Medical image processing apparatus, medical image processing method, and medical imaging system

The medical image processing apparatus comprising processing circuitry configured to:

• register a medical image and each of a plurality of reference images;
• perform deformation on at least one of the plurality of reference images based on a result of the registration by the registration circuitry;
• set a first region of interest on the medical image;
• set on the deformed reference images, a second region of interest corresponding to the first region of interest;
• and
• retrieve from the reference images on which the second region of interest is set, a reference image similar to an image in the first region of interest.

A medical image processing method, comprising:

• implementing registration on a medical image and each of a plurality of reference images;
• performing deformation on the medical image based on a result of the registration;
• setting a first region of interest on the deformed medical image;
• setting on at least two of the plurality of reference images, a second region of interest corresponding to the first region of interest;
• and
• retrieving from the reference images on which the second region of interest is set, a reference image similar to an image in the first region of interest.

A medical imaging system comprising processing circuitry configured to:

• register a medical image and each of a plurality of reference images;
• perform deformation on the medical image based on a result of the registration obtained;
• set a first region of interest on the deformed medical image;
• set on at least two of the plurality of reference images, a second region of interest corresponding to the first region of interest;
• and
• retrieve from the reference images on which the second region of interest is set, a reference image similar to an image in the first region of interest.