Image processing apparatus, x-ray diagnostic apparatus, and image processing method

An image processing method comprising:

• extracting a fixed object included in chronologically collected X-ray images and having a substantially fixed position;
• detecting a target object included in each of the X-ray images, on the basis of extraction results of the fixed object;
• and
• generating a plurality of corrected images by a correction process to substantially match, with a reference position, the detected position of the target object in an X-ray image other than a reference X-ray image, the reference position being the detected position of the target object in the reference X-ray image.

An image processing apparatus comprising:

• processing circuitry configured to
• extract a fixed object included in chronologically collected X-ray images and having a substantially fixed position,
• detect a target object included in each of the X-ray images,
• generate a plurality of corrected images by a correction process to substantially match, with a reference position, the detected position of the target object in an X-ray image other than a reference X-ray image, the reference position being the detected position of the target object in the reference X-ray image, and
• cause a display to display the corrected images in which the fixed object has been removed.