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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 17, 2022
Filed:
Apr. 21, 2020
Canon Medical Systems Corporation, Otawara, JP;
Hirona Oikawa, Nasushiobara, JP;
Shingo Abe, Nasushiobara, JP;
Kunio Shiraishi, Otawara, JP;
Toshiya Waku, Yaita, JP;
Shumpei Ohashi, Otawara, JP;
Akihito Takahashi, Nasushiobara, JP;
Saki Hashimoto, Nasushiobara, JP;
Jumpei Ogasawara, Otawara, JP;
CANON MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORPORATION, Otawara, JP;
Abstract
According to one embodiment, a medical image processing apparatus includes processing circuitry. The processing circuitry specifies, before position alignment between a first X-ray image and a second X-ray image which is acquired with a device inserted, a device area candidate in the second X-ray image as a candidate of an area where the device appears. The processing circuitry performs the position alignment using first processing of removing the specified device area candidate or second processing of reducing a contribution of the specified device area candidate.