X-ray diagnostic apparatus, medical image processing apparatus, medical image processing method, and computer-readable non-transitory storage medium for storing medical image processing program

A medical image processing apparatus comprising:

• image processing circuitry configured to sequentially acquire a plurality of X-ray images in time series;
• processing circuitry configured to
• detect a plurality of candidate target objects as candidates of a plurality of target objects included in the plurality of acquired X-ray images, and
• calculate evaluation values each for a different candidate target object of the plurality of candidate target objects based on the plurality of X-ray images;
• a display configured to display the evaluation values each in association with the corresponding candidate target object of the plurality of candidate target objects;
• and
• input circuitry configured to accept a selection of at least one of the plurality of candidate target objects,
• wherein the processing circuitry generates a plurality of corrected images by performing, on the plurality of X-ray images, correction processing in which positions of the target objects that have been detected in a reference image among the plurality of X-ray images and correspond to the candidate target object selected from among the plurality of candidate target objects are set as reference positions, and positions of the target objects corresponding to the selected candidate target object are aligned with the reference positions.

A medical image processing method comprising:

• acquiring sequentially a plurality of X-ray images in time series;
• detecting a plurality of candidate target objects as candidates of a plurality of target objects included in the plurality of acquired X-ray images;
• calculating evaluation values each for a different candidate target object of the plurality of candidate target objects based on the plurality of X-ray images;
• displaying the evaluation values each in association with the corresponding candidate target object of the plurality of candidate target objects;
• and
• accepting a selection of at least one of the plurality of candidate target objects,
• wherein a plurality of corrected images is generated by performing, on the plurality of X-ray images, correction processing in which positions of the target objects that have been detected in a reference image among the plurality of X-ray images and correspond to the candidate target object selected from among the plurality of candidate target objects are set as reference positions, and positions of the target objects corresponding to the selected candidate target object are aligned with the reference positions.

A computer-readable non-transitory storage medium for storing a medical image processing program for causing a computer to implement:

• acquiring sequentially a plurality of X-ray images in time series;
• detecting a plurality of candidate target objects as candidates of a plurality of target objects included in the plurality of acquired X-ray images;
• calculating evaluation values each for a different candidate target object of the plurality of candidate target objects based on the plurality of X-ray images;
• displaying the evaluation values each in association with the corresponding candidate target object of the plurality of candidate target objects;
• and
• accepting a selection of at least one of the plurality of candidate target objects,
• wherein a plurality of corrected images is generated by performing, on the plurality of X-ray images, correction processing in which positions of the target objects that have been detected in a reference image among the plurality of X-ray images and correspond to the candidate target object selected from among the plurality of candidate target objects are set as reference positions, and positions of the target objects corresponding to the selected candidate target object are aligned with the reference positions.