# US 12,597,126 B2 · Image setting device, image setting method, and image setting program > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 12,597,126 B2 - Document ID: US12597126B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 17/811,884 - Filed: 2022-07-12 - Published: 2022-10-27 - Granted: 2026-04-07 - Earliest claimed: 2020-02-04 - Assignees: FUJIFILM Corporation - Applicants: Fujifilm Corporation - Inventors: Junya Morita - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12597126B2 ## CPC - A61B 6/025: {Tomosynthesis} - G06T 7/0012: {Biomedical image inspection} - A61B 6/502: {for diagnosis of breast, i.e. mammography} - A61B 6/5211: {involving processing of medical diagnostic data} - A61B 6/5223: {generating planar views from image data, e.g. extracting a coronal view from a 3D image} - A61B 6/465: {adapted to display user selection data, e.g. graphical user interface, icons or menus} - A61B 6/5217: {extracting a diagnostic or physiological parameter from medical diagnostic data} - A61B 6/54: {Control of apparatus or devices for radiation diagnosis} - A61B 6/548: {Remote control of the apparatus or devices} - A61B 6/563: {involving image data transmission via a network} - G06T 2207/30068: Mammography; Breast - A61B: DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION (usefulness limited to only animals A61D) - G06T: IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL ## Abstract A processor generates a structure-highlighted synthesized two-dimensional image from a plurality of tomographic images and detects a structure of interest from the plurality of tomographic images and the structure-highlighted synthesized two-dimensional image. The processor sets at least some of the plurality of tomographic images as storage-required images or non-storage-required images according to a result of comparison between the structure of interest detected from the plurality of tomographic images and the structure of interest detected from the structure-highlighted synthesized two-dimensional image. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An image setting device comprising: at least one processor, wherein the processor is configured to generate a structure-highlighted synthesized two-dimensional image from a plurality of tomographic images, detect a structure of interest from the plurality of tomographic images and the structure-highlighted synthesized two-dimensional image, set at least some of the plurality of tomographic images as storage-required images or non-storage-required images according to a result of comparison between the structure of interest detected from the plurality of tomographic images and the structure of interest detected from the structure-highlighted synthesized two-dimensional image, set whether or not to generate the structure-highlighted synthesized two-dimensional image from the plurality of tomographic images, and generate the structure-highlighted synthesized two-dimensional image in a case in which the structure-highlighted synthesized two-dimensional image is set to be generated. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The image setting device according to claim 1, wherein the processor is configured to set at least some of the plurality of tomographic images as the non-storage-required images and to set the structure-highlighted synthesized two-dimensional image as the storage-required image in a case in which a position or number of the structures of interest detected from the plurality of tomographic images is not matched with a position or number of the structures of interest detected from the structure-highlighted synthesized two-dimensional image. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The image setting device according to claim 2, wherein the processor is configured to receive a setting of whether or not to determine at least some of the plurality of tomographic images as the storage-required images in a case in which a position or number of the structures of interest detected from the plurality of tomographic images is matched with a position or number of the structures of interest detected from the structure-highlighted synthesized two-dimensional image, and set at least some of the plurality of tomographic images and the structure-highlighted synthesized two-dimensional image as the storage-required images in a case in which the position or number of the structures of interest detected from the plurality of tomographic images is matched with the position or number of the structures of interest detected from the structure-highlighted synthesized two-dimensional image and the setting of determining at least some of the plurality of tomographic images as the storage-required images is received. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The image setting device according to claim 1, wherein the processor is configured to receive a setting of whether or not to determine at least some of the plurality of tomographic images as the storage-required images in a case in which a position or number of the structures of interest detected from the plurality of tomographic images is not matched with a position or number of the structures of interest detected from the structure-highlighted synthesized two-dimensional image, and set at least some of the plurality of tomographic images and the structure-highlighted synthesized two-dimensional image as the storage-required images in a case in which the position or number of the structures of interest detected from the plurality of tomographic images is not matched with the position or number of the structures of interest detected from the structure-highlighted synthesized two-dimensional image and the setting of determining at least some of the plurality of tomographic images as the storage-required images is received. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The image setting device according to claim 1, wherein the processor is configured to set at least some of the plurality of tomographic images and the structure-highlighted synthesized two-dimensional image as the storage-required images in a case in which a position or number of the structures of interest detected from the plurality of tomographic images is matched with a position or number of the structures of interest detected from the structure-highlighted synthesized two-dimensional image. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The image setting device according to claim 1, wherein the processor is configured to set at least some of the plurality of tomographic images as the non-storage-required images and to set the structure-highlighted synthesized two-dimensional image as the storage-required image in a case in which a position or number of the structures of interest detected from the plurality of tomographic images is matched with a position or number of the structures of interest detected from the structure-highlighted synthesized two-dimensional image. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The image setting device according to claim 6, wherein the processor is configured to receive a setting of whether or not to determine at least some of the plurality of tomographic images as the storage-required images in a case in which a position or number of the structures of interest detected from the plurality of tomographic images is not matched with a position or number of the structures of interest detected from the structure-highlighted synthesized two-dimensional image, and set at least some of the plurality of tomographic images and the structure-highlighted synthesized two-dimensional image as the storage-required images in a case in which the position or number of the structures of interest detected from the plurality of tomographic images is not matched with the position or number of the structures of interest detected from the structure-highlighted synthesized two-dimensional image and the setting of determining at least some of the plurality of tomographic images as the storage-required images is received. