Fuji Photo Film Company, Limited

Fujifilm Corporation

Kazuo Shimura

Takeshi Ohkubo

Nobuyoshi Nakajima

Hideya Takeo

Masamitsu Ishida

Wataru Ito

Hiroshi Tanaka

Takefumi Nagata

Shigeru Saotome

Hideo Watanabe

Shoji Hara

Yuuma Adachi

Satoshi Arakawa

Nobufumi Mori

Masahiko Yamada

Eiji Ogawa

Kazuhiro Hishinuma

Akira Yamaguchi

Toshitaka Agano

Tsutomu Kimura

Yuichi Hosoi

Akira Oosawa

Takeshi Funahashi

Ryoichi Yoshimura

Masaaki Ohtsuka

Takeshi Okubo

In a small-scale medical facility, appropriate storage and management of medical images whose storage is mandatory for a predetermined period becomes easier. A storage terminal installed in a medical facility is connected to a mobile storage system, and image data stored in the storage terminal are transferred to the mobile storage system. The mobile storage system storing the image data is connected to an image data storage apparatus installed in an image storage center, and transmits the image data to the image data storage apparatus. The image data storage apparatus stores the image data and calculates the date of storage expiration of the image data. The image data storage apparatus stores the image data until the expiration date.

System, method and recording medium for medical image management

A similar image search system includes an image database which stores a number of pieces of image data representing a number of images. Search image data representing the whole and/or a part of an image similar to which in feature is to be searched for is input and the image database is searched for similitude image data. A search report representing result of search is output.

Similar image search system

A method and apparatus for carrying out tomographic image processing that enables lung areas and a mediastinum in a chest tomographic image to be reproduced in one image with appropriate contrast is provided. Image data representing a chest tomographic image are obtained by using a tomography apparatus. Normalization means in a tomographic image processing apparatus normalizes the image data and obtains normalized image data. Compression processing means carries out dynamic range compression processing on the normalized image data to compress a high density range thereof. The image data after the compression processing are subjected to frequency enhancing processing, and the image data after the frequency enhancing processing are then subjected to tone conversion processing. The processed image data obtained in the above manner are reproduced by a reproduction apparatus.

Method, apparatus, and recording medium for processing tomographic image

An measurement processing apparatus for efficiently measuring geometric data of an image is provided. A reference-image outputting means forms a reference-image based on an image that has been previously measured as well as a setting order data which indicates a suggestion as to the order in which the measuring points should be set and which shows the same setting order in which the measuring points were set for a previously performed measurement of a past-measurement image, and outputs the reference-image and the setting order data to an image display means. While consulting the reference-image and the setting order data displayed on the image display means, an operator can set, by use of a measuring point setting means, the measuring points at the correct positions and in the correct order in the subject image displayed on a display screen, and the geometrical data can be measured automatically and efficiently.

Measurement processing apparatus for geometrically measuring an image

A portable radiation imaging system is provided which is capable of always performing imaging in a state where the tilt of the radiation emitted from a radiation source in relation to the detection surface of an image detection device is substantially perpendicular. The system is equipped with a tilt adjustment means that makes the tilt of the radiation in relation to the detection surface of a radiation image detection device substantially perpendicular by changing the tilt angle of a radiation source based on an angular signal representing the degree of tilt of the radiation in relation to said detection surface output by an angular signal output means, and a command means that generates an exposure command to the radiation source when the tilt of the radiation to be emitted from said radiation source in relation to the detection surface of said radiation image detection device is substantially perpendicular.

Portable radiation imaging system and a radiation image detection device equipped with an angular signal output means

In a measurement processing apparatus for measuring a geometric feature of an object image: a measurement-reference-element setting unit automatically sets at least one first measurement reference element for use in measurement of the geometric feature of the object image, at at least one first position on the object image based on first image data representing the object image and position information indicating at least one second position of at least one second measurement reference element which is set on a measurement reference image corresponding to the object image; and a geometric-feature measurement unit measures the geometric feature of the object image based on the at least one first position of the at least one first measurement reference element.

