# US 12,112,476 B2 · Medical support device, operation method of medical support device, non-transitory computer readable medium, and medical support system > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 12,112,476 B2 - Document ID: US12112476B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 17/674,818 - Filed: 2022-02-17 - Published: 2022-06-02 - Granted: 2024-10-08 - Earliest claimed: 2019-08-19 - Assignees: FUJIFILM Corporation - Applicants: FUJIFILM Corporation - Inventors: Naoki Matsuura - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12112476B2 ## CPC - A61B 6/12: Arrangements for detecting or locating foreign bodies - G06T 7/0012: {Biomedical image inspection} - A61B 6/463: {characterised by displaying multiple images or images and diagnostic data on one display} - G06T 7/70: Determining position or orientation of objects or cameras (camera calibration G06T7/80) - G06T 7/75: {involving models} - G06V 10/764: using classification, e.g. of video objects - G16H 20/40: relating to mechanical, radiation or invasive therapies, e.g. surgery, laser therapy, dialysis or acupuncture - G16H 30/40: for processing medical images, e.g. editing - G16H 40/20: for the management or administration of healthcare resources or facilities, e.g. managing hospital staff or surgery rooms - G16H 50/20: for computer-aided diagnosis, e.g. based on medical expert systems - A61B 6/03: Computed tomography [CT] - G06T 2207/10081: Computed x-ray tomography [CT] - G06T 2207/10088: Magnetic resonance imaging [MRI] - G06T 2207/10116: X-ray image - G06T 2207/30004: Biomedical image processing - G06V 2201/03: Recognition of patterns in medical or anatomical images - G08B 21/18: Status alarms (G08B21/02 takes precedence) - A61B: DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION (usefulness limited to only animals A61D) - G06T: IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL - G06V: IMAGE OR VIDEO RECOGNITION OR UNDERSTANDING - G16H: HEALTHCARE INFORMATICS, i.e. INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR THE HANDLING OR PROCESSING OF MEDICAL OR HEALTHCARE DATA - G08B: SIGNALLING SYSTEMS, e.g. PERSONAL CALLING SYSTEMS; ORDER TELEGRAPHS; ALARM SYSTEMS ## Abstract A medical support device includes a processor, in which the processor acquires a medical image, acquires correspondence information in which the medical image is associated in advance with presence or absence of a foreign substance image included in the medical image, generates foreign substance estimation information obtained by estimating the presence or absence of the foreign substance image included in the medical image based on the medical image and the correspondence information, and controls a notification based on the foreign substance estimation information. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A medical support device comprising: a processor configured to: acquire a medical image including a subject image; acquire correspondence information in which the medical image is associated in advance with presence or absence of a foreign substance image included in the medical image, a type of a foreign substance that forms the foreign substance image, and a position of the foreign substance in a case in which the foreign substance image is present, wherein the correspondence information is a learned model in which the medical image is associated with the presence or absence of the foreign substance image included in the medical image, the type of the foreign substance, and the position of the foreign substance by weighting and the learned model is created by performing learning with machine learning on a plurality of the medical images; generate foreign substance estimation information obtained by estimating the presence or absence of the foreign substance image included in the medical image, the type of the foreign substance that forms the foreign substance image, and the position of the foreign substance in a case in which the foreign substance image is present based on the medical image and the correspondence information; and control a notification based on the foreign substance estimation information. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The medical support device according to claim 1, wherein the processor is further configured to acquire measure information regarding a measure corresponding to the medical image based on the notification, and wherein the medical support device further includes a database that stores measure correspondence information in which the medical image is associated with the measure information. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The medical support device according to claim 2, wherein the processor is further configured to control the notification based on the measure correspondence information. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The medical support device according to claim 3, wherein the processor is further configured to: acquire imaging instruction information for acquiring the medical image, and control the notification based on the imaging instruction information and/or the measure correspondence information regarding the medical image in a case in which the medical image including the subject image based on the imaging instruction information is acquired again. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The medical support device according to claim 1, wherein the notification is performed by at least one of image display, sound output, or vibration generation. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The medical support device according to claim 1, wherein the notification is performed with respect to a person other than a patient having a subject that forms the subject image. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The medical support device according to claim 1, wherein the processor is further configured to perform a guide with respect to a patient having a subject based on the foreign substance estimation information. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The medical support device according to claim 7, wherein the guide includes the type of the foreign substance. ### Claim 9 (depends on 7) The medical support device according to claim 7, wherein the processor is further configured to change a content of the guide depending on the type of the foreign substance. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The medical support device according to claim 1, wherein the processor is further configured to generate imaging failure determination information obtained by determining whether or not the medical image is imaging-failed based on the foreign substance estimation information. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The medical support device according to claim 1, wherein the processor is further configured to generate imaging instruction information based on the foreign substance estimation information. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) A medical support system comprising: the medical support device according to claim 1. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The medical support system according to claim 12, further comprising: a small portable terminal having a function of giving the notification, wherein the processor is further configured to give the notification by the small portable terminal. ### Claim 14 An operation method of a medical support device, the method comprising: an image acquisition step of acquiring a medical image including a subject image; an correspondence information acquisition step of acquiring correspondence information in which the medical image is associated in advance with presence or absence of a foreign substance image included in the medical image, a type of a foreign substance that forms the foreign substance image, and a position of the foreign substance in a case in which the foreign substance image is present, wherein the correspondence information is a learned model in which the medical image is associated with the presence or absence of the foreign substance image included in the medical image, the type of the foreign substance, and the position of the foreign substance by weighting and the learned model is created by performing learning with machine learning on a plurality of the medical images; a foreign substance estimation information generation step of generating foreign substance estimation information obtained by estimating the presence or absence of the foreign substance image included in the medical image, and the type of the foreign substance that forms the foreign substance image, and the position of the foreign substance in a case in which the foreign substance image is present based on the medical image and the correspondence information; and a notification control step of controlling a notification based on the foreign substance estimation information. ### Claim 15 A non-transitory computer readable medium for storing a computer-executable program causing a computer to function as the medical support device, the computer-executable program causing the computer to execute: an image acquisition step of acquiring a medical image including a subject image; an correspondence information acquisition step of acquiring correspondence information in which the medical image is associated in advance with presence or absence of a foreign substance image included in the medical image, a type of a foreign substance that forms the foreign substance image, and a position of the foreign substance in a case in which the foreign substance image is present, wherein the correspondence information is a learned model in which the medical image is associated with the presence or absence of the foreign substance image included in the medical image, the type of the foreign substance, and the position of the foreign substance by weighting and the learned model is created by performing learning with machine learning on a plurality of the medical images; a foreign substance estimation information generation step of generating foreign substance estimation information obtained by estimating the presence or absence of the foreign substance image included in the medical image, and the type of the foreign substance that forms the foreign substance image, and the position of the foreign substance in a case in which the foreign substance image is present based on the medical image and the correspondence information; and a notification control step of controlling a notification based on the foreign substance estimation information.