US 6,606,400 B1Granted

Abnormal pattern detection processing method and system

AssigneeFuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.

InventorHideya Takeo

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Abstract

Image signals, which represent images of an object to be subjected to abnormal pattern detection processing, are selected from given image signals. When a selected image signal, which represents an image of the object to be subjected to the abnormal pattern detection processing, is received, an input monitoring device monitors feeding of all of the other image signals, which are to be grouped together with the received image signal and which represent images of the same object of the same patient. In cases where all of the other image signals have been received, the input monitoring device feeds all of the received image signals, which represent the images of the same object of the same patient and which are to be subjected to the abnormal pattern detection processing, in a single set into the abnormal pattern detection processing step. The abnormal pattern detection processing is performed on the image signals having been fed in the single set.

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An abnormal pattern detection processing method, comprising the steps of:

i) feeding image signals from a predetermined image input apparatus into image signal selecting means, each of the image signals being provided with subsidiary information capable of specifying a kind of an object and a patient,
ii) selecting image signals, which are among the image signals having been received from said image input apparatus and which represent images of an object to be subjected to abnormal pattern detection processing performed by abnormal pattern detecting means, the selection being performed by said image signal selecting means,
iii) feeding an image signal, which represents an image of the object to be subjected to the abnormal pattern detection processing, from said image signal selecting means into input monitoring means,
iv) monitoring feeding of all of the other image signals, which are to be grouped into a single set together with said image signal representing the image of the object to be subjected to the abnormal pattern detection processing and which represent images of the same object of the same patient, from said image signal selecting means into said input monitoring means,
v) in cases where it has been detected that all of said other image signals have been fed into said input monitoring means, feeding all of the received image signals, which represent the images of the same object of the same patient and which are to be subjected to the abnormal pattern detection processing, in a single set from said input monitoring means into said abnormal pattern detecting means,
vi) performing the abnormal pattern detection processing on the image signals having been fed in the single set into said abnormal pattern detecting means, an abnormal pattern embedded in at least one of the images represented by the image signals being thereby detected, and
vii) feeding at least image signal components, which represent the abnormal pattern, into a predetermined image output device.

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An abnormal pattern detection processing system, comprising:

i) abnormal pattern detecting means for performing abnormal pattern detection processing on received image signals, detecting an abnormal pattern embedded in at least one of images represented by the image signals, and feeding at least image signal components, which represent the abnormal pattern, into a predetermined image output device,
ii) image signal selecting means for receiving image signals, each of which is provided with subsidiary information capable of specifying a kind of an object and a patient, from a predetermined image input apparatus, selecting image signals, which are among the image signals having been received from said image input apparatus and which represent images of an object to be subjected to the abnormal pattern detection processing performed by said abnormal pattern detecting means, and feeding out the selected image signals, and
iii) input monitoring means for operating such that:
a) in cases where an image signal, which represents an image of the object to be subjected to the abnormal pattern detection processing, is received from said image signal selecting means, said input monitoring means monitors feeding of all of the other image signals, which are to be grouped into a single set together with said image signal representing the image of the object to be subjected to the abnormal pattern detection processing and which represent images of the same object of the same patient, from said image signal selecting means, and
b) in cases where it has been detected that all of said other image signals have been fed into said input monitoring means, said input monitoring means feeds all of the received image signals, which represent the images of the same object of the same patient and which are to be subjected to the abnormal pattern detection processing, in a single set into said abnormal pattern detecting means.

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