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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 14, 2021
Filed:
Oct. 17, 2019
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Yutaka Emoto, Kyoto, JP;
Yoshio Iizuka, Kawasaki, JP;
Masahiro Yakami, Kyoto, JP;
Mizuho Nishio, Kyoto, JP;
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image processing apparatus supports detection of pathological change over time in portion of a captured region commonly included in a first image and a second image, the first image and the second image acquired by capturing a subject at different respective times. The image processing apparatus includes an acquisition unit configured to acquire a subtraction image of the first image and the second image representing the pathological change over time as a difference and a recording unit configured to record information indicating said portion using a name different from a name of the commonly included region in a storage unit in association with the subtraction image.