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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 23, 2018
Filed:
Sep. 11, 2015
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Ji-young Jung, Bucheon-si, KR;
Toshihiro Rifu, Suwon-si, KR;
Gun-woo Lee, Seoul, KR;
Jong-hyon Yi, Yongin-si, KR;
Chang-lae Lee, Suwon-si, KR;
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Suwon-si, KR;
Abstract
An apparatus and a method of processing a medical image are provided. The apparatus is configured to generate a cross-sectional image of an object by transmitting X-rays through a region of the object, and includes an X-ray generator configured to generate the X-rays. The apparatus further includes a controller configured to determine sub-regions included in the region, based on positions of body parts included in the region, determine image qualities of the sub-regions based on types of the body parts included in the sub-regions, control doses of the X-rays based on the image qualities, and control the X-ray generator to transmit the controlled X-rays to the region.