Canon Medical Systems Corporation

Toshiba Medical Systems Corporation

Shumpei Ohashi

Yoshimasa Kobayashi

Satoru Ohishi

Shingo Abe

Kunio Shiraishi

Toshiya Waku

Jun Sakakibara

Hisato Takemoto

Ryoichi Nagae

Yoshiyasu Hayashi

Haruki Iwai

Akihito Takahashi

Masanori Matsumoto

Yoshiaki Iijima

Yusuke Kanno

Sho Sasaki

Hisanori Kato

Koichiro Watanabe

Naotaka Sato

Tomoki Fujito

Hirona Oikawa

Saki Hashimoto

Jumpei Ogasawara

Junichi Yamagishi

An X-ray diagnostic apparatus according to an embodiment includes a storage, an imaging equipment, a display, an input interface, and processing circuitry. The storage memorizes medical images. The imaging equipment includes an X-ray tube configured to emit X-rays toward a subject and a detector configured to detect X-rays emitted from the X-ray tube. The display displays a plurality of medical images including X-ray images captured by the imaging equipment. The input interface accepts an operation instructing storage of a medical image displayed on the display. The processing circuitry identifies a medical image associated with a last-executed, targeted operation, among targeted operations related to any of medical images displayed on the display, and, when the input interface has accepted an operation instructing storage of a medical image displayed on the display, causes the storage to memorize the identified medical image.

X-ray diagnostic apparatus

An X-ray diagnostic apparatus according to an embodiment includes an X-ray detector, a grid, a slide mechanism, a rotary mechanism, and an arm. The X-ray detector detects X-rays emitted from an X-ray tube. The grid has a fixed relative position to the X-ray detector and is provided with stripes extending in a first direction to remove scattered rays included in the X-rays. The slide mechanism includes at least one slide rail along the first direction and holds the X-ray detector so as to slide in the first direction. The rotary mechanism includes a rotation shaft and rotatably holds the slide mechanism. The arm holds the rotary mechanism and is operable.

An X-ray diagnostic apparatus of an embodiment includes processing circuitry. The processing circuitry determines a concentration of a contrast agent in contrast-enhanced image collection based on first reference information in which a recommended contrast in a contrast-enhanced image is associated with each region of interest to be subject to collection of the contrast-enhanced image, and on second reference information that indicates a relation among a generation condition of an X-ray, a concentration of a contrast agent, and a contrast. The processing circuitry calculates setting information of an injector to inject a contrast agent to the subject based on the determined concentration of a contrast agent.

X-ray diagnostic apparatus and medical-information processing apparatus

According to one embodiment, a medical image processing apparatus includes processing circuitry. The processing circuitry specifies, before position alignment between a first X-ray image and a second X-ray image which is acquired with a device inserted, a device area candidate in the second X-ray image as a candidate of an area where the device appears. The processing circuitry performs the position alignment using first processing of removing the specified device area candidate or second processing of reducing a contribution of the specified device area candidate.

Medical image processing apparatus, X-ray diagnostic apparatus, and computer-implemented method

An X-ray diagnosis apparatus according to an embodiment includes: processing circuitry configured: to sequentially generate X-ray image data based on a detection result obtained by an X-ray detector; to specify a radiation region of X-rays in each piece of X-ray image data generated during the move of an X-ray blocking member that is moved by an X-ray limiting device on the basis of an operation received by an input interface; to sequentially generate, during the move of the X-ray blocking member, first combined image data by using the radiation region, by combining first X-ray image data generated during the move of the X-ray blocking member, with second X-ray image data generated prior to the move of the X-ray blocking member and stored in storage circuitry; and to cause a display to display a combined image represented by the first combined image data.

X-ray diagnosis apparatus and image processing method

A medical image processing apparatus according to an embodiment includes processing circuitry. The processing circuitry is configured to sequentially obtain X-ray images. The processing circuitry is configured to sequentially generate average images by using the obtained plurality of X-ray images, in parallel to the obtainment of the X-ray images. The processing circuitry is configured to sequentially generate difference images by performing a difference calculating process between the X-ray images and the average images, in parallel to the obtainment of the X-ray images and the generation of the average images.

