Medical image processing apparatus and medical image processing method

3:

• The medical image processing apparatus of claim 2, wherein the display is configured to display the image in which the specified responsible stenosis is depicted, together with a pressure gradient corresponding to the responsible stenosis.

4:

• The medical image processing apparatus of claim 2, wherein the display is configured to display the image in which the specified responsible blood vessel is depicted, together with information indicative of the responsible blood vessel.

5:

• The medical image processing apparatus of claim 2, wherein the processing circuitry is configured to refer to the dominance map for the extracted ischemic region, thereby specifying whether a collateral vessel is present in the ischemic region, and
• the display is configured to effect display of information indicating whether a collateral vessel is present in the ischemic region.

6:

• The medical image processing apparatus of claim 2, wherein the processing circuitry is configured to generate a tissue blood flow image relating to a cardiac muscle from the images of the plurality of time phases relating to the heart, and to extract the ischemic region from the tissue blood flow image.

7:

• The medical image processing apparatus of claim 2, wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to rank a degree of priority of treatment of a stenosed part, based on the pressure gradient corresponding to the stenosed part in the specified responsible blood vessel, and
• the display is configured to display information indicative of the degree of priority of treatment which is determined.

8:

• The medical image processing apparatus of claim 2, wherein the processing circuitry is configured to extract a myocardial infarction region from the ischemic region,
• the processing circuitry is configured to refer to the dominance map for the extracted myocardial infarction region, thereby specifying a responsible blood vessel of the myocardial infarction region from each of the coronary arteries, and
• the display is configured to displays an image in which the specified responsible blood vessel is depicted, together with information indicative of the responsible blood vessel.

9:

• The medical image processing apparatus of claim 2, wherein the processing circuitry is configured to specify at least one of a catheter and a stent for use in treatment of the responsible stenosis, based on a size of the specified responsible stenosis, and
• the display is configured to display the at least specified one of the catheter and the stent.

10:

• The medical image processing apparatus of claim 2, wherein the display is configured to display the image in which the specified responsible stenosis is depicted such that the image is rotated in accordance with a position of the specified responsible stenosis.