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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 16, 2020
Filed:
Jun. 15, 2018
Applicant:
Shimadzu Corporation, Kyoto, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Shimadzu Corporation, Nishinokyo-Kuwabaracho, Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto-shi, Kyoto, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 9/62 (2006.01); G06T 7/70 (2017.01); G06T 5/00 (2006.01); G06T 7/11 (2017.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 9/6228 (2013.01); G06T 5/008 (2013.01); G06T 7/11 (2017.01); G06T 7/70 (2017.01); G06K 2209/051 (2013.01); G06T 2207/10116 (2013.01); G06T 2207/30061 (2013.01);
Abstract
According to the present invention, a total value profile to be used for searching a lung field end is generated based on a radiation image. A pacemaker and an annotation reflected in a radiation image are merely reflected darkly in the image, and the existence is not particularly emphasized by edge enhancement. Therefore, the total value profile according to the present invention is not significantly affected by a pacemaker and/or an annotation. Therefore, according to the present invention, there occurs no false recognition regarding the end of the lung field due to a pacemaker and/or an annotation.