Medical image processing apparatus, x-ray diagnosis apparatus, and medical image processing method

A medical image processing apparatus according to an embodiment includes processing circuitry configured: to sequentially acquire X-ray images; to set a unit number of frames used as a unit during image processing; and to sequentially generate images in each of which a pixel value of each pixel expresses either the largest pixel value or the smallest pixel value among corresponding pixels in X-ray images corresponding to the unit number of frames, on the basis of the X-ray images corresponding to the unit number of frames including each of new X-ray image that is sequentially acquired and at least one X-ray image acquired before the new X-ray image.

Medical image processing apparatus and X-ray diagnosis apparatus

An X-ray image processing apparatus includes a storage unit, a transformed image generation unit, a scattered ray image generation unit, and a scattered ray reduced image generation unit. The storage unit stores a medical image. The transformed image generation unit generates a transformed image by transforming pixel values, of a plurality of pixel values constituting the medical image, which are higher than a reference value obtained based on a representative value of the plurality of pixel values into pixel values lower than the reference value. The scattered ray image generation unit generates a scattered ray image based on the transformed image and a scattering function. The scattered ray reduced image generation unit generates a scattered ray reduced image with reduced scattered rays by using the medical image and the scattered ray image.

Medical image processing apparatus, X-ray diagnostic apparatus, and X-ray computed tomography apparatus

An X-ray diagnostic apparatus according to an embodiment includes an X-ray tube holding device, an X-ray detector, a rotator, an arm, and a tubular body. The X-ray tube holding device generates X-rays. The X-ray detector detects the X-rays. The rotator holds the X-ray tube holding device so as to be rotatable about a first rotation axis obtained by setting an irradiation direction of the X-rays as an axis. The arm holds the rotator and the X-ray detector and is rotatable about a second rotation axis different from the first rotation axis. The tubular body connects the X-ray tube holding device and a device away from the arm. The arm holds the rotator so as to be rotatable about the first rotation axis in a direction in which torsion of the tubular body is reduced.

According to one embodiment, an X-ray diagnostic apparatus includes an X-ray source, a plurality of lead plates, attention position specifying circuitry, stop control circuitry. The X-ray source generates X-rays. The plurality of lead plates includes an aperture which narrows an irradiation range of X-rays with which an object is irradiated by the X-ray source. The attention position specifying circuitry specifies an attention position based on a line of sight of an observer. The stop control circuitry performs movement control of the plurality of lead plates based on the specified attention position.

According to one embodiment, an X-ray diagnostic apparatus includes an X-ray tube, an X-ray detection unit, an X-ray filter, an input unit, and an X-ray filter support unit. The X-ray tube generates X-rays. The X-ray detection unit detects the X-rays transmitted through a subject. The X-ray filter is arranged between the X-ray tube and the object and has an opening. The X-ray filter support unit supports the X-ray filter so as to make the X-ray filter movable in an imaging axis direction of the X-rays.

X-ray diagnostic apparatus comprising an X-ray filter movable along an imaging axis of X-rays

An X-ray image processing apparatus according to an embodiment includes a specifying unit and a decision unit. The specifying unit processes a first X-ray image based on an output signal from an X-ray detector influenced by the action of an electromagnetic field, and specifies noise characteristics unique to noise components which are contained in the first X-ray image and originate from the action of the electromagnetic field on the X-ray detector. The decision unit decides filter characteristics for reducing the noise components which are contained in the first X-ray image and originate from the action of the electromagnetic field on the X-ray detector based on the specified noise characteristics.

X-ray image processing apparatus, X-ray diagnostic apparatus, and X-ray image processing method

An X-ray image diagnostic apparatus includes an X-ray imager, an image data generator, a position information acquisition mechanism, a position information corrector, and a display. The X-ray imager generates projection data by X-ray imaging in first and second imaging modes for a patient. The image data generator generates reference image data based on projection data in the first imaging mode and image data for positional deviation correction based on projection data in the second imaging mode. The position information acquisition mechanism acquires position information of a treatment device inserted into the patient. The position information corrector corrects the position information of the treatment device based on the position information of the treatment device and treatment device information of the image data for positional deviation correction, collected by X-ray imaging in the second imaging mode. The display displays the reference image data to which the corrected position information is added.

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