Medical image processing apparatus, an X-ray CT scanner, and a medical image processing program

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium with a computer executable program stored thereon, wherein the program instructs a microprocessor to perform:

• imaging a subject by a single imaging modality to obtain morphological image data related to morphology of the subject and functional image data related to function of the subject;
• specifying a probable disease based on either or both of the morphological image data and the functional image data;
• calculating morphological information indicating morphological characteristics of the probable disease specified based on the morphological image data;
• calculating functional information of the probable disease specified based on the functional image data;
• and
• calculating an amount of characteristics of progression indicating extent of the probable disease based on the morphological information and the functional information.

An X-ray CT scanner, comprising:

• a medical imaging apparatus configured to image a subject by an X-ray CT scanning to obtain morphological image data related to morphology of the subject and functional image data related to function of the subject;
• a specifying part configured to specify a probable disease based on either or both of the morphological image data and the functional image data,
• a first computing part configured to calculate morphological information indicating morphological characteristics of the specified probable disease based on the morphological image data;
• a second computing part configured to calculate functional information of the specified probable disease based on the functional image data;
• and
• a third computing part configured to calculate an amount of progress characteristics indicating a progressing extent of the probable disease based on the morphological information and the functional information.