Medical image processing apparatus, system, and method

A medical image processing system comprising:

• a medical image processing apparatus;
• and
• a medical information display apparatus, wherein
• the medical image processing apparatus is configured to
• acquire a distribution of wall shear stress of a blood vessel, and
• extract a representative value or a blood vessel region from the distribution of the wall shear stress in the blood vessel, based on an extraction criterion determined for each region in accordance with a shape or a property of the blood vessel, and
• the medical information display apparatus is configured to change a display mode of the wall shear stress in the blood vessel, based on a result of extracting the representative value of the wall shear stress or a characteristic blood vessel region.

A medical image processing method comprising:

• acquiring a distribution of wall shear stress of a blood vessel;
• extracting a representative value or a blood vessel region from the distribution of the wall shear stress in the blood vessel, based on an extraction criterion determined for each region in accordance with a shape or a property of the blood vessel;
• and
• changing a display mode of the wall shear stress in the blood vessel, based on a result of extracting the representative value of the wall shear stress or a characteristic blood vessel region.