Apparatus for automatically setting measurement reference element and measuring geometric feature of image

An artificial bone template selection system includes a template data storage system in which template data representing a plurality of templates representing a plurality of artificial bones of different shapes is stored. A bone shape measuring system measures the shape of bone to be supplemented by artificial bone on the basis of bone image data representing an image including the bone to be supplemented by artificial bone. A prospective template selection system selects at least one template the shape of which substantially conforms to the shape of the bone to be supplemented by artificial bone as measured by the bone shape measuring system out of the plurality of templates represented by the template data.

Artificial bone template selection system, artificial bone template display system, artificial bone template storage system and artificial bone template recording medium

A linear stimulating ray source produces stimulating rays and linearly irradiates them to a portion of a stimulable phosphor sheet, on which a radiation image has been stored. A photoelectric read-out system divides light, which is emitted from the portion of a front surface of the stimulable phosphor sheet exposed to the stimulating rays and/or the portion of a back surface of the stimulable phosphor sheet corresponding to the portion of the front surface exposed to the stimulating rays, into picture elements along a length direction of the portion exposed to the stimulating rays, and photoelectrically reads out the divided picture elements by arraying them in a two-dimensional form. A scanning system moves the stimulable phosphor sheet with respect to the linear stimulating ray source and the photoelectric read-out system and in a direction, which is approximately normal to the length direction of the portion exposed to the stimulating rays.

Radiation image read-out apparatus and image transmission apparatus

A black and white display device having pixels having a density three times higher in the horizontal direction as in the vertical direction.

Image display system

An artificial bone template selection system includes a template data storage system in which template data representing a plurality of templates representing a plurality of artificial bones of different shapes is stored. A bone shape measuring system measures the shape of bone to be replaced by artificial bone on the basis of bone image data representing an image including the bone to be replaced by artificial bone. A prospective template selection system selects at least one template the shape of which substantially conforms to the shape of the bone to be replaced by artificial bone as measured by the bone shape measuring system out of the plurality of templates represented by the template data.

An image processing method is disclosed wherein a storage medium storing image data, key information appended to the image data, and image processing parameters attached to the image data and representing image processing to be effected on the image data is accessed to read the image data and the image processing parameters and the read image data are processed based on the image processing parameters. The image processing method includes a step of reading the key information when one or more image processing parameters attached to the image data are inappropriate for the image processing, a step of establishing, based on the read key information, new image processing parameters appropriate for the image processing, and a step of image-processing the image data based on the new image processing parameters. A system for conducting the method is also disclosed.

Image processing method and system

A mover moves and disposes a radiation detector in a photographing position P , and projected image data D is acquired for each of the directions of projection at this time. By use of the mover , the radiation detector is moved to a photographing position P , P , and projected image data D , D is acquired in each of the photographing positions as is the case with the photographing position P . A projected image data synthesizer in the image processor section synthesizes the projected image data D , D , and D to generate synthesized projected image data D , which is the projected image data for the entire detection region.

Image data acquisition method and image data acquisition device

A primary prospective abnormal shadow is detected in each of at least two radiation images of an object taken in different directions. Only primary prospective abnormal shadows which are detected in the respective radiation images and are in substantially the same position on the object is taken as a final prospective abnormal shadow.

Method of and system for detecting prospective abnormal shadow and method of reproducing radiation image

When processing a radiation image, an image signal representing a radiation image and a prospective irradiation field information representing a prospective irradiation field of the radiation image are obtained in an image information obtaining section. The prospective irradiation field information is transferred to an image output section attached to the radiation image signal or separately therefrom. An image processing to make the image in the prospective irradiation field more suitable for viewing on the transferred image signal is carried out in the image output section on the basis of the transferred prospective irradiation field information, and a radiation image is output on the basis of the processed image signal.

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Kazuo Shimura