Apparatus and method for generating medical image

A method of generating a medical image, the method comprising:

• extracting a sample image from an original image containing color information of an object;
• modeling a color gamut of the sample image to have a predetermined shape;
• generating a 2D color map based on the modeled color gamut;
• generating 3D volume data based on a sectional image of inner tissues of the object;
• and
• generating a 3D color medical image by applying values of the 2D color map to a 3D grayscale medical image acquired through volume rendering of the 3D volume data.

An apparatus configured to generate a 3D color medical image of an object, the apparatus comprising:

• a 2D color map generator configured to generate a 2D color map based on images extracted from the object;
• a volume data generator configured to generate 3D volume data based on the object;
• and
• a control unit configured to generate the 3D color medical image based on the 2D color map and the 3D volume data.