Medical image processing apparatus

Abstract

A medical image processing apparatus according to an embodiment includes a vessel diameter image generation unit, a distance image generation unit, a candidate placement position identification unit, and a display control unit. The vessel diameter image generation unit generates a vessel diameter image indicating a size of a vessel diameter in a brain, from a brain blood vessel image obtained by capturing an image of a blood vessel of the brain. The distance image generation unit identifies a target position corresponding to a nerve activity, which is a measurement target in the brain, based on an image related to at least either one of a function region of the brain and arrangement of a nerve in the brain, and generates a distance image indicating a distance from the identified target position. The candidate placement position identification unit identifies a position with both of a vessel diameter and a distance from the target position satisfying a prescribed standard on the blood vessel, based on the vessel diameter image and the distance image, as a candidate placement position of a device. The display control unit displays the identified candidate placement position in an intensified manner on an image indicating the brain.

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