The University of Tokyo

The University of Electro-communications

Public University Corporation Yokohama City University

Hideyo Miyazaki

Takashi Azuma

Hiroyuki Fukuda

Mamoru Mitsuishi

Naohiko Sugita

Kyohei Tomita

Hiroyuki Tsukihara

Kazushi Numata

Norihiro Koizumi

Yoichiro Matsumoto

Yu Nishiyama

Kiyoshi Yoshinaka

Atsushi Kayasuga

Yukio Homma

Izumu Hosoi

Provided is an in vivo movement tracking apparatus configured to track a portion of interest that moves in vivo, in which accuracy and robustness of tracking are improved. The apparatus is configured to determine an estimated position of ah organ in a biological image based on the past movement of the organ and search for contour points corresponding to a plurality of control points, respectively, representing a contour shape of the organ in a region corresponding to the estimated position, to thereby determine an estimated contour of the organ based on the contour points. The in vivo movement tracking apparatus is configured to determine a position of a portion of interest, which moves in association with the organ, based on the estimated contour with reference to previously acquired sample data regarding a positional relationship between a contour of the organ and the portion of interest.

In vivo movement tracking apparatus

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Tokyo, Japan

Hideyo Miyazaki