Medical image processing apparatus and medical image generation method

A medical image processing apparatus which acquires medical image data on a diagnosing object, the apparatus comprising:

• a signal enhancement processing part which performs a signal enhancement process on the medical image data;
• a noise removal part which performs a noise removal process on the medical image data;
• a first signal compression processing part which compresses the medical image data on which the signal enhancement process has been performed;
• a second signal compression processing part which compresses the medical image data on which the noise removal process has been performed;
• a third signal compression processing part which compresses the medical image data on which the signal enhancement process and the noise removal process are not performed;
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• a synthesis processing part which synthesizes the medical image data having been compressed in the first signal compression processing part, the medical image data having been compressed in the second signal compression processing part, and the medical image data having been compressed in the third signal compression processing part.

A medical image generation method for acquiring medical image data on a diagnosing object, the method comprising:

• performing a signal enhancement process on the medical image data;
• performing a noise removal process on the medical image data;
• performing a first signal compression process of compressing the medical image data on which the signal enhancement process and the noise removal process have been performed;
• performing a second signal compression process of compressing the medical image data;
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• synthesizing the medical image data having been compressed in the first signal compression process and the medical image data having been compressed in the second signal compression process.