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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 16, 2018
Filed:
Nov. 10, 2015
Applicant:
Toshiba Medical Systems Corporation, Otawara-Shi, JP;
Inventors:
Saori Asaka, Yokohama, JP;
Satoshi Kawata, Yokohama, JP;
Yukinobu Sakata, Kawasaki, JP;
Toshiyuki Ono, Kawasaki, JP;
Nobuyuki Matsumoto, Inagi, JP;
Assignee:
Toshiba Medical Systems Corporation, Otawara-shi, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 9/00 (2006.01); G01S 15/89 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 15/8995 (2013.01); G01S 15/8915 (2013.01); G01S 15/8952 (2013.01); G01S 15/8945 (2013.01);
Abstract
According to one embodiment, a medical image processing apparatus includes storage circuitry and processing circuitry. The storage circuitry stores a plurality of images acquired by transmitting ultrasonic waves in different scanning parameters to a target region. The processing circuitry separates a pixel value of a pixel in the images into at least two components. The processing circuitry forms a compound image concerning to the images by using at least one of the components.