Image diagnosis supporting apparatus, method and program, and recording medium thereof

An image diagnosis supporting method for support an image diagnosis using a computer to perform:

• acquiring a first slice image group and a second slice image group with different photographing opportunities or modalities;
• extracting a first lesion area from the first slice image group and extracting a second lesion area corresponding to the first lesion area from the second slice image group;
• determining a first reference slice image of the first slice image group based on the extracted first lesion area and determining a second reference slice image of the second slice image group based on the extracted second lesion area;
• selecting slice images for comparative image interpretation from each of the first slice image group and the second slice image group, the slice images being the same distance away from the determined first reference slice image and the second reference slice image respectively;
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• causing to display the selected slice images on a display device so that the slice images can be compared and interpreted.

A non-transitory recording medium on which an image diagnosis supporting program is recorded, the image diagnosis supporting program causing a computer to realize functions of:

• acquiring a first slice image group and a second slice image group with different photographing opportunities or modalities;
• extracting a first lesion area from the first slice image group and extracting a second lesion area corresponding to the first lesion area from the second slice image group;
• determining a first reference slice image of the first slice image group based on the extracted first lesion area and determining a second reference slice image of the second slice image group based on the extracted second lesion area;
• selecting slice images for comparative image interpretation from each of the first slice image group and the second slice image group, the slice images being the same distance away from the determined first reference slice image and the second reference slice image respectively;
• and
• causing to display the selected slice images on a display device so that the slice images can be compared and interpreted.