Radiographic image processing method, radiographic image processing apparatus, radiographic image processing system, program, computer-readable storage medium, image diagnosis assisting method, and image diagnosis assisting system
AssigneeCanon Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorHitoshi Inoue
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Abstract
This invention provides a radiographic image processing method of processing a group of radiographs including a moving-state radiographic image consisting of a plurality of radiographs representing a moving state of an object. The method includes specifying a region of interest for a plurality of radiographs included in the group of radiographs, and outputting diagnosis assisting information for assisting in diagnosis based on the group of radiographs, in accordance with the specified region of interest.
Claims45
A radiographic image processing method of processing a group of radiographs including a moving-state radiographic image consisting of a plurality of radiographs representing a moving state of an object, comprising:
- a region specifying step, of specifying a region of interest for a plurality of radiographs included in the group of radiographs;
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- an outputting step of outputting diagnosis assisting information for assisting diagnosis based on the group of radiographs in accordance with the region of interest specified in said region specifying step.
A radiographic image processing apparatus for processing a group of radiographs including a moving-state radiographic image consisting of a plurality of radiographs representing a moving state of an object, comprising:
- region specifying means for specifying a region of interest for a plurality of radiographs included in said group of radiographs;
- and
- outputting means for outputting diagnosis assisting information for assisting diagnosis based on said group of radiographs in accordance with the region of interest specified using said region specifying means.
A radiographic image processing system, including a plurality of apparatuses, for processing a group of radiographs including a moving-state radiographic image consisting of a plurality of radiographs representing a moving state of an object, comprising:
- a region specifying unit for specifying a region of interest for a plurality of radiographs included in the group of radiographs;
- and
- an outputting unit for outputting diagnosis assisting information for assisting diagnosis based on the group of radiographs in accordance with the region of interest specified by said region specifying unit.
A program for causing a computer to execute a radiographic image processing method of processing a group of radiographs including a moving-state radiographic image consisting of a plurality of radiographs representing a moving state of an object, said method comprising:
- a region specifying step, of specifying a region of interest for a plurality of radiographs included in the group of radiographs;
- and
- an outputting step, of outputting diagnosis assisting information for assisting diagnosis based on the group of radiographs in accordance with the region of interest specified in said region specifying step.
A computer-readable storage medium storing a program for causing a computer to execute a radiographic image processing method of processing a group of radiographs including a moving-state radiographic image consisting of a plurality of radiographs representing a moving-state of an object, said method comprising:
- a region specifying step, of specifying a region of interest for a plurality of radiographs included in the group of radiographs;
- and
- an outputting step, of outputting diagnosis assisting information for assisting diagnosis based on the group of radiographs in accordance with the region of interest specified in said region specifying step.
An image diagnosis assisting method of assisting image diagnosis of an object, comprising:
- a region specifying step, of specifying a region of interest for a plurality of radiographs included in a group of radiographs, which includes a moving-state radiographic image consisting of radiographs representing a moving state of an object;
- an outputting step, of outputting diagnosis assisting information for assisting diagnosis based on the group of radiographs in accordance with the region of interest specified in said region specifying step;
- a storing step, of storing the diagnosis assisting information output in said outputting step in association with the group of radiographs;
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- a transmitting step, of transmitting the group of radiographs stored in said storing step to a remote computer via a LAN and/or a WAN.
An image diagnosis assisting system for assisting image diagnosis of an object, comprising:
- a region specifying unit for specifying a region of interest for a plurality of radiographs included in a group of radiographs, which includes a moving-state radiographic image consisting of radiographs representing a moving state of an object;
- an outputting unit for outputting diagnosis assisting information for assisting diagnosis based on the group of radiographs in accordance with the region of interest specified by said region specifying unit;
- a storing unit for storing the diagnosis assisting information output by said outputting unit in association with the group of radiographs;
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- a transmitting unit for transmitting the group of radiographs stored by said storing unit to a remote computer via a LAN and/or a WAN.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.