is determined.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.