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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 27, 2018
Filed:
Mar. 31, 2016
Applicant:
Toshiba Medical Systems Corporation, Otawara-shi, JP;
Inventors:
Qiuying Dong, Beijing, CN;
Jin Xu, Beijing, CN;
Pengfei Liu, Beijing, CN;
Jianchun Zhao, Beijing, CN;
Kensuke Shinoda, Otawara, JP;
Yasuo Sakurai, Nasushiobara, JP;
Assignee:
Toshiba Medical Systems Corporation, Otawara-shi, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 9/00 (2006.01); G06K 9/36 (2006.01); G06T 7/11 (2017.01); G06T 7/12 (2017.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 9/36 (2013.01); G06T 7/11 (2017.01); G06T 7/12 (2017.01); G06T 2207/30012 (2013.01);
Abstract
A medical image processing apparatus according to an embodiment includes a reception unit and a detection unit. The reception unit is configured to receive two points specified on at least one sagittal image. The detection unit is configured to detect an intervertebral disc by evaluating a luminance distribution within a region that includes the two points.