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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 06, 2022
Filed:
Jun. 19, 2020
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Kazuhiro Miyasa, Narashino, JP;
Toru Tanaka, Funabashi, JP;
Kiyohide Satoh, Kawasaki, JP;
Yoshio Iizuka, Yokohama, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image processing apparatus includes an acquisition unit configured to acquire a first medical image and a second medical image that are three-dimensional images obtained by imaging a subject, a determination unit configured to determine a first resolution based on a resolution of the first medical image and determine a second resolution based on a predetermined resolution, a first generation unit configured to generate a first subtraction image having the first resolution by performing a first subtraction process between the first and second medical images, and generate a second subtraction image having the second resolution by performing a second subtraction process between the first and second medical images, and a second generation unit configured to generate a projection image using the second subtraction image.