Image processing apparatus, image processing method, and, non-transitory computer readable medium

An image processing apparatus, comprising:

• an image obtaining unit configured to obtain a first three-dimensional image and a second three-dimensional image different from the first three-dimensional image;
• a corresponding position obtaining unit configured to obtain information on respective sets of points in the first and second three-dimensional images which correspond to each other;
• a cross-sectional image generating unit configured to generate a first cross-sectional image from the first three-dimensional image and generates a second cross-sectional image from the second three-dimensional image;
• a target position obtaining unit configured to obtain one of the set of points in the first three-dimensional image as a target position;
• a corresponding position obtaining unit configured to obtain a corresponding position in the second three-dimensional image which corresponds to the target position on the basis of the information on the sets of points;
• and
• a display controlling unit configured to control display of the first and second cross-sectional images on a displaying unit, wherein
• the cross-sectional image generating unit is configured to generate a cross-sectional image including the target position as the first cross-sectional image and generates a cross-sectional image including the corresponding position as the second cross-sectional image, and
• the display controlling unit is configured to adjust a position of the second cross-sectional image such that, on a screen of the displaying unit, the corresponding position after the adjustment coincides with the target position before the adjustment in a vertical or lateral direction and displays the first and second cross-sectional images.

An image processing method, comprising:

• an image obtaining step of obtaining a first three-dimensional image and a second three-dimensional image different from the first three-dimensional image;
• a deformation information obtaining step of obtaining deformation information representing deformation between the first and second three-dimensional images;
• a cross-sectional image generating step of generating a first cross-sectional image from the first three-dimensional image and generating a second cross-sectional image from the second three-dimensional image;
• a target position obtaining step of obtaining a target position in the first cross-sectional image;
• a corresponding position obtaining step of obtaining a corresponding position in the second three-dimensional image which corresponds to the target position on the basis of the deformation information;
• and
• a display controlling step of controlling display of the first and second cross-sectional images on a displaying unit, wherein
• in the cross-sectional image generating step, a cross-sectional image including the corresponding position is generated as the second cross-sectional image.

An image processing method, comprising:

• an image obtaining step of obtaining a first three-dimensional image and a second three-dimensional image different from the first three-dimensional image;
• a corresponding position obtaining step of obtaining information on respective sets of points in the first and second three-dimensional images which correspond to each other;
• a cross-sectional image generating step of generating a first cross-sectional image from the first three-dimensional image and generating a second cross-sectional image from the second three-dimensional image;
• a target position obtaining step of obtaining one of the set of points in the first three-dimensional image as a target position;
• a corresponding position obtaining step of obtaining a corresponding position in the second three-dimensional image which corresponds to the target position on the basis of the information on the sets of points;
• and
• a display controlling step of controlling display of the first and second cross-sectional images on a displaying unit, wherein
• in the cross-sectional image generating step, a cross-sectional image including the target position is generated as the first cross-sectional image and a cross-sectional image including the corresponding position is generated as the second cross-sectional image, and
• in the display controlling step, a position of the second cross-sectional image is adjusted such that, on a screen of the displaying unit, the corresponding position after the adjustment coincides with the target position before the adjustment in a vertical or lateral direction, and the first and second cross-sectional images are displayed.

A non-transitory computer readable medium storing a program causing a computer to execute an image processing method, the image processing method comprising:

• an image obtaining step of obtaining a first three-dimensional image and a second three-dimensional image different from the first three-dimensional image;
• a deformation information obtaining step of obtaining deformation information representing deformation between the first and second three-dimensional images;
• a cross-sectional image generating step of generating a first cross-sectional image from the first three-dimensional image and generating a second cross-sectional image from the second three-dimensional image;
• a target position obtaining step of obtaining a target position in the first cross-sectional image;
• a corresponding position obtaining step of obtaining a corresponding position in the second three-dimensional image which corresponds to the target position on the basis of the deformation information;
• and
• a display controlling step of controlling display of the first and second cross-sectional images on a displaying unit, wherein
• in the cross-sectional image generating step, a cross-sectional image including the corresponding position is generated as the second cross-sectional image.

A non-transitory computer readable medium storing a program causing a computer to execute an image processing method, the image processing method comprising:

• an image obtaining step of obtaining a first three-dimensional image and a second three-dimensional image different from the first three-dimensional image;
• a corresponding position obtaining step of obtaining information on respective sets of points in the first and second three-dimensional images which correspond to each other;
• a cross-sectional image generating step of generating a first cross-sectional image from the first three-dimensional image and generating a second cross-sectional image from the second three-dimensional image;
• a target position obtaining step of obtaining one of the set of points in the first three-dimensional image as a target position;
• a corresponding position obtaining step of obtaining a corresponding position in the second three-dimensional image which corresponds to the target position on the basis of the information on the sets of points;
• and
• a display controlling step of controlling display of the first and second cross-sectional images on a displaying unit, wherein
• in the cross-sectional image generating step, a cross-sectional image including the target position is generated as the first cross-sectional image and a cross-sectional image including the corresponding position is generated as the second cross-sectional image, and
• in the display controlling step, a position of the second cross-sectional image is adjusted such that, on a screen of the displaying unit, the corresponding position after the adjustment coincides with the target position before the adjustment in a vertical or lateral direction, and the first and second cross-sectional images are displayed.