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The image setting device according to claim 1, wherein the processor is configured to receive a setting of whether or not to determine at least some of the plurality of tomographic images as the storage-required images in a case in which a position or number of the structures of interest detected from the plurality of tomographic images is matched with a position or number of the structures of interest detected from the structure-highlighted synthesized two-dimensional image, and set at least some of the plurality of tomographic images and the structure-highlighted synthesized two-dimensional image as the storage-required images in a case in which the position or number of the structures of interest detected from the plurality of tomographic images is matched with the position or number of the structures of interest detected from the structure-highlighted synthesized two-dimensional image and the setting of determining at least some of the plurality of tomographic images as the storage-required images is received. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The image setting device according to claim 1, wherein the processor is configured to set at least some of the plurality of tomographic images and the structure-highlighted synthesized two-dimensional image as the storage-required images in a case in which a position or number of the structures of interest detected from the plurality of tomographic images is not matched with a position or number of the structures of interest detected from the structure-highlighted synthesized two-dimensional image. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The image setting device according to claim 1, wherein the processor is configured to set at least some of the plurality of tomographic images as the storage-required images in a case in which the structure-highlighted synthesized two-dimensional image is set not to be generated. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The image setting device according to claim 1, wherein the processor is configured to receive a setting of determining at least some of the plurality of tomographic images as the storage-required images or the non-storage-required images in a case in which the structure-highlighted synthesized two-dimensional image is set not to be generated, and set at least some of the plurality of tomographic images as the storage-required images in a case in which the setting of determining at least some of the plurality of tomographic images as the storage-required images is received. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The image setting device according to claim 1, wherein, in a case in which the structure-highlighted synthesized two-dimensional image is set not to be generated, the processor is configured to generate another synthesized two-dimensional image different from the structure-highlighted synthesized two-dimensional image from the plurality of tomographic images and to set another synthesized two-dimensional image as the storage-required image. ### Claim 13 (depends on 1) The image setting device according to claim 1, wherein the processor is configured to store an image set as the storage-required image in a storage. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The image setting device according to claim 13, wherein the processor is configured to store information indicating a detection result of the structure of interest in the storage. ### Claim 15 (depends on 1) The image setting device according to claim 1, wherein the processor is configured to transmit an image set as the storage-required image to an external device. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The image setting device according to claim 15, wherein the processor is configured to transmit information indicating a detection result of the structure of interest to the external device. ### Claim 17 (depends on 1) The image setting device according to claim 1, wherein at least some of the plurality of tomographic images are tomographic images in which the structure of interest has been detected. ### Claim 18 (depends on 1) The image setting device according to claim 1, wherein at least some of the plurality of tomographic images are a plurality of slab images obtained by increasing a thickness of each of the plurality of tomographic images. ### Claim 19 (depends on 1) The image setting device according to claim 1, wherein the processor is further configured to reconstruct a plurality of projection images acquired by performing tomosynthesis imaging on an object to acquire the plurality of tomographic images. ### Claim 20 (depends on 1) The image setting device according to claim 1, wherein an object included in the plurality of tomographic images is a breast, and the structure of interest includes at least one candidate of a calcification, a tumor, or a spicula. ### Claim 21 An image setting method comprising: generating a structure-highlighted synthesized two-dimensional image from a plurality of tomographic images; detecting a structure of interest from the plurality of tomographic images and the structure-highlighted synthesized two-dimensional image; setting at least some of the plurality of tomographic images as storage-required images or non-storage-required images according to a result of comparison between the structure of interest detected from the plurality of tomographic images and the structure of interest detected from the structure-highlighted synthesized two-dimensional image; setting whether or not to generate the structure-highlighted synthesized two-dimensional image from the plurality of tomographic images; and generating the structure-highlighted synthesized two-dimensional image in a case in which the structure-highlighted synthesized two-dimensional image is set to be generated. ### Claim 22 A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium that stores an image setting program that causes a computer to execute: a procedure of generating a structure-highlighted synthesized two-dimensional image from a plurality of tomographic images; a procedure of detecting a structure of interest from the plurality of tomographic images and the structure-highlighted synthesized two-dimensional image; a procedure of setting at least some of the plurality of tomographic images as storage-required images or non-storage-required images according to a result of comparison between the structure of interest detected from the plurality of tomographic images and the structure of interest detected from the structure-highlighted synthesized two-dimensional image; a procedure of setting whether or not to generate the structure-highlighted synthesized two-dimensional image from the plurality of tomographic images; and a procedure of generating the structure-highlighted synthesized two-dimensional image in a case in which the structure-highlighted synthesized two-dimensional image is set to be generated.