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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 13, 2022
Filed:
Mar. 17, 2021
Hitachi, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Nao Ito, Tokyo, JP;
Yoshimi Noguchi, Tokyo, JP;
Tomofumi Nishiura, Tokyo, JP;
Maki Kuwayama, Tokyo, JP;
FUJIFILM HEALTHCARE CORPORATION, Chiba, JP;
Abstract
In medical examination of breast cancer, a lesion computer-aided detection is performed in real time and with high accuracy, and a burden on a medical worker is reduced. A medical image processing apparatus that processes a medical image includes: a detection unit configured to detect a lesion candidate region; a validity evaluation unit configured to evaluate validity of the lesion candidate region by using a normal tissue region corresponding to the detected lesion candidate region; and a display unit configured to determine display content to a user by using an evaluation result.